Interaction between Nurses and Older Adults: Lessons from the Literature
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
Pages:
26-31
Received:
30 July 2013
Published:
30 August 2013
Abstract: This paper aimed to shed the light on and discussed briefly the interaction process between nurses and older adults from three different perspectives: theoretical perspective, nurses’ perspective, and patients’ perspective. It has been concluded that nurses have to deeply understand the complexity of interaction process from the different perspectives, including all factors that hinder or facilitate this process to achieve the therapeutic interaction with older adults. That is, if nurses reflect on their interaction process from their own perspective, understand this process from older adults’ perspective, and integrate their understanding with theoretical and clinical knowledge, it is hoped to achieve the therapeutic interaction with older adults and meet their health needs. However, there is still a huge gap in literature to support the importance of the therapeutic interaction with older adults. While further empirical research is needed to understand deeply all contextual factors that influence the interaction between nurses and older adults, continuing education for nurses to interact effectively with their older patients is also needed.
Abstract: This paper aimed to shed the light on and discussed briefly the interaction process between nurses and older adults from three different perspectives: theoretical perspective, nurses’ perspective, and patients’ perspective. It has been concluded that nurses have to deeply understand the complexity of interaction process from the different perspecti...
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Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Mauritius
Pravesh GUNESS,
Marie CHAN SUN
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
Pages:
32-35
Received:
5 July 2013
Published:
20 September 2013
Abstract: There is increasing concern for the rising incidence of Type 1 Diabetes mellitus worldwide. In Mauritius, there is no official data on the incidence of this disease. On the other hand, the recent creation of a two non-governmental organizations in less than five years to support patients calls for a situational analysis of the disease. Therefore, this research work has been designed with the aim to appraise the epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes mellitus in Mauritius. Epidemiological data of all Type 1 diabetic patients 14 years of age was collected by means of a questionnaire comprising mainly of closed ended questions. This questionnaire was subject to a prior pilot study. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the local health authority. The age-standardized average incidence, for the period under scrutiny, was 4.94/100000/year. In boys and girls, it is 4.59 and 6.63/100000/year respectively. Referring to age of onset, it was observed that in male patients, the highest peak was observed at the age of 7 and 12 years whereas in female cases, the highest peak was observed at the age of 10 years. The median age at diagnosis for male and female patients was 8.02 and 10.0 years respectively. Being given the high incidence of T1D in Mauritius and the global rising trend, the surveillance of this disease needs to be addressed.
Abstract: There is increasing concern for the rising incidence of Type 1 Diabetes mellitus worldwide. In Mauritius, there is no official data on the incidence of this disease. On the other hand, the recent creation of a two non-governmental organizations in less than five years to support patients calls for a situational analysis of the disease. Therefore, t...
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