The relationship between alexithymia, cognitive deterioration and chronic illness in the elderly

Purpose: This research aims to study the relationship between perception of elderly’s health and health behaviors in Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand Methods: This research was a cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was used to collect the data. This research was conducted in Nakhon Nayok province. The sample size was 270 which applied Taro Yamane's formula at a significant level 0.05. The descriptive statistics was implemented to describe the variables by presenting the frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis was applied to analyze the relationship between perception of elderly’s health and health behaviors. The statistical significance was considered to reject Hypothesis-null at < 0.05. Results: From a total of 270 people, more than 58.22% of the elderly perceived that they had moderate health conditions. Most elderly had congenital diseases (62.2%). The multiple regression analysis results showed that health status perception and health status perception when compared to their cohort related significantly to health behavior. Conclusion: The government should support the elderly on participation, trust, engagement, and cultural concern of the people in the community, which can contribute to promoting the physical, mental and social condition of the elderly.

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The Birthday-Deathday Effect: Fact or Artifact?

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/hqj2-42ef-8f26-7pnc ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 321-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John B. Wood

Keyword(s):

Heart Disease ◽

Death Rate ◽

The Elderly ◽

Large Sample ◽

Married People ◽

The Relationship

The relationship between birthday and deathday has been called an artifact due to the continuous depletion of the population with age. However, while the population decreases with age, the death rate increases. These two influences cancel each other at ages seventy-five to eighty-four. The decreasing population dominates at older ages, but the situation is reversed at younger ages. The results account for no more than one-third of the size of the large-sample effects observed among the elderly. There is still a 33 percent excess of deaths resulting from heart disease among married people ages seventy-five and older in the three-day period centered at the birthday.

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The Dual Mediating Effects of Growth mindset and Hope in the Relationship between Body Image and Successful Aging of the Elderly

Journal of Industrial Convergence ◽

10.22678/jic.2020.18.1.087 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 87-96

Author(s):

Yeoun-Kyoung Hwang ◽

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Chang-Seek Lee

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Successful Aging ◽

The Elderly ◽

Growth Mindset ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

The Relationship

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The Road More Travelled: The Differential Effects of Spatial Experience in Young and Elderly Participants

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18020709 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 709

Author(s):

Antonella Lopez ◽

Alessandro Germani ◽

Luigi Tinella ◽

Alessandro Oronzo Caffò ◽

Albert Postma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Representations ◽

Spatial Relations ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Road ◽

Socio Demographic Factors ◽

Effects Of Aging ◽

Coordinate Spatial Relations ◽

Categorical Spatial Relations ◽

The Relationship

Our spatial mental representations allow us to give refined descriptions of the environment in terms of the relative locations and distances between objects and landmarks. In this study, we investigated the effects of familiarity with the everyday environment, in terms of frequency of exploration and mode of transportation, on categorical and coordinate spatial relations, on young and elderly participants, controlling for socio-demographic factors. Participants were tested with a general anamnesis, a neuropsychological assessment, measures of explorations and the Landmark Positioning on a Map task. The results showed: (a) a modest difference in performance with categorical spatial relations; (b) a larger difference in coordinate spatial relations; (c) a significant moderating effect of age on the relationship between familiarity and spatial relations, with a stronger relation among the elderly than the young. Ceteris paribus, the role of direct experience with exploring their hometown on spatial mental representations appeared to be more important in the elderly than in the young. This advantage appears to make the elderly wiser and likely protects them from the detrimental effects of aging on spatial mental representations.

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