Aging
Nastaran Asgari; hasan khalaji; jalil moradi
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Introduction: Aging is a very sensitive period of human life and paying attention to the needs and issues of this stage is a universal necessity. Therefore, the purpose of this research was the effect of individual and team sports on the working memory and attention of the elderly.
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Introduction: Aging is a very sensitive period of human life and paying attention to the needs and issues of this stage is a universal necessity. Therefore, the purpose of this research was the effect of individual and team sports on the working memory and attention of the elderly.
Materials and Methods: The current research method was causal-comparative. The statistical population of this research was the elderly of Arak city, among them 102 elderly with an age range of 60 to 70 years were purposefully selected and participated in this study. They were divided into three groups of elderly active in individual sports, elderly active in team sports, and inactive elderly. N-back test and continuous performance test (CPT) were used to measure working memory and attention respectively. The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's post hoc test using SPSS-26 software.
Results: The results showed that in the working memory and attention, individual and team sports had better performance than the non-exercise group (P≤0.05), but no significant difference was observed between individual and team sports (P≥0.05).
Conclusion: Team and individual sports improve the working memory and attention of the elderly. Therefore, it can be suggested that to improve the health of the elderly, exercise in a team or individually should be included in their weekly schedule.
Nursing
Vajihe Jafari; Mohammad Bodaghabadi; Mohammad Bidkhori; Mostafa Rad
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Introduction: Daily activities and social functions of the elderly are affected with the progress of their cognitive changes. The purpose of this study was to determine the cognitive status and factors related to it in the elderly of Sabzevar city.Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical ...
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Introduction: Daily activities and social functions of the elderly are affected with the progress of their cognitive changes. The purpose of this study was to determine the cognitive status and factors related to it in the elderly of Sabzevar city.Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical study was conducted in Sabzevar city in 2022. In this research, 350 elderlies over 60 years in a cluster method were entered to study from urban health centers. To collect information, demographic, geriatric depression scale (GDS-15) and Mini–Mental State Examination (MMSE) were used. Data analysis were done using descriptive statistic (mean, standard deviation, and frequency distribution tables) and inferential statistic (multiple logistic regression test).Results: The mean of the age was 66.85±6.64 with a minimum 60 and a maximum age of 88 year. The results showed that 75% of the elderly had normal cognitive status and 25% had cognitive impairment. By using the multiple logistic regression, age (OR = 1.07, p = 0.003), marital status (OR = 3.01, p = 0.03), number of children (OR = 1.24, p = 0.02) type of residence (OR=4.09, p>0.001), occupation (OR=3.09, p=0.04), body mass index (OR=0.9, p=0.006)), diet (OR = 5.55, p = 0.01) and depression (OR = 2.92, p = 0.03) had a statistically significant relationship with cognitive status.Conclusion: Due to the frequency of cognitive disorders in the elderly it is suggested that health care providers perform cognitive screening in the elderly in order to prevent the development of cognitive impairment in this vulnerable group.
Aging
mandana niknam; maryam teymouri
Volume 28, Issue 1 , January and February 2021, , Pages 23-29
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Introduction: Elderly marriage is one of the appropriate arrangements to improve quality of life indicators in the elderly which makes the elderly to not be alone and to keep their spirits together. The purpose of this study was to compare the satisfaction of life, distress tolerance and coping styles ...
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Introduction: Elderly marriage is one of the appropriate arrangements to improve quality of life indicators in the elderly which makes the elderly to not be alone and to keep their spirits together. The purpose of this study was to compare the satisfaction of life, distress tolerance and coping styles in elderly men with re-marriage and single elderly men. Materials & Method: The research design was causal-comparative. The statistical population included 40 remarried elderlies and 40 single elderlies of Tehran, who were selected using a snowball sampling method. For data collection, life satisfaction questionnaire, distress tolerance and stress coping styles were used. Data were analyzed using independent t-test and analysis of variance. Results: findings showed that the Life Satisfaction of elderly men with re-marriage is higher than single elderly men (p < 0/001). also, the results showed that there is a significant difference between tolerance and coping styles in elderly men with remarriage and single elderly men (p < 0/001). remarriage Elderly men more use distress assessment and distress adjustment but single elderly men use the attraction and tolerance component. elderly men whit remarriage in stressful situations use focused cognitive assessment and problem-solving focused coping. But single elderly men are more likely to use emotion-focused coping, social support, and physical restraint coping-focused. Conclusion: Therefore, single elderly men are more vulnerable to married elderly men, and more effort is needed to increase their mental health.
Hossein Shahnazi; Ameneh Sobhani; Abdorahman Cherkzi
Volume 25, Issue 3 , July and August 2018, , Pages 370-363
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Background and purpose Nowadays, quality of life is increasingly considering due to the rapid increase in the population of elderly. The importance of health promoting behaviors becomes significantly more highlighted because of maintaining individual functional independence and improving their quality ...
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Background and purpose Nowadays, quality of life is increasingly considering due to the rapid increase in the population of elderly. The importance of health promoting behaviors becomes significantly more highlighted because of maintaining individual functional independence and improving their quality of life. Then, we aimed to investigate the relation of different aspects of lifestyle and elderly quality of life. Materials and MethodsA cross-sectional survey was done in 350 elderly residents in elderly care facilities in Isfahan participated. Data were collected using 2 questionnaires included lifestyle and quality of life (SF36). To analyze, SPSS version 20 and descriptive and Pearson correlation were used. Results The mean age of the elderly was 71.93 ± 13.87. In total, 70.6% of samples were women who were not able to literate (45.4%). According to Pearson correlation, there was a significant relation between different aspects of lifestyle and elderly quality of life (p<0.05). Aforementioned test also reported that different aspects of quality of life had meaningful relation with each other (p<0.001). Conclusion According to our findings, healthy lifestyle has notably impacts on improving elderly quality of life. Therefore, it is recommended that health policy makers develop plans to promote elderly lifestyle resident in care facilities. It is hoped that our study support this at risk population toward improving the health status and quality of life.
Aging
zahra javanvash; maryam mojdekanloo; sedighe rastaghi; Mostafa Rad
Volume 25, Issue 1 , May and June 2018, , Pages 75-82
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Background: Improving the quality of life in heart patients is the main objective of health improvement programs. Self-management education programs, the most important ways to improve and improving health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-management 5 A on the quality of life ...
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Background: Improving the quality of life in heart patients is the main objective of health improvement programs. Self-management education programs, the most important ways to improve and improving health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-management 5 A on the quality of life of elderly patients with acute coronary syndrom.Methods: This clinical trial, two groups that 54 elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome patients admitted patients in the cardiology ward and CCU Imam Reza Hospital in Bojnourd for available selected and The method of permutation blocks into two groups (27 patients) and control (27), respectively. The intervention group self-management programs were based 5A. The control group received routine hospital. The instrument used in this study are lipad quality of life questionnaire. in the first and two months after the study was completed in two groups. Data using SPSS 20 software and Chi-square and Wilcoxon tests were analyzed with repeated measures analysis(p= 0/78).Results: The findings showed that most of patients were female, married and uneducated. The mean age of patients 66/18 ± 4/68 years. The mean scores in all aspects of quality of life was higher in the intervention group after completion of the study. But statistically significant difference was not observed.Conclusion: This study demonstrated the effectiveness of self-management program 5A model on quality of life of elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome in the study period was not.
Raha Saleh Abadi; Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi; Marjan Vejdani; Masoud Fallahi Khoshknab; Ahmad Delbari
Volume 24, Issue 6 , March and April 2018, , Pages 29-35
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Background & Objectives: Visual acuity has an important role in the elderly’s communication with the environment. Cataract is a major cause of reduced visual acuity in the elderly, which can be treated only through surgery. Like in any other surgery, the elderly who should undergo cataract ...
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Background & Objectives: Visual acuity has an important role in the elderly’s communication with the environment. Cataract is a major cause of reduced visual acuity in the elderly, which can be treated only through surgery. Like in any other surgery, the elderly who should undergo cataract surgery experience a lot of anxiety. Relaxation techniques are of the procedures that can lead to stress reduction and create comfort and relaxated people. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of guided imagery on pre-operation anxiety and hemodynamic factors in the elderly undergoing cataract surgery.
Materials & Methods: The present randomized clinical trial recruited 50 elderly patients undergoing cataract surgery who met the inclusion criteria in the period of August to December 2014 through purposive sampling from patients at Vasei Hospital in Sabzevar, Iran, and randomly assigned them to the case and control groups. The control group received routine care and the case group received guided imagery using an audio file. Spielberger’s anxiety inventory and checklist of physiological changes were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using statistical tests by SPSS 16 software at a desirable significance level, independent t tests, chi-square test, fisher exact test and ANOVA.
Result: The mean of hemodynamic factors did not significantly differ in the two groups before intervention (p>0.05), but significantly reduced systole blood pressure (p<0.001), diastole blood pressure (p<0.01) and respiration (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Guided imagery can effectively reduce physiological responses of anxiety before surgery in the elderly. Hence, it is suggested that clinical nurses and nursing students use it for better nursing services.
Kazem Ashrafi; Robab Sahaf; Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahbalaghi; Akram Farhadi; Gholamreza Ansari; Farid Najafi; Azizeh Gharanjik; SHadi Ghaderi
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Objectives The population aging is a pretty new phenomenon and psychological disorder is one of the most important problems associated with the elderly communities. In ethnic societies, there are some barriers in the elderly that could impede the diagnosis of psychological and mood disorders such as ...
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Objectives The population aging is a pretty new phenomenon and psychological disorder is one of the most important problems associated with the elderly communities. In ethnic societies, there are some barriers in the elderly that could impede the diagnosis of psychological and mood disorders such as depression. The current cross sectional study investigated the demographic characteristics, prevalence of depression, and some social factors and personal health problems of 60 Iranian Azeri Turkish elderly cases who stayed home.Methods The current cross sectional study was conducted on 300 Iranian Azeri Turkish elderly who participated in the study voluntarily and had no cognition impairment. Samples were selected randomly. The study participants filled out a questionnaire containing demographic information, health status and diseases antecedent; the questionnaire of depression in the elderly (GDS-15) was also completed by interviewing the cases. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS version 16 employing t test, Chi-square test, and ANOVA. Results The mean age of the study cases was 70±7.2 years in males and 69±6.5 years in females. Based on the results of the current study, the mean score of depression in the study cases was 4.62±3.53. The prevalence of minor depression was 28%, moderate depression 10.3%, and major depression 6.3%; also, 55.4% were asymptomatic. There was a significant statistical relationship between depression score and gender (P<0.001), occupational status (P<0.001), educational level (P=0.01), physical activity (P=0.02), chronic diseases (P<0.001), hearing impairments (P=0.007), and problems with kidney and urinary tract (P=0.04), gastrointestinal (P<0.001) and musculoskeletal systems (P<0.001); there was no significant statistical relationship between the mean score of depression and the place of living (urban or rural residence), level of income, and living together (P≥0.05). Conclusion Depression is one of the most important diseases in aging period. The prevalence of minor and moderate depression among Azeri elderly is lower or similar to those of other studies in Iran. The result indicated a positive and significant relationship between depression and some health status variables. Hence, it is recommended to apply screening programs to identify elderly who are at risk for psychological disorders and also define measures to improve their life satisfaction, health status, and the quality of life.
Maryam Mirzaei; Elham Sepahvand; Robab Sahaf; Samaneh Mirzaei; Ahmad Pakdel
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Backgrounds Physical and cognitive impairment in the elderly interferes in their health. Cognitive impairment, as a common complication in the elderly, attracted the attention of many specialists. The current study aimed at assessing the psychological disorders in the elderly living in nursing homes ...
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Backgrounds Physical and cognitive impairment in the elderly interferes in their health. Cognitive impairment, as a common complication in the elderly, attracted the attention of many specialists. The current study aimed at assessing the psychological disorders in the elderly living in nursing homes in Khorramabad, Iran.Methods & Materials The current descriptive-analytical study employed census method to evaluate 70 residents of Sedigh Nursing Home in Khorramabad, 2014. Data were collected by the standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) to assess cognitive status. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16, and descriptive and inferential statistics tests (Chi-square).Results Out of 70 study subjects, 48 (68.6%) were female. The mean age of the subjects was 5.6±4.69 years; ranged 60 to 91 years. Generally, 74.3% of the subjects had different levels of cognitive impairment; (27.1%) mild, (34.3%) moderate, and (22.9%) severe.Conclusion Based on the high prevalence of cognitive impairment among the study subjects, it is recommended to employ measures such as reducing stress and doing proper exercises and cognitive behavior therapies to manage or postpone cognitive impairments. Also, early diagnosis of cognitive impairment in the elderly is recommended. Future well designed studies on community-dwelling older adults are suggested.
Sahar Sadat Alavi; Hassan Naemi; Ali Hosseinzadeh
Volume 23, Issue 4 , September and October 2016, , Pages 626-633
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Background Today, the majority of developing countries have experienced social, economic, health and the demographic transition (known as aging) problems. Over time, the number of elderly in whole population will increase. Currently, 4%-5% of the whole population are 60 years and older. This study aimed ...
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Background Today, the majority of developing countries have experienced social, economic, health and the demographic transition (known as aging) problems. Over time, the number of elderly in whole population will increase. Currently, 4%-5% of the whole population are 60 years and older. This study aimed to identify the causes of mortality among the older people over 60 years.Methods & Materials This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study that its study samples included all 60 years and older people who have died in Sabzevar in the years 2011-2013. The study data were collected by checklist.Results A total of 2278 samples were studied. Their mean(SD) age was 71.54(8.87) years and the maximum and minimum ages were 107 and 60 years, respectively. In our study, the average mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases was 56.24%, deaths due to respiratory diseases 10.37% and deaths due to cancer was recorded as 7.88%, which were the first three leading causes of death in the elderly patients.Conclusion Because the mortality due to cardiovascular disease in the elderly is the first cause and the respiratory infections ranked as the second cause, paying attention to the importance of prevention and observation of risk factors in the families are of critical importance. Also, conducting more comprehensive and adequate planning for early diagnosis of these diseases and particular attention to the patients, especially the elderly persons, are required.
Leila Sadegh Moghaddam; Ali Delshad Novbaghi; Akram Farhadi; Shima Nazari; Maryam Eshghizadeh; Fahimeh Chopan Vafa; Mohaddeseh Niazi Ivari
Volume 22, Issue 6 , January and February 2016, , Pages 1043-1051
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Objective and background: Population aging and advancing longevity is one of the achievements of the present century. Life satisfaction is considered as a typical sign of a successful adaptation to changes in various life situations. It seems that social support may be associated with life satisfaction. ...
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Objective and background: Population aging and advancing longevity is one of the achievements of the present century. Life satisfaction is considered as a typical sign of a successful adaptation to changes in various life situations. It seems that social support may be associated with life satisfaction. The aim of this study was determination of relationship of perceived social support and life satisfaction in in older adults dwelling in Gonabad city.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional analytical study 310 participants were selected according to convenience sampling method. Data were collected using interview and questionnaire including these three parts: demographic form, perceived social support and LSI-Z questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (V.20), descriptive statistics, chi-square and spearman.
Results: The mean age of the elderly were 70/25 ± 8/20. We observed a significant correlation between perceived social support and life satisfaction (p=0/000, r=0/419). In this study family was an important resource for social support of older adults.
Conclusion: According to the impact of perceived social support on life satisfaction of elderly people and the importance of this dimension of health; it is essential to consider this issue among older people.
Marjan Vejdani; Raha Salehabadi; Seyyed Ehsan Saffari; Maryam Barabadi; Marziyeh Vejdani; Zohreh Nejatzadehgan-Eidgahi; Samira Fovji
Volume 22, Issue 6 , January and February 2016, , Pages 1105-1117
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Background: Elderly patient's length of stay in hospitals is very important and similar research is low. This study was aim to determine the factors affecting on length of stay of hospitalized elderly Vaseie hospital in Sabzevar (2014) using numerical regression models. Materials: This study was a cross-sectional ...
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Background: Elderly patient's length of stay in hospitals is very important and similar research is low. This study was aim to determine the factors affecting on length of stay of hospitalized elderly Vaseie hospital in Sabzevar (2014) using numerical regression models. Materials: This study was a cross-sectional study for modeling of length of stay in elderly patients in Vaseie hospital during second 6 months of 1392 in Sabzevar. 3330 elderly were selected using convenient sampling and the amount of length of stay was considered as the response variable and demographic variables as independent variables. Count regression models were used to analyze the data at a significant level of 0.05 using SAS software (version 9.2). Result: The mean age was 74/2 ± 8/4, 50/3% were male and mean length of stay of elderly patients was 4/8 ± 3/5 days. Also according to the regression model, there was not a statistically significant relationship between length of stay with sex, but relationship between age with length of stay was statistically significant (P= 0/008). So that the number of hospitalization days were increased approximately one day for one-year increase in age. Conclusion: Since the hospitalization stay is a count variable, count regression models introduced in this study are functional and very suitable statistical models and recommend for similar cases.
Masoumeh Golmahi; Arefeh Poortaleb; Ehsan Saffari; Somayyeh Salehabadi; Marjan Vojdani; Arash Shirdel; Fatemeh Ehtemam
Volume 22, Issue 3 , May and June 2015, , Pages 300-307
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Background: this is undeniable that elderly population and their health needs are on the increase in developing countries. On the other hand, living environment is a contributing factor in their health status. The aim of the study was the evaluation of elderly's health status living in nursing homes ...
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Background: this is undeniable that elderly population and their health needs are on the increase in developing countries. On the other hand, living environment is a contributing factor in their health status. The aim of the study was the evaluation of elderly's health status living in nursing homes in Sabzevar -2014.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 171 elderly people living in nursing home in Sabzevar were selected using census method. Data were gatherers by means of a questionnaire (27 questions) through interview and then analyzed by SPSS 16 and descriptive statistics.
Results: The results showed that 90/1% of elderly suffer from joint pain. 83/6% of their had sleep problems, 62% anxiety and stress, 74/8% dental conditions, 79/5% vision problems, 28/1% hearing problems, 76/9% memory impairment, 56/7% history of collapsed.also, the percentage of urinary tract problems and constipation was 52/7% and 45/7%, respectively. 79/5% of people suffered from foot problems in which 56/7% of them had dry feet.
Conclusion: Due to the increasing elderly population, as a vulnerable group, this is essential to pay attention to them spatially in terms of some common disease. This can be an effective strategy to present some health and cultural programs.
Maryam Shahbazi; Mahmoud Golzari; Ahmad Borjali
Volume 22, Issue 3 , May and June 2015, , Pages 308-316
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Background and Purpose: Considering the decrease in biological processes and the increase in the quality and quantity of stress among elderly people, facing death is inevitable and the anxiety associated with it plays an important role in creation of mental disorders. The purpose of the following research ...
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Background and Purpose: Considering the decrease in biological processes and the increase in the quality and quantity of stress among elderly people, facing death is inevitable and the anxiety associated with it plays an important role in creation of mental disorders. The purpose of the following research is to study the effect of Healthy Life Style Training based on the World Health Model on the death anxiety among elderly people.
Materials and Methods: The population of this research includes all the elderlies in Ilam who live in nursing houses, comprehensive nursing rehabilitation centers and the national welfare organization sponsored institutions in 1392. Samples of the research include 30 of the population who were chosen through multistage random sampling. Templar's Death Anxiety questionnaires were used as an assessing tool in this research. Both groups were given pretests before the training. Then the experimental group was trained for 12 sessions, each session lasting about 45 minutes, during three months. Right away after finishing the training sessions, both groups were given post-tests. A follow-up stage was performed again 3 months later. Covariance analysis and dependent group T-test were used to analyze the data.
Results: The result regarding 3 stages by 95% of confidence confirms the efficiency of the Healthy Life Style Training on the Death Anxiety among elderly people.
Conclusion: Considering the fact that getting old is inevitable, having a healthy lifestyle and intensive care can help in case of having a more enjoyable life time with health and optimal rotation period.
Rozgar Hamidi; Zohreh Fekrizadeh; Mojtaba Azadbakht; Gholamreza Garmaroudi; Parisa Taheri Tanjani; Shadi Fathizadeh; Elham Ghisvandi
Volume 22, Issue 1 , March and April 2015, , Pages 189-198
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Background: because of a dramatic rise in mental disorders among all age groups such as elderly, paying attention to the elderly mental health and identifying their mental disorders such as depression and dementia is really essential. Thus, there is a need to valid screening measures for common conditions ...
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Background: because of a dramatic rise in mental disorders among all age groups such as elderly, paying attention to the elderly mental health and identifying their mental disorders such as depression and dementia is really essential. Thus, there is a need to valid screening measures for common conditions in aged population. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in the elderly. Materials and Methods: in the first, Persian version of BDI-II was prepared using Forward-Backward method. After this, the BDI-II and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were administered to 233 subjects over the age of 60 selected by stratified random sampling in Qom City, Iran. The BDI and GHQ-28 were examined at about a two-month interval. Twenty-four elder were withdrawn during the retest of BDI-II, so that the retest conducts to 209 subjects. Finally, data was analyzed via SPSS-18. Results: 12.9% of study population had major depression; %24/9 and% 45/1 of were rated as middle a mild depression, respectively. The BDI showed significant positive internal consistency (Alpha=0.92) and test–retest reliability (r=0.64), Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC=0.81), convergent validity with GHQ-28(n-209) was significantly positive(r=0.80) Conclusion this study indicated that the Iranian version of the BDI-II is valid, reliable and appropriate instrument for screening depression in elderly.
Nasrin Rozbahani; Mahboobeh Khorsandi; Zohreh Fekrizadeh
Volume 21, Issue 5 , September and October 2014, , Pages 753-760
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Background: Controlling hypertension by self-care behaviors cause to reduce mortality and disability from heart disease. Self-efficacy is a strong determinant for changing or creating self-care behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine self- efficacy of self-care behaviors of elderly patients ...
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Background: Controlling hypertension by self-care behaviors cause to reduce mortality and disability from heart disease. Self-efficacy is a strong determinant for changing or creating self-care behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine self- efficacy of self-care behaviors of elderly patients with hypertension in the Qom city in 2013.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive - analytical study was performed on 130 cases of hypertensive patients in Qom city that were selected in Snowball sampling. The data collection was a Blood pressure device questionnaire including demographic information, Self-efficacy and Performance. Data were analyzed by SPSS-18.
Results: average self-efficacy score was 40%. Self-efficacy was significantly higher in men than women (P=0/03) and between self-efficacy and marital status, job and education level had no significant relation. Self-efficacy Elderly with Self-care performance (P=0/003), average systolic pressure (P=0/0001) and diastolic (P= 0/004) had a significant relationship.
Conclusion: Elderly patients with hypertension were poor level of perceived self-efficacy related to self-care behaviors and considering that there is a significant relationship between self-efficacy and behavior, therefore, to change or adoption behavior attention to self-efficacy is remarkable.
Mohsen Koushan; Zeynab Mollashahi; Ahmad Delbari; Mohammad Hasan Rakhshani
Volume 21, Issue 4 , September and October 2014, , Pages 569-577
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Background: loneliness is one of the most widespread complaints of elders that has serious consequences on their mental health, so present study is done in Sabzevar to examaine the effects of group reminiscence on loneliness in elders.
Materials and Methods: the present experimental study is examined ...
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Background: loneliness is one of the most widespread complaints of elders that has serious consequences on their mental health, so present study is done in Sabzevar to examaine the effects of group reminiscence on loneliness in elders.
Materials and Methods: the present experimental study is examined 73 of male elders who visited sabzevar rehabilitation clinic of elders and retirement centers. These people was selected according to input criterions and devided to interval group (36 persons) and control group (37 persons) by random. To control the effect of pretest on post test results, every group was devided into two groups, one with pretest and the other without it. First of all, loneliness was held for interval groups (8 sessions, 1 session perweek for an hour), at the end loneliness was measured in all groups and data analyzed by spss 20. Loneliness was measured by standard lonliness questionnaire. Here the statistical testes was included analyzed of variance; ANOVA, analyzed of covariance; ANCOVA, Independent Samples Test, Paired Samples Test.
Results: the mean of loneliness after intervention in groups with pretest was: interval group: 10/15 ± 1/63, control group: 13/84± 3/30 Independent Samples Test shows meaningful difference. The mean of loneliness after intervention in groups without pretest was: interval group: 12±3/09, control group: 13/56 ± 3/92 Independent Samples Test shows meaningful difference.
Conclusion: according to the present study 8 session of group reminiscence had posetive effects on reducing loneliness in.
Solmaz Mahdavi Ortakand; Amin Farzaneh Hesari; Mehdi Zareie; Mahyar Khoshdel
Volume 20, Issue 3 , September and October 2013, , Pages 302-309
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was studying the comparative effects of a gluteus medius strength training program and balance training program on postural control in adult and elder women.
Method: this study is semi-experimental with pre-test – post-test design. Forty five elderly women (55-65 ...
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was studying the comparative effects of a gluteus medius strength training program and balance training program on postural control in adult and elder women.
Method: this study is semi-experimental with pre-test – post-test design. Forty five elderly women (55-65 aged) participated in this study and divided randomly in three groups: gluteus medius (GM), balanced and control. The Experimental groups performed their training program for 6 weeks and three times per week. Prior and after to starting training program, the balance measured by Berg Balance Test (BBT). Dependent t-test and ANOVA used to analyze the data (P
Korosh Ghazi; Mahshid Foroghan; MohammadAli Hosseini; Samaneh Hosseinzadeh; Mandana Asgari
Volume 20, Issue 3 , September and October 2013, , Pages 320-330
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Objective: In The last two decades, nursing homes for elderly have expanded tremendously. Client satisfaction is one of the most important indicators of service quality delivered by institutes and organizations. This study was carried out to measure client satisfaction in the private nursing homes of ...
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Objective: In The last two decades, nursing homes for elderly have expanded tremendously. Client satisfaction is one of the most important indicators of service quality delivered by institutes and organizations. This study was carried out to measure client satisfaction in the private nursing homes of Golestan, Mazandaran, Semnan and Northern Khorasan Provinces in 2012.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 89 participants from all 14 nursing homes located in the pre-mentioned provinces who met the inclusion criteria including age 60 years or older, ability to communicate, Abbreviated Mental Test scores of 6 or higher, and at least 6 months stay duration were recruited by the method of census and interviewed. Data was gathered using the questionnaire of Assessing Elderly Residents' Satisfaction of the Delivered Services in Nursing Homes. In order to analyze data, statistical parametric t-test, ANOVA, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman correlation coefficient and SPSS software (version 17), were used.
Results: Mean scores showed that satisfaction with the physical care (3.55) and physical environment (3.77) were higher than of satisfaction with psychological care (3.00) and social care (3.26). The mean score of overall satisfaction with the services was 3.40 and indicative of satisfaction in the levels of moderate to good. There was a significant relation between mean scores of satisfaction and the way which clients had been admitted to nursing homes (p
Enayatollah Bakhshi; Ahmad Delbari; Maliheh Sabour; Ahmad Ali akbari kamrani; Hamidreza Yavari; Robab Sahhaf
Volume 20, Issue 1 , March and April 2013, , Pages 42-50
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Background: To identify the prevalence of polypharmacy (concurrent use of 5 or more medications) and the most frequent medications and medication groups used by the elderly residents of Kahrizak Charity Foundation (KCF). Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of 237 elderly ...
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Background: To identify the prevalence of polypharmacy (concurrent use of 5 or more medications) and the most frequent medications and medication groups used by the elderly residents of Kahrizak Charity Foundation (KCF). Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of 237 elderly residents of KCF (134 female), aged 60 or more, who have been taking care since the spring of 2010. A randomized cluster sampling was done. Polypharmacy was defined as concurrent use of 5 or more medications, prescribed or non-prescribed, excluding locally effective and "PRN" drugs. Classification of medication groups was based on the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) system. The SPSS software was applied for descriptive analysis.
Results: Mean number of drugs used for any resident was 5.10(±3.22). Prevalence of polypharmacy was 52.3%. The most frequent used medications among attendants were Calcium-Vit.D, Nitrocantin (Glyceryl Trinitrate), and Atenolol, and in polypharmacy group were Calcium-Vit.D, Nitrocantin, and Aspirin. The most frequent medication groups used by both, the attendants and polypharmacy groups, were Cardiovascular drugs, Nervous system drugs, and Alimentary/Metabolism drugs.
Results: The mean number of drugs used for any resident and prevalence of polypharmacy was high among the elderly residents of KCF. Conclusion: More pharmaco-epidemiological studies should be conducted to assess drug use status in Iranian elderly people, specially nursing homes residents, and guidelines should be presented for decreasing the incidence and prevalence of polypharmacy in this population.