Educational Program Using Robots for Preventing Cognitive Decline of Elderly Persons

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumiko Nakamura ◽  
Yukie Majima ◽  
Nobuhiro Sakata ◽  
Seiko Masuda ◽  
Kotoka Murashima
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Demonstration Experiment ◽  
Future Direction

An expected surge of dementia patients in Japan indicates a pressing need to establish countermeasures. As described herein, by developing an educational program for elderly people using robots, we performed a demonstration experiment. Results revealed that involvement of elderly people with robots enhances their enjoyment, indicating a future direction of cognitive decline prevention education for elderly people.

scholarly journals Risk of malnutrition and associated factors in institutionalized elderly persons

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 711-717
Author(s):  
Cássia Cassol Damo ◽  
Marlene Doring ◽  
Ana Luisa Sant’Anna Alves ◽  
Marilene Rodrigues Portella
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly

Abstract Objective : to evaluate the risk of malnutrition and associated factors in institutionalized elderly persons. Method : a cross-sectional study was carried out with elderly persons living in long-term care facilities in the municipal regions of Passo Fundo (Rio Grande do Sul) and Carazinho (Rio Grande do Sul) in 2017. A standardized, pre-codified questionnaire with sociodemographic variables was used, along with anthropometric data and the Mini Nutritional Assessment. Cognitive decline and non-intentional weight loss were also evaluated. The qualitative variables were presented in terms of univariate frequencies and the quantitative variables were described through measures of central tendency and dispersion. In order to verify the association between the categorical variables, the Pearson’s correlation coefficient, Chi-Squared test and the Fisher Exact test were applied, and in the crude and adjusted analysis the Poisson regression was used with robust variance. The level of significance was 5%. Results : a total of 399 elderly people were included, of whom 69.9% were female, 54.5% were aged 80 years or older and 88.4% were white. Of these elderly people, 61.7% lived in non-profit facilities. In the evaluation of nutritional status, 26.6% of the elderly were found to be malnourished, 48.1% were at risk of malnutrition and 25.3% had normal nutritional status. The highest prevalence ratio of at risk of malnutrition/malnutrition was with cognitive decline and unintentional weight loss (p<0.001). Conclusion : through the results, identifying nutritional status and the characteristics associated with the risk of malnutrition contribute to effective evaluation and nutritional monitoring, assisting in the prevention of diseases related to this condition.

Mourning and Reminiscence: Parallel Psychotherapeutic Processes for Elderly People

1989 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda L. Viney ◽  
Yvonne N. Benjamin ◽  
Carol Preston
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Processes ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
The Relationship

Mourning and reminiscence are therapeutic processes common in therapeutic work with the elderly. However, a theoretical explanation of why they are effective has been lacking. Personal construct theory accounts for both in terms of the search of elderly persons for validation of their construct systems. In this article, this explanation of the parallel psychotherapeutic processes is explored, together with relevant information from the literature on mourning and reminiscence. Therapeutic case studies illustrate the characteristics of the two processes and the relationship between them.

Including Social Factors in the Analysis of Reminiscence in Elderly Individuals

1993 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Lamme ◽  
Jan Baars
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Normal Development ◽  
Life Course Theory ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Cultural Relativity

Developmental psychologists have studied reminiscence in elderly individuals using widely varied conceptions of adult development. Determinist psychologists conceived of reminiscent behavior in elderly individuals as constituting the last phase in normal development. Contextualist psychologists have pointed to the historical and cultural relativity of adult development, and highlighted the variation in elderly persons with respect to reminiscent behavior. However, they do not fully acknowledge the role the environment plays in establishing reminiscent behavior in elderly people. Therefore, sociological life course theory should be included in the analyses and interpretation of this behavior.

Hypothermia and Energy Conservation: A Tradeoff for Elderly Persons?

1989 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Macey
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Accidental Hypothermia ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Residential Energy ◽  
Conservation Measure ◽  
Measure Methods

For many elderly people, residential energy conservation options are often limited to little or no cost measures such as reducing their winter nighttime thermostat setting. As a result, conflicts can arise between the need to preserve health and the necessity to conserve energy. Under these circumstances, accidental hypothermia is an important and growing concern. This study examines the association between concern for health and the adoption by elderly persons of a lowered winter nighttime thermostat setting. Evidence from two surveys of elderly respondents who maintain separate owner-occupied residences shows that health and thermal comfort concerns are the major reasons for nonadoption of this energy conservation measure. Methods are presented for increasing energy conservation while maintaining a healthful home environment.

scholarly journals A novel telerehabilitation with educational program for caregivers using telelecture is a feasible procedure for fall prevention in elderly people – A pilot study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Moriichi ◽  
Mikihiro Fujiya ◽  
Takanori Ro ◽  
Tetsuo Ota ◽  
Hitomi Nishimiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Telemedicine System ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Clinical Trials Registry

Abstract Background: The importance of fall prevention rehabilitations has been well recognized. Recently, telerehabilitation was developed, however, there have been no reports on the use of telerehabilitation with direct support from specialists for fall prevention among the elderly. We herein reported telerehabilitation by carers educated by our novel educational program.Methods: Nine elderly people in two nursing homes were enrolled using our original criteria. Carers are educated with our educational program using telelecture system. Telerehabilitation was performed by carers following the instruction from rehabilitation specialists in Asahikawa Medical University using the telemedicine system every 2-4 weeks for three months. Carers were assessed with our original questionnaire before and after the telelecture. Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up & Go test (TUG test), Hand-held dynamometer (HHD) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were assessed before and after telerehabilitation.Results: The average number of times to perform telerehabilitation in all institutes was 4.7. Levels of understanding of carers were significantly increased after the telelecture. No adverse event occurred during the study period. Median BBSs before and three months after telerehabilitation were 43 and 49, respectively. Those of TUG test, right and left HHD and MMSE were 17.89 and 18.53, 7.95 and 11.55, 9.85 and 13.20, and 16 and 19, respectively. All results were improved after telerehabilitation.Conclusions: Our telerehabilitation program exhibited significant effects in elderly people as well as levels of understanding rehabilitation of caregivers in the facilities for the elderly people safely.Trial registration: University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry（UMIN-CTR）UMIN000041439, August 17th, 2020

scholarly journals The Effect of Working Memory Rehabilitation on Visual Memory and Memory Span

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansour Mahmoudi Aghdam ◽  
Esmaeil Soleimani ◽  
Ali Issa Zadegan
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Cognitive Aging ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Memory Span ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Memory Rehabilitation ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Age-related cognitive decline or cognitive aging is largely the result of structural and functional decline in specific areas of the brain, but lifestyle also contributes to this cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of working memory rehabilitation on visual memory and memory span in ageing. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design and a control group. The study population included all elderly people who lived in Bukan Nursing Home from April to July 2019 (N = 120). Among these individuals, 30 elderly people were selected by convenience sampling method and then randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (two groups of 15 people). Kim Karad Visual Memory Test and Wechsler Memory Span Test were taken from the groups in pretest. The working memory rehabilitation was performed in 18 sessions (each sessions 60-minute) and after which the test was performed again. The data were analyzed by multivariate covariance test according to its assumptions. Results: The results showed that after the rehabilitation of working memory, in the experimental group, the mean of short, medium and long components of visual memory were 12.00, 10.8 and 12.33, respectively, and the direct and inverse of memory span were 11.66 and 9.66, respectively. In the control group, the average of short, medium and long components of visual memory is 7.00, 6.70 and 9.00, respectively, and direct and inverse of memory span is 8.33 and 6.46, respectively. The difference in the mean scores between the two groups in the components of visual memory and memory span after the intervention was significant (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The results showed that working memory rehabilitation can improve visual memory and memory span, and it is recommended that this rehabilitation method be used to improve the cognitive functions of the elderly.

FEATURES OF PERICARDIAL DISEASES IN ELDERLY PERSONS (LITERATURE REVIEW)

2021 ◽  
pp. 245-250
Author(s):  
Н.Ю. Шимохина ◽  
М.М. Петрова
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Malignant Neoplasms ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Pericardial Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Drugs ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology

В рекомендациях Европейского общества кардиологов (ESC), выпущенных в 2015 г., представлены ограниченные данные о ведении пожилых пациентов с перикардитом. У лиц пожилого возраста высока вероятность наличия таких факторов риска перикардита, как злокачественные новообразования или почечная недостаточность. Трудности диагностики заболеваний перикарда могут возникнуть в группе пожилых пациентов с сопутствующей ИБС и развитием острого инфаркта миокарда. В терапии перикардита у пожилых пациентов в первую очередь используют нестероидные противовоспалительные препараты, предпочтительно аспирин. Лицам пожилого возраста не рекомендован прием индометацина. Сложности медикаментозного лечения могут быть связаны с полипрагмазией и когнитивными нарушениями у пожилых пациентов с коморбидными заболеваниями. Прогноз в группе пациентов старше 60 лет, перенесших перикардит, менее благоприятен в сравнении с более молодыми лицами. The recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), released in 2015, provide limited data on the management of elderly patients with pericarditis. Elderly people are more likely to have pericarditis risk factors such as malignant neoplasms or renal failure. Difficulties in diagnosing pericardial diseases may occur in a group of elderly patients with concomitant coronary heart disease and the development of acute myocardial infarction. In the treatment of pericarditis in elderly patients, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, preferably aspirin, are primarily used. Elderly people are not recommended taking indomethacin. Difficulties of drug treatment may be associated with polypharmacy and cognitive impairment in elderly patients with comorbid diseases. The prognosis in the group of patients older than 60 who have undergone pericarditis is less favorable in comparison with younger persons.

scholarly journals Scientific production on housing for autonomous elderly persons: an integrative literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 713-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta de Miranda Henriques Freire ◽  
Nivaldo Carneiro Junior
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Housing Policies ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Housing For The Elderly

Abstract Objective: To analyze Brazilian scientific production on housing for autonomous elderly persons. Method: A descriptive, analytical integrative review type study was carried out. The following guiding question was defined: what is the Brazilian scientific production relating to housing for autonomous elderly persons in indexed on-line periodicals from 2000 to 2015? Results: Thirty-three articles were identified in total, of which only 13 met the inclusion criterion. Using the Content Analysis technique, the following categories were formed: Modalities of housing for the elderly; Public housing policies for the elderly and Housing and quality of life. Conclusion: Most of the studies discussed types of housing for the elderly, falling into the category "Modalities of housing for the elderly", and identifying a tendency towards one-person dwellings. In relation to the category "Public housing policies for the elderly", the articles reflected on the rights and the guarantees of the elderly in relation to a suitable home. The "Housing and quality of life" category aimed to compare the quality of life of elderly people living alone or with a partner, as well as their perception of exclusive condominium developments for this population. There is a need for research on the issue in question, since there is an increase in the number of elderly people without housing, making it necessary for the state to meet this demand.

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