The Financial Stability of Before-and-after Retirement -Expectation and Support for the Quality of the Elderly Life-

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-85
Author(s):  
김은영
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Before And After

scholarly journals The improvement of elderly sleeping quality with progressive muscle relaxation therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1684
Author(s):  
Emira Apriyeni ◽  
Helena Patricia
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Relaxation Therapy ◽  
Before And After

Background: Sleep is one part of physiological needs and it is a basic need which is needed by all humans to be able to function optimally. However, the elderly will often experience sleep disorders. Sleep disorders in the elderly will affect the quality of sleep. One of nursing intervention that can improve the elderly sleeping quality is progressive muscle relaxation therapy. This study aims to determine the differences of sleep quality before and after having progressive muscle relaxation therapy toward the elderly with sleep disorders.Methods: This research was conducted at the Tresna Werdha Sabai Nan Aluih Social Home, Sicincin in 2019. The research was conducted for 2 weeks with one-week intervention. This research is a Quasy experiment using one group pre-test and post-test without control group design approach. This study used the sample of 16 respondents taken by purposive sampling. The analysis of data uses dependent T-test with a significance level of 95% (α 0.05).Results: The results of the study found that the average sleep quality of the elderly before being given the intervention was 13.63 and after the intervention it became 8.44 with p value of 0.000.Conclusions: The results showed that there were significant differences before and after the intervention. For this reason, it is recommended for the elderly with sleep disorders to be able to do progressive muscle relaxation therapy to improve sleep quality.  

scholarly journals THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ELDERLY RUSSIANS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
Татьяна Захаровна Козлова
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sociological Study

The article is based on the materials of a sociological study and analyzes the quality of life the elderly, i.e. people over 60. It considers their satisfaction with the important aspects of their lives: financial stability, health, nutrition, etc.   

scholarly journals Notification and Communication Technology: An Observational Study of Call Light Systems in Nursing Homes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haneen Ali ◽  
Huiyang Li
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nursing Home Staff ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Long Time ◽  
To Come

Abstract Background and Objectives: The call light system is one of the major communication technologies that links the nursing home staff to the needs of the residents. By providing residents with the ability to request assistance, the system becomes an indispensable resource for patient-focused healthcare. However, there is little known about how the call light systems are being used in nursing homes and how the system contributes to the safety and the quality of care for seniors. Therefore, the aims of this study are to understand the nursing home staff experience while using the call light systems and to uncover the usability issues associated with the implemented systems. Method: A mix of 150 hours of hypothetic-deductive (unstructured) and 90 hours of standard-procedure (structured) observational study were conducted in four different nursing homes. The data collected includes insights into the nursing homes work system and the process of locating and responding to call lights. Results: The data shows that the highest alarm rate is before and after meal times. The nursing staff exceeded the allotted time set by administration 50% of the time. Additionally, the staff canceled 10% of the call lights and did not immediately assist residents due to high workloads. Further, the staff forgot to come back to assist residents over 3% of the time. Usability issues such as broken parts, lack of feedback, lack of prioritization, and low/no discriminability are contributing to the long response time. More than 8% of the time, residents notified the staff about call lights after they waited for a long time, as these residents were left unattended. Conclusion: Nursing homes that are still using old call light systems risk the continuation of usability issues that can affect performance of the staff and contribute to a decline in staff and resident outcomes. While the healthcare industry has been at the forefront of technological advancements and implementation, it is important to recognize the influence of technology in the quality of service delivery for the elderly population in nursing homes and to the nursing homes staff working conditions.

Creating a universal questionnaire based on the protocols for assessing the severity of dysphagia

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Alexey Viktorovich Shapovalov ◽  
Sergey Grigoryevich Tereshchenko ◽  
Anton Pavlovich Bogdanov ◽  
Pavel A. Krieger ◽  
Alexey Sergeevich Shapovalov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Aspiration Pneumonia ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Basic Functions ◽  
Dysphagia Therapy ◽  
Almost All

Dysphagia affects our most basic functions — the ability to eat and drink. It negatively affects the quality of life of patients, especially in the elderly, which can lead to exhaustion, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia and, ultimately, death. Dysphagia and its severity should be assessed accurately and in a timely manner. Many questionnaires have been proposed to monitor the severity and effectiveness of dysphagia therapy. This paper analyzes ten different self-assessment questionnaires for quality of life. Almost all currently available questionnaires need to be finalized. Based on the DHI (Dysphagia Disability Index) questionnaire, we proposed a special questionnaire that has a number of advantages over the others, it takes into account the age of patients, is universal, and is also suitable for assessing dysphagia, both before and after treatment.

scholarly journals Assessment of general well-being before and after treatment for morbidities among inmates of a destitute centre of north Karnataka: a pre and post evaluation study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 4282
Author(s):  
Sachin Desai ◽  
Chandra S. Metgud
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Female Inmates ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Post Evaluation ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Morbid Conditions

Background: The destitute centre was established in 1992, 14th August; situated in Karnataka with a built up area is 29 acres and has 33 males and 17 female inmates. The patients here can be classified as having psychiatric illness, destitute with general co morbid conditions and wandering tramps with normal mentation. The study was done to know the morbidity profile among the inmates of destitute centre and to assess the change in the quality of life before the morbidity assessment and after medication and treatment.Methods: It was a pre-post evaluation study done from August 2012 to December 2012. All of the 50 resident inmates of the destitute centre were evaluated before and after clinical examination and treatment with General Well Being Scale (GWBS).Results: Among the total inmates, 06 (12%) were in age group 20-29 years, 11 (22%) belonged to 30-39 years, 10 (20%) belonged to 40-49 years, 09 (18%) each belonged to 50-59 and 60-69 years age group respectively, 04 (8%) belonged to 70-79 years and 01 (2%) of the elderly belonged to age ≥80 years of age. 38 (76.0%) were males and 12 (24%) were females. Majority of the inmates i.e. 42 (84.0%) belonged to broken families, about 4(8.0%) elderly belonged to problem families. 18 (36.0%) consumed tobacco, about 07 (14.0%) were either smoking or consuming alcohol, about 02 (4.0%) had both alcohol and smoking habits.Conclusions: 74% of them had psychiatric comorbidities and these were likely to cause significant functional impairment. Appropriate treatment helped 5 (10%) individuals to be shifted to rehabilitation center.

Quality of life of patients on chronic parenteral nutrition before and after gastrointestinal tract continuity restoration

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Ławiński ◽  
Edyta Kot-Mielczarska ◽  
Aleksandra Gradowska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Parenteral Nutrition ◽  
Social Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Stoma Closure ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Intestinal Stoma

AbstractThe issue of the quality of life considering patients with a temporary or permanent intestinal stoma, as well as the necessity for chronic parenteral nutrition at home remain a poorly understood problem. Daily care of the intestinal stoma and the need to comply with sterile procedures required for parenteral nutrition require such patients to commit their time, which secondarily is associated with the broad aspects of social and personal life.The aim of the study was to analyse the quality of life considering patients with intestinal stomas subjected to chronic parenteral nutrition, before and after gastrointestinal tract continuity restoration.Material and methods. The survey was conducted between May and July, 2014 on a group of 71 patients (33 female and 38 male) who were under the care of the Department of General Surgery and Clinical Nutrition, Warsaw Medical University, operated during the period between 2007 and July, 2014 with a present stoma (32 patients - 45%), as well as after stoma closure (39 patients - 55%). The analysed questionnaire contained 31 questions, and the SF-36 questionnaire was additionally used, determining the quality of life.Results. Analysis of the study material showed differences in the quality of life, considering three most important determinants. Significantly worse assessment of the quality of life was reported by patients with a stoma and subject to intravenous nutrition (83.2±30.5), as compared to those after stoma closure subject to normal nutrition (52.3±33.8). Based on the SF-36 questionnaire differences between patients with a stoma and those without amounted to t(69)=2.84 (p=0.006) demonstrating that those with a stoma reported a lower quality of life. Analysis between younger and older patients, based on the SF-36 questionnaire (t(62.87)=2.49; p=0.016) showed that younger patients achieved lower results, considering dissatisfaction with life (61.55±27.5), as compared to the elderly (80.8±36.9).Conclusions. The group of patients without a stoma seem to be more independent- the vast majority do not use the help of family members (43.6%), or friends (64.1%). Patients with a stoma more often withdraw from social life. The factor that mostly reduces the quality of life is the presence of a stoma, which impairs daily functioning a lot more than the sterile procedures associated with parenteral nutrition. All patients after stoma closure consider that their overall functioning has significantly improved.

scholarly journals Quality of Reporting and Study Design of CKD Cohort Studies Assessing Mortality in the Elderly Before and After STROBE: A Systematic Review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e0155078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anirudh Rao ◽  
Katharina Brück ◽  
Shona Methven ◽  
Rebecca Evans ◽  
Vianda S. Stel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Study Design ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Quality Of Reporting ◽  
Before And After

scholarly journals Improving food provision in a Guyanese home for the elderly: a participatory approach

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 552-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Hewitt ◽  
Alizon Draper ◽  
Suraiya Ismail ◽  
Sybil Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Nutrition Intervention ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Food Provision ◽  
Food Budget ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

AbstractObjectivesTo conduct a needs assessment of all aspects of food provision in a residential home and to evaluate a subsequent nutrition intervention.DesignAn intervention study using a before and after design. A participatory approach was adopted and quantitative and qualitative methods used throughout. The intervention involved a revised menu, kitchen equipment, and establishing wholesale shopping and food donations.SettingA residential home for senior citizens in Guyana.ResultsMeals at the home were nutritionally inadequate and deeply unpopular with the residents. Intakes of fruits and vegetables were low and the home was heavily reliant on donated soya mince and rice. Meals were served within an eight-hour period to accommodate the staff's hours of work. Cutbacks in the food budget indicated that the financial state of the home explained some of the problems. The intervention was unable to address all problems identified, but led to substantial improvements in the nutritional adequacy of the food provided following the inclusion in the menu of a number of nutrient-dense foods such as chicken liver. The new menu was acceptable to the cooks and largely popular with the residents, although some problems persisted.ConclusionsThe results show that improvements in the nutrient profile of the diet could be achieved with a flexible, community-based, participatory approach that addressed all elements of a home's food provision system. The changes also proved largely popular with the residents, thus potentially contributing to their quality of life.

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