scholarly journals Changes and Differentials in the Prevalence of Activity Limitations among Finns Aged 65-74: Comparison of the Mini-Finland Health Examination Survey (1978-80) and the FINRISK-97 Senior Survey (1997)

2002 ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
Martelin Tuija ◽  
Koskinen Seppo ◽  
Kattainen Anna ◽  
Sainio Päivi ◽  
Reunanen Antti
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Activity Limitations ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Examination Survey ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Increasing Trend

This study analyses time trends in the prevalence of activity limitations andconsequent need for help according to gender, education and marital status amongFinns aged 65-74 years. The study is based on the Mini-Finland Health ExaminationStudy carried out in 1978-80 and the FINRISK-97 Senior Survey collected in 1997.During the past 20 years, functional capacity of the elderly at ages 65 to 74 hasimproved markedly. Women, more often than men, have limitations in severalactivities, but the reverse is true in some activities. Persons with higher than basiceducation have less activity limitations than others. Married or cohabiting men reportfewer difficulties in several activities than other men, but among women differencesaccording to marital status are small. A continuation of the observed decline infunctional limitations would significantly attenuate the increasing trend in the burdenof disability that is to be expected because of the ageing of the population.

Dados sociodemográficos, condições de saúde e sinais de violência contra idosos longevos

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vânia Ferreira Dias ◽  
Lílian Santos Lima Rocha de Araújo ◽  
Aldrina Silva Confessor Cândido ◽  
Arianna Oliveira Santana Lopes ◽  
Lívia Mara Gomes Pinheiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sociodemographic Data ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Group A ◽  
Skin Quality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Basic Health Units

Este estudo objetivou identificar a relação entre dados sociodemográficos, condições de saúde e sinais de violência e maus tratos contra idosos longevos. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório descritivo com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em cinco unidades básicas de saúde de Vitória da Conquista/ BA, amostra de 310 idosos com idade superior a 80 anos. O instrumento foi constituído de dados sócios demográficos, condições de saúde e índice de avaliação de maus-tratos e abuso a idosos. No grupo Indicadores de Possível Abuso, encontrou-se diferença estatística significativa entre evidências possíveis de fraturas relacionada com a renda referente a aposentado (p=0,002), evidência possíveis de fraturas e estado civil relativo a viúvo (p=0,033); no grupo Indicadores de Possível Negligência, entre evidência possível de diarreia e estado civil referente a viúvo (p=0,001), evidência possível de desidratação e estado civil referente a viúvo (p=0,001);e, no grupo Indicadores de Possível Exploração, entre incapacidade de controlar dinheiro/bens e profissão aposentado (p=0,001), incapacidade de controlar dinheiro/bens e estado mental referente à alteração cognitiva sugestiva de déficit (p=0,001). Constatou-se no presente estudo que houve relação entre os sinais de violência e maus tratos nos idosos avaliados com a capacidade funcional, a nutrição baixa com o estado civil viúvo, a qualidade da pele com o comprometimento da capacidade funcional, a existência de fraturas com o estado civil viúvo e aposentado, diarreia e desidratação com estado civil viúvo, a incapacidade de controlar dinheiro e bens com aposentado e alteração cognitiva sugestiva de déficit nos achados.AbstractThis study aimed to identify the relationship between sociodemographic data, health and signs of violence and abuse against the elderly. This is a descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach, carried out in five basic health units from Victory da Conquista/BA, sample of 310 elderly aged over 80 years. The instrument consisted of sociodemographic data, health and evaluation index mistreatment and abuse against the elderly. In the Possible Abuse Indicators group, a statistically significant difference was found between possible evidence of fractures and income related to retirees (p=0.002), possible evidence of fractures, and widow marital status (p=0.033). In the group Indicators of Possible Neglect between possible evidence of diarrhea and widowed marital status (p=0.001), possible evidence of dehydration and widowed marital status (p=0.001). And in the group Possible Exploitation Indicators between inability to control money/goods and retired profession (p=0.001), inability to control money/goods and mental state regarding cognitive impairment suggestive of deficit (p=0.001). It was found in the present study that there was a relationship between signs of violence and abuse in the elderly evaluated with functional capacity, low nutrition with widowed marital status, skin quality with impairment of functional capacity, the existence of fractures with widowed and retired marital status, diarrhea and dehydration with widowed marital status, inability to control money and assets with retirement, and cognitive impairment suggestive of deficit in the finding.

scholarly journals Cardiovascular health of the elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 84 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Giampaoli ◽  
Diego Vanuzzo
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
High Serum ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
High Cholesterol ◽  
High Serum Cholesterol ◽  
Health Examination Survey ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Age Range

<p>Within the Osservatorio Epidemiologico Cardiovascolare/Health Examination Survey 426 men and 376 women, ages 75-79 years, randomly selected from the general population were examined. Participation rate was 50%; within men 78% were hypertensives, 36% had high serum cholesterol, 28% were diabetics, 25% were obese; within women 81% were hypertensives, 55% had high cholesterol, 19% were diabetics, 37% were obese. Preventive actions at individual and community level are urgent, also at this age range.</p><p><strong>Riassunto</strong></p><p>Nell’ambito dell’Osservatorio Epidemiologico Cardiovascolare/Health Examination Survey sono stati esaminati 426 uomini e 376 donne di età compresa fra 75-79 anni, estratti casualmente dalla popolazione generale. Il tasso di partecipazione è stato del 50%; fra gli uomini il 78% era iperteso, il 36% ipercolesterolemico, il 28% diabetico e il 25% obeso; fra le donne l’81% era ipertesa, il 55% ipercolesterolemica, il 19% diabetica, il 37% obesa. Azioni di prevenzione a livello individuale e collettivo sono urgenti sulla popolazione generale, anche in questa fascia di età.</p>

L'aide à domicile aux personnes âgées dépendantes de la région de Montréal: analyse secondaire de l'enquête ESLA, 1986–1987

1994 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Thouez ◽  
Yves Bussière ◽  
Nathalie Chicoine ◽  
Pierre Laroche ◽  
Robert Pampalon
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Activity Limitations ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Household Tasks ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
The Family

ABSTRACTSecondary analysis of data from the Health and Activity Limitations Survey (HALS) in the metropolitan Montreal area shows that 3.5 out of 10 elderly persons living in a household had a disability. In this descriptive research, we locate the dependency level according to the attributes of the elderly and of their residence. Approximately three out of four elderly with a disability receive help and one out of three are assessed as needing more help. Assistance varies with the person who helps. The family mostly helps for everyday activities, friends for shopping, and private or governmental services for personal care and household tasks. Assistance varies also with the marital status of the elderly person. Finally, the presence of special devices is associated with type of housing.

Contributory Factors for Obesity in Elderly: Review of the Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Raihan Ismail ◽  
Noor Aman Hamid
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Dietary Factors ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contributory Factors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Program Intervention ◽  
Future Education

Introduction: The prevalence of obesity has been rising, adding to morbidity and mortality. As the proportion of elderly aged 60 years and above grows, so too the prevalence of obesity among this population. Obesity in the elderly is a rapidly growing public health concern as it contributes to significant changes in the health of older people. Objective: This review aims to assess the contributory factors for obesity in the elderly over the past decade. Methods: A literature search was conducted. The search was restricted to articles written in the English language published from 2008 to 2018. Qualitative studies were excluded. Results: A total of 19 full articles were retrieved, of which 18 cross-sectional and one cohort were included. The contributory factors were divided into three components: (a) socio demographic characteristics, (b) medical history and dietary factors and (c) environmental factors. Conclusions: This review informs an emerging knowledge regarding contributory factors for obesity and has implications for future education and program intervention in fighting obesity in the elderly.

Causes of Death

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Anderson ◽  
Corinne Roughley
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Whooping Cough ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World War Two ◽  
World War ◽  
The Past ◽  
Disease Mortality

The principal reported causes of death have changed dramatically since the 1860s, though changes in categorization of causes and improved diagnosis make it difficult to be precise about timings. Diseases particularly affecting children such as measles and whooping cough largely disappeared as killers by the 1950s. Deaths particularly linked to unclean environments and poor sanitary infrastructure also declined, though some can kill babies and the elderly even today. Pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchitis were eventually largely controlled. Reported cancer, stroke, and heart disease mortality showed upward trends well into the second half of the twentieth century, though some of this was linked to diagnostic improvement. Both fell in the last decades of our period, but Scotland still had among the highest rates in Western Europe. Deaths from accidents and drowning saw significant falls since World War Two but, especially in the past 25 years, suicide, and alcohol and drug-related deaths rose.

Ela Longespee's Roll of Benefits: Piety and Reciprocity in the Thirteenth Century

Traditio ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 1-56
Author(s):  
Emilie Amt
Keyword(s):  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Archives

Ipsa autem, bonorum temporalium liberalissima ac spiritualium avida beneficiorum …— 1293 charter of Oxford University, describing Ela LongespeeIn 1293, the elderly and twice-widowed Ela Longespee, countess of Warwick, or someone acting on her behalf, gathered together eighteen charters that had been issued to her over the past dozen years and sent them to the bishop of Lincoln, to be confirmed and copied into a single roll. The original charters have long since vanished, but the enrolled copy survives in The National Archives at Kew. Its component documents, all of them detailed grants to Ela by religious institutions in the Oxford area, are highly unusual; even when compared to the few surviving parallels, they stand out for their specific content. The roll itself, comprising eighteen such documents in a private archive created for a thirteenth-century laywoman, is unique. And when it is examined along with other surviving evidence of Ela's religious activities, it provides us with an extraordinary perspective on the reciprocal nature of religious patronage at this time. What is especially unusual about Ela's case is that we know much more about what the religious promised to Ela than what she granted to them. Thus Ela Longespee's records tell us the side of the story that is seldom told when we look at records of religious patronage; they reveal the return that donors expected in the late thirteenth century, with increasing precision and urgency. Using a chronological framework, this essay will examine the surviving documents, tell the story of Ela's life, and explore the most interesting dimension of that story: her startlingly explicit reciprocal relationships with religious institutions.

scholarly journals Work absence and multimorbidity in Portugal: results from the 1st National Health Examination Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Matos ◽  
C Matias Dias ◽  
A Félix
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
National Health ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Work Absence ◽  
Health Examination Survey ◽  
Absence From Work ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Studies on the impact of patients with multimorbidity in the absence of work indicate that the number and type of chronic diseases may increase absenteeism and that the risk of absence from work is higher in people with two or more chronic diseases. This study analyzed the association between multimorbidity and greater frequency and duration of work absence in the portuguese population between the ages of 25 and 65 during 2015. Methods This is an epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional study with an analytical component that has its source of information from the 1st National Health Examination Survey. The study analyzed univariate, bivariate and multivariate variables under study. A multivariate logistic regression model was constructed. Results The prevalence of absenteeism was 55,1%. Education showed an association with absence of work (p = 0,0157), as well as professional activity (p = 0,0086). It wasn't possible to verify association between the presence of chronic diseases (p = 0,9358) or the presence of multimorbidity (p = 0,4309) with absence of work. The prevalence of multimorbidity was 31,8%. There was association between age (p &lt; 0,0001), education (p &lt; 0,001) and yield (p = 0,0009) and multimorbidity. There is no increase in the number of days of absence from work due to the increase in the number of chronic diseases. In the optimized logistic regression model the only variables that demonstrated association with the variable labor absence were age (p = 0,0391) and education (0,0089). Conclusions The scientific evidence generated will contribute to the current discussion on the need for the health and social security system to develop policies to patients with multimorbidity. Key messages The prevalence of absenteeism and multimorbidity in Portugal was respectively 55,1% and 31,8%. In the optimized model age and education demonstrated association with the variable labor absence.

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