scholarly journals Factors Relating to Daily Physical Activity in the Elderly Living at Home. A Comparative Study of an Urban Area and a Rural Area in Okinawa.

1997 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Masaru UEJI ◽  
Yukimori KINJO ◽  
Kazuhiko TAIRA ◽  
Kazumi TAGAMI ◽  
Junichi HOSOKAWA
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Daily Physical Activity ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on Stress, Anxiety and Depression Between Nursing-Home Elderly Residents and Home-dwelling Elderly People

Salmand ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Marsa ◽  
◽  
Seyed Jalal Younesi ◽  
Somaye Barekati ◽  
Maryam Ramshini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

Objectives: The increase in the aging population along with a variety of diseases and problems threatening their health and, on the other hand, socio-economic developments and changes in individual and family lifestyles, has increased the number of nursing homes. Considering the importance of the impact of living environment on various aspects of mental health, this study aimed to compare stress, anxiety and depression of the elderly living in nursing homes and those living at home. Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive comparative study with a cross-sectional design conducted in 2017. Using a convenience sampling method, 436 elderly people in Tehran including 218 home dwellers and 218 nursing-home residents were selected. Participants were evaluated through interview by the short-form version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). Comparisons between the two groups were made using independent t-test in SPSS v.20 software. Results: Mean and standard deviation of the DASS-21 score in elderly residents of nursing homes (37.75±11.34) was higher than in home dwellers (26.68±5.64). There were statistically significant differences in stress, anxiety and depression between the two groups (P≤0.05). Conclusion: Stress, anxiety and depression in the elderly living in nursing homes are more than in those living at home. Family participation in providing welfare and mental health care, supporting with appropriate insurance coverage, establishing day care centers, and supporting family caregivers can be very helpful to enhance their mental health.

Effects of daily physical activity on insulin action in the elderly

1992 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 2241-2245 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Yamanouchi ◽  
H. Nakajima ◽  
T. Shinozaki ◽  
K. Chikada ◽  
K. Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Insulin Action ◽  
Insulin Infusion ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Daily Physical Activity ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Insulin Responsiveness

The effects of daily physical activity on peripheral insulin action were investigated in aged individuals. Glucose infusion rates (GIR) during the euglycemic insulin clamp procedure in aged bedridden, aged controls, and aged athletes were compared with those in young controls and young athletes at insulin infusion rates of 40 and 400 mU.m-2.min-1 to estimate insulin action at physiological and maximal insulin concentrations, respectively. At both insulin infusion rates, GIR was significantly higher in aged athletes and significantly lower in aged bedridden subjects than in aged controls. Although there was no statistical difference in GIR at 400 mU.m-2 x min-1 between young athletes and young controls, GIR at 40 mU.m-2 x min-1 was higher in young athletes than in young controls. Comparison of the aged and young groups showed that although GIR at 400 mU.m-2 x min-1 was significantly lower in aged controls than in young controls, there was no significant difference between the aged athletes and the young athletes. We conclude that insulin responsiveness (insulin action at the postreceptor binding site) may decrease with the aging process and may be further affected by physical inactivity. Although physical training may improve insulin responsiveness in aged individuals up to levels similar to those in young athletes, physical training in young individuals may improve only insulin sensitivity.

Prevalence of urinary, fecal and double incontinence in the elderly living at home

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. M. Teunissen ◽  
A. L. M. Lagro-Janssen ◽  
W. J. H. M. van den Bosch ◽  
H. J. M. van den Hoogen
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Double Incontinence ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Trunk asymmetry at children aged 10-15 years: relation between amount of asymmetry and risk factors.

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 114-118
Author(s):  
Béla József Balla ◽  
Iacob Hanţiu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
T Test ◽  
Trunk Rotation ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Trunk Asymmetry

Abstract Objective: This study focuses on the possible associations between the trunk asymmetry (TA) and different risk factors, such as: Body Mass Index (BMI), place of residence (rural/urban area), the gender of the subjects and the level of the physical activity. Methods: The data for this study was obtained from a cross-sectional survey of school children carried out in 2015 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In this study 487 pupils (260 boys and 227 girls) aged 10-15 years were included. The angle of trunk rotation (ATR) was obtained from scoliometer readings. The level of the physical activity was calculated from the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children. The statistical analysis was carried out on the obtained mean values (independent sample t-test, paired-sample t-test, ANOVA), and the relation between variables was analyzed by the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: In case of subjects from urban area the degree of TA was 2.75º(±2.85º), and in case of those from rural area 2.09º(±2.23º), t= 2.813, p = 0.005. The TA was lower in subjects who live in rural area, in houses: 2.07º(±2.21), than in case of those who live in flats in urban area: 2.86º(±2.94), (p = 0.032 ). The level of physical activity in case of boys is higher than in case of girls (boys 2.82±(0.68), girls 2.62(±0.67)). The Pearson correlation test did not find any correlation between the angle of trunk rotation and the level of physical activity: r= 0.000, p = 0.998. The degree of TA is higher in case of girls, than in case of boys (girls 2.88º(±2.91º), boys 2.19º(±2.38º)), t = - 2.601, p = 0.010. However, we found small correlation between the BMI and the TA in case of boys who have a degree of trunk asymmetry ≥5º: r = - 0.289, p = 0.044. Conclusions: The study revealed the lack of correlation between the TA and BMI, place of residence and the level of physical activity practiced. However, in case of boys we found a small correlation between the BMI and sever asymmetry.

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