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Over the past 30 years, there has been a plentitude of research into the health benefits of humor and laughter for healthy, sick, or depressed adults and children as well as for senior citizens. Medical research supports our human instinct that people who smile and laugh are happy, whereas those who are inexpressive are usually not happy. Research shows that humor stimulus results in mirth, which elicits a primarily emotional response with psychological effects, and laughter, which elicits a physical response with physiological effects. The many physiological benefits of laughter in older adults have been clearly demonstrated. Yet much of the medical research is based on experiments using funny videos and cartoons for humor sessions. I argue that "clowning around" with elderly people brings greater benefits than laughter alone. These benefits are clearly evident, though they may not be scientifically measurable: When the game is rooted in the patient's own imagination, thereby giving agency to a powerless individual, it is many times more personal and transformative. In this article, I focus on my experiences with older adults while working with Clowns Without Borders and Risaterapia as well as on my own relationship with my grandfather. I provide a framework for why humanitarian clowning and the principles behind it can be incredibly well suited for working with the elderly.

Master i universell utforming for IKT ; The research objective is about the investigation of the usability of the user interface to provide a usable voting interface for the elderly people so that they can be a part of inclusive democratic society. The usability of the interface is researched based on the 10 Usability Heuristics of the User Interface Design by Nielsen Norman Group. The Usability testing was carried out with 4 participants using three prototypes under the 'within subject design' research design to diagnose the usability of the prototype. To find the user satisfaction and additional information regarding the prototype, a post-test session interview was conducted. The data collected through usability testing and interview was analyzed via Content analysis. It is agreed that without the acceptance of the people the electronic voting cannot be implemented. It can be agreed to some extent with the previous study that usability heuristics like Visibility of the system status, Match between the system and the real world, Consistency and industry convention of design, User control and freedom, Minimalistic design is necessary feature that contribute to usability of the system which was included in their study. The analysis of this research showed some mixed results but promising with some usability issues. Though the prototype was not completely able to meet the participant's needs in terms of usability. Still, the result from usability testing and post usability interviews can be used to design the interface completely different from these and make it more usable. Since this prototype does not match any country's ballot design, designers can design the interface in their own terms and creativity considering the usability issues and requirements that we got from the result in this research. ; publishedVersion

This monograph is the third of three reports on Family Care of Elderly People in Australia. The first, published as number 23 in the Centre's Reports and Proceedings series, examined theoretical issues in family care and reported results from the first stage of a three State survey. The second, published as number 38, reported the data from the full study, with descriptive rather than analytical comment. This final report recapitulates and examines the policy issues involved in dealing with the problems and issues identified in the course of the research. Given the policy importance of the issues at stake, it was decided that, before a final monograph was prepared, a working seminar of government officers and consumer representatives would be held. This seminar which involved representatives from all Australian states was held earlier this year. The Commonwealth Minister for Health, Dr Neal Blewett made a grant available to the SWRC to assist with the costs involved. At that seminar, the findings of the study were reported and the discussion focused on the circumstances of elderly people unable to live in the community without some support and of those who provide care for them in the same household. Policies addressing these circumstances were examined from the perspective of those at the seminar. In this monograph Chris Rossiter very ably summarises the issues involved, and the theoretical underpinnings of 'community care' policies and practices, before examining the range of potential responses to the problems highlighted. Not all responses are necessarily implementable, for implementation cannot exist in a vacuum, but rather is part of a broader policy context.

This paper aims to promote a reflection and a discussion about the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) by the elderly people because this group of citizens has the serious risk of being «e-Excluded». Some initiatives of the European Union and of Portugal are presented and explained to make clear the efforts that were done and some that are still being done to promote and allow the participation of elderly people in order in the use of ICT in their daily activities: «e-Inclusion». Because elderly people constitutes and heterogeneous group this paper tries to put in evidence some of the main barriers and constraints when elderly people use ICT. However the paper also aims to present some trends for the future that may overcome the present difficulties to promote an active ageing with the help and support of technologies/ICT.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Authors Note -- 1 Beginning at the Beginning -- 2 Respecting Differences, Accepting Similarities: On Ageing and Being Old -- 3 What are Homes for? -- 4 What do Homes do? -- 5 Gatekeeping: Processes of Admission and Assessment -- 6 'If it were Your Mother, or Brother, or Father ...': Helping Individuals -- 7 Living Together: Helping People in Groups -- 8 Good Lives and Good Jobs: Bringing it All Together -- 9 Reflections: A Final Word -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

Full text in English and Spanish.ABSTRACTIntroduction: Pressure ulcer is a lesion of ischemic origin produced by prolonged pressure. This entity currently represents an important health problem.Objective: To characterize frail patients with pressure ulcer admitted to "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" Central Military Hospital in the period between January 2021 and July 2021.Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out. We worked with 105 frail elderly people. The prevalence of pressure ulcer was estimated according to the following variables: age, age group, sex, skin color, schooling, marital status, depth of the lesion, location, patient mobility and continence, presence of diseases, nutritional status, and cognitive impairment.Results: The mean age was 76.9 years. The prevalence of pressure ulcers in frail elderly people was 29.5 % (CI: 21-38.1). There was a predominance of Grade II ulcers (51.6 %; CI: 35.5-70.9) and ulcers of sacral location (38.7 %); CI: 22.6-54.8). Additionally, 86.7 % (CI: 80.5-92.3) had reduced mobility and 23.7 % (CI: 19-38.3) had urinary continence disorders. On the other hand, 61.3 % (CI: 45.2-77.4) of patients who developed pressure ulcer had poor nutrition and 51.6 % (CI: 39.3-68.5) had dementia.Conclusions: The prevalence of pressure ulcers is high in elderly patients admitted to the internal medicine ward. Its prevalence increases with decreased mobility, dementia and poor nutrition.RESUMENIntroducción: La úlcera por presión, es una lesión de origen isquémico, producida por presión prolongada. Esta entidad actualmente representa un importante problema de salud.Objetivos: Caracterizar a los pacientes frágiles con úlcera por presión ingresados en el Hospital Militar Central "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay", en el período enero de 2021-julio de 2021Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional, de corte transversal. Se trabajó con 105 adultos mayores frágiles. Se estimó la prevalencia de úlcera por presión según las variables: edad, grupo etario, sexo, color de piel, escolaridad, estado ...