Living alone but not lonely: a selection, optimisation, and compensation analysist

Free Paper Session IV: Long-Term CareINTRODUCTION: One observation of the ageing population in Hong Kong is the increasing percentage of older adults living alone over the past few decades. Although the image of older adults living alone is often associated with feelings of isolation and loneliness, not every older adult who lives alone feels lonely. This paper is intended to answer the following question: “How can older adults live alone and not feel lonely?” Specifically, the text examines the orchestrating process adopted by those in Hong Kong for living alone without generating feelings of loneliness; this examination is guided by a selection …published_or_final_versio

The Most Effective Treatment or Intervention for Treating Chinese Elderly Depression: a Literature Review

Background: There is an increase in the percentage of Chinese elderly population with depression globally which may be contributed by financial stain, poor living conditions, and poor social support with friends and relatives, absence of carer and precipitating poor health condition and different therapy had been used for them. Objectives: This literature review was conducted to evaluate different treatment and interventions that had been used on Chinese elderly population with depression. Methodology: A systematic searching process from January, 2013 to June, 2013. Key word used is elder, geriatric, senile, old age, aged 60 or above, depress, depression, depressive symptoms and Chinese. Results: 84 studies were retrieved and it shows that Tai Chi is most effective in treating depression symptoms, Qigong is most effective in treating the associated factors of depressive symptoms and lastly Qigong is also the most effective therapy in treating the general well-being of the outcomes of depression.published_or_final_versio

Chinese older adults’ resilience to the loneliness of living alone: A qualitative study

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Person-centred care for demented older adults: a qualitative analysis

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Age-friendly health care: views from older adults

Conference Theme: Celebrating a decade of partnership towards accessible health care - 醫社同行十載情 齊心共創健康路Paper PresentationSeminar 1: Building Age Friendly Communities with Patients' Perspectives - 講座一: 從病人的角度與觸覺 構建長者友善社區postprin

Person-centred care for demented older adults: a qualitative analysis

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香港護老者的需要

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Conceptualising the spirituality of Chinese older adults: a Delphi study

Free Paper Session II : Mental Health / End-Of-Life CareINTRODUCTION: Service provision in geriatric health and social care is increasingly guided by holistic principles, in which many aspects, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects, are equally emphasized to enhance well-being and enrich life. However, little is known about the degree of consensus among multidisciplinary professionals in the Chinese context on the central components of spirituality that most promote spiritual well-being among Chinese older adults. This study is intended to identify the core components of ...published_or_final_versio

Changes in Staff Expectations, Competence, and Confidence in Providing EOL Care after Launching a 2-year End-of-life Care Pilot Project in Care and Attention Home

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Development and validation of a spirituality scale for Chinese elders: a mixed approach

Free Paper Presentation 5 – Geriatric Assessment: no. F5-4會議主題:「 卓越康齡服務 - 倡議、前進與成果 」Conference Theme: 3As in Aged Care- Advocacy, Advancement and AchievementpostprintThe 8th World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference, Hong Kong, 24-26 November 2011