Risk Factors Associated with Falls in the Elderly Rehabilitation Client

The prevalence of dementia has substantially increased worldwide. Currently, there is no cure for dementia or Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and care for affected patients is financially and psychologically costly. Of late, more attention has been given to preventive interventions—in particular, physical activity/exercise. In this review, examine the risk factors associated with AD and the effects physical activity may play in the prevention of the degenerative process of this disease, loss of memory and cognitive performance in the elderly. To date, research has shown that physical activity, especially aerobic exercise, has a protective effect on cognitive function and memory in the elderly and Alzheimer’s patients. In comparison with aerobic exercise, several strength training studies have also shown positive effects, and the rare studies that compare the two different modalities show no difference.

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Incidence and prevalence of total joint replacements due to osteoarthritis in the elderly: Risk factors and factors associated with late life prevalence. The Ages-Reykjavik Study

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ◽

10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.970 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. A189

Author(s):

H. Jonsson ◽

S. Olafsdottir ◽

S. Sigurdardottir ◽

T. Aspelund ◽

G. Eiriksdottir ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Late Life ◽

The Elderly ◽

Joint Replacements ◽

Total Joint Replacements ◽

Factors Associated

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Fatores de risco associados à hipertensão arterial em idosos

Revista Brasileira de Educação e Saúde ◽

10.18378/rebes.v7i1.4488 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 36

Author(s):

Suzane Albuquerque dos Santos Fukahori ◽

Camila Gomes de Moura Nascimento ◽

Simone Lugon da Silva Almeida ◽

João Victor Batista Cabral

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Arterial Hypertension ◽

Functional Disability ◽

Female Gender ◽

The Elderly ◽

Control Measures ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Prevention And Control Measures ◽

And Control ◽

Perception Of Health

A Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica é uma condição clínica com múltiplas causas e é definida por níveis elevados e sustentados de pressão arterial, sendo considerada uma das principais doenças crônicas não transmissíveis que acometem a população idosa. Objetivou-se identificar os fatores de risco associados à hipertensão arterial em idosos. O presente trabalho trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, com busca realizada na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, por meio das bases de dados LILACS, BDENF e MEDLINE, associados ao repositório SciELO, entre os anos de 2010 e 2015, com a utilização dos descritores combinados e síntese dos dados por meio de tabulações. Foram evidenciados como fatores de risco à hipertensão arterial nos idosos: a própria senilidade, o sexo feminino, excesso de peso, pior autopercepção de saúde, não adesão ao tratamento, incapacidade funcional, depressão e a inatividade física. Os resultados mostram o papel dos fatores de riscos para o desenvolvimento e complicações da hipertensão, todavia também são sinais para a detecção precoce e para a ampliação das intervenções de medidas de prevenção e controle nas diversas esferas de atendimento em saúde.Risk factors associated with arterial hypertension in elderly<pre>Abstract: Systemic Arterial Hypertension is a clinical condition with multiple causes and is defined by elevated and sustained blood arterial pressure levels, being considered one of the main chronic non transmissible diseases that affect the elderly population. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with hypertension in the elderly. The present article deals with an integrative review, with a search carried out in the Virtual Health Library, through the LILACS, BDENF and MEDLINE databases, associated with the SciELO repository, between 2010 and 2015 years, using the descriptors combined and synthesis of the data by through tabulations. Senility, female gender, overweight, worse self-perception of health, non-adherence to treatment, functional disability, depression and physical inactivity were evidenced as risk factors for hypertension in the elderly. The results show the role of risk factors for the development and complications of hypertension, but they are also signals for the early detection and for the expansion of the interventions of prevention and control measures in the different health care spheres.</pre>

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A Comparative Study of Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Two Long-Lived Elderly Populations in Brazil

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v14n2p16 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 16

Author(s):

Bárbara T.B.A de Souza ◽

Júlia C.L. Nóbrega ◽

Raisa R.F. Simões ◽

Juliana Barbosa ◽

Ricardo A. Olinda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Support Network ◽

Urban Centers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Rural Town

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate and compare the prevalence and risk factors associated with depressive symptoms among long-lived elderly, aged 80 and over, in two Brazilian populations. Face-to-face interviews were performed with 417 seniors: 179 living in the poor and rural town of Brejo dos Santos, Paraíba, and 238 in one of the largest urban centers in Latin America, the city of São Paulo, São Paulo. In the rural region of Brejo dos Santos, these depressive symptoms were more associated with the family support network, co-residence, and the number of members of the social network; in São Paulo, on the other hand, depression is more associated with the elderly's difficulty in performing basic and instrumental daily-living activities and with their overall satisfaction with life. From the results obtained, it was possible to verify that a very significant portion of the longevous elderly in Brejo dos Santos, Paraíba, have symptoms that suggest depression, and it is necessary to further investigate environmental and genetic factors that could explain this observation, given that this community has a high frequency of consanguinity.

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Stroke Risk Factors, Subtypes and Outcome in Elderly Thai Patients

10.21203/rs.3.rs-140400/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Chatpol Samuthpongtorn ◽

Tul Jereerat ◽

Nijasri Suwanwela

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Ischemic Stroke ◽

The Elderly ◽

P Value ◽

Younger Patients ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Stroke Risk Factors ◽

History Of ◽

Ischemic Attack

Abstract Background: Nowadays, the number of elderly has steadily increased annually. Elderly patients with ischemic stroke often have worse outcomes than younger patients. However, there has not been a study of ischemic stroke in the elderly in Thailand. A better knowledge of the risk factors, subtypes, and outcomes of strokes in the elderly may have significant practical implications for the aged society in the future. The objective of the study was to assess the risk factor, stroke subtypes, and outcome of stroke in the elderly compared to the younger patients.Method: All patients presented with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) aged over 45 years who were admitted in the Stroke unit between November 1st, 2016 and December 31st, 2017 were retrospectively studied.Result: 542 patients were included. The average age was 68.78±12.03, 44.8% of them were male. 186 (34.3%) patients were 75 or older. Cardioembolism was found to be the most common cause of ischemic stroke in 156 patients (28.8%). Patients who were 75 or older had significantly worse outcomes in all categories including NIHSS at discharge, modified Rankin scale, length of stay and the number of deaths) compared to the younger group. Atrial fibrillation was the risk factors associated with older age with OR 3.861 (p value<0.001). Aged 75 years or older, atrial fibrillation, more NIHSS score on admission and history of the previous stroke were the risk factors associated with a patient's death.Conclusion: The elderly who are 75 years or older accounts for more than one-third of ischemic stroke in our study. Stroke in the elderly correlates with higher mortality and poorer outcome. Cardioembolism related to atrial fibrillation is the major cause of stroke in this population.

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Predicting the Swallow-Related Quality of Life of the Elderly Living in a Local Community Using Support Vector Machine

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16214269 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (21) ◽

pp. 4269 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Haewon Byeon

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Support Vector Machine ◽

Prediction Model ◽

Predictive Power ◽

Gaussian Function ◽

The Elderly ◽

Support Vector ◽

Factors Associated

Background and Objectives: This study developed a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm-based prediction model with considering influence factors associated with the swallowing quality-of-life as the predictor variables and provided baseline information for enhancing the swallowing quality of elderly people’s lives in the future. Methods and Material: This study sampled 142 elderly people equal to or older than 65 years old who were using a senior welfare center. The swallowing problem associated quality of life was defined by the swallowing quality-of-life (SWAL-QOL). In order to verify the predictive power of the model, this study compared the predictive power of the Gaussian function with that of a linear algorithm, polynomial algorithm, and a sigmoid algorithm. Results: A total of 33.9% of the subjects decreased in swallowing quality-of-life. The swallowing quality-of-life prediction model for the elderly, based on the SVM, showed both preventive factors and risk factors. Risk factors were denture use, experience of using aspiration in the past one month, being economically inactive, having a mean monthly household income <2 million KRW, being an elementary school graduate or below, female, 75 years old or older, living alone, requiring time for finishing one meal on average ≤15 min or ≥40 min, having depression, stress, and cognitive impairment. Conclusions: It is necessary to monitor the high-risk group constantly in order to maintain the swallowing quality-of-life in the elderly based on the prevention and risk factors associated with the swallowing quality-of-life derived from this prediction model.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Obesity in the Elderly in Barbados

Journal of Aging and Health ◽

10.1177/0898264305285619 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 240-258 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Anne O. Carter ◽

Ian R. Hambleton ◽

Hedy L. Broome ◽

Henry S. Fraser ◽

Anselm J. Hennis

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

The Elderly ◽

Factors Associated

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Incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative stroke in the elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research ◽

10.1186/s13018-020-01962-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lili Yu ◽

Yanbin Zhu ◽

Wei Chen ◽

Hui Bu ◽

Yingze Zhang

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Hip Fracture ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Hip Fractures ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

The Elderly ◽

Individual Risk ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Postoperative Stroke

Abstract Objectives Stroke is one of the rare but devastating complications after hip fracture in the elderly. By far, there is still scarce data on postoperative stroke in elderly patients with hip fractures. Methods This was a retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Between October 2014 to December 2018, patients aged above 65 years who underwent operative treatment for hip fractures were included. Inpatient medical surveillance and scheduled telephone follow-up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after operation was conducted to identify who developed an incident stroke. Variables of interests were extracted from patients’ inpatient medical records. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to identify the independent risk factors associated with stroke. Results During the study period, a total of 3743 patients were included, among whom 56 were found to have a stroke after operation, representing an incidence of 1.5% (95% CI, 1.1 to 1.9%). The multivariate analyses showed that advanced age (1-year increment; OR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.48), history of previous stroke (OR, 4.79; 95% CI, 1.86 to 6.56), ASA III and above (OR, 2.62; 95% CI, 1.27 to 3.68), long-term use of aspirin (OR, 3.63; 95% CI, 1.41 to 4.78), and elevated RDW level (each increment of 1%, OR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.36) were independently associated with postoperative stroke. Conclusions Although most are not modifiable, these risk factors help in counseling patients regarding the risk of postoperative stroke, individual risk stratification, and targeted optimization of medical conditions and should be firmly kept in treating surgeon’s mind.

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