Does low serum TSH within the normal range have negative impact on physical exercise capacity and quality of life of healthy elderly people?

This article deals with the issue of self-preservation of elderly people when learning to work on a computer from the point of view of information and psychological security. The necessity of solving new socio-psychological problems is indicated: to develop the ability to give a correct assessment of a specific information threat, to prevent the negative impact of the information environment, to resist negative factors, and to contribute to improving the quality of life. The purpose of counseling elderly people is to develop their ability to understand the problem of the negative impact of the information environment on psychological and physiological health, to be able to apply methods to ensure information and psychological security. Consulting and educational work with the elderly and employees of social institutions engaged in professional activities directly related to the above category should be aimed at preventing cases of fraudulent activities. Consulting work with them should not only meet the general principles of building psychological contact, but also cause an understanding of the importance of compliance with security in the digital sphere. Elderly people develop the ability to assess correctly a specific information threat and prevent the negative impact of the information environment by providing adequate resistance to negative factors and contributing to improving their quality of life. It is increasingly difficult for older people to navigate threats, unmotivated anxiety increases, depressiveness appears and becomes fixed, and asocial personality traits are formed. At the present time, it is necessary to consider the formation of information and computer literacy as a mechanism to counteract the negative impact of the information environment and a necessary condition for developing an effective strategy for the social adaptation of elderly people.

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Dysarthria and Quality of Life in neurologically healthy elderly and patients with Parkinson's disease

CoDAS ◽

10.1590/2317-1782/20152014083 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 248-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Camila Lirani-Silva ◽

Lúcia Figueiredo Mourão ◽

Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Aging Process ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Normal Aging ◽

Assessment Protocol ◽

Healthy Elderly ◽

The Impact

PURPOSE: To compare the speech and voice of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and neurologically healthy elderly adults (control group, CG), to find out whether these features are related to the disease or the normal aging process, and investigate the impact that dysarthria has on the Quality of Life (QoL) of these individuals. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study involving 25 individuals, 13 patients with PD and 12 CG. All the participants underwent vocal assessment, perceptual and acoustic analysis, based on "Dysarthria Assessment Protocol" and analysis of QoL using a questionnaire, "Living with Dysarthria". The data underwent statistical analysis to compare the groups in each parameter. RESULTS: In the assessment of dysarthria, patients with PD showed differences in prosody parameter (p=0.012), at the habitual frequency for females (p=0.025) and males (p=0.028), and the extent of intensity (p=0.039) when compared to CG. In QoL questionnaire, it was observed that patients with PD showed more negative impact on the QoL compared to CG, as indicated by the total score (p=0.005) with various aspects influencing this result. CONCLUSION: The degree of modification of speech and voice of patients with PD resembles those seen in normal aging process, with the exception of prosody and the habitual frequency, which are related to the greatest negative impact on the QoL of patients with PD.

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Quality of Life and Pulse Pressure in Elderly People: the Role of Physical Exercise

High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention ◽

10.2165/00151642-200714030-00034 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 145-196

Author(s):

F DʼAmico

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Elderly People ◽

Pulse Pressure

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Sociodemographic profile and quality of life of active older adults belonging to a physical exercise program and sedentary elderly, linked to a basic health unit

International Archives of Medicine ◽

10.3823/2346 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Francisco Dimitre Rodrigo Pereira Santos ◽

Simony Fabíola Lopes Nunes ◽

Marluce Alves Coutinho ◽

Leila Rute Oliveira Gurgel do Amaral ◽

Floriacy Stabnow Santos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Elderly People ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Group I ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Sociodemographic Profile ◽

Group Ii

Objective: To identify the sociodemographic profile and to compare the quality of life of elderly people who practice physical exercises in a group with sedentary elderly. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, composed of two groups: Group I consisted of 50 elderly people practicing physical exercise in a group; and Group II composed of 50 sedentary elderlies. Data were collected through two questionnaires; one questionnaire focused on the sociodemographic data survey and the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire. The data were analyzed by the BioEstat 5.0 program using the Z-Test. Results: Group I had better scores in the domains, limitations due to physical aspects and general health, in the other domains, group II had better scores. Factor that can be attributed to the modality of the physical exercise performed by group I that was in the group I and by the form of the allocation of the sample. Conclusion: The women were mostly in group I, and both groups were comprised of seniors over 61 years old, widowers and retirees. Statistically, only the general state of health showed a significant difference between the two groups.

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PENGARUH MUSIK ANGKLUNG TERHADAP KUALITAS HIDUP WANITA LANJUT USIA

JURNAL PENDIDIKAN KEPERAWATAN INDONESIA ◽

10.17509/jpki.v2i1.2847 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Lilis Komariyah

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Elderly People ◽

Social Relationship ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Life Quality ◽

Healthy Elderly ◽

Post Test ◽

Significant Life ◽

Kolmogorov Smirnov

ABSTRAKPeningkatan derajat kesehatan menyebabkan bertambahnya usia harapan hidup yang memberikan dampak terhadap meningkatnya jumlah penduduk lanjut usia. Dengan meningkatnya usia harapan hidup maka sangat penting untuk memperbaiki kualitas hidup lansia. Musik angklung merupakan kearifan budaya lokal yang sedang berkembang saat ini. Adapun tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh musik angklung terhadap peningkatan kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti jompo. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan pre dan post test design without control. Subjek penelitian menggunakan purposive sampling sebanyak 15 orang wanita lansia berusia 60-90 tahun yang berasal dari Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Budi Pertiwi. Penelitian ini menggunakan instrumen WHOQOL-BREFF. Data hasil penelitian dianalisis menggunakan uji normalitas Shapiro-Wilk, uji Kolmogorov Smirnov, dan uji ANOVA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa wanita lansia yang mengikuti musik angklung memiliki peningkatan kualitas hidup secara bermakna pada domain fisik (55,27 ± 7,86 vs 52,80 ± 6,91) (p<0,05), domain psikologis (65,53 ± 9,50 vs 54,33 ± 5,53) (p<0,05), domain hubungan sosial (71,07 ± 8,76 vs 57,67 ±5,17) (p<0,05), dan domain lingkungan (61,40 ± 5,15 vs 56,33 ± 4,67) (p<0,05). Simpulan dari hasil penelitian ini didapatkan bahwa musik angklung dapat meningkatkan kualitas hidup wanita lansia pada domain fisik, psikologis, hubungan sosial, dan lingkungan. Adapun saran dari penelitian ini diharapkan bahwa musik angklung dapat diterapkan di seluruh unit lansia maupun panti jompo yang ada di Indonesia. Kata kunci: wanita lansia, kualitas hidup, musik angklung ABSTRACTThe enhancement of current health level and life expectancy provide implications to the number of elderly people in Indonesia. Health professionals, especially geriatric nurses, play an important role in increasing elderly life quality. One of the efforts is by practicing Brain Movement Exercise and Angklung music therapy. The aim of this study was to analysis the effect of brain movement exercise and angklung music on quality of life of elderly. The study design was an experimental pre and post design without control. The subjects were 15 healthy elderly woman age 60-90 years old whom came from a nursing home. The instrument research used was WHOQOL-BREF. Shapiro-Wilk test, Kolmogorov Smirnov, and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The results showed that women elderly people who participated angklung music experienced a significant life quality improvement in physical domain (55,27 ± 7,86 vs 52,80 ± 6,91) (p<0,05), psychological domain (65,53 ± 9,50 vs 54,33 ± 5,53) (p<0,05) , social relationship domain (71,07 ± 8,76 vs 57,67 ±5,17) (p<0,05), and environment domain (61,40 ± 5,15 vs 56,33 ± 4,67) (p<0,05). In conclusion, angklung music can improve elderly womens life quality in physical, psychological, social relationship and environmental domains. Therefore, it is suggested that angklung music are implemented in all nursing house units in Indonesia. Key words: elderly women, quality of life, angklung music

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Levothyroxine Dose Adjustment Resulting in Mild Variations of Serum TSH Levels Within or Near the Normal Range Has No Effect on Quality of Life, Mood, and Cognition in Hypothyroid Individuals

Clinical Thyroidology ◽

10.1089/ct.2018;30.263-265 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 263-265

Author(s):

Angela M. Leung

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Dose Adjustment ◽

Normal Range ◽

Mood And Cognition ◽

Serum Tsh ◽

Tsh Levels

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Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Muscle Strength and Quality of Life in Health Elderly: A Meta-Analysis

Fisioterapia em Movimento ◽

10.1590/1980-5918.030.s01.ao17 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (suppl 1) ◽

pp. 171-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maíra Florentino Pessoa ◽

Daniella Cunha Brandão ◽

Rafaela Barros de Sá ◽

Helga Cecília Muniz de Souza ◽

Helen Kerlen Bastos Fuzari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Elderly People ◽

Muscle Power ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Whole Body Vibration ◽

Whole Body ◽

Body Vibration ◽

Healthy Elderly

Abstract Introduction: The literature presents different findings about the vibration training efficacy on muscle per- formance, even using protocols with similar parameters. Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) on strength and quality of life in health elderly people, presenting a meta-analisys. Methods: PubMed, CINAHL, SciELO, LILACS and PEDro databases were systematically searched for studies that used WBV in healthy elderly. These searches were supplemented with material identified in references and a qualitative and quantitative analysis was performed to sum- marize the findings. The search was performed by two independent researchers with a third was selected to solve problems of search disagreement, data collection, and quality score. Results: Nine studies with strength outcome and two studies with quality of life outcome were identified, with sample ranging 21 to 220 elderly, all studies had control groups performing exercises or guidelines. Some studies have shown sig- nificant improvements in muscle strength, muscle power, vertical jump height, timed get up and go test and quality of life. Conclusion: The meta-analysis of the findings in these studies shows that WBV could benefit health elderly, increasing muscle strength and improving the quality of life mainly in functional capacity. The number of publications found in the databanks searched is small, with limitations in design of protocols with a weakness to the interpretation of the findings, suggesting the need of investigation with WBV with well-designed protocols and controlled parameters into the effects of WBV training in elderly people.

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