Browsing Environment, Resources and Sustainability by Subject "older people"
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Older Adults Living with Cancer: Supportive Care Needs and Utilization of Peer Support Services
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-21)BACKGROUND: Cancer is primarily a disease of older adults with sixty percent of all incidences occurring in individuals 65 years and over. Coping with cancer may entail additional challenges for older adults due to ... -
Preliminary validation of a single self-report question as a screening tool for depression in older adult populations: Analyses using the Minimum Data Set Depression Rating Scale
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-24)Objectives: The primary objective of this research was to inform the criterion validity of the single self-report depression screening question in the interRAI-Contact Assessment (CA) against the validated Depression Rating ...