Health Status of Elderly Population in the Buea Health District, Cameroon

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agbor Nathan Emeh ◽  
Fongang Che Landis ◽  
Tambetakaw Njang Gilbert ◽  
Atongno Ashu Humphrey
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Health District

scholarly journals Health Status of Elderly Population in the Buea Health District, Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
Agbor Nathan Emeh ◽  
◽  
Fongang Landis Che ◽  
Tambetakaw Njang Gilbert ◽  
Atongno Humphrey Ashu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Health District

scholarly journals Oral health status in a group of the elderly population residing at home

Gerodontology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. e761-e767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haviye Erverdi Nazliel ◽  
Nur Hersek ◽  
Murat Ozbek ◽  
Ergun Karaagaoglu
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
At Home

Health status of the elderly population among four primitive tribes of Orissa, India: A clinico-epidemiological study

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna S. Kerketta ◽  
Gandham Bulliyya ◽  
Bontha V. Babu ◽  
Surendra S. S. Mohapatra ◽  
Rabi N. Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Epidemiological Study ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals Nutrition and Health Status of Elderly People in Bangladesh: Evidence From a Nationwide Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 39-39
Author(s):  
Malay Kanti Mridha ◽  
Md Mokbul Hossain ◽  
Md Showkat Ali Khan ◽  
Abu abdullah Mohammad Hanif ◽  
Mehedi Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Health And Nutrition

Abstract Objectives Though Bangladesh is passing through demographic, epidemiologic and nutritional transitions, national estimates on nutrition and health status of the elderly population are largely unknown. We aimed to determine the status of selected health and nutrition indicators among the elderly population in Bangladesh. Methods For the first time in Bangladesh, we included elderly population (≥60 years old females and males) as a separate population group in the national food security and nutrition surveillance round 2018–2019. We collected data on dietary diversity, nutritional status, behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases, blood pressure, and self-reported chronic diseases from 4,818 elderly people (48% female) living in 82 clusters (57 rural, 15 non-slums urban, and 10 slums) randomly selected from eight administrative division of Bangladesh. Results Majority (59% in rural, 53% in non-slum urban, and 69% in slums) of elderly people were consuming an inadequately diverse (4 or less food groups out of 10) diet. Overall, 89% of elderly people were malnourished (20%) or at risk of malnutrition (69%). The highest prevalence of malnutrition was in Mymensingh division (37%) followed by Sylhet division (27%). The prevalence of obesity was 5%, 16%, and 11%, in rural, non-slum urban, and slums, respectively. The national prevalence of smoking, smokeless tobacco consumption, physical inactivity was 18%, 52%, and 38%, respectively. There was a high burden of hypertension (49% in rural, 53% in non-slum urban, and 39% in slums). Overall, 16% of elderly people had heart diseases, 14% had chronic respiratory diseases, 3% had kidney diseases, 9% had diabetes, 8% had stroke, 0.5% had cancer and 1.4% had mental health problems. Conclusions The government of Bangladesh should design and implement health and nutrition programs among the elderly population. The regional differences in the prevalence of health and nutrition indicators should be considered while designing such programs. Funding Sources Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh

The Future of the Elderly Population Health Status: Filling a Knowledge Gap

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Atella ◽  
Federico Belotti ◽  
Daejung Kim ◽  
Dana Goldman ◽  
Tadeja Gracner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Knowledge Gap ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals The Health Status Transition and Medical Expenditure Evaluation of Elderly Population in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6907
Author(s):  
Lianjie Wang ◽  
Yao Tang ◽  
Farnaz Roshanmehr ◽  
Xiao Bai ◽  
Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Severe Disability ◽  
Medical Expenditures ◽  
Medical Expenditure ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Health Transition ◽  
Status Transition

(1) Background: Because of the rapid expansion of the aging population in China, their health status transition and future medical expenditure have received increasing attention. This paper analyzes the health transition of the elderly and how their health transition impacts medical expenditures. At the same time, feasible policy suggestions are provided to respond to the rising medical expenditure and the demand for social care. (2) Methods: The data were obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from 2011 to 2015 and analyzed using the Markov model and the Two-Part model (TPM) to forecast the size of the elderly population and their medical expenditures for the period 2020–2060. (3) Results: The study indicates that: (1) for the elderly with a mild disability, the probability of their health improvement is high; in contrast, for the elderly with a moderate or severe disability, their health deterioration is almost certain; (2) the frequency of the diagnosis and treatments of the elderly is closely related to their health status and medical expenditure; alternatively, as the health status deteriorates, the intensity of the elderly individuals’ acceptance of their diagnosis and treatment increases, and so does the medical expense; (3) the population of the elderly with mild and moderate disability demonstrates an inverted “U”-shape, which reaches a peak around 2048, whereas the elderly with severe disability show linear growth, being the target group for health care; (4) with the population increase of the elderly who have severe disability, the medical expenditure increases significantly and poses a huge threat to medical service supply. Conclusions: It is necessary to provide classified and targeted health care according to the health status of the elderly. In addition, improving the level of medical insurance, establishing a mechanism for sharing medical expenditure, and adjusting the basic demographic structure are all important policy choices.

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