OURSES: A telemedicine project for rural areas in france. Telemonitoring of elderly people

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Prieto-Guerrero ◽  
Corinne Mailhes ◽  
Francis Castanie
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas

Study of Accessibility to the Home of Dependent Elderly People in Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
pp. 259-265
Author(s):  
Virginia Iglesias Moreno ◽  
Pablo Sánchez-García ◽  
Cristina Franco-Antonio ◽  
Esperanza Santano-Mogena ◽  
Yolanda Castaño-Blanco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Dependent Elderly

scholarly journals Knowledge Provision Model Through Distance Learning Method for Promoting Quality of Life of the Elderly in Rural Areas of Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Sumalee Sungsri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
The World ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Thailand is becoming an elderly society like many countries in the world. The number of elderly people is increasing continuously every year. In order to enable the elderly to live with good quality of life in the rapidly changing society, knowledge and information related to their health and living factors are considered to be necessary for them. Therefore, this study was carried out in order to develop a model of knowledge provision for promoting quality of life of the elderly in rural areas of the country. The samples were drawn from every region of the country which included 480 elderly people, 480 elderly caretakers, and 160 people representing the community leaders, community committee members and staff of local government agencies. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed for data collection. The study found that there were five areas of knowledge for promoting quality of life of the elderly: physical health, mental health, social relationship, economic, and learning. The model of knowledge provision to the elderly synthesized from the study could enable the elderly to gain necessary knowledge deemed useful for promoting their quality of life. The elderly, the elderly care caretakers and related people were found to be satisfied with the model.

scholarly journals Health service inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic among elderly people living in large urban and non-urban areas in Florida, USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 205031212097416
Author(s):  
Xinhua Yu
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Hospitalization Rates ◽  
Adjusted Incidence

Objective: Health inequalities were often exacerbated during the emerging epidemic. This study examined urban and non-urban inequalities in health services among COVID-19 patients aged 65 years or above in Florida, USA, from 2 March to 27 May 2020. Methods: A retrospective time series analysis was conducted using individual patient records. Multivariable Poisson’s and logistic models were used to calculate adjusted incidence of COVID-19 and the associated rates of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths. Results: As of 27 May 2020, there were 13,659 elderly COVID-19 patients (people aged 65 years or above) in Florida and 14.9% of them died. Elderly people living in small metropolitan areas might be less likely to be confirmed with COVID-19 infection than those living in large metropolitan areas. The emergency department visit and hospitalization rates decreased significantly across metropolitan statuses for both men and women. Those patients living in small metropolitan or rural areas were less likely to be hospitalized than those living in large metropolitan areas (35% and 34% vs 41%). Elderly women aged 75 years or above living in rural areas had 113% higher adjusted incidence of COVID-19 than those living in large metropolitan areas, and the rates of hospitalizations were lower compared with those counterparts living in large metropolitan areas (29% vs 46%; odds ratio: 0.37 (0.25–0.54), p < 0.001). Conclusion: For elderly people living in Florida, USA, those living in small metropolitan or rural areas were less likely to receive adequate health care than those living in large or medium metropolitan areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Health Services Delivered by Community Health Workers on Outcomes Related to Non-Communicable Diseases among Elderly People in Rural Areas: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vita Widyasari ◽  
Ferry Fadzlul Rahman ◽  
Kuan-Han Lin ◽  
Jiun-Yi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
The Other ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases

Background: The number of elderly and the burden of non-communicable diseases increase with time. Community involvement is expected to be an important prevention agent for their neighbors. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of health services delivered by community health workers (CHWs) which focus on physiological indices related to non-communicable diseases among elderly people and to explain the health services or interventions carried out by CHWs.   Methods: This systematic review was conducted based on the PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, ProQuest Science Database, Scopus, EBSCOhost CINAHL, and Web of Science were taken as the source of databases. Manual search was also conducted for articles published before March 2019 without time restriction. The quality of each study was assessed using Critical Checklist by Joanna Briggs Institute. Results: Of the 3,275 initial studies retrieved, 4 studies were included in qualitative synthesis analysis. Three studies arranged a face-to-face interview, while the other study was conducted over the phone. All the 4 studies were intervention studies. Three of them showed a significant improvement in mean systolic blood pressure for the intervention group compared to the control group. The other study showed a significant improvement in weight loss for the intervention group. Conclusion: Health services delivered by CHWs was beneficial to elderly people in rural areas on some physiological indices. It suggested that health services delivered CHWs could contribute toward secondary prevention programs.

scholarly journals Activities of Daily Living, Depression, and life Satisfaction of Elders using Rural Day Group Homes in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong In Bae ◽  
Nam Hyun Cha
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting life satisfaction in the communal life of elderly people in rural areas of South Korea. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The study respondents were 143 elders (≥ 65-years-old) selected through convenience sampling. The Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), depression, and life satisfaction were measured. The data were collected from self-reported questionnaires from 1 August to 30 August 2019. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS Program. Results: The IADL scores were significantly different according to age (p < 0.001), education (p < 0.001), and cohabitation (p = 0.003), whereas depression was gender (p = 0.033), age (p = 0.006), education (p = 0.006), and cohabitation (p = 0.039). Life satisfaction was significantly different according to age (p = 0.001), education (p < 0.001), religion (p = 0.008), and cohabitation (p = 0.009). There was a positive correlation between IADL scores and depression (r = 0.37, p < 0.001). There was a negative correlation between life satisfaction and the IADL scores (r = -0.39, p < 0.001) and depression (r = -.66, p < 0.001). Forty-one percent of the respondent’s life satisfaction was explained by depression (p < 0.001), religion (p = 0.021), and IADL scores (p = 0.028).Conclusion: The results of this study may be useful in understanding the life satisfaction level of elderly people in communal living and developing more specific programs for mental and activity programs. Depression management strategies are also needed.

scholarly journals Urban-rural inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic among elderly people in Florida, US

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinhua Yu
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Hospitalization Rates ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Ed Visits ◽  
Adjusted Incidence

AbstractObjectivesHealth inequalities were often exacerbated during the emerging epidemic. This study examined urban-rural inequalities among COVID-19 patients aged 65 or above in US Florida from March 2 to May 27, 2020.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted using individual patient records. Multivariable Poisson and logistic models were used to calculate adjusted incidence of COVID- 19 and the associated rates of emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations and deaths.ResultsAs of May 27, 2020, there were 13,659 elderly COVID-19 patients (people aged 65 or above) in Florida and 14.9% of them died. Elderly people living in small metropolitan areas were less likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than those living in large metropolitan areas. There were significant decreasing trends of ED visit and hospitalization rates across metropolitan statuses for both men and women. Those patients living in small metropolitan or rural areas were less likely to be hospitalized than those living in large metropolitan areas (35% and 34% versus 41%). Elderly women aged 75 or above living in rural areas had 113% higher adjusted incidence of COVID-19 than those living in large metropolitan areas, and the rates of hospitalizations were lower compared with those living in large metropolitan areas ((29% versus 46%; OR: 0.37 [0.25- 0.54]; p <0.001).ConclusionsIn US Florida, elderly people living in small metropolitan or rural areas suffered heavier burden of COVID-19 than those living in large metropolitan areas.

scholarly journals Social functioning of elderly people living in rural areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-216
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Dziechciaż ◽  
Jarosław Chmielewski ◽  
Magdalena Florek-Łuszczki ◽  
Małgorzata Anna Czarny-Działak ◽  
iJarogniew J. Łuszczki
Keyword(s):  
Social Functioning ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas
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