International journal of older people nursing
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Int J Older People Nurs · Sep 2019
The context of care matters: Older people's existential loneliness from the perspective of healthcare professionals-A multiple case study.
To explore existential loneliness among older people in different healthcare contexts from the perspective of healthcare professionals. ⋯ Support for professionals must be tailored to their needs, their education levels and the context of care. Professionals need training and appropriate qualifications to address existential loneliness related to existential aspects of ageing and care.
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Int J Older People Nurs · Sep 2019
Deaths due to thermal injury from cigarette smoking in a 13-year national cohort of nursing home residents.
To examine the nature and frequency of deaths due to thermal injuries from cigarette smoking reported to Australian coroners and to examine the decisions which surround these deaths. ⋯ Nurses and aged care practitioners should endeavour to give effect to each resident's wishes while mitigating the risk of harm. The supervision requirements for cigarette smoking residents should be tailored to the needs of individual residents and staff should try to ensure that residents who require supervision receive it.