...Hamdy Abdullah; Nik Hazimi Mohammed Foziah; Muhammad Khalid Shahid; Noor Fadzlina Mohd Fadhil; Abdul Hafaz Ngah; Ahmad Monir Abdullah Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a Maqasid Shariah-based Empowerment Index (MSEI) for elderly care institutions to respond to an urgent need...

... that arise from them are important areas that need to be discussed to resolve the problem of elderly care. However, these issues have yet to be taken seriously. Clearly, intergenerational relationships and good emotional and social support may contribute substantially to address the problem of elderly care...

...Ali Kazemi; Petri J. Kajonius Purpose – User-oriented care, defined as individualized assisting behaviors, is the dominant approach within elderly care today. Yet, there is little known about its conceptual structure. This paper proposes that user-oriented care has a bi-partite structure which...

... of continuity in the process of caring is important for men to help them find the strength to continue as caregivers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Elderly care Informal care Male Narratives Spouse caregivers The hard thing is the changes The importance of continuity for older men...

... qualitative interviews with 47 healthcare professionals working with stroke and elderly care patients, which sought their views of the meaning and uses of quality of life. Most defined quality of life in terms of happiness/life satisfaction. Poor health and disability were assumed to reduce quality of life...