Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "older people"
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Older people's portrayal in the print media: implications for intergenerational relations
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2011)This study explored the perceptions of older people in a residential care facility regarding how they are portrayed in the print media and the implications of such portrayal for intergenerational relations. Twenty-one older ... -
A partial validation of the WHOQOL-OLD in a sample of older people in South Africa
(Co-action Publishing, 2015)Background: This paper describes the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL–OLD, an add–on module to" the World Health Organization s Quality of Life measure for older people in a South African sample. The WHOQOL–OLD ... -
The role of context and the interpersonal experience of loneliness among older people in a residential care facility
(Co-Action Publishing, 2012)Older people are more prone to experience loneliness when living in residential care facilities. The purpose of this study was to explore older people’s experiences of loneliness in the context of institutionalized care. ...