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A C Beckingham

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PubMed1993

French-language validation of the DACL and MAACL-R.

The objective of this methodological pilot study was to make a contribution to the French-language validation of the Depressive Adjective Check List (DACL) Set 2 of Forms, E, F, G trait version (Lubin, 1981) and to that of the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL-R; Zuckerman & Lubin, 1985). The importance of the study was to validate the French-language translation of these instruments to assess nonclinical depression or dysphoria and affect in two French- and English-speaking convenience sample groups. The Check Lists were administered to 183 Canadian subjects 60 years of age and over of both sexes from rural areas in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, Canada. In order to ensure that the words chosen carried the same connotation as in the English language, a translation-retranslation technique was used. The data collected from this study suggest that the DACL Form G would be most valid to use with either language and/or site in the protocol for future studies.

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PubMed1992

Curriculum innovation for gerontological nursing in Canada: a health for all systems based approach.

This paper presents an educational model that follows the General Systems approach and illustrates the advancement of gerontological nursing education in Canada. The model's primary focus is placed on baccalaureate education, the mandate of the nursing discipline group. The paper also touches briefly on Masters and Doctoral education. Implications for use of this model in nursing education are then linked to nursing care of the elderly.

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PubMed1991

Reliability and validity of the trait form of set 2 of the Depression Adjective Check Lists with Canadian elderly.

In order to determine the suitability of the trait form of the Depression Adjective Check Lists (DACL) for use with the elderly, Forms E, F, and G and a question that required a self-rating of health were administered as part of a larger questionnaire to two groups of nonhospitalized Canadian elderly: (1) 259 subjects (120 males and 139 females) between 60 and 74 years of age; and (2) 136 subjects (50 males and 96 females) 75 to 93 years of age. The reliability of each list (overall mean alpha = .84; overall mean alternate form reliability = .84; and overall mean split-half reliability = .76) seemed to be at an adequate level. Also, the magnitude of these correlations was very similar to those found on the same instrument for a sample of college students.

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PubMed1990

The ageing family in crisis: assessment and decision-making models.

The purpose of this paper is to present a multidisciplinary model for use with elderly families in crisis and decision making. The application of systems in family assessment theory is outlined in order to understand the complexities of family assessment and decision making. A schematic family assessment and decision-making model is discussed. These models identify what the problem is, the family structure and supports, and possible interventions and evaluation. Ineffective processing strategies such as regression and premature closure are reviewed, and strategies for effective decision making are outlined.

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Primary health care in Canada: in praise of the nurse?

In Canada, as elsewhere, it has been agreed that primary health care (PHC) is needed, particularly for the underserved population. But the debate continues over which approach, what measures and who should be involved. To help find the answers, the Canadian Nurses Association presented a working paper already in 1980 to the Canadian Government recommending changes in the health system and proposing various roles that nurses could play in formulating and implementing its national primary health policy and in November this year organized a two-day PHC workshop involving representatives from provincial councils and government as well as nurses. Below, two nurses teaching at the University of Ottawa's School of Nursing give their view on what should and could be done in Canada.

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