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Basran, Jenny F. S.; Dal Bello-Haas, Vanina; Walker, Doreen; MacLeod, Peggy; Allen, Bev; D'Eon, Marcel; McKague, Meredith; Chopin, Nicola S.; Trinder, Krista – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2012
The University of Saskatchewan's Longitudinal Elderly Person Shadowing (LEPS) is an interprofessional senior mentors program (SMP) where teams of undergraduate students in their first year of medicine, pharmacy, and physiotherapy; 2nd year of nutrition; 3rd year nursing; and 4th year social work partner with community-dwelling older adults.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Older Adults, Semantic Differential
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McCabe, Marita P.; Davison, Tanya; Mellor, David; George, Kuruvilla – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
The current study evaluated barriers to detection of depression among older people. Focus groups were conducted with 21 professional carers, 4 nurses, 10 general practitioners, and 7 aged care managers. The results demonstrated that care for older people is primarily focused on physical care. Further, staff resources, a lack of continuity of care,…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables, Educational Gerontology