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La natura della responsabilità medica: il cambio di rotta
2020
ABSTRACT A tre anni di distanza dall’ approvazione della riforma il saggio propone una riflessione sulla natura della responsabilità medica ed, in particolare, sulla tenuta del presunto cambio di rotta rispetto alla teoria del contatto sociale, alla luce di un diritto vivente divenuto ius receptum e delle sollecitazioni alternative che l’autore individua in una differente lettura della nuova normativa. Three years after the approval of the reform, the essay proposes a reflection on the nature of medical liability and, in particular, on the keeping of the presumed change of course with respect to the theory of social contact, in the light of a case law that has become ius receptum and the al…
Mental, Physical and Social Functioning in Independently Living Senior House Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults
2021
Senior houses provide social interaction and support, potentially supporting older people’s physical and mental functioning. Few studies have investigated functioning of senior house residents. The aim was to compare functioning between senior house residents and community-dwelling older adults in Finland. We compared senior house residents (n = 336, 69% women, mean age 83 years) to community-dwelling older adults (n = 1139, 56% women, mean age 74 years). Physical and mental functioning were assessed using the SF 36-Item Health Survey. Loneliness and frequency of social contacts were self-reported. The analyses were adjusted for age, socioeconomic factors and diseases. Physical functioning …