scholarly journals Difficulty in taking medication and stroke among older adults with systemic arterial hypertension: the Fibra Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (suppl 3) ◽  
pp. 5089-5098
Author(s):  
Juliana Lustosa Torres ◽  
Anita Liberalesso Neri ◽  
Eduardo Ferrioli ◽  
Roberto Alves Lourenço ◽  
Lygia Paccini Lustosa
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Medical Diagnosis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Financial Difficulty ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Systemic Arterial Hypertension

Abstract This article aims to investigate whether difficulty in taking medication is associated with stroke among older adults with Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) and to explore their association with living arrangements. Cross-sectional study was based on 3,502 older adults with SAH from the four universities pole of Frailty in Brazilian Older People (Fibra) Study, Brazil, including 14 municipalities of the five Brazilian regions. We used the medical diagnosis of stroke and difficulty in taking medications (self-reported difficulty and financial difficulty affording prescribed medications). Multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression. Differently from women, older men with SAH, which report difficulty in taking medication (unintentional non-adherence), have higher odds of stroke. When stratified by living arrangements, those living with a partner have even higher odds of stroke compared to those without difficulty in taking medication and living alone. None association was found for difficulty affording prescribed medication for both men and women. Unintentional difficulty in taking medication plays a role in SAH treatment among men. Primary care strategies for controlling blood pressure should not be focus only on patients but targeting spouses as well.

Profile of ethnicity, living arrangements and loneliness amongst older adults in Aotearoa New Zealand: A national cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamish A Jamieson ◽  
Helen M Gibson ◽  
Rebecca Abey-Nesbit ◽  
Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll ◽  
Sally Keeling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

scholarly journals Continued medication use in dentistry: the importance of dental records

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Glaucia Helena Faraco De Medeiros ◽  
Vanessa Brüning
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Systemic Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Dental Records ◽  
School Of Dentistry

Aim: Appoint the main chronic diseases and the most frequent medications used by the patients by the graduation students of Dentistry between 2012 and 2014/A,through patients’dentistry records.Material and Methods: Two studies were performed: one retrospective in patients’ dentistry records, attended at the Clinical School of Dentistry and a cross-sectional study with the students enrolled between the 6th and 9th semester in 2014/B. After the record, the data were inserted on an Excel® spreadsheet to posterior analysis by simple frequency.Results: Eighty-eight charts were evaluated and applied a questionnaire to 61 students. The most prevalence disease in the attended patients at the clinic and mentioned by the students was the systemic arterial hypertension, 77.25% and 60.66% respectively. Fifty-eight students (95%) affirmed confirming the patients’ anamnesis with systemic arterial hypertension, mellitus diabetes and chronic disease. The most used medications by these patients are those to control the systemic arterial hypertension, mellitus diabetes and heart diseases. Seventy-two percent affirmed interest on the purpose of patients’ medication; 32.79% say to research about their interaction. By dentistry records analyzed we found that only 5.6% took notes about the time of use of the medications.Conclusions: The chronic diseases most found in patients were the arterial hypertension, mellitus diabetes and heart diseases. The main medications are used to control diseases previously mentioned. One update of anamnesis record is suggested by the students.

scholarly journals Association of living arrangements with depressive symptoms among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Zifeng Liu ◽  
Lingling Zhang ◽  
Paiyi Zhu ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Influenza and morbidity and mortality risk in patients in Mexico with systemic arterial hypertension alone or with comorbidities: a retrospective, observational, cross-sectional study from 2014 to 2020

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. e057225
Author(s):  
Alejandrina Malacara-Villaseñor ◽  
Hermes Ilaraza-Lomeli ◽  
Roberto Tapia-Conyer ◽  
Elsa Sarti
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Systemic Arterial Hypertension ◽  
The Impact

ObjectivesIn Mexico, patients with systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) are excluded from the influenza vaccination programme despite their risk of cardiovascular events as influenza-related complications. We investigated the impact of influenza on morbidity and mortality in patients with SAH.DesignThis was a retrospective cross-sectional study that analysed data from early 2014 to mid-2020.SettingData were obtained from the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance System in Mexico database.Participants32 663 cases of influenza in people aged ≥20 years with a confirmed case of influenza-like illness, severe respiratory infection and/or influenza death were investigated.Primary and secondary outcome measuresInfluenza deaths, hospitalisation frequency and the impact on hospitalisation and/or death due to influenza by the SAH variate alone and in combination with diabetes, obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease and/or smoking, and by vaccination status were assessed.ResultsThe hospitalisation frequency increased with age. Notably, 46.0% (15 033/32 663) of confirmed influenza cases had at least one comorbidity, with SAH (19.2%; 6260/32 663) and obesity (18.7%; 6106/32 663) being the most prevalent. Most confirmed SAH cases (80.8%; 5057/6260) were in those who had not been vaccinated against influenza. There were 3496 deaths due to influenza (mortality rate, 0.69×1 00 000 inhabitants), with the highest rates seen in those aged ≥80 years (80–89 years, 2.0%; ≥90 years, 3.6%). The case fatality rate due to influenza and SAH was significantly higher than those due to influenza without SAH in those aged <50 years, but not in the other age groups (20–29 years, 9.8%, p<0.0005; 30–39 years, 8.2%, p<0.035; 40–49 years, 17.8%, p<0.0005; vs 15.1%–20.0%, p=0.31–0.99 for those aged ≥50 years).ConclusionsOur findings support the need to include SAH in public policies of influenza vaccination as a secondary prevention measure to avoid fatal outcomes.

Usability of a tablet computer designed for older adults: a qualitative approach based on an intra-hospital living-lab for healthcare (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Sacco ◽  
Pauline Carliez ◽  
Frédéric Noublanche ◽  
Romain Simon ◽  
Anne Renaudin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Satisfaction Score ◽  
Tablet Computer ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
Perceived Usability

BACKGROUND Usability is the keystone in the evolution of tablet technology in healthcare. The Ardoiz® tablet has been designed with a simplified interface for older adults. OBJECTIVE To assess the perceived usability and satisfaction of the Ardoiz® tablet. METHODS We conducted a mixed methods with cross-sectional study using System Usability Scale (SUS), satisfaction score and workshops, including geriatric patients, healthcare professional and caregivers. RESULTS Between September 25, 2019 and March 11, 2020, 58 participants were included in a cross-sectional study (including 38 patients, mean ±SD 85±6 years, 66% women), 26 in workshops (including 5 patients, mean ±SD 86.4±2.9, 40% women). The SUS was 74±12/100, the satisfaction score was 2.8±0.9/4, with 59% of satisfied participants with the use of Ardoiz® pads. The intent to acquire remained low with 18% (n=6) of participants who would be interested in acquiring the tablet. This tablet computer seemed to be difficult to use by geriatric patients and healthcare professionals, mainly because of its complex homepage. Nevertheless, former caregivers and healthcare professionals thought that the tablet could be of great interest to hospitals for leisure and medical use. The main feedback in order to improve the tablet is to simplify the home page with fewer and more static icons (without switching). CONCLUSIONS Notwithstanding the usability of the tablet, the intent to acquire of Ardoiz® tablet remained low. The interface should be simplified for older adults in order to improve usability and adherence. CLINICALTRIAL NCT04091152

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of nursing students regarding older adults' sexuality: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 104643
Author(s):  
Vivian F.C. Wilschut ◽  
Birgit Pianosi ◽  
Harmieke van Os-Medendorp ◽  
Henk W. Elzevier ◽  
Jan S. Jukema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude
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