Sunghee H. Tak

Engagement in social and leisure activities is an indicator of quality of life and well-being in nursing homes. There are few studies in which nursing home residents with dementia self-reported their experiences in activity engagement. This qualitative study describes types of current activity involvement and barriers to activities as perceived by nursing home residents with dementia. Thirty-one residents participated in short, open-ended interviews and six in in-depth interviews. Thematic conte

Our study provides valuable information on digital literacy and eHealth literacy in middle-aged adults and may be used to guide tailored interventions for improving eHealth literacy. Future studies should consider the differences in digital literacy levels across generations when assessing eHealth literacy or planning digital health interventions.

Health professionals need to be aware of Internet resources and assist elders in finding appropriate Internet-based arthritis information.

Severe staff shortages in long-term care (LTC) make it difficult to meet the demands of the growing aging population. Further, technology-savvy Baby Boomers are expected to reshape the current institutional environments toward gaining more freedom and control in their care and lives. Voices from business, academia, research, advocacy organizations, and government bodies suggest that innovative technological approaches are the linchpin that may prepare society to cope with these projected demands

It was confirmed that falls and the fear-inducing process were fused to constitute the unique characteristics of the fear of falling. This can be presented as an important basis for future research on the fear of falling or dealing with various aspects of the fear of falling in the clinical field.

Stress management strategies matched to the participants' style of coping process can increase their sense of control over their health and enhance their social networks and activities.

Vietnam's healthcare system is being challenged to make health services easily accessible and meet the growing needs for chronic illness management, risk reduction, promoting healthy lifestyles, and improving the aging population's quality of life.

Recommendations for health professionals in assisting clients to minimize the impact of daily stress on mental health by assessing the sources of stress, improving cognitive-behavioral coping techniques, and locating resources are given.

In this study, the authors examined residents' computer and Internet access, as well as benefits and barriers to access in nursing homes. Administrators of 64 nursing homes in a national chain completed surveys. Fourteen percent of the nursing homes provided computers for residents to use, and 11% had Internet access. Some residents owned personal computers in their rooms. Administrators perceived the benefits of computer and Internet use for residents as facilitating direct communication with f

A framework for tailoring computer activities may provide guidance on developing and maintaining treatment fidelity of tailored computer activity interventions among persons with dementia. Practice guidelines and education protocols may assist caregivers and service providers to integrate computer activities into homes and aging services settings.

This study examined whether social support perceived by older people with arthritis mediated the experience of daily stress related to the physical disability of arthritis. Seventy participants completed survey questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the three-step regression analysis procedure. Daily stress was significantly correlated with physical disability and social support. Increased physical disability led to more daily stress. Also, arthritic patients with increased physical disabi

These findings can be used to establish an ED training curriculum for nursing students and ED nurses, particularly for ED triage in the elderly.

The study aims to explore the barriers and facilitators related to the use of mobility devices among older adults. A total of 815 studies conducted between 2000–2020 were retrieved from Scopus. Eight primary research studies met the eligibility criteria for the scoping review. Systematic processes of study identification, data extraction, and data synthesis were used. The barriers and facilitators were identified in terms of three aspects: environment, user, and device. The environmental barrier

The NUD.IST (Non-numerical Unstructured Data Indexing, Searching, and Theorizing) program is recognized as one of the most efficient software programs for qualitative data analysis because it dramatically reduces the clerical tasks of cut and paste for coding and retrieval in text. However, little literature related to NUD.IST and its use in qualitative analysis is available to nurse researchers. Thus, the purposes of the first part of a two-part article are to describe the features of NUD.IST t