he or she really is a burden and deserves to be neglected.
Baer, R. A. (2003). Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: a conceptual and
empirical review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(2): 125-143.
This study focuses on the role that mindfulness can play in helping care givers to be more in the moment, present, and able to provide quality care. It demonstrates that by teaching meditation practices or techniques to care givers, problems or deficiencies in care can be reduced. Mindfulness training could be used as an appropriate intervention in elder abuse, especially if prosecution of abusers is neither wanted by the victim nor possible by the state. For criminal justice agencies… Continue Reading...
training can assist care providers in coping with stress. It corresponds with what Baer (2003) has recommended as an important clinical intervention: mindfulness training can help care providers to be more “in the moment,” self-possessed, and patient-centered so as to give the elderly patient all the care he or she needs. Geriatrics require some of the most advanced care in medicine, and without high levels of patience and mindfulness among care providers throughout the service line, these patients can feel or experience extreme sensitivity and neglect—at least from their perspective. It is important for care providers of the geriatric service line to be able to put themselves in the shoes… Continue Reading...
health literacy, public policy, urban planning and design, and clinical interventions will help prevent and mitigate the problems of obesity. Obesity prevention can also be framed from a financial standpoint, as the epidemic is excessively costly. Even when proposed interventions require initial investments, the long-term benefits will be to reduce overall health spending on a preventative problem.
This study uses the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) data, a large cohort consisting of fourteen thousand prenatal females. A longitudinal approach also helps the researcher to identify risk factors at the prenatal and perinatal stages, taking into account… Continue Reading...
