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Australian Catholic University - Brisbane Campus
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Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-09-2014
DOI: 10.1111/JAN.12256
Abstract: To examine sexual desire in older age and the use of pharmaceuticals for sexual enhancement in the context of erectile dysfunction. The ability of the older person to fulfil sexual desire has not been well supported in Western society. The paper draws on themes that emerged during a phenomenological study of sexual desire in older age. Narratives were collected between 2008-2010 from in-depth interviews with six men and two women aged 65-84 years who were part of a larger Australian study of sexual desire in older age. Emergent themes reveal that for some older people, the biomedicalization of sex can be a disappointing experience. The findings illuminate the need for nurses who are at the front line of health care, health policy makers and educators, to consider sexual desire experienced in older age in the context of sexual health and healthy ageing. This study will contribute to a growing body of knowledge about sexual desire in older age.
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 1997
DOI: 10.1071/AH970093
Abstract: Several factors occurring more or less simultaneously have led to a major change in the management of adults with cystic fibrosis at The Prince Charles Hospital,Brisbane. Less than 50 years ago, 80- per cent of infants born with cystic fibrosis did not survive the first two years of life. In Australia today, the median survival is around30 years of age, with many surviving into their fourth decade (Landau & Ryan 1991,p 4). Recent developments in the management and treatment of cystic fibrosis provide an exciting and promising foundation for further development and a changing focus in cystic fibrosis management.Increased longevity has significant implications for the management of adults with cystic fibrosis. Until recently, most people with cystic fibrosis were managed within the paediatric setting, with the expectation that life expectancy would not exceed adolescence. In reality, there has been a dramatic increase in the number transferring from children's hospitals to adult facilities, and a subsequent need to provide optimal care to a group of patients coming to terms with their own perceptions of being adolescents with a life-shortening condition.From an organisational perspective, the increased demand for resources has generated the need to consider alternative methods of providing care. Such options include home intravenous therapy, day admission, alternative accommodation and education of staff in remote health centres. Home intravenous therapy has proven to be a popular alternative to hospital treatment and has significant implications for reducing lengths of stay and occupied bed-days.Within the current focus on best practice, developing strategies for providing optimal health care in the hospital setting are paramount. A multidisciplinary team focus based on a 'partnership of care' philosophy underpinned by best practice principles describes the approach adopted by the cystic fibrosis team at The Prince Charles Hospital that has led to successful outcomes in meeting challenges inherent in the care of young adults with cystic fibrosis.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2011
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Date: 12-2010
DOI: 10.1111/J.1744-1609.2010.00188.X
Abstract: This systematic review aimed to establish best practice in relation to thickened fluids for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities. This review considered all types of studies that examined the prescription and administration of thickened fluids to people with dementia in residential aged care facilities. English-language articles published from 1995 to 2008 were sought in a comprehensive search of an extensive range of databases, online sources and unpublished literature. Two independent reviewers critically appraised each article using the relevant Joanna Briggs Institute System for the Unified Management, Assessment and Review of Information (JBI-SUMARI) instruments, then data were extracted from those articles that met the inclusion criteria. No meta-analysis was possible because of significant clinical and methodological heterogeneity, therefore results are reported narratively. From 112 papers originally identified, 14 met the inclusion criteria and formed the basis of the findings. Nine studies recommend the use of thickened fluids as a strategy to maintain adequate fluid intake for persons with dementia with dysphagia in residential aged care and four papers recommend their use for people with dementia in general. One paper reported that the use of thickened fluids was found to be acceptable to older people in the event of dementia and dysphagia. From the retrieved data, evidence-based best practices cannot be concluded. It can, however, be cautiously inferred that thickened fluids may be effective for residents with dementia if set guidelines are instituted.
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Start Date: 2017
End Date: 2017
Funder: Australian Catholic University
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