scholarly journals Representation and The Portrayal of Older Characters in 1st and 2nd cycle Student’s Text Books: Policy Implication

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 630
Author(s):  
Desalegn Garuma ◽  
Bonsa Shume ◽  
Dereje Mekonnin
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implication ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Parental Role ◽  
Old People ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Parent Role ◽  
Hidden Agenda ◽  
Positive Meaning ◽  
Major Data ◽  
Positive Character

Students often see pictures before reading a text. Hence, pictures in the textbooks influence the attitude of students toward a group that were represented with the pictures.  The main objective of this research was to investigate the representation and portrayal of old people in 1st and 2nd cycle students’ textbooks of Ethiopia with its policy implication. A total of 32 primary school textbooks were analyzed within the scope of this study. Document analysis were used as a major data collection method.  It was found out that old people were portrayed with positive character that describe their activity in the society, have normal physical appearance, have minimum wrinkles, and socially cooperative. Parent role and grandparent role was used in the portrayal of old people while describing old people in the text books. All these show that variables associated with parental role like love and care were used as unique character of parents and grandparents indicate positive meaning given for the elderly in these text books. Finally, was recommended that curriculum planners should give due attention to pictures in text books since they have hidden agenda that they message to students. Moreover, since male and female were not equally represented in these text books it was recommended to consider it during textbook preparation.

What Can We Learn from Sarcopenia with Curarisation in the Context of Cancer Surgery? A Review of the Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (28) ◽  
pp. 3005-3010
Author(s):  
Georges Samouri ◽  
Alexandre Stouffs ◽  
Lionel V. Essen ◽  
Olivier Simonet ◽  
Marc De Kock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frail Elderly ◽  
Muscle Fibers ◽  
Motor Units ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Hepatic Function ◽  
Volume Of Distribution ◽  
Neuromuscular Blocking ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Old People ◽  
Age Related

Introduction: The monitoring of the curarisation is a unique opportunity to investigate the function of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) during cancer surgery, especially in frailty-induced and age-related sarcopenia. Method: We conducted a comprehensive literature review in PubMed, without any limit of time related to frailty, sarcopenia, age and response to neuromuscular blockers in the context of cancer surgery. Results: Several modifications appear with age: changes in cardiac output, a decrease in muscle mass and increase in body fat, the deterioration in renal and hepatic function, the plasma clearance and the volume of distribution in elderly are smaller. These changes can be exacerbated in cancer patients. We also find modifications of the NMJ: dysfunctional mitochondria, modifications in the innervation of muscle fibers and motor units, uncoupling of the excitation-contraction of muscle fibers, inflammation. : Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) compete with acetylcholine and prevent it from fixing itself on its receptor. Many publications reported guidelines for using NMBAs in the elderly, based on studies comparing old people with young people. : No one screened frailty before, and thus, no studies compared frail elderly and non-frail elderly undergoing cancer surgery. Conclusion: Despite many studies about curarisation in the specific populations, and many arguments for a potential interest for investigation, no studies investigated specifically the response to NMBAs in regard of the frailty-induced and age-related sarcopenia.

scholarly journals The effects of teaching methods of palliative care on life pattern of old women with chronic pain

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Hesari ◽  
Zahra Sabzi ◽  
Shohreh Kolagari
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Old People ◽  
Life Pattern

Chronic pain is among problems of old people and causes changes in their life pattern and processes. Teaching palliative care can help old people suffering from chronic pain to live an active life. The aim of this research was to determine effects of educating of palliative care on life pattern of elderly women with chronic pain. The present study was a Quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post test was conducted on 30 elderly women suffering from chronic pain in 2018 in Iran. The Questionnaire for evaluating the Pattern of Life with Pain in the elderly was filled before the intervention, group educating of palliative care was carried out using an educational package, and the questionnaire was completed again immediately and one and three months after. The data was analyzed using mean, standard deviations, Fisher’s F test, and Greenhouse-Geisser and Bonferroni post-hoc test by employing SPSS- 16. Mean changes before teaching palliative care significantly differed from those of immediately and one and three months after the educational program (p = 0.0), (p = 0.004). There were significant differences between the stages of immediately and one month after the educational program and that of three months after it (p = 0.001), (p = 0.002). Concerning the personal life patterns, there were statistically significant differences between the stage immediately after the educational program and those before the intervention and three months after it (p = 0.005), (p = 0.000). Regarding the social life pattern, only the stage of one month after the educational program significantly differed from that of three months (p = 0.005). Mean growth in life pattern of the old women suffering from chronic pain in the stages after the intervention indicated the importance of and the necessity for palliative care during old age. Moreover, the success of this education three months after the educational program as compared to immediately and one month after it indicates that allocation of sufficient time plays a very important role in transferring information and in teaching methods of palliative care to old people.

scholarly journals Dementia in elderly patients as a consequence of arterial hypertension (literature review)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey S Mikhailov ◽  
Kirill L. Kozlov ◽  
Andrey N Shishkevich ◽  
Evgeniy Yu. Bessonov ◽  
Nikolai G. Lukjanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Brain Function ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World Population ◽  
Old People ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Elderly And Old People

Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia are important causes of cognitive decline in the elderly and senile. This problem is becoming increasingly important in connection with the general aging of the world population and an increase in the number of patients with concomitant pathology, among which arterial hypertension plays an important role. There are a number of studies proving the link between arterial hypertension in middle age and dementia in the elderly. It is hoped that the normalization of blood pressure among middle-aged people will reduce the incidence of cognitive dysfunction. It is also known that maintaining blood pressure at acceptable levels in elderly and old people can improve brain function and reduce the prevalence of dementia, but it is not entirely clear which blood pressure numbers are optimal.

scholarly journals Mathba’ah Islamiah di Minangkabau: Sejarah Sebuah Penerbit Islam Melintasi Tiga Zaman (1924-1972)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Halimatus Sakdiah
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Research Method ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Old People ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
West Sumatra

<p><em>This article wants to know the history and development of the Mathba'ah Islamiah publisher from its early days until it disappeared from the circulation of its publishing and printing world. In the 20th century, there were many publishers and printers in Bukittinggi. This arose in response to requests for reading material from educated people connected with schools' growing bloom in several places in West Sumatra. Publishing and printing work was carried out by colonial circles and Western intellectuals and involved natives from within the Muslim faith. The research method used is the historical research method. From the research results, it was found that the publishing of Mathba'ah Islamiah was a publication founded by H.M.S Sulaiman on the advice of the elderly scholars, Syekh Sulaiman Arrasuli, Syekh Muhammad Jamil Jaho and Syekh Abbas Qadhi Lading Laweh. This publication published the works of Minangkabau clerics and books used in the Madrasas of the Old People at that time. Not only publishing books, but the Mathba'ah Islamiah publisher also printed the Koran and its translations sent to various regions in Sumatra and even reached several parts of the archipelago.</em><strong><em></em></strong></p><p>Artikel ini hendak mengetahui sejarah dan perkembangan penerbit Mathba’ah Islamiah sejak masa awal hingga hilang dari peredaran dunia penerbitan dan percetakan Tanah Air. Pada abad ke-20 terdapat banyak penerbit dan percetakan di Bukittinggi. Hal Penerbitan ini timbul sebagai tanggapan atas permintaan bahan bacaan dari orang terdidik dalam hubungannya dengan tumbuh mekarnya sekolah-sekolah di sejumlah tempat di Sumatera Barat. Kerja penerbitan dan percetakan tidak saja dilakukan oleh kalangan kolonial dan kaum terdirik Barat, tetapi juga melibatkan kaum pribumi dari kalangan agama Islam. Metode penelitian yang digunakan ialah metode penelitian sejarah. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa penerbitan Mathba’ah Islamiah adalah penerbitan yang didirikan oleh H.M.S Sulaiman atas anjuran dari ulama kaum tua Syekh Sulaiman Arrasuli, Syekh Muhammad Jamil Jaho dan Syekh Abbas Qadhi Lading Laweh. Penerbitan ini menerbitkan karya-karya ulama Minangkabau dan juga kitab-kitab yang dipakai di madrasah-madrasah Kaum Tua ketika itu. Tak hanya menerbitkan buku-buku saja penerbit Mathba’ah Islamiah ini juga mencetak Al-Quran dan terjemahannya yang dikirim ke berbagai daerah di Sumatra bahkan menjangkau beberapa daerah Nusantara.</p><p> </p>

Attitudes Toward Old People: A Study of Nurses Who Care for the Elderly

1978 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Heitzeg Taylor ◽  
Thomas Lee Harned
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Old People ◽  
Care For The Elderly

Sport and Aging. B. McPherson (Ed.). Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.Champaign, ILL. 1986. 278 pp. (U.S. $25.00).

1986 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-285
Author(s):  
Glynn A. Leyshon
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Body ◽  
Old People ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Human Kinetics

SUMMARY ABSTACTIn this book, comprised of 28 papers presented at the 1984 Olympic Congress, the research is divided somewhat arbitrarily into four categories including the sociological, physiological, psychological and program areas. The range of approaches is wide and interesting, and the research comes from seven different countries although the U.S. is predominant. The term ‘sport’ in the title is not adequately reflected in the body of the material as virtually all the research cited deals with physical activity for the aged not sports; where sport is the purview, it deals with the study of young not old people.Attitudes toward activity in the elderly, the benefits of activity to female elderly, and the effect of activity on independent living are among the more significant papers included. The questions posed for the sport scientist in the opening paper and the admission of its writer (the editor) to the eclectic nature of the research included in the book are the key to understanding and appreciating its contents.

Depressive Disorders among Elderly People in Long-Term Institutional Care

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ames
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disability ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Old People ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Elderly Living

Depressive disorders are common among old people in residential and nursing homes. Outside Australia the prevalence rate for depressive symptoms in homes ranges from 30–75% while that for depressive disorders defined by psychiatric diagnostic criteria is well over 20% in many nursing home studies. These rates are between two and twenty times higher than those found among the elderly living at home. Evidence from Australia indicates that a problem of similar magnitude exists here. While physical disability is strongly associated with depression in these populations, it is not the only factor likely to be responsible for the initiation and maintenance of depression among those in long-term care. There is an urgent need for studies which will better define likely aetiological and maintaining factors for depression in institutional populations, as well as controlled trials of both pharmacological treatments and environmental improvements. In addition, research is needed to establish whether depression is an independent risk factor for mortality among institutional residents.

Psychiatric Service for the Elderly: How Many Beds?

1976 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 418-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Jolley ◽  
Tom Arie
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Old People ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Recommended Guidelines ◽  
As If

SummaryReported here is a cohort study of five years' bed usage in the Goodmayes Psychiatric Unit for Old People. Patients first admitted in 1970 continued to use beds, by readmission or by continuing stay, over the next four years; subsequent cohorts of admissions made correspondingly extended use of beds. Bed-usage by men appears now to have stabilized, whilst for women it is still rising.Over the first six years the bed complement was reduced by 40%, despite an increase in referrals of over 40%; this is because the Unit's style of work prevented newly admitted patients from accumulating in beds made available by deaths. It looks as if in future not only will patients who die be replaced by new female admissions but more beds will be needed for these admissions. The present bed-usage is just within the Government's recommended guidelines, and the local issues are considered in the context of national policy.

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