scholarly journals Effects of Exercise Programs to Prevent Decline in Health-Related Quality of Life in Highly Deconditioned Institutionalized Elderly Persons

2010 ◽  
Vol 170 (2) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnaud Dechamps
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Exercise Programs ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Prosthetic Status among Institutionalized Elderly from the Bucharest Area: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6663
Author(s):  
Laura Iosif ◽  
Cristina Teodora Preoteasa ◽  
Elena Preoteasa ◽  
Ana Ispas ◽  
Radu Ilinca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Prosthetic Status ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the study was to assess the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of elderly in care homes, one of Romania’s most vulnerable social categories, to correlate it to sociodemographic, oral health parameters, and prosthodontic status. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was performed on 58 geriatrics divided into 3 age groups, who were clinically examined and answered the oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire. Very high rates of complete edentulism in the oldest-old subgroup (bimaxillary in 64.3%; mandibular in 64.3%; maxillary in 85.7%), and alarming frequencies in the other subgroups (middle-old and youngest-old), statistically significant differences between age groups being determined. The OHIP-14 mean score was 14.5. Although not statistically significant, females had higher OHIP-14 scores, also middle-old with single maxillary arch, single mandibular arch, and bimaxillary complete edentulism, whether they wore dentures or not, but especially those without dental prosthetic treatment in the maxilla. A worse OHRQoL was also observed in wearers of bimaxillary complete dentures, in correlation with periodontal disease-related edentulism, in those with tertiary education degree, and those who came from rural areas. There were no statistically significant correlations of OHRQoL with age, total number of edentulous spaces or edentulous spaces with no prosthetic treatment. In conclusion, despite poor oral health and prosthetic status of the institutionalized elderly around Bucharest, the impact on their wellbeing is comparatively moderate.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Physically Active Elderly in Community Exercise Programs in Catalonia: Comparative Analysis with Sedentary People

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Fortuño-Godes ◽  
Myriam Guerra-Balic ◽  
Josep Cabedo-Sanromà
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Exercise Programs ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Common Items ◽  
Sedentary Subjects

Objective. To evaluate Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), medication used, and Stock of Health Capital (SHC) in physically active elderly participants in Community Exercise Programs (CEPs) compared to a sedentary group.Methods. EuroQol standardized instrument was completed by physically active elderly (n= 2,185) who participated in CEPs. Common items were compared to HRQoL data of 1,874 sedentary elderly people, taken from the Catalan Health Survey 2006 (CHS’06). Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) outcomes and medication used were assessed through parametric statistics. Dimensions of health conditions were compared, between sedentary people and physically active elderly participants in CEPs. SHC results were obtained combining the EuroQol scores and Life Expectancy (LE) values. An economic value of €34,858.70 was assigned to these years of LE.Results. Physically active subjects had better HRQoL values (75.36 in males and 70.71 in females) than CHS’06 sedentary subjects (58.35 in males and 50.59 in females). Medication used was different between physically active subjects (1.89 in males and 2.87 in females) and CHS’06 sedentary subjects (4.34 in males and 4.21 in females). SHC data for physically active elderly (€465,988.31/QALY in males and €522,550.31/QALY in females) were higher than for CHS’06 sedentary subjects (€363,689.33/QALY in males and €346,615.91/QALY in females).

Health-related quality of life and socioeconomic status of imprisoned middle-age and elderly persons

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
Kirill Kosilov ◽  
Irina Kuzina ◽  
Liliya Kosilova ◽  
Yuliya Gainullina ◽  
Vladimir Kuznetsov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Oral health-related quality of life of institutionalized elderly in Serbia

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 402-409
Author(s):  
Milos Petrovic ◽  
Ivica Stancic ◽  
Aleksandra Popovac ◽  
Miroslav Vasovic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
General Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Serbian Version

Background/Aim. Elderly residents in nursing homes have a great risk of periodontal and tooth diseases. Improving oral health can also improve residents? general health and quality of life. The objective of our study was to investigate oral health related quality of life of institutionalized elderly in Serbia using Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Methods. The Serbian version of the GOHAI questionnaire was developed in accordance with the recommended backward- forward method. A total of 301 participants completed the Serbian version of the GOHAI questionnaire. The questionnaire sought information about sociodemographic characteristics and self-reported perception of general and oral health. Clinical examination included assessment of periodontal and dental status. Reliability, internal consistency, and concurrent and convergent validity of GOHAI scores were examined. Results. There were 197 female and 104 male participants with the average age of 78.6 (SD ? 7.8) and average time spent in nursing home 4.9 (SD ? 4.7) years. The average score of the GOHAI was 48.4 (SD ? 8.4). Low GOHAI scores were associated with perceptions of poor oral and general health. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the Serbian version of GOHAI was 0.79. This instrument showed a high level of internal consistency and homogeneity between questions. The respondents who perceived that they needed dental treatment at the time had significantly lower GOHAI scores. A total of 48.5% of the participants reported ?always? having difficulties when chewing. On the other hand, a small number of participants (0.3%) used medications ?always? to relieve dental pain. Conclusion. The Serbian version of the GOHAI showed acceptable reliability and validity. The GOHAI final score was considered low, indicating low oral health self-perception by the institutionalized elderly in Serbia.

scholarly journals Physical and psychological states interfere with health-related quality of life of institutionalized elderly: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilky Pollansky Silva e Farias ◽  
Luiza de Almeida Souto Montenegro ◽  
Rayssa Lucena Wanderley ◽  
Jannerson Cesar Xavier de Pontes ◽  
Antonio Carlos Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Nursing home elders experience many problems that may influence their quality of life, in example of cognitive, mental, nutritional and physical disabilities. Concerning about elders’ wellbeing may help them living with dignity. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of institutionalized elders in a capital city of Brazilian Northeast. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 125 institutionalized elders living in the metropolitan region of João Pessoa (Brazil). The following variables were tested regarding their association with the elders’ HRQoL: Socio-demographic characteristics; Performance of daily-living activities, Frailty status, Cognitive status, Nutritional status, Self-perception of oral health and Depression status. Hierarchical multiple Poisson loglinear and binary logistic regressions analyses were performed in order to assess the impact of each independent variable on HRQoL, considering a significance level of 5%. Results The median of HRQoL of institutionalized elders was 64. Multivariate regression models showed that retirement, frailty and depression were statistically associated with poor HRQoL (p < 0.05). Not-frail elderly and less depressed were more likely to present higher HRQoL scores. Conclusions Lower HRQoL of institutionalized elderly is associated with decline of physical and psychological states. Institutions should be advised to plan and implement actions that would improve the HRQoL of institutionalized elderly.

scholarly journals Investigating dose–response effects of multimodal exercise programs on health-related quality of life in older adults

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 209-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navin Kaushal ◽  
Francis Langlois ◽  
Laurence Desjardins-Crépeau ◽  
Martin S. Hagger ◽  
Louis Bherer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Exercise Programs ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals A Multicomponent Exercise Programʼs Effects on Health-Related Quality of Life of Institutionalized Elderly

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Justine ◽  
Tengku Aizan Hamid ◽  
Tengku Fadilah Tengku Kamalden ◽  
Zaiton Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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