A Study on the Images of the Elderly and Family Conflict in Park Wan Seo’s 1990S Aging Literature – Focused on Conflict & Psychological · Sociological Aging theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 89-124
Author(s):  
Tai-sang Park
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Aging Theory

scholarly journals Sirtuin 1 and Aging Theory for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Conti ◽  
G. Corbi ◽  
V. Manzo ◽  
G. Pelaia ◽  
A. Filippelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sirtuin 1 ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Aging Theory ◽  
New Biomarkers ◽  
And Control

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory syndrome that represents an increasing health problem, especially in the elderly population. Drug therapies are symptomatic and inadequate to contrast disease progression and mortality. Thus, there is an urgent need to clarify the molecular mechanisms responsible for this condition in order to identify new biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Processes including oxidant/antioxidant, protease/antiprotease, and proliferative/antiproliferative balance and control of inflammatory response become dysfunctional during aging as well as in COPD. Recently it was suggested that Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), an antiaging molecule involved in the response to oxidative stress and chronic inflammation, is implicated in both development and progression of COPD. The present review focuses on the involvement of SIRT1 in the regulation of redox state, inflammation, and premature senescence, all crucial characteristics of COPD phenotypes. Recent evidence corroborating the statement of the “aging theory for COPD” was also discussed.

scholarly journals Matching and Coordination among Elderly Services, Aging, and Economy in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Cui ◽  
Ching-Ter Chang
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Public Project ◽  
The West ◽  
Regional Heterogeneity ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
Aging Theory ◽  
Aging Services ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
High Coordination

Under the background of China getting old before getting rich, the elderly service, as a public project, should be coordinated with the degree of aging and economic level to avoid the improper allocation of public resources. This article aims to investigate whether an insufficient or overthreshold phenomenon exists in China. Firstly, based on the “active aging theory,” the elderly service index is constructed, and then matching and coordination models are proposed to obtain coordination degrees among aging, the elderly service, and the economy. In terms of coordination, elderly service-aging is at a low level and elderly service-economic level shows an agglomeration of high in the east and low in the west, while the elderly service-aging-economic level is quite different among provinces. In provinces with high coordination (e.g., Beijing and Guangdong), the elderly services are appropriate. In comparison, in provinces with low coordination, the elderly services may either lag behind the aging degree (e.g., Sichuan) or exceed the local economic level (e.g., Shannxi). Therefore, the development of aging services should focus on coordination rather than quantification and scale. Considering the regional heterogeneity, we can formulate soft constraints allowing a lower minimum limit and greater flexibility range.

scholarly journals Can programmed aging theory adequately explain sexual dysfunction among the elderly?

SURG Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meral Mert
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Sexual Functioning ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Aging Theory ◽  
Programmed Aging

The belief is widespread that elderly individuals simply become asexual as they age. Consequently, many caregivers and healthcare practitioners implicitly ignore or downplay the sexuality and sexual needs of the elderly. Although it is true that elderly individuals commonly experience sexual dysfunction, which may include a decline in sexual desire, sexual functioning, and ability to engage in sexual activity, most desire to remain sexually active into their older age, and many in fact do. This review examines the extent to which programmed aging theory, which holds that senescence and its associated physiological decline result from genetically predetermined lifespan, can be used to explain and evaluate the development of sexual dysfunction among elderly individuals. Although programmed aging theory usefully accounts for and normalizes inevitable changes in sexual function and ability, it ignores the psychological and psychosocial aspects of aging that affect the onset and extent of sexual dysfunction. Acknowledging these aspects of aging has led to interventions which have proved helpful in maintaining and enhancing sexual activity and wellbeing among the elderly. As the population ages and average lifespans increase, it is necessary that caregivers and healthcare practitioners are equipped to help their patients understand, manage, and adapt to age-related changes in sexual desire, functioning, and wellbeing.

Cell surface changes during aging of human bladder epithelium examined by lectin probes and SEM

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 966-967
Author(s):  
J. Jacob ◽  
M.F.M. Ismail
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Pokeweed Mitogen ◽  
Asymmetric Structure ◽  
Luminal Surface ◽  
Bladder Epithelium ◽  
Aldehyde Groups ◽  
Cell Surface Changes ◽  
Phosphate Buffered Saline ◽  
Surface Changes

Ultrastructural changes have been shown to occur in the urinary bladder epithelium (urothelium) during the life span of humans. With increasing age, the luminal surface becomes more flexible and develops simple microvilli-like processes. Furthermore, the specialised asymmetric structure of the luminal plasma membrane is relatively more prominent in the young than in the elderly. The nature of the changes at the luminal surface is now explored by lectin-mediated adsorption visualised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).Samples of young adult (21-31 y old) and elderly (58-82 y old) urothelia were fixed in buffered 2% glutaraldehyde for 10 m and washed with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) containing Ca++ and Mg++ at room temperature. They were incubated overnight at 4°C in 0.1 M ammonium chloride in PBS to block any remaining aldehyde groups. The samples were then allowed to stand in PBS at 37°C for 2 h before incubation at 37°C for 30 m with lectins. The lectins used were concanavalin A (Con A), wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and pokeweed mitogen (PWM) at a concentration of 500 mg/ml in PBS at pH 7.A.

The effect of dental geriatric curricula on attitudes toward the elderly

1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 516-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Mann ◽  
TJ Bomberg ◽  
JM Holtzman ◽  
DB Berkey
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly

Pharmacology Issues Related to Dementia Syndrome of Depression in Elderly Residents of Long-Term Care Settings

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Angel L. Ball ◽  
Adina S. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Environmental Communication ◽  
Pharmacological Intervention ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Anticholinergic Medications ◽  
Inappropriate Treatment ◽  
Dementia Syndrome

Pharmacological intervention for depressive symptoms in institutionalized elderly is higher than the population average. Among the patients on such medications are those with a puzzling mix of symptoms, diagnosed as “dementia syndrome of depression,” formerly termed “pseudodementia”. Cognitive-communicative changes, potentially due to medications, complicate the diagnosis even further. This discussion paper reviews the history of the terminology of “pseudodementia,” and examines the pharmacology given as treatment for depressive symptoms in the elderly population that can affect cognition and communication. Clinicians can reduce the risk of misdiagnosis or inappropriate treatment by having an awareness of potential side effects, including decreased attention, memory, and reasoning capacities, particularly due to some anticholinergic medications. A team approach to care should include a cohesive effort directed at caution against over-medication, informed management of polypharmacology, enhancement of environmental/communication supports and quality of life, and recognizing the typical nature of some depressive signs in elderly institutionalized individuals.

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