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E. Use of health services and intake of medication 1. Impact of life transitions on older mental health service users Challenges and experiences of older mental health service users As an under-represented group in existing research, the particular challenges and experiences of older mental health service users (aged 50+) are not generally well communicated or analysed. This research gives voice to this group and aims to understand how life transitions directly impact on the practicalities of maintaining service use alongside the management of a positive personal identity. More information is available at: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/older-people/impact-of-life-transitions-on-older-mentalhealth-service-users/ 2. ICT for health Exchanging innovative healthcare technologies to promote healthy ageing This project seeks to use transnational exchange around strategies for increasing both generation and implementation of innovative healthcare technologies to promote healthy ageing. For example, it seeks to promote the use of self-monitoring technologies for patients with chronic illnesses to provide better prevention of loss of independence and good health. More information is available at: www.ictforhealth.net 3. Article on diet and drug adherence among illiterate and migrant patients Providing knowledge on how to promote compliance to diet and drugs among older migrants This Italian project, information about which was published in the Journal of Diabetology in October 2010, used pictorial advice as a complement to written instructions together with a health education fact sheet for diabetic patients. This helped to simplify diet and drug advice, to accelerate consultation time and improve compliance with medication. More information is available at: http://journalofdiabetology.org/Pages/Releases/PDFFiles/ThirdIssue/SC-1-JOD-10-015.pdf 60
F. Carers 1. Danish Health and Social Services Act Providing relief for carers and for patients recovering from illness The Danish Health and Social Service Acts have clear points on rehabilitation and activation, which have broad-reaching impacts on healthy and active ageing. The Health Act ensures that the individual after a hospitalisation receives free and necessary rehabilitation services. The Social Service Act requires municipalities to offer relief for carers of a person with physical impairment or mental incapacity, and to offer rehabilitation to individuals so as to help cope with physical impairments caused by disease, which is not handled in relation to a hospitalisation – all the services are free of charge, and allow for the individual to regain abilities to take part in and contribute to society, as well as to relieve the carer. 2. Baluchon Initiative Providing relief for carers of Alzheimer patients by giving the carers a break This French project gives support to carers of Alzheimer patients by providing them with the ability to take a longer-term break from caring. Families usually prefer to care for Alzheimer sufferers at home and for as long as possible. A range of services giving carers a break, such as day-care centres or a few hours respite care, have been in existence for some years. But when carers need a few days of physical and mental rest, the only service offered is a temporary shelter, usually provided by long-term care centres, but this is a very stressful solution for Alzheimer sufferers. This provided the impetus behind the creation of the Baluchon initiative, which intended to provide the patient’s relatives with a complete break for a week or two without having to move their relative out of his or her home. A trained volunteer comes to the home to care for the patient while the family is away. The initiative originated in Canada and has spread to Europe. More information is available at: http://www.baluchonalzheimer.com/?lang=fr 3. Health Promotion for Informal Carers (Austria) Providing consultations on health promotion for carers This project provided 39 people from different professions with 160 hours of training to serve as health promotion consultants for informal carers. The 39 trained consultants installed the service in 24 districts of Austria and in seven different settings (via telephone, public talks, self-help groups, individual and group consultations and also consultations at home were possible). The project was supported by the Austrian Red Cross. More information is available at: http://www.hauskrankenpflege.at 61
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healthy and active ageing A compend
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acknowledgements Thomas Altgeld, La
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Research undertaken to develop this
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1. what is understood by ‘healthy
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Page 17 and 18: EUROCITIES EUROCITIES is a network
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