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P Voyer

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PubMed2005

Symptoms of psychological distress among older adults in Canadian long-term care centres.

Psychological distress can lead to negative consequences affecting the quality of life of older adults living in long-term care centres. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms of psychological distress and their associated factors among these residents. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 1999 long-term care residents aged 65 and over. Nine hundred and eleven persons (45.6%) displayed at least one symptom of psychological distress either at one time or more in the week preceding data collection, and 22.4% were identified as psychologically distressed. Multivariate analysis indicated that psychological distress was associated with disruptive behaviours and benzodiazepine use among women residents, and with insomnia in men residents. In conclusion, when clinicians screen for mental health disorders, they should take into consideration that symptoms of insomnia or disruptive behaviours may mask psychological distress.

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PubMed2000

[The challenge of interdisciplinarity].

The restructuring of health services and the shift to ambulatory care has resulted in several institutions considering the adoption of program management. This approach intensifies interdisciplinary team work, the latest care delivery method for various services. But what exactly is an interdisciplinary team? And what is the nurse's role within that team? These two questions are often asked in the literature, as well as in practice. The answers to these questions are still confusing. The inability of the nursing profession to define itself clearly in comparison with other health care professionals has negative consequences. This article presents a vision of interdisciplinarity as a means for nurses to define themselves within an interdisciplinary team.

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PubMed1999

[Pills are my responsibility].

As major users of medications, senior citizens are often in the position of having to manage a large number of these products. Health professionals recognize the extent of this problem and are taking steps to promote the safe use of drugs. In spite of this, seniors are still playing a passive role that disregards the predictive factors for drug use. With seniors' co-operation, an innovative community project was developed to increase their knowledge and influence the predictive factors for drug use. A group of eight elderly women took part in four meetings to produce a preventive pamphlet for seniors. First, these women gained an awareness of the problem. Then, they decided what information should be included in the pamphlet. Finally, they served as agents for change by handing out pamphlets in their area. Qualitative results show that the project objectives were met; that seniors were actively involved in the entire process. The project raised awareness, forged social relationships, improved participants' sense of self-worth, and fostered a positive view of health. There is every indication that, in future, more seniors should be actively included in any community effort aimed at solving problems that directly concern them.

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PubMed1991

[Medical treatment of osteoradionecrosis].

The medical treatment of radiation-induced osteitis is advocated by all, with highly variable practical modalities. In our historical series, we have noted 12 good results out of 48 patients treated. In the light of R. Dambrain's work, we have used a procedure associating two antibiotics to Calcitonin during more than two months, with encouraging results.

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