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Bergeron, L. René. "Family Preservation: An Unidentified Approach in Elder Abuse Protection." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 83, no. 5 (October 2002): 547–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.48.
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Currently family preservation is not recognized as a viable approach in elder abuse practice. Yet most elder abuse in domestic settings is perpetrated by family members, and, in cases in which elders are being abused by family members, many times elders choose not to change their living situations. For this article, the author reexamined findings from a 1996 exploratory study the author conducted of decisional factors used by New Hampshire's elder protection service workers to explore the role family preservation had in their elder abuse practice. By comparing the decisional factors found in the original study to an index the author created of characteristics of a family preservation model, several factors were identified as characteristics of a family preservation approach. The findings reveal participants used, to a certain extent, a family preservation approach with little agency and community service provider support. The author concluded that further research should be conducted to see if the family preservation model would help in identifying a universal practice model in elder abuse work to more clearly address some of the complexities of providing intervention to the elderly suffering from domestic violence.
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Runge, Christopher, Steven Prentice-Dunn, and Forrest Scogin. "Protection Motivation Theory and Alcohol Use Attitudes among Older Adults." Psychological Reports 73, no. 1 (August 1993): 96–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1993.73.1.96.
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Responses of 17 elderly persons and 20 VA inpatients with alcohol-abuse problems (all 60 yr. or older) to an Alcohol Attitude Survey administered by telephone and interview were examined. Inpatients felt more vulnerable, perceived higher costs in moderating drinking, and showed lower response efficacy. Inpatients consumed substantially more alcohol than the community-dwelling elders. Hypotheses for study were generated.
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VLACHANTONI, ATHINA, ZHIXIN FENG, MARIA EVANDROU, and JANE FALKINGHAM. "Ethnic elders and pension protection in the United Kingdom." Ageing and Society 37, no. 5 (February 26, 2016): 1025–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x16000143.
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ABSTRACTPension receipt in later life is determined by the way in which individuals' pension contributions and circumstances over the lifecourse interact with eligibility rules. Within the British context, such pensions relate to sources such as the State Pension, an occupational or private pension, and Pension Credit. Existing research shows that membership of certain ethnic groups is associated with a lower likelihood of receiving occupational or private pensions. Data from Understanding Society allows us to build on existing evidence by examining the factors associated with the receipt of three different kinds of pension income – State, occupational/private and Pension Credit – among older men and women from separate Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups. The results show that belonging to certain BME groups reduces one's chances of receiving the State Pension or an occupational/private pension, but increases the chance of receiving Pension Credit. The gender-specific analysis shows that these results hold true for many BME groups of men, whereas among women, only Pakistani women are less likely than White British women to receive an occupational/private pension. Such findings provide up-to-date empirical evidence that ethnic inequalities in pension protection are still evident and contribute to the increasingly important debate in the United Kingdom and elsewhere regarding migrants' social security and welfare over the lifecourse and in later life.
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Burns, Fiona R. "The elderly and undue influence inter vivos." Legal Studies 23, no. 2 (June 2003): 251–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121x.2003.tb00214.x.
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An important demographic and social trend is becoming indisputably evident in the UK. The population is ageing, and a clearly discernible group of elderly persons is growing. As this trend continues, it will be necessary to reconsider the effectiveness and application of the law from the perspective of the elderly claimant. While it has been recognised that there must be a legal scheme to oversee the care and protection of persons, including elders, who are unable to care for their interests due to severe disability, it is becoming evident that even elders who are apparently healthy and able may be vulnerable. Undue influence inter vivos is a significant legal doctrine upon which elderly people have relied in recent times to set aside gifs, contracts and guarantees which they (or their representatives) have considered in hindsight were not in their best interests. This paper seeks to provide an analysis of and contribute to an understanding of the doctrine of undue influence from the perspective of the elderly claimant in the UK. The paper considers actual and presumed undue influence and the impact of the House of Lords decision in Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge (No2). It will be argued that the law of undue influence inter vivos is in transition from a nineteenth-century doctrine which did not confer a special legal status on the elderly to one which is applied in the context of an increasing recognition that the events leading up to the transaction and the circumstances of the case may indicate that elders need the relief which the doctrine affords. Nevertheless, the transition to a modem system of undue influence for the elderly is incomplete. There remain outstanding issues which need consideration before it can be said that there is a comprehensive or logically coherent approach to elders and undue influence.
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Sooryanarayana, Rajini, Wan Yuen Choo, Noran N. Hairi, Karuthan Chinna, Farizah Hairi, Zainudin Mohamad Ali, Sharifah Nor Ahmad, et al. "The prevalence and correlates of elder abuse and neglect in a rural community of Negeri Sembilan state: baseline findings from The Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO), a population-based survey." BMJ Open 7, no. 8 (August 2017): e017025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017025.
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BackgroundAs Malaysia is fast becoming an ageing nation, the health, safety and welfare of elders are major societal concerns. Elder abuse is a phenomenon recognised abroad but less so locally. This paper presents the baseline findings from the Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO) study, the first community-based study on elder abuse in Malaysia.DesignCross-sectional study, analysing baseline findings of a cohort of older adults.SettingKuala Pilah district, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia.ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of elder abuse among community dwelling older adults and its associated factors.ParticipantsA total of 2112 community dwelling older adults aged 60 years and above were recruited employing a multistage sampling using the national census.Primary and secondary outcome measuresElder abuse, measured using a validated instrument derived from previous literature and the modified Conflict Tactic Scales, similar to the Irish national prevalence survey on elder abuse with modification to local context. Factors associated with abuse and profiles of respondents were also examined.ResultsThe prevalence of overall abuse was reported to be 4.5% in the past 12 months. Psychological abuse was most common, followed by financial, physical, neglect and sexual abuse. Two or more occurrences of abusive acts were common, while clustering of various types of abuse was experienced by one-third of abused elders. Being male (adjusted OR (aOR) 2.15, 95% CI 1.23 to 3.78), being at risk of social isolation (aOR 1.96, 95% CI 1.07 to 3.58), a prior history of abuse (aOR 3.28, 95% CI 1.40 to 7.68) and depressive symptomatology (aOR 7.83, 95% CI 2.88 to 21.27) were independently associated with overall abuse.ConclusionElder abuse occurred among one in every 20 elders. The findings on elder abuse indicate the need to enhance elder protection in Malaysia, with both screening of and interventions for elder abuse.
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Chen, Chen, Liu Yue, and Hong Mi. "ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN CHINA: PREVENTION STRATEGIES." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S943. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.3428.
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Abstract With acceleration of the ageing population globally, more and more governments are concerned about the potential increase in elder abuse and neglect (EA/N). Recently the National Office for Ageing and the provincial offices for ageing conducted a survey of 224,352 Chinese over the age of 60 years using household interviews to assess economy, health, service, social participation, culture, rights protection, livable environment, etc. Author’s analysis of this data shows that 54% of the elderly people interviewed experienced physical and mental abuse or intimidation, and 6.95% of them felt that their legal rights were violated. Data also supports that the occurrence of EA/N was significantly correlated to self-care ability, economic status, and urban and rural regions of the elders. The researcher will discuss the practice and policy implications for the prevention of EA/N.
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Shortland, Anja, and Federico Varese. "State-Building, Informal Governance and Organised Crime: The Case of Somali Piracy." Political Studies 64, no. 4 (September 28, 2015): 811–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12227.
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This article argues that gangs, clans, mafias and insurgencies are, like states, forms of governance. This insight is applied to the case of Somali piracy and the article explores whether protectors of piracy were clearly distinct from pirates; and to what extent protectors coordinated their activities across the Somali coastland. It is shown that clan elders and Islamist militias facilitated piracy by protecting hijacked ships in their anchorages and resolving conflicts within and between pirate groups. Protection arrangements operated across clans, as illustrated by the free movement of hijacked ships along the coastline and the absence of re-hijacking after ransoms were paid. Piracy protection can be thought of as part of a continuum of protection arrangements that goes from mafias to legitimate states. The article concludes by highlighting the implications of the findings for the debate on state-building and organised crime.
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Witek, Zuzanna. "Nieuczciwa i zakazana reklama skierowana do seniorów." Studenckie Prace Prawnicze, Administratywistyczne i Ekonomiczne 26 (December 18, 2018): 149–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.19195/1733-5779.26.10.
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Problem of unfair and inadmissible advertising addressed to seniors The aim of this work is presenting main aspects of the problem of unfair and inadmissible advertising addressed to elders. The author presents the concept of advertising as well as the regulations concerning it in applicable provisions of Polish, European and international law, focusing mainly on characteristics of unfair and inadmissible advertising. Main part of work is the presentation of elders as a specific group of consumers who are particularly exposed to unlawful business practices. As an example of it the author points out the cases of unfair and inadmissible advertising which are the subject of proceedings before the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection. The author also presents the commonly used unlawful business practices directed against elders. The culmination of this work is an indication what steps can be taken by elders so as not to become a victim of unfair and inadmissible advertising.
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Chen, Cynthia. "THE IMPACT OF FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY ON HOSPITALIZATION SPENDING IN SINGAPORE." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S837. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.3083.
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Abstract Singapore is one of the fastest-aging populations due to increased life expectancy and lowered fertility. Lifestyle changes increase the burden of chronic diseases and disability. These have important implications for social protection systems. The goal of this paper is to model future functional disability and healthcare expenditures based on current trends. To project the health, disability and hospitalization spending of future elders, we adapted the Future Elderly Model (FEM) to Singapore. The FEM is a dynamic Markov microsimulation model developed in the US. Our main source of population data was the Singapore Chinese Health Study (SCHS) consisting of 63,000 respondents followed up over three waves from 1993 to 2010. The FEM model enables us to investigate the effects of disability compounded over the lifecycle and hospitalization spending, while adjusting for competing risk of multi-comorbidities. Results indicate that by 2050, 1 in 6 older adults will have at least one ADL disability and 1 in 3 older adults will have at least one IADL disability, an increase from 1 in 12 elders and 1 in 5 elders respectively in 2014. The highest prevalence of functional disability will be in those aged 85 years and above. Lifetime hospitalization spending of elders aged 55 and above is US$24,400 (30.2%) higher among people with functional disability compared to those without disability. Policies that successfully tackle diabetes and promote healthy living may reduce or delay the onset of disability, leading to potential saving. In addition, further technological improvements may reduce the financial burden of disability.
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Reiter, Katherine, Kristy A. Nielson, Theresa J. Smith, Lauren R. Weiss, Alfonso J. Alfini, and J. Carson Smith. "Improved Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Associated with Increased Cortical Thickness in Mild Cognitive Impairment." Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 21, no. 10 (November 2015): 757–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s135561771500079x.
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AbstractCortical atrophy is a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that correlates with clinical symptoms. This study examined changes in cortical thickness from before to after an exercise intervention in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and healthy elders. Thirty physically inactive older adults (14 MCI, 16 healthy controls) underwent MRI before and after participating in a 12-week moderate intensity walking intervention. Participants were between the ages of 61 and 88. Change in cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed using residualized scores of the peak rate of oxygen consumption (V̇O2peak) from pre- to post-intervention. Structural magnetic resonance images were processed using FreeSurfer v5.1.0. V̇O2peak increased an average of 8.49%, which was comparable between MCI and healthy elders. Overall, cortical thickness was stable except for a significant decrease in the right fusiform gyrus in both groups. However, improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness due to the intervention (V̇O2peak) was positively correlated with cortical thickness change in the bilateral insula, precentral gyri, precuneus, posterior cingulate, and inferior and superior frontal cortices. Moreover, MCI participants exhibited stronger positive correlations compared to healthy elders in the left insula and superior temporal gyrus. A 12-week moderate intensity walking intervention led to significantly improved fitness in both MCI and healthy elders. Improved V̇O2peak was associated with widespread increased cortical thickness, which was similar between MCI and healthy elders. Thus, regular exercise may be an especially beneficial intervention to counteract cortical atrophy in all risk groups, and may provide protection against future cognitive decline in both healthy elders and MCI. (JINS, 2015, 21, 757–767)
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Shee, Amy Huey-Ling. "Construction of Socio-Legal Dignity for Old Persons: Narrative Perspectives from Taiwan." Asian Journal of Law and Society 8, no. 1 (February 2021): 168–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/als.2020.41.
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AbstractContemporary laws have been responding to the challenges of ageing societies. Elder people have gradually become a special, if not disadvantaged, social group to be protected, cared for, and even censored by law in the name of protection. The UN has long discussed a Convention to protect the distinctive human rights of old persons while invoking the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to protect the dignity of senior citizens. Under national laws, adult-guardianship, welfare, and medical laws are strengthened in the name of better elder care, yet forcing old people to give up the freedom and autonomy that they have enjoyed throughout adulthood. This paper thus argues for the socio-legal construction of “elderhood” to respond to the special needs of senior citizens to maintain individual dignity. By observing narrative accounts of elders in care, socio-legal images of Taiwan elderhood may be presented for analyses. A proposal is then made to suggest the socio-legal construction of the individual dignity of elder people.
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Schwedler, A., N. Konopik, L. Schulz, F. Oswald, M. Wellenhofer, L. Salgo, and G. Zenz. "HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE RIGHT OF PERSONHOOD: LEGAL PROTECTION FOR ELDERS AT HOME IN GERMANY." Innovation in Aging 1, suppl_1 (June 30, 2017): 499. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.1771.
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Wang, Dan, Paolo Scussolini, and Shiqiang Du. "Assessing Chinese flood protection and its social divergence." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 21, no. 2 (February 24, 2021): 743–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-743-2021.
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Abstract. China is one of the most flood-prone countries, and development within floodplains is intensive. However, flood protection levels (FPLs) across the country are mostly unknown, hampering the present assertive efforts on flood risk management. Based on the flood-protection prescriptions contained in the national flood policies, this paper develops a dataset of likely FPLs for China and investigates the protection granted to different demographic groups. The new dataset corresponds to local flood protection designs in 91 (53.2 %) of the 171 validation counties, and in 154 counties (90.1 %) it is very close to the designed FPLs. This suggests that the policy-based FPLs could be a valuable proxy for designed FPLs in China. The FPLs are significantly higher than previously estimated in the FLOPROS (FLOod PROtection Standards) global dataset, suggesting that Chinese flood risk was probably overestimated. Relatively high FPLs (return period of ≥50 years) are seen in 282 or only 12.6 % of the evaluated 2237 counties, which host a majority (55.1 %) of the total exposed population. However, counties with low FPLs (return period of <50 years) host a disproportionate share (52.3 %) of the exposed vulnerable population (children and elders), higher than their share (44.9 %) of the exposed population. These results imply that to reduce social vulnerability and decrease potential casualties, investment in flood risk management should also consider the demographic characteristics of the exposed population.
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Das, Sanchari, Joshua Streiff, Lesa L. Huber, and L. Jean Camp. "WHY DON’T ELDERS ADOPT TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION? BECAUSE THEY ARE EXCLUDED BY DESIGN." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S325—S326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1186.
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Abstract Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) provides effective protection for online accounts by providing efficient and highly robust access control. Adoption and usability, however, remain challenges for such technologies. Most research on 2FA focuses on students or employees in the tech sector. For example, our research with student populations found that lack of adoption was primarily due to a lack user risk concern matched with confidence in their ‘strong’ password strategies. The situation for older adults (> 60 years) was quite different, as we discovered through detailed interviews and think-aloud protocols targeted at understanding the registration, after installation, and their (un)willingness to use 2FA. We focused our research on USB security hardware tokens; additionally, we asked about other 2FA strategies which the participants adopted (if any). Their lack of adoption of the devices stemmed from its shortfall of inclusive design. Most available security tokens which were compliant with tablets have very small form factors; nearly invisible in a purse, and easy to slip through a pocket. The larger security keys are device and browser (Google Chrome) dependent. The organizations which would be most invested in protecting older people -- retirement management funds, the Social Security Administration, Medicare, and banking institutions - reasonably do not adopt 2FA because of its lack of acceptability. Our negative result is that older adults are caught in a negative feedback loop where lack of adoption prevents availability, and vice versa. The positive result is that these concerns are straight-forward to overcome.
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CLOOS, PATRICK, CAROLINE F. ALLEN, BEATRIZ E. ALVARADO, MARIA VICTORIA ZUNZUNEGUI, DONALD T. SIMEON, and DENISE ELDEMIRE-SHEARER. "‘Active ageing’: a qualitative study in six Caribbean countries." Ageing and Society 30, no. 1 (September 24, 2009): 79–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x09990286.
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ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to document the perceptions of elders in six Caribbean countries about ‘active ageing’ and on the basis of their reports to make recommendations to improve their situation. Data were collected principally through 31 focus group discussions conducted in both urban and rural areas. Comparative analysis was carried out of the qualitative information, focusing on three components of ‘active ageing’: health and social services access and use, social support, and economic circumstances. Most of the participants were women, aged 60–79 years, of lower socio-economic status and from urban areas. Large disparities in the responses of Caribbean societies to population ageing were indicated, as well as unequal opportunities to obtain health care and social services, public transport, income and food by both socio-economic status and location. Home-care services are either insufficient or non-existent. Some elders receive social and financial support from relatives while others fear isolation and face deprivation. Social participation varies by place, physical condition, financial situation, association membership, and transport opportunities. Social protection benefits do not provide adequate income and some older people face food insecurity. It was concluded that a comprehensive and multi-sectoral approach using the ‘active ageing’ framework should be implemented to ensure a healthy ageing process.
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Howard, Elizabeth P., John N. Morris, Knight Steel, Kelley A. Strout, Brant E. Fries, Alice Moore, and Vjenka Garms-Homolová. "Short-Term Lifestyle Strategies for Sustaining Cognitive Status." BioMed Research International 2016 (2016): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7405748.
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Cognitive decline impacts older adults, particularly their independence. The goal of this project was to increase understanding of how short-term, everyday lifestyle options, including physical activity, help an older adult sustain cognitive independence. Using a secondary analysis of lifestyle choices, we drew on a dataset of 4,620 community-dwelling elders in the US, assessed at baseline and one year later using 2 valid and reliable tools, the interRAI Community Health Assessment and the interRAI Wellness tool. Decline or no decline on the Cognitive Performance Scale was the dependent variable. We examined sustaining one’s status on this measure over a one-year period in relation to key dimensions of wellness through intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual variables. Engaging in physical activity, formal exercise, and specific recreational activities had a favorable effect on short-term cognitive decline. Involvement with computers, crossword puzzles, handicrafts, and formal education courses also were protective factors. The physical and intellectual domains of wellness are prominent aspects in protection from cognitive decline. Inherent in these two domains are mutable factors suitable for targeted efforts to promote older adult health and well-being.
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Khan, Mumtaz Zabeen. "An Assessment of the Legal Provisions for the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in India." International Journal of Law and Public Administration 4, no. 1 (March 29, 2021): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijlpa.v4i1.5201.
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Longevity is a fundamental dream of all living things. In traditional Indian culture, elders have been accorded a high status and a symbol of reverence. Each child has a virtuous duty to hold his parents as true images of Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh, which God has put on them. However, the winds of change are blowing all around us, and new situations are arising. The elderly have faced economic, social, and political challenges as a result of the nuclear family structure, modernization, industrialization, population growth, globalisation, rising unemployment, and poverty, among other factors. Physical, physiological, and emotional violence, as well as a lack of financial support, add insult to injury. Is it for this that a parent has dedicated his whole life? This shift in conduct necessitates the provision of defence and social welfare. Parents were increasingly oppressed, as they were compared to Godly creatures and addressed as "Matru-deo Bhava," "Pitrudeo Bhava," and so on, which was not the customary common practise. The author was moved to tears by the current situation, so he conducted this research study on the legislation for The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, in accordance with the provisions of Article 41 read with Entry 23 of the Concurrent List (Schedule VIII) of the Constitution of India. To bring to light which protective legislations, as well as Penal Provisions, were designed to provide social protection to elderly parents? And what amendments to current laws would be needed to improve Indian cultural roots? And how effective has the judiciary been in promoting and preserving the right of this vulnerable group of people, namely older parents and senior citizens, to live in dignity?
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Naya Zuure, David, George Hikah Benson, and Adams S. Achanson. "Indigenous Conflict Resolution and the Protection of Human Rights among the Talensi of Ghana." EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 1, no. 3 (October 18, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.46606/eajess2020v01i03.0037.
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Indigenous approaches to conflicts resolution in African societies provide appropriate fora and opportunities for members of the societies to process their disputes when they do arise. The indigenous approaches are structured and rooted on cultures and traditions of the societies in which they are applied. The Talensi traditional area has its indigenous approach based on its culture and tradition as well. However, there are concerns with regards to how indigenous approaches to conflict resolution recognize and respect the human rights of persons involved in the process. This paper examined how the Talensi indigenous conflict resolution approach recognizes and respects the human rights of the disputants. It was a qualitative research which employed the case study design. Two chiefs, three elders to chiefs’ councils and five disputants were purposively and conveniently selected as sample for the study. The instruments in terms of interview, focused group discussion and observation were used to gather data for the study. It emerged from the study that the various considered human rights (rights to life, non-discrimination, freedom of religion and belief and prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment) of disputants were recognized and respected to a large extent under the Talensi indigenous approach to conflict resolution. It was, therefore, recommended that the approach is replicated in other rural societies in Ghana so as to ensure the recognition and respect for disputants rights as many people in rural Ghana practically rely on indigenous approaches to process their disputes.
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Chen, Bin, Ying Teng, Xingguang Zhang, Xiaofeng Lv, and Yanling Yin. "Metformin Alleviated Aβ-Induced Apoptosis via the Suppression of JNK MAPK Signaling Pathway in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons." BioMed Research International 2016 (2016): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1421430.
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Both diabetes and hyperinsulinemia are confirmed risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. Some researchers proposed that antidiabetic drugs may be used as disease-modifying therapies, such as metformin and thiazolidinediones, although more evidence was poorly supported. The aim of the current study is to investigate the role of metformin in Aβ-induced cytotoxicity and explore the underlying mechanisms. First, the experimental results show that metformin salvaged the neurons exposed to Aβin a concentration-dependent manner with MTT and LDH assay. Further, the phosphorylation levels of JNK, ERK1/2, and p38 MAPK were measured with western blot analysis. It was investigated that Aβincreased phospho-JNK significantly but had no effect on phospho-p38 MAPK and phospho-ERK1/2. Metformin decreased hyperphosphorylated JNK induced by Aβ; however, the protection of metformin against Aβwas blocked when anisomycin, the activator of JNK, was added to the medium, indicating that metformin performed its protection against Aβin a JNK-dependent way. In addition, it was observed that metformin protected the neurons via the suppression of apoptosis. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that metformin may have a positive effect on Aβ-induced cytotoxicity, which provides a preclinical strategy against AD for elders with diabetes.
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Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum, and Nan Noorhidayu Megat Laksana. "AWARENESS OF FLOOD VICTIMS IN THE EAST-COAST REGION OF MALAYSIA TOWARDS THE TAKAFUL FLOOD POLICY: A CROSSTABULATION ANALYSIS BASED ON DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES." Management and Accounting Review (MAR) 17, no. 1 (April 30, 2018): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/mar.v17i1.756.
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This study is conducted to; first, investigate the level of awareness among flood victims in Malaysia towards takaful policy. Second, to examine differences of demographic background (age, marital status, occupation, education background, and income level) among the victims towards awareness on the takaful. Overall, a total of 536 flood victims located at east-coast area of Malaysia have participated in the survey. Based on descriptive and crosstabulation analyses, majority of the victims were uncertain about the takaful. In terms of background differences, the younger generation were more aware compared to the elders, single victims were more aware than the married, and those who were in high level of education (diploma, degree, and phd holders) were more aware on the existence of takaful. and the needs to have takaful protection. The findings of this study provide important suggestion to offer an affordable micro-takaful policy for future financial protection for the lower income and most vulnerable flood victims in the country. On top of that, various efforts should be done to increase the level of awareness among the Malaysian on the importance of participating in the takaful policy.
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Khismatullin, Rashit S. "Relevant Issues of the Improvement of Judicial Consideration of Cases Involving Minors as a Guarantee of Further Just and Humane Support of the Protection of Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms." Russian judge 10 (October 8, 2020): 17–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.18572/1812-3791-2020-10-17-20.
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In a research article, the author examines topical problems of improving the judicial review of cases against minors as a guarantee of further fair and humane protection of human and civil rights and freedoms. As you know, in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation ‘Man, his rights and freedoms are the highest value. Recognition, observance and protection of human and civil rights and freedoms is the duty of the state’. The Constitution of the Russian Federation established, proclaimed and emphasized — ‘Children are the most important priority of the state policy of Russia. The state creates conditions conducive to the all-round spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development of children, fostering patriotism, citizenship and respect for elders in them. The state ensures the priority of family education’. Clear, full and unswerving observance by the court of the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, as well as the implementation by the court of the norms of the Criminal Procedure Code of Russia, which regulate the trial in criminal cases on charges of committing crimes by minors, determine the further fair and humane provision of the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, especially — minors, legal, reasonable, fair and moral judicial consideration of criminal cases against minors. Proposals are being made on amendments and additions to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation to modernize the judicial review of criminal cases against minors.
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Roy, Subir Kumar. "Vulnerability of Elderly Women: Victim of Gender Discrimination." Hasanuddin Law Review 3, no. 1 (March 30, 2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/halrev.v3i1.560.
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The life cycle of human being completes with the process of aging but we fail to realize this simple arithmetic of life and often consider our elders as a burden for us. They are compelled to compromise with their dignity and integrity and forced to live at the mercy of their own nearest and dearest. When we talk about elderly women their position is more appalling than their male counterpart due to this male chauvinism which tries to regulate every affair of the life of the people. Under the alibi of protection and security of women they are subjected to the violent gender discrimination and compelled to live and lead their life at the fingertips of a male. The women in especially in third world countries are considered as a tool of procreation of child and all her activities and qualities of life are relegated with the household course. Across the globe the male tendency is to regulate Women’s ownership and control of property, resources created by her own labor, education and information and even her reproductive abilities and sexualities with an intention to jeopardize and throttled down the rights of the women. Women bear this status till her last breath and hence, it is axiomatic that how vulnerable their position is.
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Cazacu, Mihaela, and Emilia Ţiţan. "Global Tendency of Silver Population Benefits." Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Statistics 2, no. 1 (December 1, 2020): 100–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/icas-2021-0009.
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Abstract Global demographic trends for the most recent years shows an ageing population, concentrated mainly in Europe and Asia in countries like Italy, China and Japan. This can be seen as an issue in the future, considering the social protection system that should adapt, or as a big opportunity in keeping elders active. In both cases, the importance of social policies and the modernization of social protection system has become crucial in the world. In order to avoid major economic issues or social tensions, as a first step it is required to identify main areas with big impact for ageing population and consider benefits for them. The purpose of this research is to investigate the opportunities raised for the ageing population in the context of quality of life, based on the nine dimensions proposed by Eurostat in the publication Quality of life indicators and show that silver (population) is the new gold for society. As a preliminary research, ageing will impact mainly material living conditions, health, leisure and social interactions and also the overall experience of life. For instance, in medicine there will be a challenge to switch from traditional medical checks to tele-medicine based on gadgets that monitor health or can assist persons in their daily life and fight with illness.
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Wedel, Johan. "Customary law and the mediation of witchcraft accusations in Eastern Nicaragua." Journal of Legal Anthropology 3, no. 1 (June 1, 2019): 62–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/jla.2019.030104.
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This article focuses on efforts to overcome the divide between state legality and local practices. It explores a pragmatic effort to deal with witchcraft accusations and occult-related violence in customary courts among the Miskitu people in Eastern Nicaragua, taking into account both indigenous notions of justice and cosmology, and the laws of the state. In this model, a community court (elected by the community inhabitants and supported by a council of elders), watchmen known as ‘voluntary police’ and a ‘judicial facilitator’ play intermediary roles. Witchcraft is understood and addressed in relation to Miskitu cultural perceptions and notions of illness afflictions, and disputes are settled through negotiations involving divination, healing, signing a legally binding ‘peace’ contract, a fine, and giving protection to alleged witches. This decreases tensions and the risk of vigilante justice is reduced. The focus is on settling disputes, conciliation and recreating harmony instead of retribution.
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Radke, Amelia, and Heather Douglas. "Indigenous Australians, Specialist Courts, and The Intergenerational Impacts of Child Removal in The Criminal Justice System." International Journal of Children’s Rights 28, no. 2 (June 17, 2020): 378–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02802005.
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Murri Courts are a specialist criminal law practice that includes Elders and respected persons of the local Community Justice Group in the sentencing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander defendants. Drawing on an ethnographic study of two southeast Queensland Murri Courts, this article explores the impact of State ordered out-of-home care on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander defendants and their children. We show how Community Justice Groups and specialist courts help to address the intergenerational impacts of child protection interventions. The rights of Australian Indigenous peoples to enjoy, maintain, control, protect and develop their kinship ties is recognised under the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) and international human rights treaties. We suggest that policymakers and legislators should better recognise and support Community Justice Groups and specialist courts as they provide an important avenue for implementing the rights of Australian Indigenous peoples to recover and maintain their kinship ties.
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Rohregger, Barbara, Katja Bender, Bethuel Kinyanjui Kinuthia, Esther Schüring, Grace Ikua, and Nicky Pouw. "The politics of implementation: The role of traditional authorities in delivering social policies to poor people in Kenya." Critical Social Policy 41, no. 3 (May 2, 2021): 404–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02610183211009889.
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The article contributes to understanding the political economy of implementation of social protection programmes at local level. Current debates are dominated by technocratic arguments, emphasizing the lack of financial resources, technology or skills as major barriers for effective implementation. Describing how chiefs, assistant-chiefs and community elders are routinely at the centre stage of core implementation processes, including targeting, enrolment, delivery, monitoring, awareness and information, data collection or grievance and redress, this study on Kenya argues for the need to look more closely into the local political economy as an important mediating arena for implementing social policies. Implementation is heavily contingent upon the local social, political and institutional context that influences and shapes its outcomes. These processes are ambivalent involving multiple forms of interactions between ‘formal’ and ‘informal’ institutional structures, which may support initial policy objectives or induce policy outcomes substantially diverging from intended policy objectives.
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Alyosha, Olexandra. "FORMATION OF MORALITY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY PROTECTION FROM HARMFUL INFORMATION." Aesthetics and Ethics of Pedagogical Action, no. 15 (March 9, 2017): 83–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.33989/2226-4051.2017.15.175890.
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The article considers the Internet environment and mass media as powerful factors in the formation of socio-cultural norms and values. Particular attention is paid to content that has a potential impact on the moral development of personality in the course of its socialization. The experience of state and public regulation in the field of protecting children from harmful information is generalized. It is proved that the protection of children and young people is impossible without identifying concrete ways and means of introducing humanitarian expertise in the information sphere. It is determined that the purpose of public regulation of the information space is to protect children from the influence to which they are not ready due to their level of development, as well as creating a favorable environment for gradual maturation through the formation of clear value orientations of the individual.It is determined that the purpose of public regulation of the information space is to protect children from the influence to which they are not ready due to their level of development, as well as creating a favorable environment for gradual maturation through the formation of clear value orientations of the individual. The most promising direction is the psychological support of the development of personal information security skills for children of different ages and their parents: the ability to recognize false information, to identify manipulative influence, to develop the ability to critically understand perceived information, to withstand emotional and negative informational factors.Parents can act in a variety of ways to ensure the information security of children: through deliberate and selective use of the media, stimulating the critical attitude of children to information from various sources, and restricting access to potentially harmful content. But the main pledge of information security is the trust relationship between the child and the parents, the attitude of the elders as an authoritative source of moral norms and values. After all, it is the parents who must explain to the child what is good and what is bad, instill moral qualities. There is also an opposite view – fears about the negative impact of television, the Internet and other information resources are too exaggerated.
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Ma, Liang, Meng Liu, Na Wang, Lu Wang, Yang Yang, and Hongjun Wang. "Room-Level Fall Detection Based on Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Monostatic Radar and Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM)." Sensors 20, no. 4 (February 18, 2020): 1105. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20041105.
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Timely calls for help can really make a difference for elders who suffer from falls, particularly in private locations. Considering privacy protection and convenience for the users, in this paper, we approach the problem by using impulse–radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) monostatic radar and propose a learning model that combines convolutional layers and convolutional long short term memory (ConvLSTM) to extract robust spatiotemporal features for fall detection. The performance of the proposed scheme was evaluated in terms of accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. The results show that the proposed method outperforms convolutional neural network (CNN)-based methods. Of the six activities we investigated, the proposed method can achieve a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 92.6% at a range of 8 meters. Further tests in a heavily furnished lounge environment showed that the model can detect falls with more than 90% sensitivity, even without re-training effort. The proposed method can detect falls without exposing the identity of the users. Thus, the proposed method is ideal for room-level fall detection in privacy-prioritized scenarios.
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Saenz, M. C. "(A136) Eldery in Emergency." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, S1 (May 2011): s38—s39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x11001373.
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Elderly in emergency -PresentationPsychosocial support is essential to prevent mental health disorders in the elders subjected to trauma in emergencies that induces to isolation as well as risks or vulnerability for them and their environment. Financial crisis, natural disasters, attacks, poverty, violence and loneliness in the social environment turn threatening for them. Reality becomes hard and produces disorganization in mental health.ObjectivesElder people who have gone through one or more of the following situations are the ones who are prone to develop intense or immediate character disorder. With strategies that increase the existing psychosocial protection factors stress at different intervention levels is lowered. Those who have gone through one or more violent experiences are the ones who are prone to develop intense or immediate character disorder. Cultural transferring (between adults and between adults and children) and mutual help between adults and children is held.MethodologyCognitive processing factors associated to each individual's anxiety: stress, depression, loneliness, panic attacks etc. Some techniques have been developed to understand emotions and learn how to manage them: songs, classic tales, puppets, advertisements and anagrams, Kessen cards, etc. All the material and the results were evaluated with clinic tests and professional help.ConclusionAdditionally, a good cultural understanding of the situation and the adult's feelings are needed in order to provide assistance. The one providing help as well as the one receiving bio-psychosocial help are both part of the link created to overcome the impact of violence, committed to build bridges in the adversity. To prevent post-traumatic stress they are trained in facing disturbing anxiety when facing catastrophes produced by nature or men.
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Germain, Cassandra M., John A. Batsis, Elizabeth Vasquez, and Douglas R. McQuoid. "Muscle Strength, Physical Activity, and Functional Limitations in Older Adults with Central Obesity." Journal of Aging Research 2016 (2016): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8387324.
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Background.Obesity and muscle weakness are independently associated with increased risk of physical and functional impairment in older adults. It is unknown whether physical activity (PA) and muscle strength combined provide added protection against functional impairment. This study examines the association between muscle strength, PA, and functional outcomes in older adults with central obesity.Methods.Prevalence and odds of physical (PL), ADL, and IADL limitation were calculated for 6,388 community dwelling adults aged ≥ 60 with central obesity. Individuals were stratified by sex-specific hand grip tertiles and PA. Logistic models were adjusted for age, education, comorbidities, and body-mass index and weighted.Results.Overall prevalence of PL and ADL and IADL limitations were progressively lower by grip category. Within grip categories, prevalence was lower for individuals who were active than those who were inactive. Adjusted models showed significantly lower odds of PL OR 0.42 [0.31, 0.56]; ADL OR 0.60 [0.43, 0.84], and IADL OR 0.46[0.35, 0.61] for those in the highest grip strength category as compared to those in the lowest grip category.Conclusion.Improving grip strength in obese elders who are not able to engage in traditional exercise is important for reducing odds of physical and functional impairment.
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Varanasi, Usha, Vera L. Trainer, and Ervin Joe Schumacker. "Taking the Long View for Oceans and Human Health Connection through Community Driven Science." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5 (March 6, 2021): 2662. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052662.
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The most proactive approach to resolving current health and climate crises will require a long view, focused on establishing and fostering partnerships to identify and eliminate root causes of the disconnect between humans and nature. We describe the lessons learned through a unique scientific partnership that addresses a specific crisis, harmful algal blooms (HABs), along the northeast Pacific Ocean coast, that blends current-day technology with observational knowledge of Indigenous communities. This integrative scientific strategy resulted in creative solutions for forecasting and managing HAB risk in the Pacific Northwest as a part of the US Ocean and Human Health (OHH) program. Specific OHH projects focused on: (1) understanding genetic responses of tribal members to toxins in the marine environment, (2) knowledge sharing by elders during youth camps; (3) establishing an early warning program to alert resource managers of HABs are explicit examples of proactive strategies used to address environmental problems. The research and monitoring projects with tribal communities taught the collaborating non-Indigenous scientists the value of reciprocity, highlighting both the benefits from and protection of oceans that promote our well-being. Effective global oceans and human health initiatives require a collective action that gives equal respect to all voices to promote forward thinking solutions for ocean health.
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Eiselen, S. "Digitisation and consumer law in South Africa and Africa." Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg 2021, no. 3 (2021): 436–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.47348/tsar/2021/i3a2.
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Die digitale revolusie tydens die laaste drie dekades het ’n enorme impak gemaak op die wyse waarop verbruikers en verskaffers tans optree. Hierdie ontwikkeling skep nou nuwe uitdagings vir verbruikersbeskerming en die regulering van verskaffers. Die verbruikersregbeskermingsmodel waarop bestaande verbruikersregwetgewing in Suid-Afrika en wêreldwyd geskoei is, moet opnuut in oënskou geneem word om te bepaal of dit nog in pas is met die eise van die internetverbruikerswêreld. Die artikel skop af met ’n ontleding van die eienskappe van digitale verbruikers en die soort transaksies wat hulle sluit. Daar word ook daarop gewys hoe verskillende veilige betalingsmetodes bygedra het om die vertroue van verbruikers in internethandel te laat groei. Die artikel ontleed die bestaande pogings om verbruikersreg wêreldwyd te harmonieer. Ten spyte van kulturele, sosiale en ekonomiese verskille bestaan daar nogtans ’n wye verskeidenheid van soortgelyke kwessies wat voorkom en wat vatbaar is vir harmoniëring. Dit is veral die geval met betrekking tot die kwessies wat internethandel opwerp. Landsgrense is vinnig besig om te verdwyn en oorgrensverbruikerstransaksies is nou alledaags wat verdere eise aan verbruikersbeskerming stel. Die invloed van die Verenigde Volke se Kommissie vir Internasionale Handelsreg (UNCITRAL) se Modelwet vir Elektroniese Handel en Transaksies (Model Law on Electronic Commerce) van 1996 op die Suid-Afrikaanse reg en verbruikersreg word ontleed. Daar word ook gekyk of die Wet op Elektroniese Kommunikasie en Transaksies 25 van 2002 wat op die Model Law geskoei is nog pasgemaak is om meer onlangse ontwikkelings baas te raak. Daar word ook ’n ontleding gedoen van die wisselwerking tussen die Wet op Elektroniese Kommunikasie en Transaksies 25 van 2002 en die latere Verbruikersbeskermingswet (Consumer Protection Act) 68 van 2008. Die artikel toon hoe die groei van toegang tot slimfone in Afrika tot wyer toegang tot die internet aanleiding gee en daarmee bydra om die sogenaamde digitale gaping te vernou. Dit maak dit nou ook moontlik vir verbruikers in afgeleë landelike gebiede om deel te neem aan internethandel. Daar word verwys na die sukses met die elektroniese bankwese in Oos-Afrika in hierdie proses. Die ontwikkeling van verbruikersreg in Suid-Afrika word as ’n voorbeeld gebruik om aan te toon hoe die plaaslike verbruikersreg wat tot relatief onlangs onderontwikkel was, deur omvattende wetgewing soos die Nasionale Kredietwet 34 van 2005, die Consumer Protection Act (Verbruikersbeskermingswet wat egter nie op Afrikaans uitgegee is nie) 68 van 2008 en die Wet op Beskerming van Persoonlike Inligting 4 van 2013 vernuwe is, maar dat hierdie wetgewing alreeds nie meer voldoende voorsiening maak vir die eise van internethandel nie. Ten slotte word daar breedweg gewys op die vereistes waaraan verbruikersbeskermingswetgewing moet voldoen om voorsiening te maak vir digitale verbruikersbeskerming. Daar word ook aan die hand gedoen dat die feit dat baie Afrika lande se verbruikersbeskermingswetgewing nog onderontwikkeld is, die moontlikheid bied om moderne pasgemaakte maatreëls te ontwikkel met verwysing na verwikkelinge elders in die wêreld sonder om deur die langsame ontwikkelingsprosesse van elders te gaan.
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Genyk, L. Y. "NOVEMBER REVOLUTION IN GALITCA IN 1918 AS A MILITARY OPERATION." PRECARPATHIAN BULLETIN OF THE SHEVCHENKO SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY Idea, no. 4(56) (December 27, 2019): 30–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.31471/2304-7410-2019-4(56)-30-69.
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The purpose of this article is to analyze the plans of Ukrainian political forces regarding the proclamation and formation of an independent state of Ukraine, and their implementation in terms of military strategy and tactics.
The article analyzes various forms (peaceful and military uprising) of preparation for the transfer or receipt of power by the Ukrainian side after the end of the First World War in the Dnieper Ukraine and in Galicia, as well as ways to achieve the strategic goal of the Ukrainian people the creation of a Ukrainian state.
Methods of analysis of archival documents, analogy, comparison, hypothetical established, that all representatives of the political parties of East Galicia considered and focused only on the peaceful way of receiving power by the Ukrainian people in the autumn (in accordance) based on the plan developed and agreed upon the life of Prince Franz-Ferdinand whit representatives of the Ukrainian side, who were represented in the Austro-Hungarian Parliament – the Reich rat. Other variants (options) of the proclamation and formation of the Ukrainian state were not foreseen, not considered, not prepared or the Galician politicians.
Military variants could theoretically have beet two, but none of them were political forces, that to take up preparations for the creation of a state, have not (foreseen) predicted and not complete the training (preparation have not been made).
The only ones, who thought soberly and really saw the power version of the creation of the Ukrainian state and its protection, were Ukrainian officers and elders in retirement or who served in the Austro-Hungarian Army.
Findings. Unfortunately, due to the passivity of politicians, the preparation of a military operation on the proclamation and protection of the Ukrainian state it was started too late. And although it is just the gaining power of the Ukrainians as tactical military operation, it has been successful, but the strategic purpose (goal) – the proclamation and preservation of the state Ukraine – Ukrainians have not prepared and failed. The reason for the defeat is the mentality of Ukrainian.
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Proehl, Rebecca A. "Protecting Our Elders: An Interfaith Coalition to Address Elder Abuse." Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging 24, no. 3 (July 2012): 249–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2012.638249.
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Kim, Steffi M., and Jordan P. Lewis. "PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUCCESSFUL AGING IN URBAN-DWELLING ALASKA NATIVE ELDERS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1232.
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Abstract Recently, researchers have been exploring successful aging in rural communities of Alaska as it is experienced by Alaska Native Elders. Due to outmigration based on economic, medical, or familial influences, many Alaska Native elders leave their home communities to live in urban settings in Alaska, even though research suggests that most elders would like to remain in their home communities to grow old. Very little is known about the relocation process and how it impacts an elder’s views on successful aging. While established protective factors in rural communities involve family and extended family members, community, subsistence, and traditional activities, there is little knowledge of which protective factors exist in urban settlements supporting successful aging. This exploratory, qualitative study presents the protective factors of successful aging in the context of relocation of Alaska Native Elders from rural to urban dwellings. A life course approach and discourse analysis were used to analyze individual interviews asking how Alaska Native Elders experienced relocation and how successful aging was experienced similarly and differently in rural and in urban settings. A community-based participatory approach allowed for collaboration between researchers and communities as equal partners at all phases of the process, both contributing their expertise to enhance understanding of successful aging and supportive factors. Access to informal supports and meaningful community engagement were more important to rural Elders, and access to health care services and family engagement were important to Elders in urban communities. Challenges remain for Elders in urban environments to establish a sense of community.
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Luebke, David M. "How to Become a Loyalist: Petitions, Self-Fashioning, and the Repression of Unrest (East Frisia, 1725–1727)." Central European History 38, no. 3 (September 2005): 353–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156916105775563607.
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OnJanuary 21, 1727, several communes in the Nordbrookmerland region of East Frisia, a small principality located on the North Sea coast of Germany and hard by the Dutch border, were granted what amounted to immunity from prosecution for acts of rebellion. How and why this happened is a story that has a great deal to tell about the influence ordinary people could exert, through petitioning, on the practice of state power in early modern Europe. In the months and years before 1727, the prince of East Frisia, Georg Albrecht, had become embroiled in an increasingly hostile confrontation with the Estates of his province for control over the administration of taxes in the land. In their efforts to gain the upper hand, both the prince and the Estates had tried to forge alliances among the rural population and mobilized these networks against each other. The Nordbrookmerlanders tended to ally with the prince, but felt increasingly isolated and endangered. Throughout the autumn of 1726, they had been petitioning the chancellor, Enno R. Brenneysen, for protection against attacks perpetrated by the Estates' allies on their “wives and children, houses and farms.” In light of the chancellor's inability to preserve them from further destruction, the village elders asked that they be allowed to obey the Estates' commands until order was restored. Doing this, they pointed out, would force them to commit several “rebellious” acts, such as signing manifestos, supplying recruits for the rebels' militia, and paying an extraordinary war tax that had been levied by the Estates, the so-calledWochengeld.
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Yakubu, Abubakar. "OLD AGE VULNERABILITY AND FORMAL SOCIAL PROTECTION IN NIGERIA: THE NEED FOR RENEWED FOCUS ON PROSPECTS OF INFORMAL SOCIAL PROTECTION." International Journal of Applied Research in Social Sciences 1, no. 4 (June 21, 2020): 138–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.51594/ijarss.v1i4.39.
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A renewed look at informal social protection may offer an effective option for addressing vulnerability among elderly Nigerians. This follows the need to overcome both current, and potential challenges in elder vulnerability, related to population aging. The main argument posed by this article is that, social protection in Nigeria has traditionally ignored the elderly, right from its colonial roots. Subsequent governments have also ignored the elderly in social policy, and social protection programmes. As a result, social vulnerability seems synonymous with old age among Nigerians. This article maintains that, as a phenomenon that requires attention, elderly vulnerability in relation to population aging, can be approached by strengthening informal social protection. Importantly, where necessary, a synergy should be innovated between formal and informal social protection systems. The framework for analysis was sourced from aging and modernization theory. The integration of these perspectives explains why formal social protection has rendered the elderly in Nigeria more vulnerable. The framework also justified the need for resorting to potentialities, within informal social protection. It was highlighted that, informal social protection can serve as an option for addressing elderly vulnerability, based on a subjective analysis of the wide range of traditional informal strategies available, within Nigerian communities. However, the analysis was limited to modernization theory, while a wider more comprehensive analysis could be attained by the integration of other theories
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Pickens, Sabrina, and Carmel B. Dyer. "Elder Abuse in America." Open Medicine Journal 3, no. 1 (October 31, 2016): 188–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874220301603010188.
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Elder abuse is a serious social and public health issue with estimates of approximately five and a half million annual reports in the U.S. Identifying and treating abused elders is difficult due to unstandardized protocols and identification guidelines as well as a lack of public awareness to the problem. An interdisciplinary approach in collaboration with Adult Protective Services investigation is paramount to the assessment and care for mistreated elders. Educating healthcare professionals, other professions, and the lay public through social media, local news, and community education can increase awareness to this often overlooked problem.
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Zahiruddin, Quazi, Abhay Gaidhane, Priti Kogade, Umesh Kawalkar, Nazli Khatib, and Shilpa Gaidhane. "Challenges and Patterns of Complementary Feeding for Women in Employment: A Qualitative Study from Rural India." Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal 4, no. 1 (March 5, 2016): 48–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/crnfsj.4.1.06.
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Timely initiation of complementary feeding and pattern of complementary feeding is suboptimal in India. Women in employment faces challenges for following optimum Infant and Young Child Feeding practices, which have a significant impact on growth and development of child under 2 years of age. Objective was to study challenges faced by women in employment for complementary feeding and pattern of complementary feeding in rural area. Qualitative study was conducted in rural area of Wardha district, India. Six FGDs were conducted and participants (total 39) were women in employment having child between 6-23 months and community level service providers. Women in rural area resume work early, could not practice exclusive breast feeding for six months. They initiate complementary feeding early and had inadequate awareness regarding complementary feeding. Women initiate semisolid and soft food at 4-6 months, smashed solid food at 7-9 months. Women leave their babies at mercy of the elders or sometime neighbours when they are at work. Villages do not have child care facilities or creches. All these determinants compromises complementary feeding with regards to timely and adequacy, recommended dietary diversity, safe feeding. Challenges for practicing exclusive breast feeding for 6 month, early initiation and inadequate complementary feeding adversely affect growth and development of children in rural area which may have undesired long term implication on the cognitive development. Strengthening Anganwadi program in India with more focus on children under 2 years, community baby care rooms / creches services would be useful strategy for supporting the women in employment to practice the optimum IYCF recommendations. India needs a conducive workplace policies and adequate protection by law for women in employment.
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Henri, Dominique A., Laura M. Martinez-Levasseur, Salamiva Weetaltuk, Mark L. Mallory, H. Grant Gilchrist, and Frankie Jean-Gagnon. "Inuit knowledge of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) and perspectives on declining abundance in southeastern Hudson Bay, Canada." PLOS ONE 15, no. 11 (November 17, 2020): e0242193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242193.
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The Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea; takatakiaq in Inuttitut) breeds in the circumpolar Arctic and undertakes the longest known annual migration. In recent decades, Arctic Tern populations have been declining in some parts of their range, and this has been a cause of concern for both wildlife managers and Indigenous harvesters. However, limited scientific information is available on Arctic Tern abundance and distribution, especially within its breeding range in remote areas of the circumpolar Arctic. Knowledge held by Inuit harvesters engaged in Arctic Tern egg picking can shed light on the ecology, regional abundance and distribution of this marine bird. We conducted individual interviews and a workshop involving 12 Inuit harvesters and elders from Kuujjuaraapik, Nunavik (northern Québec), Canada, to gather their knowledge of Arctic Tern cultural importance, ecology, and stewardship. Interview contributors reported a regional decline in Arctic Tern numbers which appeared in the early 2000s on nesting islands near Kuujjuaraapik. Six possible factors were identified: (1) local harvest through egg picking; (2) nest disturbance and predation; (3) abandonment of tern nesting areas (i.e., islands that have become connected to the mainland due to isostatic rebound); (4) climate change; (5) natural abundance cycles within the Arctic Tern population; and (6) decline of the capelin (Mallotus villosus) in the region. Recommendations from Inuit contributors related to Arctic Tern stewardship and protection included: (1) conduct more research; (2) let nature take its course; (3) conduct an awareness campaign; (4) implement an egg picking ban; (5) coordinate local egg harvest; (6) start ‘tern farming’; (7) protect Arctic Terns across their migration route; and (8) harvest foxes predating on terns. Our study highlighted complementarities between Inuit knowledge and ecological science, and showed that Inuit harvesters can make substantial contributions to ongoing and future Arctic tern research and management initiatives.
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Cha, Younghee. "Effects of the Integrativ Play THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING Program on the Depression of the Elderly." J-Institute 5, no. 2 (December 30, 2020): 103–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.22471/protective.2020.5.2.103.
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Rathny, Suy, Rashmi Chatterjee, Yen Yat, Md Amjad Hossain Reyad, and Chhay Leaksmy. "An Overview of the Social Protection Policy on Well-being of the Elderly in Cambodia." Research on Ageing and Social Policy 6, no. 2 (July 30, 2018): 148. http://dx.doi.org/10.17583/rasp.2018.3280.
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The elderly people in Cambodia are confronting multiple sources of vulnerability; these include living with poorness, health functional disabilities, health issues, social isolation, and limited opportunities to get involved. The government of Cambodia is concerning about the welfare of the elderly, as expressed in the National Development Strategy where government pledges its commitment to promoting the welfare of the elderly by protecting and ensuring that the elderly people are provided with basic needs. On the other hand, social protection in Cambodia has been largely neglected or addressed with inadequate tools and insufficient funds, which leads Cambodia to vulnerability. The principal purpose of this review is to produce a summary of overall social protection system and government associated with the elderly in Cambodia.
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Park, Tae-jeong, Seo-young Lee, and Hyung-won Park. "A Study on the Function of The Elder Protection Agency for the Protection of Elderly Human Rights." Korea Gerontological Society 40, no. 4 (August 1, 2020): 761–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2020.40.4.761.
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Jackson, Shelly L., and Thomas L. Hafemeister. "Risk Factors Associated With Elder Abuse: The Importance of Differentiating by Type of Elder Maltreatment." Violence and Victims 26, no. 6 (2011): 738–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.26.6.738.
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Elder abuse research rarely differentiates by the type of elder maltreatment involved when identifying risk factors. The purpose of this study was to compare risk factors across four predominant types of elder maltreatment (financial exploitation, physical abuse, neglect by others, and hybrid financial exploitation [HFE]). Data were collected from two sources: interviews with victims of substantiated elder abuse, responding adult protective services (APS) caseworkers (N = 71), and third-party informants; and a statewide database that contained all substantiated cases over a corresponding 2-year period (N = 2,142). Using chi-square (interview data) and logistic regressions (Adult Services/Adult Protective Services [ASAPS] data), significant differences across the four types of elder maltreatment were found. These two datasets provide converging evidence for the importance of differentiating by type of maltreatment when identifying risk factors for elder maltreatment and for the importance of considering both the elderly victim and the abusive individual when predicting type of elder maltreatment.
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Élez-Villarroel Benítez, Raquel, Francisco Mateos Claros, Luis Amador Muñoz, and Macarena Esteban Ibáñez. "CONCEPCIÓN DE CALIDAD DE VIDA EN LOS ADULTOS MAYORES. CULTURAS CRISTIANA Y MUSULMANA EN CEUTA." International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD de Psicología. 7, no. 1 (January 30, 2017): 551. http://dx.doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v7.826.
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Abstract.CONCEPTION OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER ADULTS. CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM CULTURES IN CEUTAThe quality of life in older adults is a current line of research due to the population tendency to ageing in the European countries as well as the West Bank countries (Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia). This quality of life may be related to the level of attention and cares we provide to elderly. Our study is focused on the population of the Autonomous City of Ceuta, following this premise. The interviewees answered to different aspects of the quality of life, such as discrimination against older adults, social relationships, leisure activities, sports, housing or health care. The sample was compounded by the most representative cultures in the City, Christians and Muslims. The last ones have proven a very enriched perspective to our study, giving more diverse opinions, such as the respect they feel for their older adults, the vision given by the Arab countries media about the older people, the suffering the elder have been through all along their lives, the perception of needing protection and support by the elders or the beliefs related to the lack of relationships with non-relatives and the lack of leisure activities, as the older adults have their family and they must dedicate to religion. Another contribution of this culture is the rejection to retirement homes, and the fear of ending their lives alone in a nursing home.Key words: quality of life, older adults, old age, cultures, Muslims.Resumen.La calidad de vida en los adultos mayores es una línea de investigación actual, dada la tendencia al envejecimiento de la población de los países europeos y de aquellos de la cuenca del Mediterráneo (Líbano, Siria, Turquía, Túnez). Dicha calidad de vida puede estar relacionada con la atención y el cuidado que proporcionamos a nuestros mayores. Nuestro estudio se ha centrado en la población de la Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta siguiendo esta premisa. Los entrevistados han respondido a diferentes aspectos de la calidad de vida, como la discriminación hacia los mayores, la sexualidad, la economía, las relaciones sociales, el ocio, el deporte, la vivienda o la salud. La muestra se ha compuesto por las dos culturas más representativas de la Ciudad, cristianos y musulmanes. Estos últimos han mostrado una visión de los adultos mayores muy enriquecedora a nuestro trabajo, proporcionando opiniones de mayor diversidad, tales como el respeto que infunden los mayores en esta cultura, la visión que ofrecen los medios de comunicación en los canales árabes de los adultos mayores, el sufrimiento que han vivido estas personas a lo largo de su vida, la percepción de que sus mayores necesitan la protección y el sustento de la familia o la creencia de que el mayor no requiere de las relaciones sociales ni del disfrute de actividades de ocio por su dedicación a la vida religiosa. Otra aportación de esta cultura es el rechazo de pleno a las instituciones destinadas a los mayores y el miedo a quedarse sin familia en la vejez.Palabras clave: calidad de vida, adultos mayores, vejez, culturas, musulmanes
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MOHD, SAIDATULAKMAL, AZLINDA AZMAN, JAMALLUDIN SULAIMAN, and ISMAIL BABA. "FINANCIAL SECURITY PROTECTIONS IN MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND PHILIPPINES: A PERSPECTIVE OF TWO GENERATIONS." Hong Kong Journal of Social Work 44, no. 02 (January 2010): 89–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219246210000112.
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The study investigated the formal and informal old age protections in the major cities of Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines. The role of family support as important source of old-age protection in Asian countries was also investigated. Data were collected using a survey-interview method. A total of 250 young population and 250 of the elderly population in Kuala Lumpur were interviewed. Similar number of young and elderly population was interviewed in Manila. In Singapore, data was collected from 206 and 161 young and elderly population respectively. A Venn diagram was constructed to analyse the overlapping of availability of the various old age protections for the two generations and their relative sizes among the three cities were compared. Given the many agreement on the inadequacy of the formal old-age benefits, many reverted to informal protections such as insurance, savings and family support. With the exception of Manila, reliance on the family support as perceived by the younger generations has lost its importance.
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Burnes, David, and Mark S. Lachs. "The Case for Individualized Goal Attainment Scaling Measurement in Elder Abuse Interventions." Journal of Applied Gerontology 36, no. 1 (July 9, 2016): 116–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464815581486.
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Research available to inform the development of effective community-based elder abuse protective response interventions is severely limited. Elder abuse intervention research is constrained by a lack of research capacity, including sensitive and responsive outcome measures that can assess change in case status over the course of intervention. Given the heterogeneous nature of elder abuse, standard scales can lack the flexibility necessary to capture the diverse range of individually relevant issues across cases. In this paper, we seek to address this gap by proposing the adaptation and use of an innovative measurement strategy—goal attainment scaling—in the context of elder protection. Goal attainment scaling is an individualized, client-centered outcome measurement approach that has the potential to address existing measurement challenges constraining progress in elder abuse intervention research.
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Wortman, Erik S., and Jordan P. Lewis. "Gerotranscendence and Alaska Native Successful Aging in the Aleutian Pribilof Islands, Alaska." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 36, no. 1 (February 10, 2021): 43–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10823-020-09421-9.
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AbstractThe population of the United States is aging and by 2045 it is projected that approximately 1 in every 6 Alaskans will be 65+. Delivering healthcare and meeting the needs of older Alaskans in their community is critical to supporting healthy aging and community sustainability. Alaska Native (AN) Elders are underserved with very few studies providing an emic perspective on their experience aging. This research opens the door and allows us a glimpse of the AN Elder experience of aging: the values, beliefs, and behaviors that allow them to age well. This study highlights the characteristics and activities of AN Elders in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands to further develop the model of AN successful aging. There are many theories of aging and this study explores a cross-cultural understanding of gerotranscendence - the personal and interpersonal changes that result from successful aging or achieving Eldership. This study interviewed Elders in two communities of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands region. Using 22 standardized questions based on the explanatory model, researchers facilitated discussion of what it means to be an Elder and age successfully. Employing thematic analysis, interview transcripts were analyzed for themes to organize the data. Themes were organized into 5 core elements of successful aging with specific emphasis on values, beliefs, and behaviors that were protective and helped them adapt to aging-related changes. Interview content, meaning, and themes support the four elements of the AN model of successful aging developed by Lewis (The Gerontologist, 51(4), 540-549, 2011): Mental and Emotional Wellbeing, Spirituality, Purposefulness and Engagement, and Physical Health. Elders’ stories highlight the importance of reflection, personal growth, and psychosocial development. Elders who more strongly identified with their role in the community described how their perspective had changed and they shared stories that emphasized culture, connection to the land, and enjoyment of daily activities that resulted in increased life satisfaction. Elders provided clear evidence that they experienced aspects of gerotranscendence, which Tornstam (Journal of Aging Studies, 11(2), 143-154, 1997) categorized as the cosmic dimension, the self, and social and personal relationships. Elders adapting to aging-related changes and embracing their role as an Elder provided the greatest evidence of gerotranscendence - they developed new perspectives on life, took on new roles within the community, and experienced a shift in mindset that reinforced the importance of culture, tradition, and the Native Way of Life. This research allowed AN Elders to share their experiences, define successful aging, and expand the concept of Eldership to include changes in mindset, values, and relationships with themselves and others. The study is a framework to help us better understand the experiences of AN Elders aging successfully and the wisdom they wish to impart to others to help them learn to live healthy and meaningful lives.
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Gença, Fatimatüzzehra, and Arzu Uslu. "Nursing approaches and their effect on the health of elderly with COVID-19." International Journal of Emerging Trends in Health Sciences 4, no. 3 (December 26, 2020): 100–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/ijeths.v4i3.5311.
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This review aims to discuss the protection and appropriate nursing methods for managing COVID-19 in elderly. This is a narrative review study. The increase in the elderly population worldwide and the higher prevalence of comorbid diseases in this group, the elderly are particularly at a high risk during this pandemic. Nurses are involved in follow-ups and care as well as in primary, secondary and tertiary health services for the elderly. The disease has adverse effects on the physical health of elder individuals who have a weak immune system, limited activity, and difficulty in taking adequate nutrition. Conditions such as an inability to cope with stress, weakness, and hopelessness adversely affect psychological health. Furthermore, conditions such as loneliness, being away from loved ones, stigmatization, and abuse adversely affect social health as well. Nursing theorists such as Nightingale, Orem, Rogers who have significantly contributed to this discipline, have explained the relationship between the elderly and the environment, self-care, energy field, stress-coping methods, adaptation process, and spiritual care during a pandemic. Nurses have a significant role and responsibility in preventing the transmission of the virus, treating and caring for the infected elderly, and providing post-discharge rehabilitation.
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O’Donnell, Renée, Muriel Bamblett, Gabrielle Johnson, Sue-Anne Hunter, Kerry Stringer, Shantai Croisdale, Bengianni Pizzirani, Darshini Ayton, Melissa Savaglio, and Helen Skouteris. "Evaluation of the Cradle to Kinder programme for Aboriginal mothers and their children: perspectives from the women and their workers." Children Australia 45, no. 4 (August 7, 2020): 305–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2020.40.
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AbstractThis research was undertaken on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to Elders of the past, present and emerging, and also acknowledge the generous contribution to this research made by women and their families and Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) staff. Aboriginal Cradle to Kinder (AC2K) is a home-visiting and advocacy programme focussed on promoting Aboriginal maternal and child health during both pre- and postnatal stages of parenthood which was delivered by VACCA, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. While there have been some feasibility assessments conducted on AC2K, no study to date has evaluated the impact of this programme from the perspective of neither the women nor the staff who deliver the programme. The aim of this study, therefore, was to evaluate how both the women and the staff evaluated the AC2K programme, namely the strengths, limitations and recommendations of the programme. Through consultation with VACCA, this study used a qualitative approach using interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the processes underpinning the programme coupled with participants’ experiences of the programme. A co-design process was used in the development of interview questions, and a total of seven women and six workers participated in semi-structured interviews. The results revealed three superordinate themes across both participant groups: cultural connection (i.e. how well the programme facilitates cultural connection), system complexities (i.e. caseloads, staff turnover and child protection [CP] difficulties) and programme features (i.e. parenting enhancement and unique programme benefits). The processes, and the programme more broadly, were evaluated positively by both the women and staff who supported its delivery. Specifically, a greater connection to culture, increased parenting skills and unique programme benefits were reported. However, there were recommendations on how the programme could be further strengthened, including negotiable caseloads with the Department and improved partnership with CP. These changes can help to further improve the experiences of both the women and their workers when engaging in Aboriginal specific maternal health and well-being supports.