IGS 2013 Annual &amp; Scientific Meeting, Croke Park, 20–21 September

Eoin Moloney ,Steven Trawley ,Paul W O’toole ,Eibhlís M O’connor ,Suzanne Timmons ,Laura C Healy

doi:10.1007/s11845-013-0985-z

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IGS 2013 Annual & Scientific Meeting, Croke Park, 20–21 September

Highlights

Current guidelines from the American Diabetic Association (ADA) [1] recommend the use of HbA1C [48 and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) [7.0 mmol/L for the diagnosis of diabetes (T2DM) as an alternative to standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) [11.1 mmol/L
Evidence is drawn from the mixed-method Longitudinal study of Ageing in a Retirement Community, encompassing two waves of a resident survey (70 % of eligible residents [n = 122] participated in Wave 1, 63 % [n = 156] in Wave 2), interviews and focus groups with stakeholders involved in staffing, managing and designing the community, and qualitative data collected from residents
Great Northern Haven (GNH) is a demonstration housing project consisting of 16 purpose built homes, each equipped with a combination of sensor and interactive technology to support Ambient Assisted Living for older adults, promote independent living and support active and healthy ageing

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Introduction

Current guidelines from the American Diabetic Association (ADA) [1] recommend the use of HbA1C [48 and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) [7.0 mmol/L for the diagnosis of diabetes (T2DM) as an alternative to standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) [11.1 mmol/L. This research examines how individuals with Alzheimer’s disease experience PEOLC in light of the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of palliative care as: ‘‘...an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.’’ Individuals with Alzheimer’s present with a unique set of circumstances that make it difficult to assess if the individual is nearing the end of his/her life. Psychological, cognitive, and health-related metrics will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention and at two follow-up points to investigate whether an intervention of this type can be seen to have a statistically significant impact on quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing in socially isolated older adults Another area of interest to the researchers is the impact of the intervention on the peer volunteers; this will be investigated using relevant psychometric assessments post-intervention. The attitudes held by teenagers in regards to older people are reassuring, but their overall knowledge of issues affecting the elderly could benefit from improvement, especially in females and younger students

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