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A day in the life of a Health Care Aide: Frontline perspectives on when, where, and how information and communication technologies could be helpful
DownloadFall 2012
Background: The purpose of this focused ethnographic study was to gather a firsthand account of a day on the life of a Health Care Aide (HCA) in rural Alberta to see when, where, and how information and communication technologies (ICTs) could help support their work. Methods: Four HCAs working...
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Alberta Rating Index for Apps (ARIA): An Index to Rate the Quality of Mobile Health Applications
DownloadSpring 2020
Introduction: The number of mobile health applications (m-health apps) available to the public through online application (app) stores is rapidly increasing. In addition, the general public’s interest to use m-health apps as an adjunct to conventional health care services is increasing. However,...
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Living in the City: Exploring the everyday activities of older women residing in inner city neighbourhoods
DownloadSpring 2016
Older adults engage in activities to care for themselves, enjoy life, and contribute to society. Participation in activities is important for health, quality of life, and successful aging. Activities influence and are influenced by the environments in which they occur. Little is known about...
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Reliability and validity of the Hindi version of Falls Efficacy Scale – International (FES-I) among older adults in Alberta
DownloadSpring 2015
Background: The Falls Efficacy Scale – International (FES–I) is a questionnaire developed to measure fear of falling by assessing an individual’s confidence in performing basic and complex activities. The validity and reliability of the FES-I has been determined for various versions in different...
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Spring 2012
This study examined the usability of medication adherence technologies (MATs) to improve medication adherence among older adults. A MATs survey and a product trial were used to understand the perspectives of health care providers and older adults. The survey was distributed to health care...