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Exploring the Feasibility of a 5-Week mHealth Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity and an Active, Healthy Lifestyle in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR Aging
January 2025
Centre of Expertise in Care Innovation, Department of PXL - Healthcare, PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hasselt, Belgium.
Background: Advancements in mobile technology have paved the way for innovative interventions aimed at promoting physical activity (PA).
Objective: The main objective of this feasibility study was to assess the feasibility, usability, and acceptability of the More In Action (MIA) app, designed to promote PA among older adults. MIA offers 7 features: personalized tips, PA literacy, guided peer workouts, a community calendar, a personal activity diary, a progression monitor, and a chatbot.
Transient Ischemic Attack in Women: Real-World Hospitalization Incidence, Outcomes, and Risk of Hemorrhage and Stroke.
Stroke
February 2025
Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (H.C., S.M., D.G.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore.
Background: Sex-specific differences in stroke risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcomes are well documented. However, little is known about real-world differences in transient ischemic attack (TIA) hospitalizations and outcomes between men and women.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of the 2016 to 2021 Nationwide Readmissions Database in the United States.
An Intersectional Perspective on Digital health: Longitudinal Narratives and Observations with Older and Middle-Aged Women Experiencing Homelessness.
Gerontologist
January 2025
Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, England.
Background And Objectives: People experiencing homelessness and older people experience barriers as health and social care services are increasingly delivered online, however, there is limited knowledge about how this relates to older and middle-aged women experiencing homelessness, especially those from minoritized and/or migrant communities. We aimed to explore how technology, including digital health, can help or hinder older and middle-aged women to navigate paths through and out of homelessness.
Research Design And Methods: This 16-month qualitative longitudinal study utilized narrative interviews and participant observations with seven older and two middle-aged women experiencing homelessness, in London, England.
"There is always a reason why someone is doing something": The importance of life history and personhood when supporting people with dementia to "wander" in care homes.
Dementia (London)
January 2025
Department of Primary Care & Mental Health, University of Liverpool, UK.
Up to 60% of people living with dementia who reside in care homes will 'wander' at some point. A person-centred approach should be taken to support each person's individual needs through tailored interventions when wandering. This study aimed to identify care home staff perspectives on what supports safe wandering for people living with dementia in care home environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth, Well-Being, Gender, and Dignity in Nursing Care for Older Adults.
Nurs Philos
January 2025
Nursing Program, University of Sucre (Universidad de Sucre-Unisucre), Sincelejo, Colombia.
This article reflects on the concepts of health, well-being, gender, and dignity when providing nursing care to older adults, focusing on their wisdom and the phenomena that can affect their health or improve their quality of life. These concepts are analyzed based on the current health conditions of older adults and their needs, on the perspectives of authors in this field of research, and on Patricia Benner's philosophy: the integration of science, clinical wisdom, and ethics in nursing practice. Furthermore, this article aims at contributing to the health, well-being, gender, and dignity of older adults, despite the discrimination that they may face, as well as to the reality of nursing practice.
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