Health Of Elderly Persons Research Articles

Neighborhood effects on the health of elderly persons: evidence from China

BackgroundPresently, global aging has become increasingly serious, whereas the health concerns brought by aging have become a public issue that warrants an urgent solution from all countries across the world. Therefore, this research paper discusses the influence of neighborhood health on elderly individuals’ health, and extending a realistic basis for the other economies to improve the neighborhood environment and promote the health of the elderly.MethodsBased on the data of CHARLS2018, this research paper adopts the samples that fulfill the study requirements (N = 7326). we constructed a comprehensive research framework integrating oprobit regression model, heterogeneity analysis, conditional mixed process(CMP)robustness testing, Furthermore, the KHB decomposition method is implemented to ascertain the influential mechanism of NMH and NPH on the mental- and physical health of elderly persons.ResultsThe oprobit regression model analysis indicates that NMH 0.434 and NPH 0.550 exert positive influences on the elderly’s mental- and physical health. Meanwhile, the effects of conditional mixed process on NMH and NPH stand at 0.381 and4.372, which are different from the oprobit regression results; thereby, indicating the existence of endogeneity. Afterward, KHB mediating effect confirms that Internet use, gift reciprocity, and charity activity contribute 30.21% and 16.83% to mental- and physical health, respectively.ConclusionsFirstly, the NMH and NPH demonstrate a positive influence on the mental- and physical health of the elder population. However, there exist heterogeneous differences. Secondly, the conditional mixed process deals with the endogeneity of NMH and NPH. Thirdly, social integration, social interaction, and social engagement serve as significant transmission mechanisms for the influences of NMH and NPH on the health of elderly persons.

Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life for Elderly People after Make-Up Therapy in a Nursing Care Prevention Class Vol 2: Comparison by Daily Make-Up Application

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) before and after the intervention of make-up therapy on 122 elderly persons attending nursing care prevention classes. The SF-8TM (SF8 Health Survey), a HRQOL scale was used to conduct a questionnaire survey, before and 1 week after make- up therapy, on 8 domains of health: physical functioning, physical role, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, emotional role, and mental health. The number of valid responses was 80 (response rate, 65.6%), and comparisons were examined by Wilcoxon's signed-rank test before and after the intervention. The results showed that the elderly group who regularly use make-up and those who do not regularly use make-up showed significantly higher “vitality” after make-up therapy. In addition, the summary score for mental health was higher in the elderly group who do not regularly use make-up, suggesting that make-up therapy can lead to a positive sense of mental health in elderly persons who do not regularly use make-up.

Sedentary behavior and association with multimorbidity and patterns of multimorbidity in elderly Brazilians: data from the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2019

Sedentary behavior emerges as an important determinant of health in elderly persons, but its relationship to multimorbidity and its patterns in the Brazilian population have received little attention in epidemiological studies. Such associations can assist the elaboration of public policies aimed at modification of this behavior. This study thus aimed to assess the association between sedentary behavior and multimorbidity and its patterns in elderly Brazilians. This was a cross-sectional study of 43,554 elderly Brazilians in the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2019. Self-reported SB was categorized as < 3; 3-6; and > 6 hours a day. The presence of multimorbidity and its patterns were analyzed by self-report of two or more chronic diseases, where the three established patterns considered the diseases with similar clinical characteristics: (1) cardiopulmonary; (2) vascular-metabolic; and (3) mental-musculoskeletal. The associations were measured by binary logistic regression. Elderly persons that spent 3-6 hours/day in sedentary behavior had lower odds (OR = 1.39; 95%CI: 1.29; 1.50) of presenting multimorbidity, vascular-metabolic pattern (OR = 1.39; 95%CI: 1.29; 1.50), and mental-musculoskeletal pattern (OR = 1.11; 95%CI: 1.00; 1.24). Sedentary behavior > 6 hours/day was associated with higher odds of multimorbidity (OR = 1.58; 95%CI: 1.43; 1.74) and the cardiopulmonary (OR = 1.73; 95%CI: 1.33; 2.27), vascular-metabolic (OR = 1.49; 95%CI: 1.35; 1.64), and mental-musculoskeletal (OR = 1.15; 95%CI: 1.01; 1.31) patterns when compared to elders with 3 hours/day of sedentary behavior. This showed that extensive time in sedentary behavior is a relevant risk factor for multimorbidity and its patterns in the elderly.

Economic Analysis of Health Inequality Among the Elderly in Ghana

In Ghana, the ageing population is growing at a fast pace amidst challenging socioeconomic environment. As such, the health of elderly persons in Ghana is of emerging concern and of high priority to the Government. In this study, we seek to measure health inequality among elderly persons in Ghana to determine its existence and explore the factors driving it. Data for the study were drawn from the World Health Organization (WHO)‘s Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE Wave 1) and analyzed using STATA and a Distributive Analysis Stata Package (DASP) installed in STATA. Health inequality was measured using concentration curves and concentration index (CI). Furthermore, a regression-based approach was used to determine factors associated with health inequality and their estimated contributions to health inequality. The CI for poor SRH was −0.059 indicating greatest poor health among the poor. The highest contributors to health inequality were presence of at least a chronic condition (63.4%), followed by the age group 70 years and above (26.6%), being single (13.9%), poor (3.9%) and uneducated (0.3%). The probability of reporting poor health was higher with increasing age (Coeff = 0.27, p < 0.05), having at least a chronic condition (Coeff = 0.34, p < 0.05), being single (Coeff = 0.14, p < 0.05) and being poor (Coeff = 0.17, p < 0.05). The results show that health inequality exists among the elderly in Ghana and that poor health was greatest among the poor. Socioeconomic, demographic and health related factors are associated with health inequality.

Dementia protective efficacy by the combination of active and passive horticultural therapy for all persons concerned

The benefits of horticultural activities in the garden have been demonstrated to have overall positive effects on the emotional health of elderly persons and care staff. Multi-sensory stimulation is beneficial to a wide variety of conditions typical of geriatric patients. Some therapies for elderly people are based on the philosophy that the activities to be carried out will also be stimulating to the senses. On the other hand, the dynamics of the senses play an important role beyond mere reason and sensibility in people's lives. Dementia should work on one of the high-risk symptoms that a variety of researchers of the whole world work on. And dementia was regarded as one of the lifestyle-related diseases, and it was thought that horticultural therapy was effective in the prevention. A spectral electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis (heart rate variance: HRV analysis) was performed using software, Mem Calc/Tarawa system (GMS, Japan), which is a non-invasive, real-time analysis system. The low-frequency (LF: 0.04-0.15 Hz) component reflects sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation, whereas the high-frequency (HF: 0.15-0.4 Hz) component mainly reflects parasympathetic modulation. The LF/HF ratio represents the measure of sympathetic/parasympathetic balance. Results of horticultural therapy garden walking as activity indicated that the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) during a horticultural therapeutic garden visit was retracted, the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) was confirmed to be enhanced. In this study, we examined influences of active or passive horticultural therapy activities on the psychological condition of all persons concerned. The hand care treatment in the role of the passive activities demonstrated the effectiveness of mind for healthy students and elderly people with dementia. Therefore, when combining and utilizing passive HT with active HT, the benefits of horticultural activities were demonstrated to have overall positive effects on the emotional health of elderly persons and care staff. These dementia preventive effects will be because horticulture and the plants are concerned with human life. We judged that building of horticultural technology by which the sustainability and continuation are possible was indispensable for everyone to share in this effect.

Antidepressant use and the components of the frailty syndrome

Abstract Objective: to evaluate the effects of antidepressant use on components of frailty. Methods: a cross-sectional and analytical study comparing groups of users and non-users of antidepressants was carried out in a municipal region in the south of Brazil. The research was linked to the matrix study "Health of Elderly Persons in Primary Care". The sample was selected through access to the database of the matrix study from which two groups were extracted: users (n=87) and non-users (n=114) of antidepressants. After selection of the groups, data collection was carried out between June and September 2016 in the homes of the elderly, and included information on sociodemographic characteristics, use of medications and the evaluation of frailty. Pearson's Chi-square hypothesis test was used to verify the association between the groups and the Odds Ratio (OR) was used to calculate risk. Results: The prevalence of frailty was 62.7% and was associated with the group that used antidepressants. Among the components of frailty an association between the user group and fatigue, low gait speed and unintentional weight loss was found. A greater risk of frailty among elderly persons using tricyclic antidepressants and antidepressants potentially inappropriate for the elderly was identified. Conclusions: an association between frailty and antidepressant use was found. These results indicate the need for the clinical evaluation of the risks and benefits of prescribing antidepressants for the elderly; and reveal that when treatment begins, the monitoring and assessment of geriatric characteristics are required to ensure the safety and quality of life of the elderly.

The Effect of Travel Experience on Subjective Health and the Mediating Effect of Depression among Elderly Persons

This study examined whether depression mediates the influence of travel experience on subjective health of the elderly persons. Data from the 5th wave of the Korea Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) were used, and a total of 4,220 older adults over 65-years old were selected for the analyses. Multiple regression analyses were performed to investigate if depression mediated the effect of travel experience on subjective health. Results of this study showed that travel experience had a significant positive effect on subjective health of elderly persons and travel experience reduced the level of depression. Also, depression was found to be a mediating variable that account for the association between travel experience and subjective health. These findings show that depression may be an important factor in understanding the relationship between travel experience and subjective health in elderly persons. The results of this study imply that depression should be considered in planning leisure interventions to improve comprehensive aspects of health in elderly persons.

Long-term cyclic aerobic training preserves the brain's health in elderly persons (brief review)

It was identified on the base of special periodical literature analyze that cyclic muscular work systematically performed during large part of the person's life (former athlete) provides mainly the favorable effect on the brain. Ventricular-arterial coupling improvement ameliorates brain perfusion, and creates function advantages to brain health in old age. At that, the gray and white matter fading hampered, especially in structures that associated with visual control and human body spatial orientation, motor control and memory state, and age-related attenuation of cognitive functions in comparison with sedentary persons of the same age.

Arzneimittelgebrauch und gesundheitliche Selbsteinschätzung selbstständig lebender, älterer Hamburger

Self-perceived health as reported by elderly persons is of prognostic value and corresponds with morbidity and mortality. In the present study, information about the utilisation of medication, visits to the doctor, and self-perceived health was provided by standardised self-reports. The study sample included 804 independent community-dwelling persons 60 years and older. These persons were recruited from the patient lists of 14 general practices in Hamburg. Exclusion criteria were dementive disorders and the need of personal care. On average, there were 3 prescribed drugs and 1 over-the-counter medication per person. The number of medications corresponds to a mean of 2 chronic disorders. Almost 50% of the participants reported suffering from pain, with more than one-third rating their pain intensity as moderate or high. Furthermore, nearly half of the study population stated their self-reported health as moderate or poor, and one-fifth reported symptoms of depressed mood. There were discrepancies between the reports of pain or depressed mood and the corresponding use of medication. It seems that self-reported symptoms and self-perceived health in elderly persons should be considered more often in drug prescribing.

放射線業務従事者健康診断記録の公的登録管理制度に関する研究

The Health Control Policy of Japan was established in 1965 by the Atomic Energy Commission and has not been revised since then. However, in 1972, a law concerning the health of elderly persons was enacted, and the recommendations of the International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP), which presents the basic standards regarding radiation protection, were published. Both of these events had a very strong impact on the drafting of health control policy, as the Japanese Government was compelled to introduce a new policy aimed at reducing the risk of cancer, the greatest physical probability risk facing radiation workers. Laws governing the physical examinations of radiation workers working in nuclear power stations in Japan are divided into three groups: 1) Laws for Safety and Sanitary Conditions of Workers; 2) Laws for Health Insurance Cooperatives; and 3) Law for the Health of the Elderly. As controlling the data of these examinations is more complicated than that of the physical examinations of A-bomb survivors, a centralized registration system is needed. This paper proposes the need for such a registration system to be granted under the three laws governing special accounts for power supply municipalities and suggests setting up the system within regional medical information systems. It also proposes the founding of an overall health insurance cooperative, to be managed by the Contractors Safety Union in each municipality.

Correlations between presbyacusis and extrinsic noxious factors.

As part of the longitudinal gerontological and geriatric population study of 70-year-olds in Göteborg, Sweden, the possible correlation between presbyacusis and extrinsic factors affecting health in elderly persons was investigated. Participants from one cohort (F 01) were studied longitudinally at ages 70, 75, 79 and 85 years, and from another cohort (F 06) at age 70 years. A weak correlation between hearing loss and smoking, alcohol abuse and head trauma was found for men and between hearing loss and intake of pharmaceutical agents (especially salicylates) for women.

Social support networks and the health of elderly persons.

Social support networks and the health of elderly persons.

Relationship between creative activity and the health of elderly persons.

Relationship between creative activity and the health of elderly persons.