Association between mental disorders and health self-assessment in the elderly

2017 ◽  
Vol Ano 7 ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Maria Cassia Mazzi Freire ◽  
Maria José Sanches Marin ◽  
Carlos Alberto Lazarini
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Assessment

Objetivos: Analisar fatores associados à autoavaliação de saúde em idosos com transtornos mentais. Métodos: Estudo quantitativo, analítico transversal, realizado com 138 idosos portadores de transtornos mentais em um ambulatório de saúde mental. A variável de desfecho foi a autoavaliação de saúde. As variáveis de exposição foram demográficas (sexo, idade, escolaridade e estado conjugal), atividades básicas de vida diária (ABVD), atividades instrumentais de vida diária (AIVD) e características dos transtornos mentais (idade do primeiro diagnóstico, quantidade e categorias dos diagnósticos). Para a análise, foi utilizado o teste qui-quadrado. Resultados: Ser analfabeto, ter ensino fundamental incompleto e dependência severa ou total no teste de ABVD tiveram associação com autoavaliação negativa de saúde. A análise estatística mostra significância entre características dos transtornos mentais e autoavaliação de saúde. Idosos que tem apenas um diagnóstico avaliaram sua saúde como positiva. Os diagnósticos de transtornos mentais e comportamentais do grupo F20-F29 segundo a 10ª edição da Classificação Internacional de Doenças (CID-10) apresentaram associação com autoavaliação positiva de saúde. Já os do grupo F30-F39 tiveram uma autoavaliação negativa de saúde. Conclusões: Há associação de fatores demográficos, do grau de dependência para ABVD e das características dos transtornos mentais com a autoavaliação de saúde dessa população. Esses dados mostram a necessidade de maior conhecimento das condições de saúde dos idosos com transtornos mentais, no sentido de implementar medidas que visam minimizar o impacto da doença mental no processo de envelhecimento.

Prevalence and Correlates of Depression in Elderly Persons

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1055-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward F. Raymond ◽  
Timothy J. Michals ◽  
Robert A. Steer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Psychiatric Intervention

A sample of 504 elderly persons living within a metropolitan area were questioned about their socio-medical characteristics and administered the Wakefield Self-assessment Depression Inventory. The distribution of depression scores indicated that 34.5% were depressed. Stepwise regression analysis was next used to examine the relationships between the characteristics and depression scores. Total number of self-reported symptoms and being partially housebound were positively associated with depression. Recommendations were made that health care providers for the elderly be alerted that older persons with physical complaints and those who are partially restricted to their homes may tend to develop levels of depression which might require psychiatric intervention.

Lay perceptions about mental health: where is age and where is Alzheimer's disease?

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perla Werner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Lay Perceptions ◽  
Geriatric Mental Health

Studies on laypersons' beliefs and knowledge about mental disorders have proliferated in recent years. However, attention has been focused mainly on depression and schizophrenia and on young adults. The aim of this paper is to summarize research in the area, and to discuss the need to expand research in the elderly population. The unique characteristics of older persons in terms of the prevalence and type of mental disorders, especially Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias, as well as in terms of their being victims of “double jeopardy” require special attention and research. The present review has three main objectives. First, it summarizes the findings of studies examining different aspects of mental health literacy. Second, the importance of age in the study of mental health literacy is discussed. Third, findings of the few studies examining laypersons' beliefs in the area of AD are presented. Finally, research directions are suggested with special emphasis on the importance of geriatric mental health and mental health literacy.

scholarly journals Correlation between BMI and ADLs with Mental Emotional Disorder among Elderly

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nabilah Qonitah ◽  
Muhammad Atoillah Isfandiari
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Emotional Disorder ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Function ◽  
Physical Independence

The increasing of life expectancy led to a growing number of elderly. There are many thing that occurs caused by aging process, one of them is decreases of body function. Decreasing body function can cause variety of health problems. The problem that may occurs are malnutrition, chronic disease, and lack of independence in performing daily activities. All of them are risk factor of mental emotional disorder. This study was conducted to determined the relationship between mental emotional disorders in the Elderly Care Unit Jombang in Kediri. This research was analytical study and used cross sectional. Dependent variable was mental emotional disorders. Independent variables were BMI, physical independence and characteristic. Interview was conducted to obtain information about variables in this study. Data analyzed by chi square and pearson correlation. The prevalence of mental disorders found in this study was 23,4%. Respondents who didn’t have physical independence were 4,3%. Respondents who had body mass index that wasn’t normal is 26,2%. The variables showed correlation only variable physical independence and mental emotional disorders (p = 0,008). While the body mass index and characteristic were not showed correlation with mental emotional disorders. The conclusion of this study was the elderly at risk for emotional suffering mental disorders. Physical independence associated with mental disorders in elderly emotional. So the need for more attention especially from the psychological to the elderly who do not have physical independence.Keywords: risk factors, BMI, physical independence, mental emotional disorder, elderly

Delirium superimposed on dementia: defining disease states and course from longitudinal measurements of a multivariate index using latent class analysis and hidden Markov chains

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1659-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Ciampi ◽  
Alina Dyachenko ◽  
Martin Cole ◽  
Jane McCusker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Markov Chains ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Hidden Markov ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Population Heterogeneity ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Hidden Markov Chains ◽  
Time Point

ABSTRACTBackground: The study of mental disorders in the elderly presents substantial challenges due to population heterogeneity, coexistence of different mental disorders, and diagnostic uncertainty. While reliable tools have been developed to collect relevant data, new approaches to study design and analysis are needed. We focus on a new analytic approach.Methods: Our framework is based on latent class analysis and hidden Markov chains. From repeated measurements of a multivariate disease index, we extract the notion of underlying state of a patient at a time point. The course of the disorder is then a sequence of transitions among states. States and transitions are not observable; however, the probability of being in a state at a time point, and the transition probabilities from one state to another over time can be estimated.Results: Data from 444 patients with and without diagnosis of delirium and dementia were available from a previous study. The Delirium Index was measured at diagnosis, and at 2 and 6 months from diagnosis. Four latent classes were identified: fairly healthy, moderately ill, clearly sick, and very sick. Dementia and delirium could not be separated on the basis of these data alone. Indeed, as the probability of delirium increased, so did the probability of decline of mental functions. Eight most probable courses were identified, including good and poor stable courses, and courses exhibiting various patterns of improvement.Conclusion: Latent class analysis and hidden Markov chains offer a promising tool for studying mental disorders in the elderly. Its use may show its full potential as new data become available.

The Application of Booklet for Providing Mental and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) to Elderly during COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 027-033
Author(s):  
Thatit Nurmawati ◽  
Nawang Wulandari ◽  
Anita Rahmawati ◽  
Aurizal Ahmad Aziz ◽  
Lutvi Febriana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit

The condition of the COVID-19 Pandemic which is full of uncertainty makes the elderly easily plagued by feelings of excessive anxiety which has an impact on physical health conditions. The purpose of the community service was to provide mental and psychosocial support (MHPSS) during Covid-19 pandemic through booklets. The method used health education by distributing booklets. The activity was conducted in Blitar district area through the online network on February 2021 with 21 elderly people as the respondents. The results showed that the elderly were able to follow all the activities given and able to re-practice physical activities that could be done to deal with anxiety as a psychological impact of COVID-19 properly. Batik activity is one form of occupational therapy for People with mental disorders to continue to be carried out so that independence and entrepreneurial spirit can increase, so they will be more productive. The Mental and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for all elderly groups in the community needs to be continuously carried out by involving elderly cadres as an effort to control anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

INTERMED for the Elderly Self Assessment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian L. Peters ◽  
Han Boter ◽  
Joris P. J. Slaets ◽  
Erik Buskens
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Assessment

scholarly journals Insights into the system of care of the elderly with mental disorders from the perspective of informal caregivers in Lithuania

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ausrine Kontrimiene ◽  
Jolanta Sauseriene ◽  
Ida Liseckiene ◽  
Leonas Valius ◽  
Lina Jaruseviciene
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
System Of Care
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