Purpose: To analyze the effect of cultural factors on the subjective burden of primary home caregivers of older relatives. Design: Cross-sectional study. Primary home caregivers (N = 208) of older relatives were recruited in Spain using systematic random sampling. Methods: The data were collected in 2010 through interviews. The measures included sociodemographic characteristics, stressors (th…
Purpose: This study investigated the suitability of using the Successful Aging Inventory (SAI) in an effort to describe successful aging among older adults currently living in assisted living communities (ALCs) and to further assess some of the characteristics of successful aging in this group. Design: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive quantitative research design. Recruitment garne…
Prevalence or incidence of depressive disorder ranged from 15-30 percent of the various data studies conducted in various countries. The number of events increased in some special populations such as the elderly and patients with general medical conditions. Family support is needed as the main source of support for the elderly in the community. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of …
Elderly are the age group most at risk of impaired postural balance due to declining elderly or morphological changes in the muscles that cause functional changes in muscle strength and decreasing muscle contraction. Decreasing in postural balance due to decreased muscle strength can be improved by doing exercises that are useful to keep the muscle function and posture remains well one of them …