2-12-24 Russian root (Siberian ginseng) improves cognitive functions in middle-aged people, whereas Ginkgo biloba seems effective only in the elderly

Relevance. The success of treatment of periodontal diseases directly depends on the patient’s response to the therapy, therefore, the characteristics of the person’s personal characteristics can affect both the effectiveness of treatment and the prevention of relapse of the disease.Purpose. To study the features of the internal picture of the disease in the process of complex treatment of adult patients suffering from chronic generalized periodontitis.Materials and methods. The generally accepted comprehensive treatment of chronic generalized periodontitis in 69 middle-aged and elderly men was carried out taking into account the personal response of patients Solovyov «Psychosensory-anatomical-functional maladaptation syndrome».Results. When patients were discharged from the hospital, there was a difference in the phenomena of maladaptation among the elderly and middle-aged: in middle-aged people, sufficient adaptation to the conditions of existence was determined; in elderly people, due to the existing comorbid pathology, a state of maladaptation was diagnosed, which was caused by the presence of complaints of defects in the dentition.Conclusion. In elderly people, as soon as possible after completion of treatment in a hospital, dental rehabilitation cannot be considered completed, which requires the adoption of organizational measures for their timely provision of dentures.

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信仰與斷裂——山中村祭祀圈的變遷與村民的奉祀理解

新世紀宗教研究 ◽

10.53106/168437382021061901004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 083-114

Author(s):

楊國柱楊國柱 ◽

吳金奇 Yang, Kuo-Chu

Keyword(s):

Local Community ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Belief System ◽

The Elderly ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Aged People ◽

Mountain Village ◽

Field Investigations ◽

Meaning Interpretation ◽

The Village

嘉義縣民雄鄉山中村1（舊稱牛斗山或牛稠山），因牛稠溪域流經村莊而得此名，早期是全鄉人口最大村。山中村宗教信仰普遍為民間信仰，村莊主廟為廣濟宮，以奉祀池府王爺、媽祖、鄭成功為主，但村莊發展及信仰主體係圍繞池府王爺。本文採用文獻分析、田野調查及立意取樣後進行深度訪談，以探討山中村祭祀圈之形成，以及村民如何理解不同神靈之內涵，進而有助於山中村之社區發展與文化資源保存。 藉由祭祀圈概念切入，以理解山中村社區各神靈祭祀圈的範圍與分布，進而探討地方社區信仰中心發展，與山中村民對不同神靈認知及意義之解讀。經研究發現：（一）隨著人口增加及集居地擴大，主廟的祭祀圈變大；由於廟務活動增加，牛斗山土地公廟的祭祀圈擴大；五營中的東、西兩營，未隨著社區的新增而往外遷移，因此祭祀圈無明顯變化。（二）山中村神靈祭祀圈的分布，「五營」與居民輪祀居住的地理範圍有關，原具有分群概念的輪祀傳統逐漸模糊：老者對此模糊；中年人認知些許；青年則不明白為何奉祀，宗教信仰傳承出現斷層的可能。（三）山中村民對不同祭祀圈神靈解讀有所異同，普遍難闡述神靈的由來及背景，較理解者屬老年人；其次為中年人；青年人則對神靈認知不清楚。（四）不同祭祀圈神靈意義與山中村民早期生活環境較有其關聯性，老年人多數提及身體健康及平安；中年人求財運、事業；青年人求課業順利。據此，就結論提出建議以供參考。  Shanzhong Village (formerly known as Niudou Mountain or Niuhou Mountain) in Minxiong Township, Chiayi County, got its name because the Niuhou Stream passed through the village. In the early days, it was the village with the largest population in the township. For the Guangji Palace, it is mainly dedicated to the worship of Lord Chifu, Mazu and Zheng Chenggong (Cheng Ch’eng-Kung), but the village development and belief system surrounds Lord Chifu. This paper uses literature analysis, field investigations, and intentional sampling to conduct in-depth interviews to discuss the formation of the mountain village sacrificial circle and how the villagers understand the connotation of different gods, which can help the community development and cultural resource preservation of the mountain village. Through research, the concept of the religious field was cut in to understand the scope and distribution of the religious fields of the various deities in the Shanzhong Village community, and to discuss the development of local community faith centers and the understanding and meaning interpretation of the different deities of the Shanzhong villagers. The research found: (1) The religious realms become bigger because the population of village was increased；on the other side, Shanshang Viallage’s religious realms become wilder due to the increase of temple actives. However, for the "five camps", the east and west side of the deities’s emissary did not extend so the Religious Realms can not protect the new village, (2) The distribution of the spiritual field in the Shanzhong village, the ""five camps"" are more closely related to the geographical scope of the residents’ rotation worship. The tradition of rotation worship with the concept of grouping is gradually blurring, and the old people are blurring; Understand why there is a possibility that there is a fault in the inheritance of religious beliefs; (3) Villagers in the mountains have different interpretations of deities in different religious fields, and it is generally difficult to understand the origin and background of deities, older than those who understand; older than middle-aged; more young Unrecognizable to the gods; (4) The significance of the gods in different religious fields is more related to the early life environment of the villagers in the mountains. The elderly have significant health and safety; the middle-aged people seek wealth and career; the young people seek smooth schooling .Then refer to the above research results to make research suggestions.

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The Influence of the Interface Button Design of Touch Screens on Operation and Interpretation by Elderly and Middle-Aged Adults

Designs ◽

10.3390/designs3030035 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 35

Author(s):

Yeh Po-Chan

Keyword(s):

Elderly People ◽

The Elderly ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Aged People ◽

Display Position ◽

Ideal Image ◽

Self Testing ◽

Middle Aged Adults ◽

Good Interpretation ◽

The Ideal

Body function begins to decline in middle age, with changes becoming increasingly noticeable over time. With the popularization of educational and information technology, people know more about healthcare and are becoming accustomed to self-testing using health equipment. Technological changes are reflected in products, which present innovations including the switch from traditional to touch-controlled interface designs. This can cause difficulties in the interpretation and interface operation for older adults, who may be facing physiological and psychological alterations. Understanding users’ physiological limitations has become an important aspect of product design. This study explored the effects of physiological limitations on touch-screen operation in middle-aged and elderly people, specifically regarding button type, display position, and button size. A total of 64 participants were included in the study: 32 middle-aged people (aged 45–64 years) and 32 elderly people (65 years of age and older). Each participant was asked to complete 32 tasks (two button categories × four button sizes × four presentation positions). The results revealed no differences between the elderly and the middle-aged groups with regard to the interpretation of image buttons and text buttons; however, button size affected the operation and interpretation time. Middle-aged participants demonstrated good interpretation performance when the buttons were displayed in the upper or lower part of the screen, whereas elderly participants only had a good interpretation performance when the buttons were in the upper part. For both groups, the ideal image button size was 16 mm with a text font size of 22.

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Clinical, laboratory and instrumental indicators in patients who have undergone COVID-19

International Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.53730/ijhs.v5n3.1719 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 403-415

Author(s):

Muso Urinov ◽

Nigora Alikulova ◽

Dilfuza Zukhritdinova ◽

Mekhriddin Usmonov ◽

Rakhimjon Urinov

Keyword(s):

Clinical Laboratory ◽

Reference Interval ◽

The Elderly ◽

Neurological Complications ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Coagulation Activity ◽

Female Patients ◽

Aged People ◽

Male Patients ◽

Coronavirus Infection

280 patients with COVID-19 were examined (average age 53.9±8.1 years; gender index 1.37:1.0 (162 men and 118 women). It was revealed that young people (especially women) were more common with a mild course of the disease (64.2%), middle – aged people-with a moderate-severe variant of COVID-19 (54.8%), In the group of patients with a severe course of coronavirus infection, female patients prevailed among the elderly, and among middle –aged men – 47.8% and 48.4%, respectively. The comorbid background before the disease CAVID-19 and the neurological complications that appeared on the background of CAVID-19 in the percentage ratio prevailed in males. There were no significant differences in the frequency of complications from the severity of the COVID-19 disease. It was revealed that at the time of hospitalization, all the studied markers of coagulation activity were changed and statistically significantly differed from the reference interval, which indicated the activation of the procoagulation potential. In the group of female patients, these indicators were more pronounced. CT examination revealed that the percentage of damage to both lungs was significantly higher in female patients compared to male patients.

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The role of inflammation in the development of post-stroke depression in elderly patients

Успехи геронтологии ◽

10.34922/ae.2021.34.6.004 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 841-847

Author(s):

О.А. Осипова ◽

Н.И. Клюшников ◽

Е.В. Гостева ◽

О.Н. Белоусова ◽

Н.И. Жернакова ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Middle Age ◽

The Elderly ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Post Stroke ◽

Aged People ◽

Tnf Α ◽

Post Stroke Depression

Цель исследования - изучение роли цитокинов, соотношения нейтрофилов и лимфоцитов в развитии постинсультной депрессии (ПД) у больных пожилого возраста. В исследование были включены 110 больных с острым ишемическим инсультом, из них 60 человек среднего возраста (52±5 лет) и 50 - пожилого возраста (66±4 года). Контрольную группу составили 20 человек среднего возраста без инсульта в анамнезе. Через 3 мес наблюдения ПД в пожилом возрасте развилась у 28 (56 %) больных, в среднем возрасте - у 26 (43,3 %). Больные пожилого возраста с ишемическим инсультом, у которых развилась ПД, были достоверно старше (7,9 %, р<0,05), чаще имели артериальную гипертензию (12,4 %, р<0,05), уровень гликемии выше на 16,1 % (р<0,05), триглицеридов - на 14 % (р<0,05), ЛПНП - на 12,8 % (р<0,05). Больные среднего возраста с ПД имели ИМТ выше на 8,1 % (р<0,05), уровень гликемии - на 9,6 % (р<0,05), триглицеридов - на 10,9 % (р<0,05), ЛПНП - на 9,7 % (р<0,05), чем больные без депрессии. Пожилые больные с ишемическим инсультом и ПД имели более высокий уровень цитокинов - IL-1β был выше на 35,4 % (р<0,01), TNF-α - на 27 % (р<0,01), INF-γ - на 18 % (р<0,01), чем у больных без ПД. У больных пожилого возраста с ПД соотношение нейтрофилов и лимфоцитов (Н/Л) было на 46 % (p<0,001) выше, чем у больных без ПД. В группе больных пожилого возраста при наличии ПД соотношение Н/Л было на 50 % (p<0,001) выше, чем в аналогичной группе среднего возраста. Таким образом, у пожилых больных с ишемическим инсультом уровень маркеров воспаления может иметь прогностическое значение в развитии постинсультной депрессии. The aim of the study was to study the role of cytokines, the ratio of neutrophils and lymphocytes in the development of post-stroke depression in elderly patients. The study included 110 patients with acute ischemic stroke, including 60 middle-aged people (52±5 years) and 50 elderly people (66±4 years). The control group consisted of 20 middle-aged people without a history of stroke. After 3 months of follow-up, post-stroke depression (PSD) developed in the elderly in 28 patients (56 %), in the middle age in 26 patients (43,3 %). Patients with ischemic stroke in the elderly who developed PSD were significantly older (7,9 %, p<0,05), more often had arterial hypertension (12,4 %, p<0,05), the level of glucose was 16,1 % higher (p<0,05), triglycerides by 14 % (p<0,05), LDL-C by 12,8 % (p<0,05). In middle age, patients with post-stroke depression had a body mass index higher by 8,1 % (p<0,05), a glucose level by 9,6 % (p<0,05), triglycerides by 10,9 % (p<0,05), LDL-C by 9,7 % (p<0,05) than patients without PSD. Elderly patients with ischemic stroke and PSD had higher levels of cytokines - IL-1β was 35,4 % higher (p<0,01), TNF-α by 27 % (p<0,01), INF-γ by 18 % (p<0,01) than in patients without PSD. In elderly patients with PSD, the ratio of neutrophils and lymphocytes (N/L) is 46 % (p<0,001) higher than in patients without PSD. In the elderly, in the presence of PSD, the N/L ratio was 50 % (p<0,001) higher than in the same middle-aged group. Thus, in elderly patients with ischemic stroke, the level of inflammatory markers may have a prognostic value in the development of post-stroke depression.

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Middle-aged people and the elderly have the similar risk of death from Covid-19: considering background mortality

10.31219/osf.io/k36fx ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

ZHONGNENG XU

Keyword(s):

Elderly People ◽

Age Distribution ◽

The Elderly ◽

Natural Mortality ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Death Risk ◽

Aged People ◽

Risk Of Death ◽

Background Mortality ◽

Similar Risk

In USA, middle-aged people might be evaluated as having a low risk of Covid-19 death, but if the natural mortality is considered, the age distribution of death risk from Covid-19 changes. The proportions of Covid-19 deaths in total deaths among middle-aged and elderly people are in the same cluster. This shows that the increase rates in deaths caused by Covid-19 to middle-aged people is similar to that of the elderly, and it is necessary to pay the same attention to the risk of Covid-19 death in middle-aged people.

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An Attitudinal Assessment of Perceived Intergenerational Affinities Linking Adolescence and Old Age

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/016502548300600208 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 221-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mary A. Luszcz

Keyword(s):

Elderly People ◽

Old Age ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

The Elderly ◽

Semantic Differential ◽

Age Group ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Old People ◽

Aged People ◽

Age Related

Attitudes toward the elderly were considered in a life-span context relative to adolescents and the middle-aged. These groups were chosen based on theorized commonalities linking adolescents and the elderly in contrast to the middle-aged. Undergraduate students used a semantic differential to rate the extent to which adjectives corresponded to their conceptions of ideal, real, and typical adolescents, middle-aged, and elderly people. Four subscales of Autonomy, Instrumentality, Acceptability, and Integration were assessed. When students considered their ideal conceptions of each age group, no age-related differences were evidenced on any dimensions. Further, across age, typical individuals were considered to be less acceptable and less well-integrated than people known by students. However, autonomy and instrumentality varied with age as well as the type of individuals being rated. Typical old people as well as old people known to students were viewed to be less instrumental than adolescents. These elderly people were also viewed as less instrumental than real but not typical middle-aged people. Adolescents and the elderly alike were seen as less autonomous than real or typical middle-aged people. Results were discussed in terms of Chellam's notion of symmetry that suggests that balance, likeness, and oppositeness each characterize relations among adolescents, the middle-aged, and the elderly.

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Familial Support of the Elderly in a Rural Mennonite Community

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement ◽

10.1017/s071498080001535x ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 7-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

John B. Bond ◽

Carol D.H. Harvey ◽

Elizabeth A. Hildebrand

Keyword(s):

The Elderly ◽

Religious Practice ◽

Historical Background ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Older Parents ◽

Elderly Parents ◽

Aged People ◽

Community Information ◽

Institutional Church ◽

Church Responses

AbstractWith an increasing number of persons entering old age and having longer life expectancies, there has been a consequent alteration of family dynamics, such that middle aged individuals frequently provide support to their older parents. At the same time, the middle aged person is often in the midst of raising his or her own children, attending to personal aspirations, and enacting the role of spouse.This study investigated support from middle aged offspring to elderly parents in a rural Mennonite community. Information on the expectation for and consequences of support to parents was gathered from pastors and middle aged family members in two Mennonite conferences, as well as from a Lutheran sample with a similar historical background.Pastoral interviews showed no differences in doctrinal beliefs regarding familial care of parents, although the institutional church responses varied. Middle aged offspring in the Lutheran congregation reported less involvement in religious practice than did members of either Mennonite congregation. Burden of caring for elderly parents felt by middle aged people showed no statistically significant differences between congregations; however, greater reported religiosity was associated with lesser burden.

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Differences in the Perception of Birth Policies by the Middle aged and the Elderly in China

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.b1050.0782s619 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2S6) ◽

pp. 265-269

Keyword(s):

Final Analysis ◽

The Elderly ◽

Positive Perception ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Negative Perception ◽

Aged Group ◽

Aged People ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The One

Because of the drastic changes in China’s birth policies, it is anticipated that the middle-aged and the elderly would view the policy of ‘one household, two children’ differently. As such, this study seeks to identify such a difference between the middle-aged and the elderly. There were 320 sets of data for the elderly generation and 305 for the middle-aged generation used for the final analysis. The study shows that, unlike the elderly generation, the middle-aged group has a negative perception towards the ‘one household, two children’ policy. Second, for the elderly generation of China, there was a significant difference in their perception towards the ‘one household, two children’ policy and ‘preferred gender of children’ depending on what the gender of the respondent’s child was. The elderly with only daughters had a rather negative perception towards the policy, and their preferred gender for children was also ‘sons’. Third, middle aged people with daughters had a more positive perception towards the policy

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Effects of Age and Sex on Properties of Lumbar Erector Spinae in Healthy People: Preliminary Results From a Pilot Study

Frontiers in Physiology ◽

10.3389/fphys.2021.718068 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Zugui Wu ◽

Yi Wang ◽

Zixuan Ye ◽

Yingxing Guan ◽

Xiangling Ye ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Muscle Tone ◽

The Elderly ◽

Healthy People ◽

Erector Spinae ◽

Reference Dataset ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Men And Women ◽

Aged People ◽

Lower Back ◽

Age And Sex

Background: The influences of age and sex on properties of lumbar erector spinae have not been previously studied. Changes in the performance of lumbar erector spinae properties associated with age represent a valuable indicator of risk for lower-back-related disease.Objective: To investigate the lumbar erector spinae properties with regard to age and sex to provide a reference dataset.Methods: We measured muscle tone and stiffness of the lumbar erector spinae (at the L3–4 level) in healthy men and women (50 young people, aged 20–30 years; 50 middle-aged people, aged 40–50 years; and 50 elderly people, aged 65–75 years) using a MyotonPRO device.Results: In general, there are significant differences in muscle tone and stiffness among young, middle-aged, and elderly participants, and there were significant differences in muscle tone and stiffness between men and women, and there was no interaction between age and sex. The muscle tone and stiffness of the elderly participants were significantly higher than those of the middle-aged and young participants (P < 0.01), and the muscle tone and stiffness of the middle-aged participants were significantly higher than those of the young participants (P < 0.01). In addition, the muscle tone and stiffness of men participants were significantly higher than that of women participants (P < 0.01).Conclusion: Our results indicate that muscle tone and stiffness of the lumbar erector spinae increase with age. The muscle tone and stiffness of the lumbar erector spinae in men are significantly higher than in women. The present study highlights the importance of considering age and sex differences when assessing muscle characteristics of healthy people or patients.

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