scholarly journals Locked Inside: Senior Citizens during Pandemic

Author(s):  
Vatika Sibal

<p>The right to the city, the right to livelihood, the right to move, the right to work, the right to being in a place have all got disrupted in the past few months. The unprecedented crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic has sent waves of anxiety and panic throughout the world. The infection does not seem to spare any age group but the elderly are at a higher risk.  Elder abuse is a universal pervasive problem of paramount public health importance that garners little attention. Elders suffer from abuse in various ways, like physical, psychological, sexual, material exploitation, and neglect, by their trustworthy caregivers. The elderly face social isolation and one need various ways to mitigate the adverse effects of social isolation. Potential risk factors are social isolation, cognitive impairment, traumatic life events, and dependence on abusers, poor physical and mental health and low social support are some of the concerns.</p><p>Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant social restrictive measures such as lockdown in most places throughout the world, elderly abuse has increased to a great extent. This paper discusses plausible reasons and various socio-cultural factors of elderly abuse. It could lead to the possibility of a menace into a ‘social pandemic’ in the future.</p>

Author(s):  
Henrique Miguel

According to the World Health Organization, even during the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary for people to remain active in order to minimize the damage to physical and mental health caused by social isolation. However, not all models of physical training that have been seen during these past few days are beneficial to all individuals who perform them. Therefore, the purpose of this communication is to analyze the positive and negative points of the main models of physical exercises used in training done at home, seeking to corroborate with better proposals that are more effective for the performers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 1697-1702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Sobiech ◽  
Maciej Kochman ◽  
Małgorzata Drelich ◽  
Tomasz Blicharski ◽  
Mirosław Jabłoński

Physical activity is one of the most important element of a healthy lifestyle and determinant of the physical and mental health. According to the WHO, limited physical activity is the fourth most common premature deaths risk factor in the world. Regular sport and active recreation is very important for our health. Physical exercise is the most effective method used by physiotherapists to prevent and slow down the aging process of the body, and consequently, diseases of elderly, such as: osteoporosis, injuries caused by falls, diabetes or hypertension. Physical activity has a positive effect on the quality of life and cognitive functions of elderly. People over 65 years constitute about 40-50% of people who require specialist medical care in the world. Therefore, health and medical professionals dealing with preventive healthcare and treatment of elderly people should have basic knowledge in geriatric rehabilitation, as well as to be able to plan suitable physiotherapy program adequate to the needs of older people. To assess the functional status of the patient, as well as the effectiveness of the training, various types of functional tests are used, specially designed for the elderly. These tests are based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (COG) considering the state of health, physical and mental fitness as well as socio-environmental conditions. The physiotherapeutic program should be based on functional training involving the entire human body, i.e. nervous, muscular, skeletal, sensory and balance systems.


Author(s):  
Amir Alam ◽  
Muhammad Ibrar ◽  
Parveen Khan

All human beings are susceptible to numerous problems in life however the elderly population is much more vulnerable to such issues. The number of elderly population is increasing particularly in the developing countries. In 2050, it is estimated that the world will have more aged people than the children less than 15 years (Muhammad, 2013). Although elderly have better contributed in the development during their productive time, however, their contribution has not been acknowledged. They are not properly cared by their family members rather they are abused mentally and physically. They have weak economic status due to their weak physical and mental health. They are not allowed to be involved in decision making. These deprivations and deplorable condition have led them to be dependent on others. In Pakistan till now, no social policy has been devised which could have been influential in the solution of the elderly problem. This literature based study highlights the problems of the senior citizens of Pakistan.


Vestnik NSUEM ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 226-241
Author(s):  
M. V. Kornilova

This article is devoted to the study of the consequences of social isolation of elderly Muscovites during the spread of coronavirus infection. The author draws attention to the fact that the informal isolation of the older generation has existed for a long time, but only in the new conditions associated with the pandemic, the «home mode» of life in old age was fixed by law. Social isolation is considered as a risk to the life and health of the older generation. It is shown how unprecedented restrictive measures of the Government affec­ted the psycho-emotional and physical health of elderly people, and the tasks of the state to reduce the vulnerability, ensure the safety and resilience of the elderly were not solved. 


2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 840-840
Author(s):  
J. Leszek

Poland is a country with a rate of demographic aging similar to other developed nations. The percentage of pesons 60 yrs and older is expected to rise dramatically to 20% by 2020.The complexity of elderly’s life situations in Poland increases the probability that they will be subject to neglect and abuse.It is difficult to estimate the extent of this problem in Poland.Polish gerontological literature has not defined abuse and neglect with regard to the elderly people. In this situation is difficult to estimate the extent of this problem in Poland. Individual studies only marginally suggest the existence of this phenomenon. According to this investigations, the following factors take part in elderly abuse:* the increased rate of aging of the ruled society (16,5%) compared to urban society(12,8%)- a result of intensive migration process* the influence of the residence on the creation, course on results of family conflicts* in cities neglect and abuse of the elderly are more frequently (a results of a shortage of flats, lack of specified social roles for old age, their dependency in terms of care and help, and alcohol abuse)difficult economic situation for retired peopleThe kind of elder abuse:1.psychological aggression occured more often than physical aggression2.emotional neglect3.economic neglect4.isolations from family5.neglecting the care of older people6.material abuseKnowledge about the problems of elder abuse in Poland as not satisfactory till now is currently under discussion and new concept of this phenomenon will be prepared.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-194
Author(s):  
نوزاد الشواني

The child is the bud of life and the right of life in this life is a fundamental right, from which several rights are protected and surrounded by safety until he reaches the age that makes him physically, mentally and psychologically qualified to take over his duties and his duties towards his society and the direction of others.The rights of the child to protection have been little or significant since the inception of the first human being. However, the need for development and the protection of the human race that human senses have begun to create different rights for the child do not in themselves constitute real protection for them . Until it culminated in the era of Islamic light, which embodied the highest forms of protection for this sensitive vulnerable group in society. Voices from around the world called on States to actively intervene through criminal texts to ensure the child's right to be protected from ill-treatment, especially after the international community has issued numerous international instruments and declarations dealing with the rights of the child. The most important of these are the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, On the life and development of the child as well as the preservation of his identity and his right to education, health and comfort and to have a standard of living adequate for its growth as well as protect it from exploitation and all kinds of violence. Sexual violence against children involving a child under the age of 18 years, rape or exploitation of sexual activity is not fully understood and can not be granted. The conduct of the offender is contrary to the laws, customs, traditions and customs of the community. The child's physical and mental health, mental, psychological and social well-being are seriously jeopardized. The child is characterized by weak physical strength and poor mental abilities. Therefore, the international system should have called upon the ratifying States to protect the rights that have been adopted in favor of the child With special criminal provisions to protect him from crimes of sexual violence.Sexual violence against children constitutes a grave violation of the rights of the child. It represents a global reality in all countries of the world, but it has become a real phenomenon of concern especially in recent times and in some countries such as Iraq, Syria, Libya and other countries that have become visible as a result of war, displacement, The other reasons, and this calls for immediate treatment through the intervention of the criminal law in most of the world, including Iraqi and Syrian law, the subject of our research, to criminalize these acts protect a range of rights and interests, including: the protection of the right to sexual freedom of the female, The protection of the family entity from collapse and the protection of the offspring from mixing and protecting the social entity from the scourge of moral corruption, and immunization of society from sexual and reproductive diseases. At the national and international levels, this law prohibits any activity that takes the form of rape, sodomy, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation in prostitution or pornographic material Since the Criminal Code is one of the most widely used instruments of the State to protect the legal status of persons and to protect human rights from potential attacks and the conviction of the Iraqi and Syrian legislators of the importance of repudiation and punishment in protecting vulnerable parties within society, for example, their legislation included significant repudiation provisions that criminalize any act or omission May result in a form of sexual violence against children.Thus, by extrapolating the texts of the criminal law of both Iraq and Syria, as well as some of the texts contained in other laws or independently, our research entitled "Sexual Violence Against Children" focused on a scientific plan consisting of two subjects: In the second, I refer to the types of crimes that sexual violence against children has included and we deal with successively and through three demands. First we address the crime of rape and homosexuality. In the second child to indecent assault against the child crime and in the third to the crime of sexual exploitation against children and Khtmana We discussed with the most important conclusions and recommendations


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Yori Yolanda ◽  
Efri Widianti

Salah perlakuan adalah suatutindakan disengaja yang menimbulkan bahaya atau suatu kegagalan caregiver dalam memenuhi kebutuhan dasar lansia. Pelaku salah perlakuan lansia yang ditemui di rumah biasanya dilakukan oleh anak laki-laki ataupun keluarga yang merawat lansia. Dampak negatif akibat dari salah perlakuan yaitu cemas dan depresi serta kematian setelah 7 sampai 8 tahun kemudian. Tujuan dari tinjauan ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor resiko yang mempengaruhi terjadinya salah perlakuan terhadap lansia. Pencarian literatur menggunakan elektronik database melalui Google Scholar, Proquest dan PubMed, menggunakan kata kunci faktor resiko, lansia dan salah perlakuan. Kriteria inklusi adalah:artikel fulltext yang diterbitkan antara 2008-2018, bahasa inggris dan bahasa indonesia, pencarian artikel yang relevan dengan tema yang akan diambil. Berdasarkan searching menggunakan kata kunci diperoleh 1100 artikel. Didapatkan 11 artikel yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Faktor resiko yang mempengaruhi terjadinya salah perlakuan terhadap lansia antara lain rendahnya dukungan sosial, beban stres dari caregiver, kerusakan kognitif lansia, tingkat ekonomi rendah dan ketergantungan fungsi fisik seperti lansia memerlukan bantuan dalam kegiatan sehari-hari. Faktor resiko sangat penting guna mencegah tindakan salah perlakuan pada lansia dan meningkatkan kualitas hidup lansia.Kata kunci: faktor resiko, lansia dan salah perlakuan FACTORS THAT AFFECT ELDERLY ABUSE: A LITERATURE REVIEW ABSTRACTElder abuse isan intentional act, which causes harms or failures by a caregiver to satisfy the elder's basic needs. Perpetrators of abuse are typically described as male or family members who are looking for elderly person. The negative effects of elderly abuse are anxiety and depressionas well as death after 7 to 8 years later.The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors contributing to elder abuse. Literature research in this study was conducted through three electronic databases namely Google Scholar, Proquest and PubMed, using the keywords elderly, abuse and risk factor.Inclusion criteria are: full-text articles published in English language between 2008-2018,and the search of articles which are relevant to the theme. Based on the literature search by using keywords that mentioned before, it was obtained 1100 articles. Among those articles, there were 11 articles that met the inclusion criteria. The risk factorscontributing to elder abuseare low of social supports, caregiver burden and stress, cognitive disorders, poor economic conditions, and functional dependence in the elderly like becoming dependent on others for help in performing daily living activities. The risk factors is very helpful in preventing abuse of the elderly and improving the quality of life for the elderly. Keywords: abuse, elderly abuse, elder misstreatment, risk factor


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 38-44
Author(s):  
Nopi Rantika ◽  
Shilpa Fitria ◽  
Kharisma Putri N ◽  
Deska Syiami ◽  
Dina Mulyani

An epidemic of an acute respiratory disease called COVID-19 occurred at the end of 2019 in Wuhan (China) which spread throughout the world. COVID -19 can affect everyone from adults, the elderly, and children. So there needs to be education that is easy to carry out about Covid-19 and how to prevent it. This is the basis of the problem in encouraging community service activities so that they can be active in efforts to prevent COVID-19. The purpose of this educational activity is to prevent the spread of Covid-19 which is increasingly happening in Indonesia, so it is hoped that adults and children can take Covid-19 prevention. The method used during this activity is in the form of offline and online education to the surrounding community, where the material presented is in the form of proper handwashing and how to make hand sanitizers. As a result of the educational activities that have been carried out, there has been a significant change in the habits of the surrounding community where children can wash their hands properly and correctly, and for adults, especially local mothers can make hand sanitizers with the right natural ingredients to be used as emergency hand sanitizers. in daily activities.


At-Taqaddum ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Abdul Choliq

<p><em>Hajj is the perfect worship of the pillars of Islam that became the goal of all Muslims in the world. So many hajj pilgrims who register to go to the Holy Land every year. Hajj implementation annually put aside various problems. One of them is not the optimal of the hajj manasik given by </em><em>Ministry of Religion </em><em> and the long departure time of hajj, while the candidate is dominated by the elderly (elderly). The ministry has a great desire to form an independent hajj, so becomes an important issue to be observed. Writing scientific paper aims to provide a good view to the Ministry of Religious Affairs or the guidance of pilgrimage to provide hajj man</em><em>a</em><em>sik not just a manasik in general, but really oriented to empowering prospective pilgrims to form an independent hajj. Some of things that must be done is first to use the right methods such as Affirmation and Repetition and PAIKEM, both utilizing long waiting times with useful activities.Such as training in making signs of haj pilgrimage (such as marking ribbons, masks, or slendang neck), training planting of live pharmacies, and making some goods to prepare for the departure of pilgrimage (eg small bags for storage of goods and others)</em><em>. </em><em>Third is to grow independent congregations in a way more opportunities to meet with other congregations in order to grow optimism in prospective pilgrims. </em></p><p>==================================================</p><p>Haji merupakan ibadah penyempurna rukun Islam yang menjadi tujuan seluruh muslim di dunia. Sehingga setiap tahun banyak jama’ah haji yang mendaftarkan diri untuk berangkat ke Tanah Suci. Pelaksanaan Haji setiap tahunnya menyisihkan problematika bermacam-macam, salah satunya ialah belum optimalnya manasik haji yang diberikan oleh Kemenag dan waktu tunggu keberangkatan haji yang lama, sedangkan calon jamaah di dominasi oleh lansia (orang lanjut usia). Kementrian sendiri memiliki keinginan besar untuk membentuk haji mandiri, maka demikian itu menjadi permsalahan yang penting untuk di teliti. Penulisan karya tulis ilmiah ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pandangan baik kepada Kemenag atau bimbel haji agar memberikan mansik haji tidak hanya sekedar manasik pada umumnya, tetapi betul-betul berorientasi pada pemberdayaan calon jamaah agar membentuk haji mandiri. Beberapa hal yang harus dilakukan ialah pertama menggunakan metode yang tepat seperti Affirmation and repetition dan PAIKEM, kedua memanfaatkan waktu tunggu yang begitu lama dengan kegiatan-kegiatan bermanfaat seperti Bersama-sama dalam pembuatan tanda-tanda perbekalan haji, seperti pembuatan tanda pita, masker, atau slendang leher, melatih penanaman tanaman apotik hidup, dan pembuatan beberapa barang untuk memepersiapkan keberangkatan haji, misalnya tas-tas kecil untuk penyimpanan barang dan lainnya. Ketiga ialah dengan menumbuhkan jamaah mandiri dengan cara lebih banyak memberikan peluang temu dengan jamaah lain agar tumbuh optimisme dalam diri calon jamaah.</p>


2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 843-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Holwerda ◽  
A. T. F. Beekman ◽  
D. J. H. Deeg ◽  
M. L. Stek ◽  
T. G. van Tilburg ◽  
...  

BackgroundLoneliness has a significant influence on both physical and mental health. Few studies have investigated the possible associations of loneliness with mortality risk, impact on men and women and whether this impact concerns the situation of being alone (social isolation), experiencing loneliness (feeling lonely) or both. The current study investigated whether social isolation and feelings of loneliness in older men and women were associated with increased mortality risk, controlling for depression and other potentially confounding factors.MethodIn our prospective cohort study of 4004 older persons aged 65–84 years with a 10-year follow-up of mortality data a Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was used to test whether social isolation factors and feelings of loneliness predicted an increased risk of mortality, controlling for psychiatric disorders and medical conditions, cognitive functioning, functional status and sociodemographic factors.ResultsAt 10 years follow-up, significantly more men than women with feelings of loneliness at baseline had died. After adjustment for explanatory variables including social isolation, the mortality hazard ratio for feelings of loneliness was 1.30 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04–1.63] in men and 1.04 (95% CI 0.90–1.24) in women. No higher risk of mortality was found for social isolation.ConclusionsFeelings of loneliness rather than social isolation factors were found to be a major risk factor for increasing mortality in older men. Developing a better understanding of the nature of this association may help us to improve quality of life and longevity, especially in older men.


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