Situational Analysis of Barriers to Continuity of End-of-Life Care in Urban Areas, Bangkok.

This qualitative study was designed to describe the continuity of end-of-life care and identify barriers to continuity in urban Bangkok. Continuity of care is considered an essential part of palliative care to promote the quality of life of patients at the end of life. The majority of studies have been conducted exploring continuity of care in rural communities.

Health practice among Muslim homebound older adults living in the Southern Thai community: An ethnographic study.

Background: Age-friendly environment helps promote older people's health practices and healthy aging. However, little is known about health practices among those living at home in a Thai Muslim community.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the health practices of Thai Muslim Homebound Older Adults (HOAs) in relation to their beliefs and experiences to maintain their holistic health.

Complementary Therapies Used by Indonesians With Myocardial Infarction.

This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to identify types, frequency, methods, duration, and purpose of complementary therapies used by Indonesians with myocardial infarction. The majority of the respondents used biologically based therapies, with the most common subtype being herbs. The purpose of using biologically based therapies was for health promotion.

Cardiovascular self-management support program for preventing cardiovascular complication behaviors and clinical outcomes in the elderly with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus in Indonesia: A pilot study.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the feasibility, and to evaluate the effect of, a cardiovascular self-management support program by applying the 5A's self-management support program on preventing cardiovascular complication behaviors and to assess the clinical outcomes in the elderly with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods: This pilot study used a quasi-experimental study design. Twelve elderly persons with poorly controlled type 2 DM were assigned into either a control or experimental group, with six participants in each group.