scholarly journals Underutilization of Treatment for Regional Gastric Cancer Among the Elderly in the USA

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 955-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Liu ◽  
Daniela Molena ◽  
Miloslawa Stem ◽  
Amanda L. Blackford ◽  
David B. Sewell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Usa

Infections caused by medical products at longterm nursing care

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Hardy Thorsten Panknin
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Medical Products ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Therapeutic Measures

Nosocomial infections in the elderly, often suffering from many ailments, patients in homes for the disabled and the old are among the problematic diseases that specialized nursing staff and doctors have to deal with more often in such institutions. Review work from the USA introduces relevant information about infectious risks, as well as possible preventive and therapeutic measures.

An Environmental Justice Analysis of British Air Quality

2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 909-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Mitchell ◽  
Danny Dorling
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Car Ownership ◽  
National Study ◽  
Environmental Injustice ◽  
The Usa ◽  
History Of

This paper presents the results of the first national study of air quality in Britain to consider the implications of its distribution across over ten thousand local communities in terms of potential environmental injustice. We consider the recent history of the environmental justice debate in Britain, Europe, and the USA and, in the light of this, estimate how one aspect of air pollution, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels, affects different population groups differentially across Britain. We also estimate the extent to which people living in each community in Britain contribute towards this pollution, with the aid of information on the characteristics of the vehicles they own. We find that, although community NO x emission and ambient NO2 concentration are strongly related, the communities that have access to fewest cars tend to suffer from the highest levels of air pollution, whereas those in which car ownership is greatest enjoy the cleanest air. Pollution is most concentrated in areas where young children and their parents are more likely to live and least concentrated in areas to which the elderly tend to migrate. Those communities that are most polluted and which also emit the least pollution tend to be amongst the poorest in Britain. There is therefore evidence of environmental injustice in the distribution and production of poor air quality in Britain. However, the spatial distribution of those who produce and receive most of that pollution have to be considered simultaneously to see this injustice clearly.

scholarly journals Survival Based On The Pathologic Lymph Node Ratio For Local Advanced Gastric Cancer; Elderly Patients Versus Non Elderly Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Yalkin ◽  
Nidal Iflazoglu ◽  
Olgun Deniz ◽  
Mustafa Yener Uzunoglu ◽  
Ezgi Isil Turhan
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Advanced Gastric Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node Ratio ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Survival Difference ◽  
Node Ratio

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the prognostic value of the pathological lymph node ratio for elderly and non-elderly gastric cancer patients and to evaluate whether there is a difference in the survival of patients with the same LNR (Lymph Node Ratio).Materials and Methods: A total of 222 patients diagnosed with locally advanced gastric cancer and who underwent gastrectomy were included. The patients were divided into two groups according to age. Clinicopathological properties of the two groups were compared. Potential prognostic factors affecting survival were analyzed. Subsequently, the effect of lymphadenectomy and LNR on survival in both groups was evaluated. Results: Significant differences were detected in terms of the location of primary lesions, hemoglobin and albumin levels between elderly patients and non-elderly patients (p < .05). Overall survival (OS) was significantly worse in elderly patients (22 months vs. 67 months, p<0.001). The survival rates in elderly patients were significantly lower from those of non-elderly in the subgroup LNR Stage 2 (12.1% vs. 47.9 %, P = 0.004) and LNR Stage 3 classification (9.1% vs. 34.1%, P = 0.039). LNR was found to be significant for OS with a cut-off point of 0.18. Conclusion: A survival difference was found between the elderly and non-elderly patients with the same LNR. LNR was found to be an independent factor for survival especially in elderly patients. Survival was found to be further decreased in elderly patients compared to non-elderly patients with increasing LNR.

scholarly journals ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL MECHANISM OF PREVENTING THE SUICIDE IN UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
S.S. Filonenko
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Suicide Prevention Programs ◽  
Legal Mechanism

The article focuses on the study of suicide worldwide and Ukraine in particular. The phenomenon of suicide is relevant in all corners of the world, it affects people of all nations, cultures, religions, articles, and classes. The scientific community in many countries around the world demonstrates indifference to the problem of suicide; Accordingly, suicide is gradually becoming one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Thus, suicide ranks 15th among the leading causes of death. WHO statistics show that suicide is committed twice as often as murder, and emphasizes that this phenomenon is global and reaches critical levels every year. We have analyzed the regulatory framework for suicide at the global level. For example, over the last decades, since 2000, due to the incredible efforts of WHO, this problem has begun to receive national attention. In the developed world, many regulations on suicide prevention have been developed and adopted. In the course of scientific research, we found out that suicide and Ukraine is the seventh cause of death, which confirms the criticality of the problem and the need for its fastest solution. We believe that there is a need today to support such categories of persons as children and young people, servicemen, convicts, and the elderly. The article examines the experience of such foreign countries as the USA, Azerbaijan, Israel, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, and other European countries of the world. Finding out what prevention and prevention measures they have implemented in national suicide prevention programs, we see the possibility of their implementation in Ukraine and are convinced of their effectiveness. According to the results of scientific research, we will develop an administrative and legal mechanism for suicide prevention in Ukraine, which can work if all the steps of the algorithm for reducing suicide rates are fulfilled. Keywords: suicide, administrative and legal mechanism, the algorithm of actions, statistics, suicide rate.

scholarly journals Trends in One-Year Recurrent Ischemic Stroke among the Elderly in the USA: 1994–2002

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norrina B. Allen ◽  
Theodore R. Holford ◽  
Michael B. Bracken ◽  
Larry B. Goldstein ◽  
George Howard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Usa ◽  
One Year

Targeting the Mature Consumer Market

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. Moschis ◽  
D. N. Bellenger ◽  
P. A. Kennett ◽  
L. E. Aab
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Consumer Market ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Mature Market

The aging population in the USA makes skill in marketing to the mature consumer increasingly important. The biophysical and psychosocial aging process create a need for specific strategies to address the changes brought on by age. This study attempts to ascertain the degree to which the health service providers recognize some of the needs of the elderly market and the degree to which marketing programs are addressing these needs. A comparison with other industries is also provided. The results indicate that 4 out of 16 strategies directed at the mature market have been used by more than 80% of health care respondents. In addition, there are significant differences between the health care industry and other industries for five of the strategies. All but two of the strategies are thought to be important by more than half of the survey respondents.

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