Social participation of oncology patients over 60 years of age

Introduction. Social participation is a critically important aspect of life in older adults. Also, it is one of the major subjects of research in the field of aging. Old age and its implications can have both positive and negative effects on social participation in the elderly population. Older oncology patients also face additional challenges in achieving active aging and full social participation. The goal of this study was to establish the prevalence and variety of social participation of oncology patients over the age of 60, as well as to determine any possible correlation between specific demographic characteristics and social participation. Material and Methods. The study included 100 persons aged 60 to 92 treated for malignant diseases. The Maastricht social participation profile and a demographic questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study were used as research instruments. Data analysis included the t-test for independent samples, correlation analysis, linear regression analysis, and one way analysis of variance. Results. Persons over the age of sixty have a low level of social participation, particularly in the domains of contacts with friends and family. A statistically significant difference was found in social participation in regard to different demographic characteristics: type of residence (t = 6.765, p < .01) and disability (t = 5.663, p < .01), and age (R = 0.478, p < .01). There were no statistically significant differences in regard to gender, education and presence/ absence of chronic disease. Conclusion. Oncology patients over the age of 60 have a very low social participation. Considering its importance for health and quality of life in the elderly, it is crucial to develop a support system for these persons and to recognize the significance of including social support in the care of this population.

Download Full-text

Socio-Demographic Determinants of Quality of Life among Older People, a Population-Based Study

Elderly Health Journal ◽

10.18502/ehj.v4i2.262 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Victoria Momenabadi ◽

Mohammad Hossein Kaveh ◽

Mahin Nazari ◽

Leila Ghahremani

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Participation ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Life Quality ◽

The Elderly ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Cross Sectional

Introduction: Social participation is considered one dimension and also determinant of quality of life. The level of social participation of the elderly is influenced by various components such as socio-economic and demographic factors. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between social participation, quality of life, and some socio- economic factors in community dwelling elderly in Kerman, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 communities dwelling old people in Kerman in 2017 selected through random sampling. The data were collected using researcher-made Social Participation questionnaire and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires. The data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and linear regression analysis. Results: The results revealed the participants’ mean score of social participation was above fifty. Social participation was significantly associated with age (p < 0.001), marital status (p = 0.004), education level (p < 0.001), and occupation (p = 0.021). A significant direct correlation was also observed between social participation and quality of life (p < 0.001), and social participation determined 21 % of variance of life quality score (p < 0.001). Conclusion: With the increase in social participation of the elderly, their quality of life improves. Establishing nongovernmental organizations, charities, and associations for retirement and aging can increase the level of social participation of the elderly.

Download Full-text

The Prevalence of Disability and Its Relationship With the Demographic Characteristics of the Elderly in Gonabad City, Iran, in 2019

Quarterly of Horizon of Medical Sciences ◽

10.32598/hms.27.1.3325.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 34-47

Author(s):

Saleh Baghery Kakhki ◽

◽

Mehdi Basiri Moghadam ◽

Leila Sadeghmoghadam ◽

◽

...

Keyword(s):

Analytical Study ◽

Early Death ◽

The Elderly ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Background History ◽

Literacy Level ◽

Spss Software ◽

Elderly Disability

Aims: Disability reduces the independence and quality of life in the elderlies and it increases their independence and causes increased need of support, more admittance in nursing homes and early death. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of disability and its relationship with the demographic characteristics. Methods & Materials: This cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study was performed on 470 elderly people aged 60 and over living in Gonabad by random stratified sampling. Data collection tools included a demographic profile questionnaire and a standardized questionnaire from the WHO to assess disability in the elderly. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS software version 14.5 and the Kai Scoyer test and ranked logistic regression. Significant levels of less than 0.05 were considered Findings: 35.6% of the elderly had very low disability, 40.6% had low disability, 15.2% had moderate disability and 8.6% had severe disability. Age (P<0.001), sex (P=0.03), literacy level (P<0.001), and background history (P<0.001) were significant predictors of elderly disability Conclusion: There is a relationship between disability and its level with aging. According to the growth in elderly’s population, paying attention to health and reducing disability and promoting their life’s quality is necessary.

Download Full-text

The Prevalence of Disability and Its Relationship With the Demographic Characteristics of the Elderly in Gonabad City, Iran, in 2019

Quarterly of Horizon of Medical Sciences ◽

10.32598/hms.27.1.3316.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 34-47

Author(s):

Saleh Baghery Kakhki ◽

◽

Mehdi Basiri Moghadam ◽

Leila Sadeghmoghadam ◽

◽

...

Keyword(s):

Analytical Study ◽

Early Death ◽

The Elderly ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Background History ◽

Literacy Level ◽

Spss Software ◽

Elderly Disability

Download Full-text

The Effectiveness of Hope Therapy on Improving the Elderly Quality of Life

Social Behavior Research & Health ◽

10.18502/sbrh.v3i1.1040 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Hassan Zareei Mahmoodabadi ◽

Mansoreh Nourian ◽

Seyed Reza Reza Javadian ◽

Elahe Fallah Tafti

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Elderly Women ◽

The Elderly ◽

Controlled Study ◽

Daily Care ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Hope Therapy ◽

Experimental Group

Background: Elderly is an era of life, which affects quality of life; aging changes the thinking ways and reduces the self-confidence. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of hope therapy on the elderly quality of life in Mehriz, Yazd in 2016 - 2017. Methods: In this controlled study with pre-test post-test design, the study population consisted of all elderly people who referred to daily care centers of Mehriz. The sample consisted of 24 elderly women in the daily care centers, who were divided into two groups of experimental (n = 12) and awaiting (n = 12).Hope therapy was provided in eight sessions for the experimental group. The instrument used in this research was Quality of Life Scale for the Elderly. Results: The MANOVA results showed a significant difference between the experimental and awaiting groups. In the experimental group, physical function, depression, anxiety, mental performance, and life satisfaction improved, but education did not affect the sex dimension. Hope therapy, was effective on improving the elderly quality of life. Conclusion: The studied training can be used as an effective treatment to improve the elderly quality of life.

Download Full-text

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Interventions for Therapeutic Purposes in the Elderly

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1713398 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 59 (02/03) ◽

pp. 104-109

Author(s):

Farnia Velayati ◽

Haleh Ayatollahi ◽

Morteza Hemmat

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Elderly People ◽

Data Extraction ◽

The Elderly ◽

Health Conditions ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Mobility Limitations ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background Many elderly people suffer from chronic health conditions and mobility limitations. Therefore, they may benefit from traditional rehabilitation or telerehabilitation interventions as an alternative for this type of services. Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of telerehabilitation interventions with traditional rehabilitation services for therapeutic purposes in the elderly. Methods This systematic review was conducted in 2018. The searched databases were Cochrane Library, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and ProQuest. The search was conducted with no time or language limitation. The selected papers included the randomized clinical trial studies in which elderly people aged 60 and over used telerehabilitation services for treatment purposes. The quality of the studies was evaluated by using the physiotherapy evidence database (PEDro) scale. Data were extracted by using a data extraction form and findings were narratively synthesized. Results After screening the retrieved papers, eight articles were selected to be included in the study. According to the findings, telerehabilitation was used for the elderly after stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), total knee replacement, and in patients with the comorbidity of COPD and chronic heart failure. Overall, in most studies, there was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups and the level of improvements was similar for most outcomes. Conclusion Telerehabilitation services can be regarded as an alternative to traditional rehabilitation approaches to reduce outpatient resource utilization and improve quality of life. However, more rigorous studies are suggested to investigate the effectiveness of telerehabilitation services for specific diseases or health conditions.

Download Full-text

Quality of life in dementia: the role of non-cognitive factors in the ratings of people with dementia and family caregivers

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610213000410 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 25 (7) ◽

pp. 1097-1105 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Maria Fernanda Barroso Sousa ◽

Raquel Luiza Santos ◽

Cynthia Arcoverde ◽

Pedro Simões ◽

Tatiana Belfort ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Cognitive Factors ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Significant Difference

ABSTRACTBackground: The validity of self-reported quality-of-life (QoL) assessments of people with dementia (PWD) is a critical issue. We designed this study to determine the non-cognitive factors that are associated with self-reported QoL and PWD QoL as rated by family caregivers.Methods: Using a cross-sectional study, we assessed QoL of 41 people with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). The individuals with AD and their family caregivers completed the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease Scale (QoL-AD), the Assessment Scale of Psychosocial Impact of the Diagnosis of Dementia (ASPIDD), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale, the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), the Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ), and the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were conducted to examine the contribution of the various cofactors.Results: We observed a significant difference (t = 3.292, p < 0.01, d = 0.727) in the QoL measures of PWD after comparing self-reported assessments with the assessments of family caregivers. Linear regression analysis demonstrated that awareness of disease was related to PWD QoL-AD scores. Both the education levels of family caregivers and the depressive symptoms in PWD were related to the family caregivers’ ratings of PWD QoL.Conclusions: The difference between self-reported QoL and family caregivers’ ratings of QoL in people with mild dementia indicated that cognitive impairment was not the primary factor that accounted for the differences in the QoL assessments. Our findings suggested that non-cognitive factors, such as awareness of disease and depressive symptoms, played an important role in the differences between the self-reported AD QoL ratings and the caregivers’ AD QoL ratings. A major implication is that discrete measures such as cognition or level of function are likely to miss important factors that influence QoL.

Download Full-text

Lack of accessibility in public transport and inadequacy of sidewalks: effects on the social participation of elderly persons with functional limitations

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia ◽

10.1590/1981-22562017020.160090 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 161-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Michelle Didone dos Santos ◽

Marcela Fernandes Silva ◽

Leonardo Antunes Velloza ◽

José Eduardo Pompeu

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Participation ◽

Public Transport ◽

Public Transportation ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

The Elderly ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Elderly Persons ◽

Mobility Impairment

Abstract Objective: To analyze the association between the decline in the mobility of community dwelling elderly persons in São Paulo, Brazil and their capacity to use public transportation, and its impact on their quality of life and social participation. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted of 32 community dwelling elderly persons, of both genders (59% female), with an average age of 75.5 years (±9.2). The participants were evaluated by functional mobility, risk of falls, fear of falls and independence in activities of daily living. In addition, the perception of the elderly persons of their mobility on public transport and its impact on their social participation was evaluated. The elderly persons were divided into two groups: with mobility impairment and without mobility impairment. The groups were compared using the Fisher's Exact, Chi-Squared and Mann-Whitney tests, and the unpaired Student's t-test. An alpha level of 0.05 was adopted as a level of statistical significance. Result: Elderly persons with greater mobility impairment exhibited greater difficulty accessing public transport and a greater number of falls during their use of the same. Elderly persons who reported difficulty accessing public transport suffered greater impact on their social participation and quality of life. Conclusion: Elderly persons with greater mobility impairment had a greater number of complaints related to public transport. Additionally, they suffered a greater impact on their social participation, characterized by limitations in their capacity for independent movement around the city, limiting their social activities.

Download Full-text

Survival with Technology: Elderly Teachers’ Perspective Towards Emergency Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines

Studies in Learning and Teaching ◽

10.46627/silet.v2i3.87 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 98-114

Author(s):

Faramarz Samifanni ◽

Rose Leslie R Gumanit

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Psychological Health ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Philippines ◽

Access To Education ◽

Health Issues ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Physical And Psychological Health ◽

Cost Implications

This study analyzed the content of YouTube news clips on elderly teachers concerning emergency online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using traditional content analysis, the included news videos were transcribed, interview segments were translated and familiarized, dominant words were identified, data were coded, categorized, and themed. Four dominant words were highlighted: online, students, teachers, and pandemic. Three themes on technical challenges and support needs, health issues, and resilience emerged in the analysis. Results show that elderly teachers are persistent to adapt to emergency online learning despite the struggles they are facing. The analysis also highlights the negative effects of the sudden shift to emergency online learning on the physical and psychological health of elderly teachers. Furthermore, the elderly teachers, are ensuring students’ access to education even at their own cost. Implications to the country’s quality of education and suggestions of providing better technical and psychological health support to elderly teachers were presented.

Download Full-text

AUTOAVALIAÇÃO DE IDOSOS QUE TRABALHAM SOBRE SUA QUALIDADE DE VIDA

Revista Científica Semana Acadêmica ◽

10.35265/2236-6717-207-9175 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (207) ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Felipe Queiroz Dias Rocha

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Energy Level ◽

The Elderly ◽

Chi Square ◽

Work Activities ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Daily Energy ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Good Feeling

Aging brings a series of changes that may result in: adaptation difficulties, need to treat limitations and alters that require treatment. The objective was to verify the quality of life of elders who still do work activities according to their own perspective. We got 36 seniors from São Paulo city to participate in the survey, with an average of 71.5 and ± 5.4. The data were randomly collected. For this, WHOQOL questionnaires were used. To discover if there is a statistically significant difference, the non-parametric Chi-square test was applied. As results: 30.55% of the elderly attend church Weekly; 44.44% classify the rate that pain prevents them of doing anything as Nothing; 41.66% say their daily energy level is Medium and 69.55% say they Totally Agree to having a good feeling about the future. It was verified that the elder workers are satisfied with their quality of life.

Download Full-text

Actividad Física y sedentarismo: Repercusiones sobre la salud y calidad de vida de las personas mayores (Physical activity and sedentary lifestyle: Impact on health and quality of life of older people)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i17.34692 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 126-129

Author(s):

Francisco Salinas Martínez ◽

Armando Cocca ◽

Kamal Mohamed ◽

Jesús Viciana Ramírez

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Older People ◽

Sedentary Lifestyle ◽

The Elderly ◽

Current Status ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Calidad De Vida ◽

Elderly Health

Realizamos un análisis del estado actual de las personas mayores en relación con la actividad física y el sedentarismo, éste último aspecto convertido en la actualidad como una de las principales fuentes de amenaza para la salud pública de los países europeos y americanos. Damos a conocer los efectos negativos de la inactividad física sobre los parámetros cardiovasculares, diabetes, depresión y cáncer, entre otros. Mostramos los beneficios de la actividad física (herramienta clave para solucionar los problemas propios del sedentarismo) para la salud de este colectivo de la población; al tiempo que estudiamos las razones por las que las personas mayores acuden a los programas de actividad física. Finalmente, aportamos una serie de conclusiones.Palabras clave: Actividad Física. Calidad de Vida. Personas mayores. Salud. Sedentarismo.Abstract: We analyzed the current status of the elderly in relation to physical activity and sedentary, the latter now become a major source of threat to public health in the European and American countries. We report the negative effects of physical inactivity on cardiovascular parameters, diabetes, depression and cancer, among others. We show the benefits of physical activity (a key tool to solve the problems of the sedentary lifestyle) for the health of this group of the population while we study the reasons why older people attend physical activity programs. Finally, we provide a number of conclusions. Keywords: Physical Activity. Quality of Life. Elderly. Health. Sedentary.

Download Full-text