scholarly journals Can some aspects of the epidemiology of elderly suicides be applied to dementia

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-191
Author(s):  
Ajit Shah ◽  
Sofia Zarate-Escudero
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Epidemiological Transition ◽  
Health Implications ◽  
Independent Effects

Two important aspects of the epidemiology of suicides in the elderly people can potentially be applied to dementia. The first is the well-established observation of the independent effects of age, birth cohort membership, and the period on the risk of suicide in the elderly people (Murphy et al., 1986; Surtees and Duffy, 1989; Snowdon and Hunt, 2002). The second is the recently developed concept of the epidemiological transition hypothesis of suicide in the elderly people (Shah and Bhat, 2009; Shah, 2010; Shah et al., 2008). These epidemiological aspects, in addition to the theoretical aspects, may also have clinical and public health implications for dementia.

scholarly journals Epidemic Peaks Forecasting on Re-emerging Diseases in Elderly People using the Grey Disaster Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 974-982
Author(s):  
Nipaporn Chutiman ◽  
Pannarat Guayjarernpanishk ◽  
Butsakorn Kong-ied ◽  
Piyapatr Busababodhin ◽  
Monchaya Chiangpradit
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Food Poisoning ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Grey Model ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Khon Kaen ◽  
Climate Uncertainty ◽  
The Government

Climate change causes the spread of non-vector diseases due to the influence of climate uncertainty. The elderly group, which is vulnerable, is affected by such disasters. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to forecast epidemic peaks of food poisoning, which was found as one of the re-emerging diseases in elderly people in Khon Kaen Province, Maha Sarakham Province, and Roi Et Province, which are in the Northeastern region of Thailand by using 2 types of Grey Model: GM(1,1) and Discrete Grey Model (DGM). The monthly rate of food poisoning incidence per 100,000 elderly people from January 2017 to December 2020 i.e., 48 months in total were used in the study. The study result revealed that the DGM had higher forecasting effectiveness than that of the GM(1,1) in all three provinces. The food poisoning incidences in elderly people were forecasted to re-emerge from August to September 2021 in Khon Kaen Province, from August to September 2022 in Maha Sarakham Province, and from May to June 2022 in Roi Et Province. The results of this study are useful and helpful for the government, the Ministry of Public Health and related cooperatives to effectively help services planning resource preparation and prevention measures. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01325 Full Text: PDF

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version1.0 (HFMS V1.0) in Chinese elderly people

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Liu ◽  
Hui Zhou ◽  
Heng Qiu ◽  
Chen Huang ◽  
Lijie Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Acceptable Reliability

Abstract Purpose We examined the reliability and validity of the Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version 1.0 (HFMS V1.0) specifically on elderly people in China. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study in December 2020 and enrolled 800 elderly people through stratified sampling technique, including 777 valid samples (with a mean age of 71.81 ± 8.36 years), of which 382 cases (49.2%) were women. The level of healthy fitness was measured using the HFMS V1.0. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, exploratory factor and confirmatory factor were calculated for assessing the reliability and validity of HFMS V1.0. Results HFMS V1.0 consists of 8 dimensions and 38 items. The scale had acceptable reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.920, split-half = 0.946, test-retest = 0.878). Exploratory factor analysis showed KMO value =0.927, and uncovered 10 factors with the cumulative contribution rate of 65.71% and all factor loads over 0.40. The item distribution was consistent with the initial expectation of the scale. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated good fit: CMIN/DF = 2.796, RMSEA = 0.048, IFI =0.914, TLI = 0.902, CFI = 0.913. Conclusion HFMS V1.0 was shown to have acceptable reliability and validity indices for this sample. Collectively, HFMS V1.0 is reliable and efficient to measure the healthy fitness of elderly people. It is recommended to use it among the elderly in other Chinese cities in the future to ensure uniformity and objectivity. This scale can be carried out to evaluate of the effectiveness of public health measures in improving the healthy fitness level of the elderly and optimizing public health policies.

scholarly journals Prevalence of oral cancer self-examination among elderly people treated under Brazil's Unified Health System: household health survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1085-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins ◽  
João Gabriel Silva Souza ◽  
Desireé Sant'Ana Haikal ◽  
Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula ◽  
Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Health System ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Removable Dental Prosthesis ◽  
Self Examination

The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of oral cancer self-examinationamong the elderly and confirm whether prevalence was higher among users of the dental services provided by Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS, acronym in Portuguese). A transversal study of elderly people aged between 65 and 74 years living in a large-sized Brazilian municipality was conducted using simple random sampling. Logistic regression was conducted and results were corrected for sample design and unequal weighting using the SPSS(r) software. The study assessed 740 individuals. A total of 492 met the inclusion criteria, of which 101 (22.4%) reported having performed an oral cancer self-examination. Prevalence was higher among users of the dental services provided by the SUS, higher-income individuals, people with higher levels of education, individuals that used a removable dental prosthesis, and people who had not experienced discomfort attributed to oral condition, and lower among people who sought regular and periodic dental treatment and individuals who did not have a drinking habit. This type of self-care should be encouraged by public health policies which respond to the needs of the elderly, with emphasis on users of private and philanthropic services, and other services outside the public health network.

scholarly journals PENGABDIAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI PEMANFAATAN JALAN TERAPI PADA LANSIA DI DESA SUMBER SARI, KUTAI KARTANEGARA

Sarwahita ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
Kresna Febriyanto ◽  
Sri Sunarti ◽  
Suprayitno ◽  
Ainur Rachman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Community Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
Made In

Abstract The disease that most attacks the elderly one of which is hypertension. The hypertension is one of the main public health problems today. The prevalence of hypertension is 25.8% of Indonesia's population. If not handled properly as early as possible can be the number 1 killer of humanity. Community service activities carried out with the aim of improving the health status of the elderly by using therapeutic roads as an alternative in overcoming hypertension in Sumber Sari Village, Kec. Loa Kulu Kab. Kutai Kartanegara. The method of community service is training, and health education in the use of therapeutic roads in the Posyandu Elderly Anggrek Ungu Sumber Sumber village followed by 29 elderly people. The introduction of therapy is carried out in January 2018 and is then applied by the elderly every day. Posyandu cadres that have been formed to monitor the elderly in the utilization of therapeutic roads that have been made. In addition, by doing health education, the elderly can realize about maintaining daily health and not consuming foods that cause excessive hypertension.   Abstrak Penyakit yang paling banyak menyerang lansia salah satunya adalah penyakit hipertensi. Hipertensi merupakan salah satu masalah utama kesehatan masyarakat saat ini. Prevalensi hipertensi sebesar 25,8% penduduk Indonesia. Bila tidak ditangani dengan baik sedini mungkin bisa menjadi pembunuh nomor 1 umat manusia. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dilaksanakan dengan tujuan meningkatkan derajat kesehatan lansia dengan pemanfaatan jalan terapi sebagai salah satu alternatif dalam mengatasi penyakit hipertensi di Desa Sumber Sari Kec. Loa Kulu Kab. Kutai Kartanegara. Metode pengabdian masyarakat ini yaitu pelatihan, dan pendidikan kesehatan dalam pemanfaatan jalan terapi di Posyandu Lansia Anggrek Ungu Desa Sumber Sari diikuti oleh 29 orang Lansia. Pengenalan jalan terapi dilaksanakan pada Januari 2018 dan selanjutnya diaplikasikan oleh lansia setiap harinya. Kader posyandu yang telah terbentuk melakukan pemantauan lansia dalam pemanfaatan jalan terapi yang telah dibuat. Selain itu, dengan dilakukannya pendidikan kesehatan, lansia dapat menyadari tentang menjaga kesehatan sehari-hari dan tidak mengkonsumsi makanan yang memicu hipertensi secara berlebihan.  

The Role of Neuroimaging in Fall Prevention in Healthy Adults at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-129
Author(s):  
Albert Dayor Piersson ◽  
Wiam Elshami ◽  
Alberta Naa Afia Adjei ◽  
Klenam Dzefi-Tettey ◽  
Philip N. Gorleku
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preclinical Phase

Falls are an important clinical, socioeconomic, and public health problem in the older adult population. Advancing age is a major risk factor for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The preclinical phase of AD, which is regarded as an important window for early therapeutic intervention before the onset of MCI and subsequently AD, can serve as a critical period to reduce or prevent falls among elderly people at risk of AD. In this chapter, first, a discussion is provided on the degrees of fall-related injuries, pain, and severity of falls in elderly people at risk of AD. Secondly, a discussion is provided on the clinical, socioeconomic, and public health implications of falls. Studies that integrated neuroimaging techniques were also reviewed to identify brain biomarkers that can be targeted for the prevention of falls among the elderly. It is anticipated that the outcome of this chapter may have a critical role in the prevention of falls among elderly people at risk or suffering from AD.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN DENGAN TINGKAT KEMANDIRIAN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING PADA LANSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 688
Author(s):  
Tiara Sonza ◽  
Isna Aglusi Badri ◽  
Roza Erda
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Public Health Center ◽  
Severe Anxiety

<p><em>International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that more than 27% of elderly people experience difficulty in carrying out daily activities due to experiencing anxiety. This study aims to determine the relationship of anxiety levels with the level of independence Activities of Daily Living in the elderly. This type of research is analytic with cross sectional design, with a population of all elderly in the Work Area of Baloi Permai Public Health Center in Batam City in 2019 with a purposive sampling technique with a sample of 66 elderly people. The results obtained from 66 elderly people, elderly who did not experience anxiety independently numbered 39 elderly (59.1%), elderly who experienced mild anxiety with mild dependence totaling 20 elderly (30.3%), elderly who experienced mild anxiety with dependence moderate amounted to 1 elderly (1.5%), elderly who experienced moderate anxiety with moderate dependence amounted to 4 elderly (6.1%), elderly who experienced severe anxiety with heavy dependence amounted to 1 elderly (1.5%), elderly who experienced severe anxiety with a total dependence of 1 elderly (1.5%). Hypothesis test results using kruskall wallis obtained ρ value 0,000, indicating a significant relationship between the level of anxiety with the level of independence Activities of Daily Living in the elderly. Public health center can provide health education regarding the importance of checking the level of independence of the elderly and can carry out scheduled levels ofindependence during integrated healthcare center of the elderly to find out the fulfillment of daily activities in the elderly</em></p>

Körperliche Beschwerden bei älteren Migranten in Deutschland 1Erstellt unter Mitwirkung der Arbeitsgruppe «Abuse of the Elderly in the European Region» (ABUEL): Joaquim F. J. Soares, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Francisco Torres-González, Departmental Section of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University of Granada, Spain; Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou, National School of Public Health, Department of Sociology, Athens, Greece; Giovanni Lamura, Italian National Research Centre on Ageing Department of Gerontological Research, Unit of Health Economics, Ancona, Italy; Mindaugas Stankunas, Kaunas University of Medicine, Department of Health Management, A. Mickeviciaus, Kaunas, Lithuania; Henrique Barros, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina-Martha Csöff ◽  
Gloria Macassa ◽  
Jutta Lindert
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Management ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Public Health Department ◽  
Karolinska Institute ◽  
Psychological Medicine ◽  
Körperliche Beschwerden

Körperliche Beschwerden sind bei Älteren weit verbreitet; diese sind bei Migranten bislang in Deutschland und international noch wenig untersucht. Unsere multizentrische Querschnittstudie erfasste körperliche Beschwerden bei Menschen im Alter zwischen 60 und 84 Jahren mit Wohnsitz in Stuttgart anhand der Kurzversion des Gießener Beschwerdebogens (GBB-24). In Deutschland wurden 648 Personen untersucht, davon 13.4 % (n = 87) nicht in Deutschland geborene. Die Geschlechterverteilung war bei Migranten und Nichtmigranten gleich; der sozioökonomische Status lag bei den Migranten etwas niedriger: 8.0 % (n = 7) der Migranten und 2.5 % (n = 14) der Nichtmigranten verfügten über höchstens vier Jahre Schulbildung; 12.6 % (n = 11) der Migranten und 8.2 % (n = 46) der Nichtmigranten hatten ein monatliches Haushaltsnettoeinkommen von unter 1000€; 26.4 % der Migranten und 38.1 % (n = 214) der Nichtmigranten verfügten über mehr als 2000€ monatlich. Somatische Beschwerden lagen bei den Migranten bei 65.5 % (n = 57) und bei den Nichtmigranten bei 55.8 % (n = 313). Frauen wiesen häufiger somatische Beschwerden auf (61.8 %) als Männer (51.8 %). Mit steigendem Alter nahmen somatische Beschwerden zu. Mit Ausnahme der Altersgruppe der 70–74-Jährigen konnte kein signifikanter Unterschied zwischen Migranten und Nichtmigranten hinsichtlich der Häufigkeit körperlicher Beschwerden gezeigt werden. Ausblick: Es werden dringend bevölkerungsrepräsentative Studien zu körperlichen Beschwerden bei Migranten benötigt.

Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: Summary

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lois M. Davis ◽  
Nancy Nicosia ◽  
Adrian Overton ◽  
Lisa Miyashiro ◽  
Kathryn Pitkin Derose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
Health Implications ◽  
The Public

Subthreshold Depression in Older Adults: Epidemiology, Illness Course, and Public Health Implications

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. W. Meeks ◽  
I. V. Vahia ◽  
H. Lavretsky ◽  
G. Kulkarni ◽  
D. V. Jeste
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Subthreshold Depression ◽  
Health Implications

HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA, PENGETAHUAN, DENGAN KEAKTIFAN LANJUT USIA (Lansia) MENGIKUTI KEGIATAN POSYANDU LANSIA DI WILAYAH PUSKESMAS GADING SURABAYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
NINDY VARA MEIGIA
Keyword(s):  
Health Center ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bivariate Data ◽  
Quality Regulation ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Minimum Standards Service is basic service quality regulation that is entitled to be obtained by every citizen. Elderly people must obtain 100% health services. Various factors can lead to low visits to the elderly posyandu in the Gading Puskesmas area in 2017. Objective: to find out the relationship between family support, knowledge, and elderly activities in the elderly posyandu in Gading Surabaya puskesmas. Method: The type of research is observational analytic with a cross-sectional design. Data processing and analysis is done by univariate and bivariate. Data collection techniques by conducting simple random sampling with a sample of 94 elderly people. Location and time of research from December 2018 at the posyandu in the Gading Surabaya health center area. Results: There is a significant value of 0,000 <0,05, so it can be concluded is have a relationship with family support, knowledge of elderly with activity following the elderly posyandu at Gading Surabaya health center

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