scholarly journals A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Yuki Kojima ◽  
Mizuha Kojima ◽  
Kazuhiro Sakaguchi ◽  
Yutaka Sakaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Wisdom Tooth

We report a case of buccal abscess caused by an impacted wisdom tooth in an extremely elderly person with malnutrition. The patient was a 94-year-old man, who complained that he had found it hard to open his mouth and that his cheek had been swollen for the previous 2 weeks. He had a shallow oral wound caused by an improperly fitting denture; however, the wound became infected. We performed incisional drainage of the abscess under local anesthesia. The swelling disappeared and he was able to open his mouth 55 mm. The elderly have a high risk of healing failure of injuries and it has been reported that infection in a host in a compromised state is severely intractable. This elderly patient was in a compromised state because of malnutrition. Cases such as this one will increase as the elderly population increases. Dentists need to consider the quality of life of patients with a longer life expectancy and should offer patients several treatment options before their general condition deteriorates.

Emotion Identification With Smartphones to Improve the Elder Quality of Life Using Facial Recognition Techniques

2020 ◽  
pp. 178-193
Author(s):  
Sheila Bonilla ◽  
Enrique Moguel ◽  
José Garcia-Alonso ◽  
Javier Berrocal ◽  
Juan M. Murillo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Emotion Identification

The increase in the elderly population today is a fact. This group of people needs day-to-day care due to their age, and, in addition, they often have health problems. Technology can be used to mitigate these problems. However, it must be borne in mind that most of this population is currently unable to get the most out of electronic devices. To help elders benefit from these devices, systems adapted to their needs, and preferences are needed. In particular, systems that use the elders' contextual information to integrate several aspects of eldercare and adapt them to each elder would provide significant benefits. In this case, the emotions will be used to recognize to what extent an elderly person needs care at certain times of the day and to adapt surrounding IoT systems to their needs and moods. For this purpose, this chapter proposes to use smartphones as the devices that centralize contextual information of the elders, focusing on emotion recognition.

scholarly journals Dispositivo Vestível para Monitoramento de Pessoas Idosas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Mazetto Mendes ◽  
Verônica Isabela Quandt ◽  
Elisângela Aparecida Dias ◽  
Leonardo Sant’Anna Mariani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Expected Result ◽  
Medical Advances

Due to medical advances, life expectancy is getting longer andlonger. Consequently the elderly population is growing and newchallenges will be faced in the coming decades. In this context, thispaper presents the development of a monitoring system for theelderly. The system includes a wearable device to detect falls, apanic button to be activated if the user feels unwell, and a speakerthat beeps when medication is required. If the wearable deviceidentifies a fall or detects panic button activation, an alert messageis automatically sent to the mobile device of the responsible for theelderly. The expected result of this project is to efficiently monitorthe elderly and to promote the quality of life and safety for elderlyover 60 years.

scholarly journals Saúde do idoso: abordagem da literatura sobre a segurança do paciente

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (22) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gleise Gonçalves Passos Silva ◽  
Tatiana Santana Oliveira ◽  
Luiz Faustino dos Santos Maia
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Calidad De Vida

O aumento demasiado da população idosa tornou-se uma política de saúde pública, estima-se que até 2020 a perspectiva de vida alcance em torno de 75,5 anos, ou seja, a população será composta por 16,2 milhões de idosos. O objetivo é destacar a importância da atuação do enfermeiro na assistência aliada à segurança do paciente idoso. Trata-se de uma revisão da literatura de forma integrativa, nas bases de dados da SCIELO, LATINDEX, LILACS, REDALYC e sites governamentais (COFEN e COREN-SP). O aumento da população idosa é de ocorrência mundial e requer importância, todavia considera-se que a qualidade de vida pode ser alterada pelo déficit de autossuficiência, o enfermeiro assume papel importantíssimo na gerontologia atuando na promoção da qualidade de vida e possibilita um olhar diferenciado a esse grupo de pessoas. Concluímos que a atuação do enfermeiro se destaca na prevenção e assistência com qualidade, visando garantir a segurança do paciente idoso.Descritores: Segurança do Paciente, Enfermeiro, Idoso.Elderly health: approach of literature on patient safetyAbstract: The excessive increase of the elderly population has become a public health policy, it is estimated that up to 2020 the prospect of life reach around 75.5 years, ie the population will be composed by 16.2 million of the elderly. The objective is to highlight the importance of the nurse's performance in the assistance allied to the safety of the elderly patient. It is a revision of the literature in an integrative form, in the databases of SCIELO, LATINDEX, LILACS, REDALYC and government sites (COFEN and COREN-SP). The increase of the elderly population is world-wide and requires importance, but it is considered that the quality of life can be altered by the deficit of self, the nurse assumes important role in the gerontology acting in the promotion of the quality of life and It allows a different look to this group of people. We conclude that the nurse's performance stands out in the prevention and assistance with quality, aiming at ensuring the safety of the elderly patient.Descriptors: Patient Safety, Nurse, Elderly.Salud de los ancianos: enfoque de la literatura sobre la seguridad del pacienteResumen: El aumento excesivo de la población anciana se ha convertido en una política de salud pública, se estima que hasta 2020 la expectativa de vida alcanza alrededor de 75,5 años, es decir, la población estará compuesta por 16,2 millones de los ancianos. El objetivo es destacar la importancia del desempeño del enfermero en la asistencia aliada a la seguridad del paciente anciano. Se trata de una revisión de la bibliografía en forma integradora, en las bases de datos de SciELO, Latindex, LILACS, Redalyc y sitios gubernamentales (COFEN y COREN-SP). El aumento de la población de edad avanzada es mundial y requiere importancia, pero se considera que la calidad de vida puede ser alterada por el déficit de sí mismo, la enfermera asume un papel importante en la Gerontología actuando en la promoción de la calidad de vida y permite una mirada diferente a este grupo de personas. Concluimos que el desempeño de la enfermera se destaca en la prevención y asistencia con calidad, con el objetivo de garantizar la seguridad del paciente anciano.Descriptores: Seguridad del Paciente, Enfermero, Anciano.

scholarly journals A comparative study of the voice-related quality of life among Egyptian elderly with and without voice complaints

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nesreen Fathi Mahmoud ◽  
Huda Zahran ◽  
Sherif Abdelmonam
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Voice

Abstract Background This study focuses on the self-perception of the voice in the elderly as assessed by the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) questionnaire. This work aimed to compare differences in the voice-related quality of life outcomes between (1) elderly with and without voice disorders, (2) female and male elderly with voice disorders, and (3) different types of voice disorders, and to explore the correlation between the V-RQOL and perceptual analysis done by the clinician. Forty-three dysphonic and 44 non-dysphonic elderly filled out the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) protocol that analyzes the impact of dysphonia on life quality. Vocal perceptual assessment of each subject with dysphonia was made by three voice therapists, followed by a flexible nasofibrolaryngoscope. Results A significant statistical difference was found between the means of total V-RQOL scores and its subdomains for each group (dysphonic and non-dysphonic). No significant differences were found between male and female elderly with dysphonia. The statistical analysis showed a significant correlation with the vocal assessment made by the clinicians and the V-RQOL self-assessment made by the subjects. Conclusions This study provides valuable information regarding the risk factors that contribute to vocal quality in the elderly population. Our results revealed that different types of voice disorders are common among the elderly population with significant negative effects on quality of life. It was observed that the poorest score on the V-RQOL was for functional voice disorders, followed by neoplastic lesions, whereas MAPLs had the best score on the V-RQOL.

scholarly journals Monitoring Health Parameters of Elders to Support Independent Living and Improve Their Quality of Life

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 517
Author(s):  
Ilia Adami ◽  
Michalis Foukarakis ◽  
Stavroula Ntoa ◽  
Nikolaos Partarakis ◽  
Nikolaos Stefanakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Health And Well Being

Improving the well-being and quality of life of the elderly population is closely related to assisting them to effectively manage age-related conditions such as chronic illnesses and anxiety, and to maintain their independence and self-sufficiency as much as possible. This paper presents the design, architecture and implementation structure of an adaptive system for monitoring the health and well-being of the elderly. The system was designed following best practices of the Human-Centred Design approach involving representative end-users from the early stages.

Impact of Voice and Swallowing Problems in the Elderly

2008 ◽  
Vol 139 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. P50-P50
Author(s):  
Richard Turley ◽  
Seth M Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
T Test ◽  
Barriers To Treatment ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Swallowing Problems

Objective 1) Evaluate the prevalence of and quality of life impact of voice and swallowing problems in the elderly. 2) Determine treatment trends and barriers to treatment. Methods Cross-sectional study of independent living residents in 2 retirement communities. Main outcome measures include prevalence of dysphonia and dysphagia, Voice Related Quality of Life (VRQOL), 7-point Likert scale of dysphagia severity, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale, and barriers to treatment. Relationship between continuous variables were analyzed with Spearman correlation and between categorical and continuous variables with a t-test. Results 248 residents responded, with a mean age of 82.4 years. 19.8% had dysphonia, 13.7% dysphagia, and 6% both. Respondents with more severe swallowing difficulty had greater impairment on the VRQOL (p = 0.04, Spearman correlation = −0.4). Respondents with both dysphonia and dysphagia had greater depression scores than those with neither symptom (mean CES-D score 15.5 versus 9.9, p = 0.008, t-test). While 75% of respondents with dysphonia were interested in treatment, only 20.4% and 2.1% had sought treatment for dysphonia and dysphagia, respectively. Being unaware of treatment options, and viewing voice and swallowing trouble as a normal part of aging, were the two most common reasons for not seeking treatment. Conclusions Voice and swallowing problems are common in the elderly but they are not realizing potential treatment benefits. Improved health care services for voice and swallowing problems in the elderly are essential.

scholarly journals Elderly and drugs: risks and necessity of rational use

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
André de Oliveira Baldoni ◽  
Farah Maria Drumond Chequer ◽  
Elisa Raquel Anastácio Ferraz ◽  
Danielle Palma de Oliveira ◽  
Leonardo Régis Leira Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Adverse Drug Events ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Inappropriate Use ◽  
The World

In recent decades, the world has undergone a demographic transformation with a rapid growth of the elderly population, resulting in an increased demand for funds to maintain their health and drug consumption. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes occurring in the elderly can interfere directly in the adverse effects of drugs and increase the risk of intoxication. In addition, there are external factors interfering with the pharmacotherapy of the elderly, such as inappropriate use and the lack of access to information. Many therapeutic classes of drugs should be used with caution or avoided in the elderly population, such as anti-inflammatory and some anti-hypertensive drugs, diuretics and digitalis. If not managed carefully, these medicines can affect the safety and quality of life in the elderly. Thus, the aim of this review was to identify drugs that should be used with caution in elderly patients in order to avoid intoxication and/or adverse drug events.

scholarly journals Rhythm-control vs rate-control in the elderly: When to do it and which drug to prefer?

2018 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Luca Botto ◽  
Carlo Piemontese ◽  
Giovanni Russo
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
Rate Control ◽  
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Antiarrhythmic Drugs ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Rhythm Control ◽  
Abnormal Rate

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a relevant cardiovascular condition that is more prevalent in the elderly patients aged over 65 years. AF, with abnormal rate and rhythm can cause symptoms directly or indirectly by exacerbating other frequently coexisting cardiac conditions such as valvular heart disease, hypertension, ischemic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Evidence suggests that aging-related cardiovascular changes predispose to the elderly to AF. Current therapeutic options such as antiarrhythmic drugs have not been extensively evaluated in the elderly population. Emerging pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the management of AF, such as dronedarone or catheter ablation, are of particular interest in the elderly. The present paper reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and the management of AF in the elderly patient.

scholarly journals Quality of life of the elderly population during the virus Covid-19 pandemic with special reference to agriculturists

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1155-1167
Author(s):  
Pavle Radanov ◽  
Ivana Lešević ◽  
Pavle Brzaković ◽  
Dragan Pajić
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
The Republic

In the Republic of Serbia, on March 15 th , 2020 Government decided to declare a state of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the measures was a movement ban for people over 65 in urban areas and those over 70 in rural areas. This research should indicate how people over 65 in urban areas have endured this situation, especially in relation to the same population in rural areas, as well as implications of the movement ban on the quality of life of the elderly population. Special importance is given to the rural population engaged in agriculture. A tool of data collection in this research was anonymous survey. Respondents' answers were statistically processed, which led to clear conclusions about the large negative consequences for the elderly population, including the agricultural activities in rural areas. Covid-19 is still present, which opens further questions related to the quality of life of the elderly population, if necessity for similar measures recurs in the future.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document