scholarly journals Exploring Urban Spatial Features of COVID-19 Transmission in Wuhan Based on Social Media Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenghong Peng ◽  
Ru Wang ◽  
Lingbo Liu ◽  
Hao Wu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preventive Strategy ◽  
Sina Weibo ◽  
Spatial Features ◽  
Distribution Features

During the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, there was a short run of medical resources, and Sina Weibo, a social media platform in China, built a channel for novel coronavirus pneumonia patients to seek help. Based on the geo-tagging Sina Weibo data from February 3rd to 12th, 2020, this paper analyzes the spatiotemporal distribution of COVID-19 cases in the main urban area of Wuhan and explores the urban spatial features of COVID-19 transmission in Wuhan. The results show that the elderly population accounts for more than half of the total number of Weibo help seekers, and a close correlation between them has also been found in terms of spatial distribution features, which confirms that the elderly population is the group of high-risk and high-prevalence in the COVID-19 outbreak, needing more attention of public health and epidemic prevention policies. On the other hand, the early transmission of COVID-19 in Wuhan could be divide into three phrases: Scattered infection, community spread, and full-scale outbreak. This paper can help to understand the spatial transmission of COVID-19 in Wuhan, so as to propose an effective public health preventive strategy for urban space optimization.

New Directions in Health Insurance Design: Implications for Public Policy and Practice

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (S4) ◽  
pp. 60-62
Author(s):  
Karen Pollitz ◽  
Donna Imhoff ◽  
Charles Scott ◽  
Sara Rosenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Private Health Insurance ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
United States Public Health ◽  
Healthcare Spending ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Insurance System

This is a volatile time for health insurance policy. Medicare and Medicaid are in turmoil, as is the private health insurance market. Public and private health insurance costs constitute eighty percent of healthcare spending in the United States. Public health professionals depend on the insurance system to behave in ways that are responsive to public health in prevention and crisis management.Seventy-five percent of the American population, excluding the elderly, has coverage through the private health insurance system. Ninety percent of this group receives their insurance through employer-sponsored programs, and the remaining ten percent buy their own coverage. Approximately ten percent of the non-elderly population has insurance through a government program, and fifteen percent of the non-elderly population, almost forty-one million Americans, is uninsured.

scholarly journals Bakti Sosial Jantung Sehat: Pengembangan Upaya Preventif Kardiovaskuler dan Peningkatan Kualitas Hidup Lansia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Yanna Indrayana ◽  
Herpan Syafii Harahap ◽  
Dion Setiawan ◽  
Amanda Halimi
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Abdominal Circumference ◽  
Preventive Strategy ◽  
Activity Program

Cardiovascular disease is the major causes of death in the world. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are the important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus is higher in the elderly population. Promotive and preventive efforts for the occurrence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus are the important strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease in elderly population. This was a social activity program developingthe preventive strategy against cardiovascular disease and improving of the quality of life of the elderly. This activity program was attended by 66 elderly participants routinely participated in the Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Puspa Karma, Mataram. This program were consisted of counseling and healthy heart gymnasticsregularly every week for 3 months. The parameters taken in this event are height, body mass index (BMI), abdominal circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and serum fasting blood glucose (GDP) levels at the beginning and end of the programin order to assess the success of this program in reducingthe risk of suffered from cardiovascular disease. There were significant differences in the mean of body weight, BMI, abdominal circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and serum GDP levels between the the beginning and end of the programs (p<0.05). This social activity program reduced effectively the risk of cardiovascular disease in the elderly.

scholarly journals Burden of frailty in the elderly population: perspectives for a public health challenge

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanny Buckinx ◽  
Yves Rolland ◽  
Jean-Yves Reginster ◽  
Céline Ricour ◽  
Jean Petermans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Challenge ◽  
Public Health Challenge

scholarly journals Mídias sociais como recurso de educação em saúde na promoção de bem-estar da população idosa / Social media as a health education resource to promote the well-being of the elderly population

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2962-2972
Author(s):  
Cleber Queiroz Leite ◽  
Kimberlly Nava Flores ◽  
Laís Silva Sousa ◽  
Grícia Aparecida Rodrigues de Souza ◽  
Ingrid Tabosa de Mendonça ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Education Resource

Transcatheter tricuspid valve implantation with the Cardiovalve system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunsuke Aoi ◽  
Jose Wiley ◽  
Edwin Ho ◽  
Ythan Goldberg ◽  
Mei Chau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Study ◽  
Tricuspid Valve ◽  
Tricuspid Regurgitation ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Tricuspid Valve Replacement ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
The Us ◽  
Valve Implantation

Historically considered the ‘forgotten valve’, there has been increasing attention on the percutaneous transcatheter treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Prevalence of TR is high in the elderly population and prior studies have shown worse outcomes in patients with severe TR. Advances in transcatheter-based therapies have shed a new light in the treatment of TR and one such treatment option is tricuspid valve replacement with the Cardiovalve system. This device is approved as an early feasibility study in the US and also approved for clinical study in Germany, Italy and Switzerland. The Cardiovalve device is in the early stage of clinical studies and this article reviews the existing clinical data and future studies on percutaneous transcatheter treatment of severe TR.

scholarly journals Saúde do idoso: abordagem da literatura sobre a segurança do paciente

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (22) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gleise Gonçalves Passos Silva ◽  
Tatiana Santana Oliveira ◽  
Luiz Faustino dos Santos Maia
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Calidad De Vida

O aumento demasiado da população idosa tornou-se uma política de saúde pública, estima-se que até 2020 a perspectiva de vida alcance em torno de 75,5 anos, ou seja, a população será composta por 16,2 milhões de idosos. O objetivo é destacar a importância da atuação do enfermeiro na assistência aliada à segurança do paciente idoso. Trata-se de uma revisão da literatura de forma integrativa, nas bases de dados da SCIELO, LATINDEX, LILACS, REDALYC e sites governamentais (COFEN e COREN-SP). O aumento da população idosa é de ocorrência mundial e requer importância, todavia considera-se que a qualidade de vida pode ser alterada pelo déficit de autossuficiência, o enfermeiro assume papel importantíssimo na gerontologia atuando na promoção da qualidade de vida e possibilita um olhar diferenciado a esse grupo de pessoas. Concluímos que a atuação do enfermeiro se destaca na prevenção e assistência com qualidade, visando garantir a segurança do paciente idoso.Descritores: Segurança do Paciente, Enfermeiro, Idoso.Elderly health: approach of literature on patient safetyAbstract: The excessive increase of the elderly population has become a public health policy, it is estimated that up to 2020 the prospect of life reach around 75.5 years, ie the population will be composed by 16.2 million of the elderly. The objective is to highlight the importance of the nurse's performance in the assistance allied to the safety of the elderly patient. It is a revision of the literature in an integrative form, in the databases of SCIELO, LATINDEX, LILACS, REDALYC and government sites (COFEN and COREN-SP). The increase of the elderly population is world-wide and requires importance, but it is considered that the quality of life can be altered by the deficit of self, the nurse assumes important role in the gerontology acting in the promotion of the quality of life and It allows a different look to this group of people. We conclude that the nurse's performance stands out in the prevention and assistance with quality, aiming at ensuring the safety of the elderly patient.Descriptors: Patient Safety, Nurse, Elderly.Salud de los ancianos: enfoque de la literatura sobre la seguridad del pacienteResumen: El aumento excesivo de la población anciana se ha convertido en una política de salud pública, se estima que hasta 2020 la expectativa de vida alcanza alrededor de 75,5 años, es decir, la población estará compuesta por 16,2 millones de los ancianos. El objetivo es destacar la importancia del desempeño del enfermero en la asistencia aliada a la seguridad del paciente anciano. Se trata de una revisión de la bibliografía en forma integradora, en las bases de datos de SciELO, Latindex, LILACS, Redalyc y sitios gubernamentales (COFEN y COREN-SP). El aumento de la población de edad avanzada es mundial y requiere importancia, pero se considera que la calidad de vida puede ser alterada por el déficit de sí mismo, la enfermera asume un papel importante en la Gerontología actuando en la promoción de la calidad de vida y permite una mirada diferente a este grupo de personas. Concluimos que el desempeño de la enfermera se destaca en la prevención y asistencia con calidad, con el objetivo de garantizar la seguridad del paciente anciano.Descriptores: Seguridad del Paciente, Enfermero, Anciano.

scholarly journals Gender Disaggregation in COVID-19 and Increased Male Susceptibility

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-350
Author(s):  
Yogesh Acharya ◽  
Suman Pant ◽  
Pradip Gyanwali ◽  
Ganesh Dangal ◽  
Priyanka Karki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Immune Related Genes

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a growing public health crisis. Despite initial focus on the elderly population with comorbidities, it seems that large studies from the worst affected countries follow a sex-disaggregation pattern. Analysis of available data showed marked variations in reported cases between males and females among different countries with higher mortality in males.  At this early stage of the pandemic, medical datasets at the individual level are not available; therefore, it is challenging to conclude how different factors have impacted COVID-19 susceptibility. Thus, in the absence of patients’ level data, we attempted to provide a theoretical description of how other determinants have affected COVID-19 susceptibility in males compared to females.  In this article, we have identified and discussed possible biological and behavioral factors that could be responsible for the increased male susceptibility. Biological factors include - an absence of X-chromosomes (a powerhouse for immune-related genes), a high level of testosterone that inhibits antibody production, and the presence of Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors that facilitate viral replication. Similarly, behavioral factors constitute - higher smoking and alcohol consumptions, low level of handwashing practices, and high-risk behavior like non-adherence to health services and reluctance to follow public health measures in males. Keywords: COVID-19; gender; males; sex disaggregation; susceptibility

Management of lung cancer in elderly population: A mono-centric retrospective study at University Hospital of Caen, Normandy, France.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e21573-e21573
Author(s):  
Youssef Oulkhouir ◽  
Emmanuel Bergot ◽  
Jeannick Madelaine ◽  
Boris Stchepinsky
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Survival Data ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Lung Cancer Surgery ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Early Stage Lung Cancer

e21573 Background: Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and its incidence is increasing in the elderly patient population. Management of these population is not as well codified as that of younger patients due to their under-representation in clinical trials. The objective of this study is to assess the clinical characteristics, diagnostics and treatments in our population at the University Hospital of Caen (CHU). Methods: It was a retrospective monocentric study including all patients over 75 years old who were diagnosed with a lung cancer between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2017 in our center of Caen. We analyzed epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic criteria. We evaluated the overall survival and according to the type of treatment used, the identification of factors of poor prognosis. Adverse events in that specific population of patients were analyzed. We also looked at the correlation between length of hospitalization and survival data. Results: 132 patients aged 75 to 95 years were included, with a large predominance of men. Almost 90% of our patients had comorbidities. The median survival of the entire population was 7 months. Factors identified as significantly influencing survival are the initiation of a specific cancer treatment, performans status, undernutrition, presence of comorbidities, age, stage of disease, and hospitalization at diagnosis. 58.9% of our patients received treatment including 60% chemotherapy and 17.7% surgery. 52% of patients treated with chemotherapy had Grade 3-4 toxicities. None of the patients treated with targeted therapy had any major side effects. 67.4% of our patients were hospitalized for diagnosis. The percentage of survival time spent in hospital is also significantly higher in the best supportive care group with a rate of 69% versus 25%. 14 patients had a diagnosis of early stage lung cancer. Surgery and radiotherapy were performed and were well tolerated. Conclusions: The elderly population with lung cancer managed in our center is highly diagnosed at an advanced stage and has many associated comorbidities affecting survival. Performans status, nutritional condition and inaugural hospitalization are factors of poor prognosis leading to exclusive palliative care. However, in early stages disease radical treatment good be performed and be well tolerated.

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