scholarly journals Types of Aging Depending on the Mode of Life: Foreign Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.I. Reznichenko
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Environmental Press ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Aging Well ◽  
Mode Of Life ◽  
Key Issues

Aging well is one of the key issues of modern gerontopsychology, health and environmental psychology. In ecological psychology, late adulthood is considered as the most sensitive to the physical and organizational environmental settings stage in human life due to exhausted physical and social resources in the elderly and increasing environmental demands (Environmental press–competence model). The article is devoted to the modern researches of two types of aging – aging in place and institutional care, in terms of its beneficial effects on psychological health and quality of life of elderly people.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life and some associated factors among the elderly living in three communes of Ha Nam province, 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
pp. 81-89
Author(s):  
Tran Quynh Anh ◽  
Pham Thi Thu Trang ◽  
Do Vu Minh Ha
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Caring for an aging population is an emerging public health problem, and the quality of life (QoL) among the elderly is a significant concern. Our study aimed to describe the health - related quality of life (HRQoL) and factors associated with good HRQoL among the elderly in three communes of Hanam province in Vietnam. A cross - sectional design was used with a sample size of 479 participants aged 60 and above. HRQoL was measured using the SF - 36. Comparison of characteristics between those with high HRQoL and those with low HRQoL was done using Pearson chi - square tests. Results were reported using descriptive statistics and odds ratios with 95% CI (Confidence Interval). Many of the elderly had moderate HRQoL (41.3%), and elderly men were more likely to have higher QoL in terms of physical health and psychological health than elderly women. Our findings also indicated that some factors including older age, low educational level, those not living with their spouse, poor financial condition, having more than two health problems and possessing unhealthy drinking behaviors were significantly positive associated with HRQoL. Findings suggest interventions are needed to improve the quality of life among the elderly in rural areas of Vietnam.

scholarly journals Quality of institutional care and the elderly: policy issues and options.

BMJ ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 294 (6568) ◽  
pp. 384-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Day ◽  
R Klein
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Policy Issues

TREND ANALYSIS IN AGEING AND ICT RESEARCH

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Loo Yow Cherng ◽  
Nurul Hashimah Ahamed Hassain Malim ◽  
Manmeet Mahinderjit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Computational Technique ◽  
Rate Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Global Ageing ◽  
Ageing Phenomenon

The population of the elderly is growing rapidly and become a major concern in twentieth- century. The impact of this global ageing phenomenon is significant to the human life in all aspect including social, political and economic of all social class. The implementation of ICT application can help to cope with this phenomenon and improve the quality of life of the elderly. This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis on the field of ageing and ICT to reveal the trend of research and technologies related in the recent years. Bibliometric information such as keywords and number of publication is extracted from the search result of online publication databases and then further analyzed using computational technique such as growth rate analysis and Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) to identify the relationship and the growth of the information extracted. The outcome is a set of terms that are grouped and ranked according to their relevance and growth in the recent year. This result can then provide a brief understanding on the trend of ageing and ICT for the researchers that wish to research on this field.

Quality of life of the elderly residents of nursing homes and patients of the Psychogeriatric Day Ward

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Magdalena Pawlaczyk ◽  
Teresa Gąsior ◽  
Michał Michalak ◽  
Andrzej Jóźwiak ◽  
Ewa Zasadzka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Average Life Span ◽  
Social Forms ◽  
Environment Domain

Introduction. Due to the prolonged average life span and constantly increasing number of the elderly, research of this population’s quality of life (QoL) is being conducted to assess the spheres requiring improvement. Aim. To assess and compare the life quality in different domains between residents of nursing homes (NH) and patients of the Psychogeriatric Day Ward (PDW).Material and Methods. The study encompassed 68 PDW patients and 62 NH residents. The WHOQOL‑BREF questionnaire and a structured interview concerning diseases, different forms of support and activities preferred were used. Results. Women predominated among the subjects (83%). The elderly aged 75–90 constituted the majority (64.62%). The average assessment of QoL in the whole group amounted to 3.6 points. No significant differences in the assessment of QoL satisfaction and one’s own health satisfaction were observed between PDW patients and NH residents. The participants of both groups assessed the highest QoL in the environment domain and the lowest in the social relationships domain. A relationship between higher QoL in the physical health domain and participation in social forms of spending free time was observed. Relationships between QoL in particular domains and age, marital status and length of stay in NH were found.Conclusions. Elderly people’s QoL, similarly to their satisfaction with health, were on an average level regardless of the institutional care. The QoL remains in a significant relationship with health. The changing needs of the elderly should be the basis for creating an individual plan of professional support.

scholarly journals Survival with Technology: Elderly Teachers’ Perspective Towards Emergency Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-114
Author(s):  
Faramarz Samifanni ◽  
Rose Leslie R Gumanit
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Cost Implications

This study analyzed the content of YouTube news clips on elderly teachers concerning emergency online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using traditional content analysis, the included news videos were transcribed, interview segments were translated and familiarized, dominant words were identified, data were coded, categorized, and themed. Four dominant words were highlighted: online, students, teachers, and pandemic. Three themes on technical challenges and support needs, health issues, and resilience emerged in the analysis. Results show that elderly teachers are persistent to adapt to emergency online learning despite the struggles they are facing. The analysis also highlights the negative effects of the sudden shift to emergency online learning on the physical and psychological health of elderly teachers. Furthermore, the elderly teachers, are ensuring students’ access to education even at their own cost. Implications to the country’s quality of education and suggestions of providing better technical and psychological health support to elderly teachers were presented.

scholarly journals Content of selected vitamins in menus from a social welfare home

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Marzena Zołoteńka-Synowiec ◽  
Beata Całyniuk ◽  
Ewa Malczyk ◽  
Aleksandra Zgraja ◽  
Marta Misiarz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Mean Values

Background: Psychological old age is considered a developmental process in which there is a juxtaposition of profit and loss. Developmental changes are multi-faceted and include biological, psychological and social spheres. The quality of human life diminishes as mobility lessens, and this compromises self-perception. The biological changes of old age are retroactive. Poor nutritional status and other negative behaviors like addictions contribute to the physiological regression of aging. Interest in nutrition amongst the elderly is heightened because of the aging population in Poland and internationally. There is also interest in the application of proper nutrition to prevent diseases in this age group. Proper nutrition is one of the main factors determining ideal human function and positively affects the natural processes within it. Analysis of food composition gives the opportunity to eliminate nutritional errors, which in turn contributes to improving the quality of life and delaying the aging process in the examined age group. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the content of selected vitamins in 10 seasonal menus applied at a Social Welfare Home. Material and methods: This study included 40 decade menus, prepared over four seasons of a year for the residents of a Social Welfare Home. The vitamin content of the meals was assessed quantitatively using the computer program, Diet 5. The selected vitamins were those considered most essential to the elderly diet because of the common appearance of their deficiencies. Taking into consideration physical activity of the elderly (1,4 physical activity level ) and utilizing the norms developed by the Food and Nutrition Institute, the average norms of the analyzed nutrients were calculated for people over 60 years of age. For this purpose the formula (K+M)/2 was used, where K is the norm for women and M is the norm for men. The results obtained were compared with the calculated mean values of the norm for elderly at the level of the estimated average requirements (EAR). The results were analyzed statistically giving the mean value (X) and the median. The calculations were performed using Microsoft Excel. Results: Deficiencies in vitamin D were found. The menu content of vitamins E and C was correct in all seasons. The amount of vitamins A, B2, B12 and PP was excessive in all the seasons. Conclusions: The evaluated menus showed errors in the supply of the assessed vitamins.

scholarly journals Impact of a program to promote health and quality of life of elderly

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Affini Borsoi Tamai ◽  
Sergio Márcio Pacheco Paschoal ◽  
Julio Litvoc ◽  
Adriana Nunes Machado ◽  
Pedro Kallas Curiati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World Health ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Physical Domain ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect on quality of life of elderly people enrolled in GAMIA – Multidisciplinary Care Group to Outpatient Elderly Subjects (Grupo de Assistência Multidisciplinar ao Idoso Ambulatorial) of the Geriatric Department, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo. Methods: Between 2000 and 2002, 83 elderly participants of GAMIA were assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-bref) at the beginning and the end of the program. Functionality was assessed by Katz and Lawton scales and sociodemographic data were obtained from medical charts. Results: Females predominated (79.5%) and overall mean age was 69.30 years. Data analysis showed a reduction in the physical domain of WHOQOL-bref (p = 0.014) and increased psychological health and environment domains (p = 0.029 and p = 0.007, respectively), detecting a trend of increase in social relationships and in general domains (p = 0.062 and p = 0.052, respectively). Conclusions: The clinical evaluation of the elderly detected previously unknown diseases and determination of the use of new drugs, which might have been the predominant factor for the deterioration of their perception in the physical domain. Improvement in psychological health and the environment can be related to psychological and social support that the elderly received from peers and professionals and the benefits of group activities, as well as the upward trend observed in social relationships and general domains. Participation in a program to promote healthy aging was effective in improving the quality of life of the elderly.

Can you fall in love with old age?

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-176
Author(s):  
Izabela Zapalska
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
A Value ◽  
Selection Of

This text addresses the perception of old age in the 21st century. The aim of the article is to draw attention to the issue of the diverse perception of aging and old age. The addressees of the article are employees of social services, NGO activists, the elderly and their caregivers, people who contribute to the environment in which the elderly live, as well as students of medical, social sciences and pedagogical fields of studies. The selection of literature for this study was not accidental, as the authors of selected works are the elite of world gerontology, andragogy, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, whose main area of scientific interest are issues related to old age and the aging process. These include: Aleksander Kamiński, Zofia Szarota, Artur Fabiś, Barbara Szatur-Jawoska, Paul Baltes and others. The article attempts to show old age as a period of heyday and living it in a dignified rather than chronological way. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages and of this period of human life are presented, as wells as recognised examples of good practice, institutional support and non-institutional support.. The text highlights some of the determinants that are characteristic for ageing and old age, such as: successful ageing, graceful ageing and quality of life. Such an approach to the problem helps to reflect more deeply on the issue raised, while helping to exclude metastereotypes and contribute to treating old age as a value. It will also make us reflect on the passage of time and on the last period of life, which does not have to fill us with fear, being scared of the unknown, a sense of helplessness, and for which we should learn and prepare throughout our life. The article also highlights two very important facts that old age cannot be confined, and its limits cannot be defined, as well as the heterogeneity of this social group, which does not allow for the development of a single model of old age, which would become a model used by the sciences dealing with this field of study. Finally, an attempt was made to answer the key question – Can you fall in love with old age?

scholarly journals Influence of Sexuality on the Health of the Elderly in Process of Dementia: Integrative Review

Aquichan ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Edison Vitório de Souza Júnior ◽  
Cristiane dos Santos Silva ◽  
Poliana Souza Lapa ◽  
Laís Emily Souza Trindade ◽  
Benedito Fernandes da Silva Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Medical Subject Headings ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Perception Of Quality

Objective: this work sought to inquire on the influence of sexuality on the health of the elderly during dementia. Materials and Methods: this was an integrative review. A careful search was conducted in nine databases; however, only five databases provided articles fulfilling the scope of the study: Medline, Lilacs, BDENF, Scopus, and Web of Science (WoS). The health science descriptors (DeCS) were adopted: “sexualidad”, “demencia” and “anciano”, and the descriptors cataloged in the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): “sexuality”, “dementia” and “aged”. After applying the inclusion criteria, eight articles were selected to comprise the study sample. Results: the practice of sexuality influences upon the health of the elderly with dementia with some beneficial effects, given that it provides, especially, better perception of quality of life and wellbeing. Nevertheless, it cannot be generalized due to methodological insufficiency evidenced in the studies found to construct this review. Conclusions: due to the limitation of studies addressing the theme and the methodological insufficiency of those included in this review, it is necessary to conduct research that shows in depth the influence of sexuality on this population, given that it can be constituted as another approach for the promotion and protection of health in the elderly with dementia.

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