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• Physical Restraint Use within Maltese Long-Term Care Settings

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  Maria Aurora Fenech

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  41

  The holistic study looked at the locally unexplored environment, providing a platform of knowledge base and information on physical restraint use. The project secured relevant information focal to the older person residents, health care providers and policy makers within long-term care settings.

• Starting from scratch: realities of older Maltese ex-sisters

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  Marisa Cannataci

  Maria Aurora Fenech

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  45

  Statistics have revealed how not only globally but also in Malta the number of women religious has decreased. This study delved into the experiences of older ex-sisters from apostolic congregations who held simple vows, lived in the convent, subsequently leaving the congregation.

• Active Ageing Good Practices Promoting Intergenerational Communication and Understanding

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  Maria Aurora Fenech

  Edel Borg Mizzi

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  61

  Persistent negative stereotypes on the aging process and the older person are noticeable within the current youth-orientated culture. Older persons may also hold negative stereotypes about the younger generation. These undesirable typecasts co-exist because younger and older persons often have limited contact with each other. Indeed, the younger generation, only gets to engage in communication with the older person within the family unit, rarely outside their own familial structures. Similarly, older persons, residents of long-term care have limited opportunities of interacting with the younger generation.