scholarly journals Clinical implications of biochemical alterations induced by hypothalamic thyrotrophin hormone in elderly people

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-248
Author(s):  
Snezana Djurica ◽  
Miroljub Petrovic ◽  
Miodrag Rajic ◽  
Mladen Davidovic ◽  
Dragoslav Milosevic
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Function Estimation ◽  
Trh Test ◽  
Thyrotrophin Releasing Hormone ◽  
Biochemical Alterations

Thyrotrophin releasing hormone (TRH) test has been done in 62 subjects (females, average age 72), in order to analyze the stimulated TSH action, to assess the immediate thyroid reserve and to make the rational parameters of the thyroid function in the elderly. It was concluded that biochemical alterations provoked by application of hypothalamic thyrothropin hormone are very complex, but important for the clinical practice, giving the possibility of assessment of the actual state of the thyroid's function. It is also concluded that the estimation of TRH stimulated TSH in 20th and 60th minute, and T3 and FT4 in 60th minute of the TRH test provides very solid and rational method of thyroid function estimation, as well as the estimation of the thyroid reserve.

scholarly journals Review and update of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Elderly People (HoNOS65+)

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 248-252
Author(s):  
Mick James ◽  
Bill Buckingham ◽  
Gary Cheung ◽  
Roderick McKay ◽  
Jon Painter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Advisory Board ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Clinician Training ◽  
Radical Revision ◽  
The Uk

Aims and methodThe Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Elderly People (HoNOS65+) has been used widely for 20 years, but has not been updated to reflect contemporary clinical practice. The Royal College of Psychiatrists convened an advisory board, with expertise from the UK, Australia and New Zealand, to propose amendments. The aim was to improve rater experience when using the HoNOS65+ glossary by removing ambiguity and inconsistency, rather than a more radical revision.ResultsViews and experience from the countries involved were used to produce a series of amendments intended to improve intra- and interrater reliability and improve validity. This update will be called HoNOS Older Adults to reflect the changing nature of the population and services provided to meet their needs. These improvements are reported verbatim, together with the original HoNOS65+ to aid comparison.Clinical implicationsFormal examination of the psychometric properties of the revised measure is needed. However, clinician training will remain crucial.Declaration of interestNone.

ife satisfaction in elderly people – A review of theoretical issues and research in Poland .

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-41
Author(s):  
Justyna Cherchowska
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Senior Citizen ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Theoretical Issues

The article is a review paper on the issue of life satisfaction in seniors. Nowadays, it is very difficult for the elderly to achieve an optimum level of life satisfaction due to the changing reality and their difficulty adapting to it, changes in their functioning resulting from the aging process, abandonment by their families, poor social and living conditions or lack of proper medical care. These factors inspire reflection on the actual state of the sense of life satisfaction in seniors. The aim of the article is to explain the concept of life satisfaction, describe the notions related to it along with similarities and differences in meaning between them, investigate and interpret contemporary theories of life satisfaction, and show the diversity of methodological approaches and relationality in conducting research on life satisfaction in seniors. The idea is also to highlight the importance of research on life satisfaction in elderly people and to develop a senior citizen policy. Data collection was based on the method of content analysis of scientific research studies in the field of social sciences.

scholarly journals Thyroid function in elderly people. Thyrotrophin releasing hormone test is useful.

BMJ ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 307 (6906) ◽  
pp. 735-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Bolo-Deoku ◽  
O A Mojiminiyi ◽  
A H Wilcox ◽  
J L Barron
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Thyrotrophin Releasing Hormone ◽  
Releasing Hormone

scholarly journals PENGELOLAAN PELAYANAN KESEHATAN DENGAN PENDEKATAN MANAJEMEN KASUS DI PANTI WERDHA BUDI LUHUR JAMBI

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Faridah Faridah
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Social Body ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Right

Case management ini one of the methods to deal with the problems that occur in the elderly. PSTW Budi Luhur jambi is a social body that cares about the elderly problem by providing health service facilities.This research is a qualitative approach. The technique used by the researcher to select the informant is purposive sampling technique, where the informant is chosen based on certain consideration and considered as the right person in giving yhe information according to the need of the informant.The result of case management reseach that is applied in PSTW Budi Luhur Jambi is very diverse starting from health problems, social problems and spirituality of  elderly people. The activities undertaken with group guidance, conseling conducted by competent and counseling  can be done by students who do clinical practice in PSTW Budi Luhur jambi with guidance officer lecturer supervisor. The case management phase ini PSTW Budi Luhur Jambi on the elderly problem start from assesment, implementation, controling, advication and termination

HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA, PENGETAHUAN, DENGAN KEAKTIFAN LANJUT USIA (Lansia) MENGIKUTI KEGIATAN POSYANDU LANSIA DI WILAYAH PUSKESMAS GADING SURABAYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
NINDY VARA MEIGIA
Keyword(s):  
Health Center ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bivariate Data ◽  
Quality Regulation ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Minimum Standards Service is basic service quality regulation that is entitled to be obtained by every citizen. Elderly people must obtain 100% health services. Various factors can lead to low visits to the elderly posyandu in the Gading Puskesmas area in 2017. Objective: to find out the relationship between family support, knowledge, and elderly activities in the elderly posyandu in Gading Surabaya puskesmas. Method: The type of research is observational analytic with a cross-sectional design. Data processing and analysis is done by univariate and bivariate. Data collection techniques by conducting simple random sampling with a sample of 94 elderly people. Location and time of research from December 2018 at the posyandu in the Gading Surabaya health center area. Results: There is a significant value of 0,000 <0,05, so it can be concluded is have a relationship with family support, knowledge of elderly with activity following the elderly posyandu at Gading Surabaya health center

Forms of physical activity of the elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-228
Author(s):  
Piotr Czarnecki ◽  
◽  
Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz ◽  
Lidia Perenc ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Key Phrases ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Physical activity is known to be an important factor influencing health throughout human life. This issue has become crucial for public health due to the aging of the population in both developed and developing countries. Aim. is to present a literature review on the forms of physical activity undertaken by the elderly, as well as on issues related to physical activity and the population aging. Material and methods. The study was prepared on the basis of a review of Polish and foreign literature. The following databases and data sources were used: EBSCO, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar. An additional source of data were the websites of the Central Statistical Office. Strictly defined key phrases were used during the collection of literature. The work has been divided into thematic subsections on the aging of the society, the impact of physical activity on health and the main topic, i.e. forms of physical activity selected by the elderly. Analysis of the literature. The number of elderly people in Polish society has increased by almost 3.7 million over three decades. Therefore, an important topic is prophylaxis aimed at increasing the number of days in good health, largely covering the broadly understood activation of the elderly. The available data indicate that only 12% of elderly people undertake physical activity once a week. The most common form of spending free time actively is walking (as many as 73% of people in this population declare this form of physical activity in one of the presented studies). Conclusion. Organized forms of physical activity are undertaken much less frequently by the analyzed age group mainly due to financial limitations and limited availability of sports infrastructure.

Status and Degree of Dysphagia in the Elderly-A Comparison Study of Long-Term Care Elderly People in an Outpatient Clinic

2003 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Komatsu ◽  
Kayoko Hirata ◽  
Idumi Mochimatsu ◽  
Kazuo Matsui ◽  
Hajime Hirose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Term Care

Complex treatment of periodontitis: patient’s reaction to the therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-100
Author(s):  
A. K. Iordanishvili ◽  
V. A. Guk ◽  
A. A. Golovko
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
Complex Treatment ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Dental Rehabilitation ◽  
Success Of Treatment

Relevance. The success of treatment of periodontal diseases directly depends on the patient’s response to the therapy, therefore, the characteristics of the person’s personal characteristics can affect both the effectiveness of treatment and the prevention of relapse of the disease.Purpose. To study the features of the internal picture of the disease in the process of complex treatment of adult patients suffering from chronic generalized periodontitis.Materials and methods. The generally accepted comprehensive treatment of chronic generalized periodontitis in 69 middle-aged and elderly men was carried out taking into account the personal response of patients Solovyov «Psychosensory-anatomical-functional maladaptation syndrome».Results. When patients were discharged from the hospital, there was a difference in the phenomena of maladaptation among the elderly and middle-aged: in middle-aged people, sufficient adaptation to the conditions of existence was determined; in elderly people, due to the existing comorbid pathology, a state of maladaptation was diagnosed, which was caused by the presence of complaints of defects in the dentition.Conclusion. In elderly people, as soon as possible after completion of treatment in a hospital, dental rehabilitation cannot be considered completed, which requires the adoption of organizational measures for their timely provision of dentures.

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