https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/11627 2026-04-17T19:00:26Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/121835 Title: All children are our children : practitioners’ perceptions of the role of counsellors’ in supporting the immigrant child’s acculturation Abstract: This study aimed at exploring how counsellors’ and other helping professionals’ perceive the role of counselling in supporting the acculuration of immigrant children and adolescents. Eleven open-ended semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven helping professionals. The data was then recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach. A total of five super-ordinate themes emerged from the analysis of the data, specifically: the challenges of acculuration; understanding acculturation; systems of acculturation; the counsellor as professional and person; and the role of the counsellor in acculuration. The findings clearly suggest that counselling is beneficial for acculturating immigrant children and adolescents. Description: M.A.TRANSCULTURAL COUNSELLING 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/76786 Title: The oral health and oral health-related quality of life status in state institutionalised older adults in Malta Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to develop a reliable and valid Maltese version of 3 internationally-reliable and valid oral health related quality of life (OHQoL) questionnaires to determine the oral health status and oral health related quality of life of older adults. METHODS: The items of the 3 questionnaires (OHIP-14, GOHAI and Denture Satisfaction) were translated into Maltese and back translated into English to prepare with the original version. Specific sampling of a population well versed in Maltese and English was carried out to obtain a sample of respondents for each questionnaire (OHIP-14 n=54, GO HAI n=51, Denture Satisfaction n=51 ). Data was gathered through self-administered questionnaires, administering first the English version, followed by the Maltese version one week later. A random sample of 278 older adults with an average age of 83.5 years± 6.5 years from 9 state institutions participated in the study. Participants were both clinically examined and answered a questionnaire for socio-demographic, medical and OHQoL data. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha for all the three questionnaires was high (>0.7) indicating satisfactory test-retest reliability of the instruments. Description: M.GER 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/76755 Title: Health related quality of life of older prisoners in Nigerian prisons Abstract: Background The problem of ageing is not restricted to the free society; the prisons are beginning to see more inmates reaching their fifth decades and above. The reasons for the changes may differ, harsher sentencing and slow judicial processes may account for these changes in the prisons. Methods The study was a quantitative cross-sectional descriptive study, involving the use of a structured questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) and a semi-structured questionnaire that covered socio demographic data. Using the convenience sampling technique, the face-to-face interview was conducted in the clinic of the prison with a sample size of 96 inmates that were 50 years and above. Results Older male inmates formed 99% of the sample, with an average age of 52.8 years. Over 70% were married and most of them were between 50-54 years. Educational was found to be significantly related to their health related quality of life. The domains of mobility, self-care, usual activities and pain/discomfort were statistically significant on the EQ-5D-5L health related quality of life questionnaire. There was also, a significant difference in the chronic diseases prevalent in the prisons among the respondents. Age was also found to be a predictor of how they perceived their health status. Conclusion All the dimensions of health related quality of life except anxiety and depression were statistically significant. Health related quality of life of older prisoners is affected by, educational level, chronic disease conditions such as arthritis, memory deficits and cardiovascular conditions. Most of them were incarcerated because of violent crimes. Description: M.GER. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/76320 Title: Health-related quality of life of post-stroke older patients Abstract: Background: In UAE, there is a huge predicted increase in the incidence of heart attacks and strokes as a result of high increase in the cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, hypertension, poor physical activity, lifestyle and diabetes. Although, the government and the private are investing billions of dollars in the health care sectors, there are very few stroke units and rehabilitation centers in the country. The life expectancy and the number of older persons in the country is increasing. With decrease in stroke mortality tales, more individuals are likely to live with their residual impairments and disabilities Many health and social services for the older persons his been initiated. With very few researchers being conducted, the issues associated both with stroke and with the older persons in the UAE are obscure and difficult to understand. Description: M.GER. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z