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Use Of Advance Directives In Us Veterans And Non-Veterans: Findings From The Decedents Of The Health And Retirement Study 1992–2014, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh

Health Policy & Community Health: Faculty Publications

Evidence shows that older patients with advance directives such as a living will, or durable power of attorney for healthcare, are more likely to receive care consistent with their preferences at the end of life. Less is known about the use of advance directives between veteran and non-veteran older Americans. Using data from the decedents of a longitudinal survey, we explore whether there is a difference in having an established advance directive between the veteran and non-veteran decedents. Data were taken from the Harmonized End of Life data sets, a linked collection of variables derived from the Health and Retirement …

Second Opinion: Health, Faith, And Ethics, 1995, V20 N3, January, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: The January 1995 issue of "Second Opinion" (ISSN 0890-1570) includes:

• Initial Comments: The Powers That Be (Martin E. Marty) p. 8
• Power-Over and Power-To: Homan Reproductions and Insights from Taoism (Laura Shanner) p. 11
• AIDS, Judaism, and the Limits of the Secular Society (Andrew F. Shorr), p. 23
• The Case: Dawn Runner (Lois M. Verbrugge) p. 33
• Commentary: Running to the Sun (Ellen Flookes) p. 39
• Can a Healer Be Too Wounded to Heal? (Maxine Glas) p. 45
• Population, Ecology, and Women (Christine E. Gudorf) p. 59
• Reflection: Moonlighting in May (Michael P. Honan) …

Shared Disposition Decision Making In The Emergency Department For Persons Living With Dementia, Justine Seidenfeld, Fernanda Bellolio, Anita Vashi, Courtney Van Houtven, Susan Hastings

Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine

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Mental Health Literacy In Polynesian Native Hawaiians And Other Pacific Islanders: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study, Kealoha Sarah Reiko Snow

Theses and Dissertations

Background: High prevalence of mental health problems and underutilization of mental health treatment are more severe among the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) population and remain misunderstood and understudied. Examining mental health literacy (MHL)–the knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management, or prevention–has been shown to identify barriers to seeking and receiving care. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the level of MHL in Polynesian NHPIs and identify associated demographic variables. Methods: Data for this pilot cross-sectional study were collected from 298 US Polynesians via an online questionnaire of the Mental Health Literacy Scale …

Second Opinion: Health, Faith, And Ethics, 1990, V13, March, Advocate Aurora Health

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Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: The March 1990 issue of "Second Opinion: health, faith, and ethics" (ISSN 0890-1570) includes:

• Initial Comment: Free Spaces (James P. Wind) p. 8
• Health Care in the U.S.: The Social Issues (C. Everett Koop). p. 12
• Health Care in the U.S.: Facts and Choices (James O. Mason) p. 22
• Accepting Our Responsibility (Jimmy Carter) p. 30
• The Vision of the Possible: What Churches Can Do (William Foege) p. 36
• A Voice for the Voiceless: The Church and the Mentally Ill (Rosalynn Carter) p. 44
• The Tradition of the Church in Health and Healing (Martin …

Dementia In South Africa: A Situational Analysis, Roxanne Jacobs, Marguerite Schneider, Nicolas Farina, Toit P Du, Sumaiyah Docrat, Adelina Comas-Herrera, Martin Knapp

Peninsula Medical School

There is a need in South Africa to understand the status of available care and support to strengthen responses to dementia. This study provides a situational analysis of the current provisions of health, care and support for older persons, people living with dementia and their families in South Africa. It is a first step towards describing the landscape of needs and services available, and provides an evidence base to inform priority-setting for strengthening responses to dementia in South Africa. This situational analysis was conducted in three phases: (1) a desk review guided by a comprehensive topic guide which includes the …

Chewing And Swallowing Abilities Of Persons Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review Of Psychometric Properties Of Instruments, Sohyun Kim, Kyuri Lee, Wen Liu

Open Initiatives Grant Funded Publications-Archive

Background and Objectives It is critical to use validated instruments to diagnose and manage chewing and swallowing problems of persons living with dementia. The study aimed to synthesize the characteristics and psychometric quality of instruments that assess the chewing and swallowing abilities of persons living with dementia. Research Design and Methods The systematic review was used to conduct this study. We searched 5 electric databases for records published from January 1, 1980, to July 8, 2022. Records were eligible if they included any instrument to assess chewing ability or swallowing ability in the dementia population. Eight characteristics of eligible instruments …

Lutheran General Hospital School Of Nursing Yearbook, 1987, Advocate Aurora Health

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1987, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1987 Yearbook

Lutheran General Hospital School Of Nursing Yearbook, 1985, Advocate Aurora Health

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1985, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1985 Yearbook

Lutheran General And Deaconess Hospitals School Of Nursing Yearbook, 1984, Advocate Aurora Health

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Lutheran General and Deaconess Hospitals, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1984, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1984 Yearbook

Lutheran General And Deaconess Hospitals School Of Nursing Yearbook, 1982, Advocate Aurora Health

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Lutheran General and Deaconess Hospitals, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1982, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1982 Yearbook

Lutheran General And Deaconess Hospitals School Of Nursing Yearbook, 1983, Advocate Aurora Health

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Lutheran General and Deaconess Hospitals, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1983, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1983 Yearbook

Lutheran General And Deaconess Hospitals School Of Nursing Yearbook, 1981, Advocate Aurora Health

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Lutheran General and Deaconess Hospitals, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1981, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1981 Yearbook

Lutheran General And Deaconess Hospitals School Of Nursing Yearbook, 1980, Advocate Aurora Health

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Lutheran General and Deaconess Hospitals, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1980, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1980 Yearbook

Novel Potential Targets For Function-Promoting Therapies: Orphan Nuclear Receptors, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Troponin Activators, Mas Receptor Agonists, And Urolithin A, Waly Dioh, Vihang Narkar, Anurag Singh, Fady Malik, Luigi Ferrucci, Cendrine Tourette, Jean Mariani, Rob Van Maanen, Roger A Fielding

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

In recent years, several new classes of therapies have been investigated with their potential for restoring or improving physical functioning in older adults. These have included Mas receptor agonists, regulators of mitophagy, skeletal muscle troponin activators, anti-inflammatory compounds, and targets of orphan nuclear receptors. The present article summarizes recent developments of the function-promoting effects of these exciting new compounds and shares relevant preclinical and clinical data related to their safety and efficacy. The development of novel compounds in this area is expanding and likely will need the advent of a new treatment paradigm for age-associated mobility loss and disability.

Targeting Energy Intake And Circadian Biology To Engage Mechanisms Of Aging In Older Adults With Obesity: Calorie Restriction And Time-Restricted Eating, Satchidananda Panda, Geraldine Maier, Dennis T Villareal

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

With the rise in obesity across age groups, it has been a hindrance to engaging in physical activity and mobility in older adults. Daily calorie restriction (CR) up to 25% has been the cornerstone of obesity management even though the safety in older adults remains incompletely understood. Although some adults can follow CR with clinically significant weight loss and improved health metrics, CR faces 2 obstacles-many fail to adopt CR and even among those who can adopt it short term, long-term compliance can be difficult. Furthermore, there is a continuing debate about the net benefits of CR-induced weight loss in …

Preparation Procedures Of Food And Beverage Samples For Oxygen Bomb Calorimetry: A Scoping Review And Reporting Checklist, Zane Hopper, Ben Desbrow, Shelley Roberts, Chris Irwin

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Standardised bomb calorimetry methods are essential to accurately quantify the gross energy within food and beverages, yet no accepted protocols exist. The objective of this review was to synthesise literature on food and beverage sample preparation methods used for conducting bomb calorimetry. This synthesis enhances our understanding of the extent to which methodological variances may currently affect estimates of the caloric values of dietary items. Five electronic databases were searched for peer reviewed literature on food and beverage energy measurement via bomb calorimetry. Data were extracted on seven identified methodological themes, including: (1) initial homogenisation, (2) sample dehydration, (3) post-dehydration …

Dying In Prison: End-Of-Life Care Services In A State Correctional Facility, Brook Cooley Webb, Mollee K. Steely Smith, Tusty Ten Bensel

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

The aging inmate population in American prisons has noticeably increased, contributing to a more significant number of offenders who will die in prison, thus forcing correctional facilities to aid in caring for prisoners at the end of life. Two common responses have emerged to deliver adequate healthcare to inmates, including hospice programs and End-of-Life (EOL) care services. This study aimed to explore the nature of EOL care in a state prison by interviewing correctional administrators, correctional officers, and relevant medical personnel (N=17). The current study provided insight into the inclusion criteria for inmates who utilized EOL care in the prison …

Assessing The Correlation Between The Socioeconomic Level And Cognitive Function Among Older Adults In Egypt, Macy Abougabal

Theses and Dissertations

The number of older adults is increasing worldwide at an unprecedented rate. Some countries began to understand the challenges of aging, while others are still at the stage of comprehending the true dimensions of the situation. There is a global focus on aging research to appropriately mitigate the negative impact of aging and cognitive decline. Not only that dementia add economic pressure on governments, it also increase the psychological and physical burden of the caregivers. Scholars have previously studied socioeconomic level in three variables, namely work, education, and income, and their relationship with cognitive function. It was concluded that the …

Shared Care Networks Assisting Older Adults: New Insights From The National Health And Aging Trends Study, Mengyao Hu, Vicki A Freedman, Sarah E Patterson, Nora Lewis

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Caregiving research often assumes older adults receiving care have a primary caregiver who provides the bulk of care. Consequently, little is known about the extent to which care responsibilities are shared more evenly within a care network, the characteristics associated with sharing, or the consequences for meeting older adults' care needs.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We analyze a sample of U.S. older adults receiving care from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study (n = 2,398). Based on variables reflecting differences in care hours, activities, and care provided by the whole network, we create network typologies …

Initial Understanding Of Public Stigma Against Childhood Cancer Survivors, Nele Loecher

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

As childhood cancer survival rates climb to new records, it is increasingly important to focus on improving the psychological wellbeing of survivors living years beyond their diagnosis. One potential contributor to psychological distress for childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) is stigma. The fear of stigma can lead to CCSs concealing their identity as a CCS, which in turn can strain workplace and intimate relationships, creating a strain on CCSs’ social and work life. Additionally, the internalization of negative stereotypes or rejection of falsely positive stereotypes around cancer can exacerbate psychological distress. To establish what stereotypes and stigma CCS might be contending …

Professional Development For Classified Managers Within The Business Services Departments At California Public School Districts, Juliet Castorena Orozco

Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this Delphi study was to identify and describe professional development topics required to prepare classified managers in California public school district business services departments as effective leaders as perceived by a panel of experts. This study also sought to identify the degree of importance of each professional development topic and the best strategies to address those topics as perceived by a panel of experts.

Methodology. A Delphi research design was used to identify and describe professional development strategies necessary to prepare classified managers in the business services division of California public school districts. The Delphi panel …

Disparities In Violent Fatal Injury Among Racial And Ethnic Minorities, 2009–2019: A Portfolio Analysis Of United States—National Institutes Of Health, Maria-Isabel Roldós, Tilda Farhat, Marcia M. Gómez

Publications and Research

The excess mortality burden due to violent fatal injuries is an urgent public health issue for adolescents and young adults, especially those from racial and ethnic minority populations. We examined the research portfolio of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) related to violent fatal injuries between 2009 and 2019 to focus on adolescents and young adults from NIH-designated populations experiencing health disparities and to identify trends and research gaps. We analyzed funded projects by populations covered, geographic location of the study population, type of research (etiology, intervention, methodology), type of determinants, and publications generated. In 10 years, NIH …

Striving For Being In The Line Of Life: Personal Active Ageing Strategies In Iranian Seniors, Fatemeh Raeesi Dehkordi, Ahmad Ali Eslami, Fereshteh Zamani Alavijeh, Hossein Matlabi, Mehdi Nakhodaeezadeh

The Qualitative Report

Active ageing is a multidimensional, relative, and context-dependent concept with different paths and outcomes. This qualitative study aimed to explore personal active aging strategies in a specific context. Following a directed thematic analysis procedure, we conducted semi-structured individual interviews with 39 seniors (men and women) between the ages of 60-97 years selected with purposeful sampling, data collection and analysis were concurrent. We used directed content analysis to analyze the data from interviews, written narratives, and field notes. The reliability of data was fulfilled following Lincoln and Guba criteria. We stopped data collection when no new concepts were added, and data …

Improvement Of Cadres' Skills And Knowledge To Provide Comprehensive Health Services For The Elderly, Lilik Djuari, Linda Dewanti, Sulistiawati, Natasya Nurvita Brilianti, Farhan Nurdiansyah, Subur Prajitno

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Highlights: Due to the increasing elderly population in Indonesia, this study must address the knowledge and skill gaps among health cadres in a number of Integrated Health Posts for the Elderly (Pos Layanan Terpadu Lanjut Usia/ Posyandu Lansia). Through this study, the health cadres increased their knowledge and skills, enabling them to provide comprehensive health services for the elderly. Abstract Numerous issues have arisen as a result of the large size and rapid growth of the elderly population, attesting to the need for serious efforts from all sectors to enhance their welfare. However, the health cadres at the Integrated Health …

Research Progress On Extraction, Biological Activities And Product Development Of Polysaccharides From Cicada Flower, Jia Guo-Jun, Wang Xiao-Ying, Yun Jian-Min, Dong Jian-Fei

Food and Machinery

Cicada flower is a valuable edible and medicinal mushroom. Polysaccharides are the most important active ingredients of cicada flower. This paper reviewed the extraction, separation and purification technologies of cicada flower polysaccharides in recent years. Also, it analyzed the biological activities of cicada flower polysaccharides, such as antioxidant, anti-tumor, immune regulation, bacteriostasis, hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic, anti-virus and ease pain. Moreover, the development and application of products were summarized and the existing problems and future research directions were also discussed.

Predictors Of The Intention To Participate In Slum Upgrading Projects: Perceptions Of Slum Dwellers In Mauritius, Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan, Saalem Sadeque, Md Sayed Iftekhar, Neshen Sooben

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

A global shift in urban slum improvement programmes is underway to step beyond the conventional approach by practicing a more participatory approach. Previous studies have found that slum upgrading projects are likely to be ineffective and unsustainable without the active participation of slum dwellers. Therefore, it is imperative to identify the pathways to improve or enhance slum dwellers’ participation in slum upgrading projects. Several studies highlight the need to consider socio-psychological attributes of the community. However, empirical evidence of the comparative significance of these attributes in predicting participatory behavioural intention of the slum dwellers has not been previously explored. In …

Estimating The Number Of People Living With Dementia At Different Stages Of The Condition In India: A Delphi Process, Nicolas Farina, Jayeeta Rajagopalan, Suvarna Alladi, Aliaa Ibnidris, Cleusa P. Ferri, Martin Knapp, Adelina Comas-Herrera

Peninsula Medical School

Introduction Numerous studies have previously estimated the dementia prevalence in India. However, as these estimates use different methodologies and sampling strategies, generating definitive prevalence estimates can be difficult. Methods A Delphi process involving eight clinical and academic experts provided prevalence estimates of dementia within India, split by sex and age. The experts were also asked to estimate the number of people potentially living at different stages of the condition. A priori criteria were used to ascertain the point in which consensus was achieved. Results Our consensus estimates generated a dementia prevalence of 2.8% (95% CI = 1.9 to 3.6) for …

The Meaning Of A Choice, Julie-Louise Zeitoun

Masters Theses

If you are disabled or disadvantaged, you will be dismissed and stifled. Few people will actively care for your struggles. As a person with autism, I was deeply fearful of the persecution I had faced throughout my life; it was a fear that followed me with terrifying determination. I desperately wanted to blend into society. So I designed myself to be devoid of any weakness, and productivity was the way I chose to conceal any difficulties I faced. It was a way to measure my success — a way to measure my normalcy.

Standard medical textiles are generic, cumbersome devices. …

Addressing Grade Inflation In Advanced Practice Provider Jesuit Education, Mitzi Marie Saunders

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

Grade inflation is defined as a high percentage of high grades in contrast to students’ academic achievements and/or an upward trend in the average grades awarded students. Globally, the A grade is the most common grade issued. Grade inflation is the norm and a topic largely understudied and inadequately addressed. Jesuit faculty can change this trajectory. For some, the matter is more urgent. In advanced practice provider (APP) education, patient safety could be at risk. This paper explores academic grading in the context of Ignatian pedagogy and identifies strategies to reduce grade inflation. It includes a study at a midwestern …