scholarly journals COVID-19 Has Made the Elderly Lonelier

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-28
Author(s):  
Mahdi Naeim ◽  
Ali Rezaeisharif ◽  
Aziz Kamran
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Major Risk Factor ◽  
Type Study

Loneliness is a major risk factor for the elderly and can double their problems. When COVID-19 started, things became more difficult for the elderly. The news that the elderly are at a higher risk for severe COVID-19 than others made the elderly lonelier. This is a library type study that was conducted over 2 months using valid scientific sources and books. Based on the findings of this study, we believe that focusing on education and reminding people of the necessary dos and don’ts of illness, modifying their diet, emphasizing masking, and even familiarizing the elderly with social media and virtual activities will prevent them from suffering loneliness.

Disrupted Mobile Aortic Plaques Are a Major Risk Factor for Systemic Embolism in the Elderly

Cardiology ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Tenenbaum ◽  
Enrique Z. Fisman ◽  
Jacob Schneiderman ◽  
Chaim I. Stroh ◽  
Joseph Shemesh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Major Risk Factor ◽  
Systemic Embolism ◽  
Aortic Plaques

Helicobacter pylori infection is a major risk factor in the decrease of gastric acid secretion in the elderly

2000 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. A1306
Author(s):  
Tomohiko Shimatani ◽  
Masaki Inoue ◽  
Yoko Horikawa ◽  
Yukinobu Kawai ◽  
Nobue Harada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Acid Secretion ◽  
Gastric Acid Secretion ◽  
Gastric Acid ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Helicobacter Pylori Infection ◽  
Major Risk Factor

Surgery in the elderly: is age a risk factor?

2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
IW Crandon ◽  
H Harding ◽  
R Carpenter ◽  
JM Branday ◽  
DT Simeon
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Surgery In The Elderly

Knowledge, awareness and perceptions of diabetes mellitus among the Saudi population

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 413-422
Author(s):  
Muhammad H Mujammami ◽  
Abdulaziz A Alodhayani ◽  
Mohammad Ibrahim AlJabri ◽  
Ahmad Alhumaidi Alanazi ◽  
Sultan Sayyaf Alanazi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Saudi Population ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Background: High prevalence of undiagnosed cases of diabetes mellitus (DM) has increased over the last two decades, most patients with DM only become aware of their condition once they develop a complication. Limited data are available regarding the knowledge and awareness about DM and the associated risk factors, complications and management in Saudi society. Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge of DM in general Saudi society and among Saudi healthcare workers. Results: Only 37.3% of the participants were aware of the current DM prevalence. Obesity was the most frequently identified risk factor for DM. Most comparisons indicated better awareness among health workers. Conclusion: A significant lack of knowledge about DM in Saudi society was identified. Social media and educational curriculum can improve knowledge and awareness of DM.

scholarly journals Gene expression and immunohistochemical analyses identify SOX2 as major risk factor for overall survival and relapse in Ewing sarcoma patients

EBioMedicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 156-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppina Sannino ◽  
Aruna Marchetto ◽  
Andreas Ranft ◽  
Susanne Jabar ◽  
Constanze Zacherl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Ewing Sarcoma ◽  
Major Risk Factor ◽  
Immunohistochemical Analyses

scholarly journals A longitudinal study over 40 years to study the metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Lind ◽  
Johan Sundström ◽  
Johan Ärnlöv ◽  
Ulf Risérus ◽  
Erik Lampa
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over 40 Years

AbstractThe impact of most, but not all, cardiovascular risk factors decline by age. We investigated how the metabolic syndrome (MetS) was related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) during 40 years follow-up in the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM, 2,123 men all aged 50 at baseline with reinvestigations at age 60, 70, 77 and 82). The strength of MetS as a risk factor of incident combined end-point of three outcomes (CVD) declined with ageing, as well as for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke and heart failure when analysed separately. For CVD, the risk ratio declined from 2.77 (95% CI 1.90–4.05) at age 50 to 1.30 (95% CI 1.05–1.60) at age 82. In conclusion, the strength of MetS as a risk factor of incident CVD declined with age. Since MetS was significantly related to incident CVD also at old age, our findings suggest that the occurrence of MetS in the elderly should not be regarded as innocent. However, since our data were derived in an observational study, any impact of MetS in the elderly needs to be verified in a randomized clinical intervention trial.

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