Physical and mental health status and their correlations among older wheelchair users with dementia in long-term care facilities

ABSTRACTBackground: This study aimed to test the effects of yoga exercises on the physical and mental health of elderly people with dementia living in long-term care facilities.Methods: A quasi-experimental, pretest–post-test design was used. A convenience sample of 68 residents in long-term care facilities in southern Taiwan, aged 60 years and above with mild to moderate dementia, was selected. An experimental group of 33 elders participated in a 12-week yoga training program of three 55-minute sessions a week; a control group of 35 elders maintained their usual daily activities. Data were collected before and after completing the 12-week study. Measurements included body composition, cardiopulmonary functions, body flexibility, muscle strength and endurance, balance, joints motion, depression, and problem behaviors.Results: The yoga-trained participants had better physical and mental health than those who did not participate, including lowered blood pressure, reduced respiration rate, strengthened cardiopulmonary fitness, enhanced body flexibility, improved muscle strength and endurance, improved balance, and increased joints motion (all p values < 0.05). In addition, the depression state (p < 0.001) and problem behaviors (p < 0.001) of these demented elders were significantly reduced.Conclusion: Yoga exercise has positive benefits for both the physical and mental health of elders with dementia living in long-term care facilities. It is recommended that yoga be included as one of the routine activities in these long-term care facilities.

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Health problems and violence experiences of nurses working in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home-based long-term care in Germany: A systematic review

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0260050 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (11) ◽

pp. e0260050

Author(s):

Andrea Schaller ◽

Teresa Klas ◽

Madeleine Gernert ◽

Kathrin Steinbeißer

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Acute Care ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Acute Care Hospitals ◽

Health Problems ◽

Term Care ◽

Home Based ◽

Care Facilities

Background Working in the nursing sector is accompanied by great physical and mental health burdens. Consequently, it is necessary to develop target-oriented, sustainable profession-specific support and health promotion measures for nurses. Objectives The present review aims to give an overview of existing major health problems and violence experiences of nurses in different settings (acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home-based long-term care) in Germany. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and PubPsych and completed by a manual search upon included studies’ references and health insurance reports. Articles were included if they had been published after 2010 and provided data on health problems or violence experiences of nurses in at least one care setting. Results A total of 29 studies providing data on nurses health problems and/or violence experience were included. Of these, five studies allowed for direct comparison of nurses in the settings. In addition, 14 studies provided data on nursing working in acute care hospitals, ten on nurses working in long-term care facilities, and four studies on home-based long-term care. The studies either conducted a setting-specific approach or provided subgroup data from setting-unspecific studies. The remaining studies did not allow setting-related differentiation of the results. The available results indicate that mental health problems are the highest for nurses in acute care hospitals. Regarding violence experience, nurses working in long-term care facilities appear to be most frequently affected. Conclusion The state of research on setting-specific differences of nurses’ health problems and violence experiences is insufficient. Setting-specific data are necessesary to develop target-group specific and feasible interventions to support the nurses’ health and prevention of violence, as well as dealing with violence experiences of nurses.

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GRADUAL DOSE REDUCTION (GDR) CONCERNS IN GERIATRIC PATIENT WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, LIVING IN LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.jagp.2020.01.164 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. S132-S133

Author(s):

Mohammad Ghairatmal ◽

Mya Sabai ◽

Flora Peri

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Dose Reduction ◽

Geriatric Patient ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Mental Health Disorders ◽

Term Care ◽

Care Facilities ◽

Health Disorders ◽

Gradual Dose

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An Assessment of Long-Term Physical and Emotional Quality of Life of Persons Injured on 9/11/2001

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16061054 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 1054 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Robert Brackbill ◽

Howard Alper ◽

Patricia Frazier ◽

Lisa Gargano ◽

Melanie Jacobson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Physical Health ◽

Injury Severity ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Component Score

Fifteen years after the disaster, the World Trade Center Health Registry (Registry) conducted The Health and Quality of Life Survey (HQoL) assessing physical and mental health status among those who reported sustaining an injury on 11 September 2001 compared with non-injured persons. Summary scores derived from the Short Form-12 served as study outcomes. United States (US) population estimates on the Physical Component Score (PCS-12) and Mental Component Score (MCS-12) were compared with scores from the HQoL and were stratified by Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and injury status. Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between both injury severity and PTSD and PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores. Level of injury severity and PTSD history significantly predicted poorer physical health (mean PCS-12). There was no significant difference between injury severity level and mental health (mean MCS-12). Controlling for other factors, having PTSD symptoms after 9/11 predicted a nearly 10-point difference in mean MCS-12 compared with never having PTSD. Injury severity and PTSD showed additive effects on physical and mental health status. Injury on 9/11 and a PTSD history were each associated with long-term decrements in physical health status. Injury did not predict long-term decrements in one’s mental health status. Although it is unknown whether physical wounds of the injury healed, our results suggest that traumatic injuries appear to have a lasting negative effect on perceived physical functioning.

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Physical and Mental Health Status of Older Long-Term Cancer Survivors

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ◽

10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00507.x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 53 (12) ◽

pp. 2145-2152 ◽

Cited By ~ 129

Author(s):

Nancy L. Keating ◽

Marie NÃ¸rredam ◽

Mary Beth Landrum ◽

Haiden A. Huskamp ◽

Ellen Meara

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Physical And Mental Health

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Resilience and Mental Health Among Male Older Adults in Extreme Poverty in Long-term Care Facilities in Rural China

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.3099 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 855-855

Author(s):

Ying Ma ◽

Patrick Leung

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Oldest Old ◽

Age Groups ◽

Term Care ◽

Extreme Poverty ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Care Facilities

Abstract Older adults in extreme poverty refer to “three-noes people”: no working ability, no income source, and no children or legal supporters. They are eligible for a government-funded welfare system called “Five Guarantee system”. The majority of residents in rural welfare institutes are male older adults in extreme poverty. Research demonstrates that resilience is a critical factor in shaping health. This study aims to examine the association between resilience and mental health for male older adults in extreme poverty, and its differences in young-old (60-69 years), old-old (70-79 years), and oldest-old groups (≥80 years). A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,427 eligible subjects in rural long-term care facilities from Anhui province in China during 2019, with a response rate of 77.4%. Resilience was measured by the Chinese version of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, including three subscales of optimism, strength and tenacity. Mental health was assessed using General Health Questionnaire-12. A MANOVA test revealed a significant difference among age groups on three subscales of resilience [Pillai’s Trace=.023, F (6,1486) =2.709, p=.013, ηp2=.012]. Tukey Post hoc indicated the oldest reported significantly lower levels of strength, optimism, and tenacity compared to the other two groups. A multiple logistic regression identified a significant negative association between resilience and mental disorder for the old-old (OR=0.95, 95%CI:0.93-0.97) and oldest-old (OR=0.93, 95%CI: 0.88-0.99) groups. Our findings identified th differences in the link between resilience and mental health within the three different age groups. Resilience-training programs to improve mental health would require targeting specific subscales of resilience for each group.

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