The population of Northern Ireland is becoming increasingly older. Improving survival coupled with falls in the number of births, has resulted in an ageing population. In 2012, 15% of the populatio...
Friday, 27 September 2013
Falling and sleep
This week Age Scotland was asked to comment on sleeping prescriptions and hospital beds. Doug Anthoney reports. The potential for some prescriptions for sleeping problems to increase falls risks for older people was in the news this week. Common treatments … Continue reading →
Prevalence of chronic illnesses and characteristics of chronically ill informal caregivers of persons with dementia
Objectives: to examine the prevalence of and the link of chronic illnesses (CIs) to informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWDs), as well as to identify characteristics of caregivers with CIs.
Methods: the sample included 124 caregivers of PWDs from a caregiver programme of research. Sociodemographic information and caregivers CIs were collected by an in-person interview. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, chi-square analysis and binary logistic regressions were performed for data analysis.
Results: approximately 81.5% (n = 101) of caregivers reported having at least one CI, 60.5% (n = 75) reported two or more CIs. Caregivers with CIs were more likely to be older and unemployed; advanced age and female gender were risk factors for CIs. The link of CIs to caregivers was stronger in younger caregivers but weaker in older caregivers when compared with the general population.
Conclusion: targeted interventions based on this study need to be developed to improve the health of caregivers of PWDs.
Wisdom really does come with age: Older people's knowledge and experience means they make better decisions
University of California researchers found that older people (such as The Hobbit's Gandalf) have slower brains but better patience and understanding.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Pensioner stabbed man over Aintree bet
By Andrew Carey A LIMERICK pensioner stabbed a man in a pub after the victim failed to put a bet on winning Aintree horse. 78-year-old Eddie Holman of Bruach na Siona, Castleconnell pleaded guilty to assaulting the victim at Devane's Pub in Hospital Co Limerick and to producing a kitchen utility knife on the same […]
Pension age 'not linked to death'
The age at which a worker retires has no bearing on how long they will live afterwards, researchers have claimed. Those who have to work long into old age have the same prospect of enjoying a...
Firefighters in Hampshire pledge support for the elderly
FIREFIGHTERS in Hampshire will visit older people to give fire safety advice during a new campaign.
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