Background Older people in long-term care facilities are at a greater risk of receiving care at the end of life that does not adequately meet their needs, yet staff in long-term care are often …
This study aims to document the specific organizational culture existing in the General Directorate for Social Work and Child Protection (DGASPC) in the Gorj county, Romania …
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has been applied widely in the literature to describe and differentiate the broad implications of hearing …
Background Research has indicated that clinical staff in long‐term care often lack self‐ confidence in palliative care delivery, particularly at the end of life. Goals (a) To examine the …
R Frey, D Balmer - Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Drawing on Mason Durie's (1985) New Zealand Whare Tapa Whā model of health (spiritual, emotional, physical, and family domains), the goal was to link a model of well …
The purpose of this paper is to present differences in the perception of current and desired organizational culture between two different types of workers–academic and administrative …
Research indicates that staff in aged residential care may be unprepared for their role in palliative care provision. In collaboration with a local hospice, the project piloted an …
Commonly, frail older adults move to residential care, a liminal space that is their home, sometimes a place of death, and a workplace. Residential facilities typically espouse person …
ST Kong, CMS Fang, VW Lou - Journal of aging studies, 2017 - Elsevier
Developing culturally appropriate end-of-life care for Chinese elderly and families is not an endemic challenge for Hong Kong, but that of the Western countries with a noticeable trend …