Factors Affecting the Success of Posyandu for the Elderly in Indonesia: A Systematic Review

Background: The Elderly is an age group that has decreased organ function which is susceptible to various diseases. The elderly also experience physical decline which can affect personal hygiene and health care behavior. Objective: To determine the factors that affect the personal hygiene and health care of the elderly. Method: Personal hygiene referred to in this study was hygiene to care for the whole body including skin, feet, teeth, nails, and hair. This study was a systematic review of studies with primary data related to factors affecting personal hygiene and health care for the elderly. The study was conducted on 35 international journals. Results: Personal hygiene of the elderly are feet. Factors that influence their hygiene on demographic factors include residence, education, source of income, gender, age, and knowledge. Factors affecting elderly hygiene on personal characteristic factors include need assistance, perceived benefits, disease, frequency of cleansing, self-efficacy, physical change, degree of independence, mobility, and self-motivation. Factors affecting them on facilities and infrastructure factors supporters include equipment, care services facilities, equipment, distance to care service facilities, social support, and practical conditions. Factors affecting on healthy program factors include training, education caregiver, motivation caregiver, health promotion, health information seeking, satisfaction, informal care, behavioral programs, utilization, and functional health literacy. Conclusion: Factors affecting personal hygiene and health care for the elderly include demographics, characteristics of the elderly, supporting facilities, and infrastructure and health programs. Dominant factor affecting personal hygiene and health care for elderly are educational, residence, and income source.

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Factors Affecting the Adoption and Use of Hearing Aids among Older Adults: A Systematic Review

Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews ◽

10.2174/2666082217666211109113920 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Author(s):

Abdolhakim Jorbonyan ◽

Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz ◽

Mahshid Foroghan ◽

Saeideh Mehrkian

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Hearing Loss ◽

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Hearing Aids ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Economic Status ◽

The Elderly ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

English Articles

Objective: The most effective modality for presbycusis is using hearing aids. However, the rate of adoption and use of hearing aids among the elderly is not in line with the expectations. This review investigates the current evidence to identify factors affecting the adoption and use of hearing aids among the elderly with hearing loss. Design: This is a systematic review whose sample includes English articles published in peer-reviewed journals from January 2015 to October 2020. The search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, ProQuest, and Scopus electronic databases. Study selection, data extraction, and quality assessments were performed by two independent reviewers. Results: In the 22 studies included in this review, a number of factors, including demographic status (economic status and level of education), auditory factors (hearing loss severity, presence of tinnitus, and the sound quality of hearing aids), attitudinal and psychosocial factors (self-perceived hearing problems, perceived self-efficacy, perceived benefit, support from significant others, and extrovert and ambivert personality types) were identified as variables potentially impacting the adoption and use of hearing aids. Conclusion: The results show that demographic, attitudinal, and psychosocial factors, as well as auditory factors, play an influential role in the adoption and use rate of hearing aids among older populations suffering from hearing loss. Therefore, it is necessary to consider these factors in order to formulate hearing healthcare policies and adopt targeted and appropriate interventions in the process of prescribing, adjusting, and evaluating hearing aids. PROSPERO registration: The protocol of this systematic review was published in the International prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO) with registration number: CRD42021227684 (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021227684)

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Negative Factors Affecting the Sleep Quality of the Elderly in Iran: A Systematic Review

Journal of Rehabilitation ◽

10.32598/rj.22.2.3011.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 132-153

Author(s):

Saideh Sadat Mortazavi ◽

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Mahshid Foroughan ◽

Seyed Ali Hosseini ◽

Elham Nasiri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Common Factor ◽

The Elderly ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Negative Factors

Objective: As age increases, different physical and mental problems, including sleep disorders, occur in the elderly. The Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model is one of the most common practical models in occupational therapy. The current study aims to review negative factors affecting the sleeping quality of the elderly in Iran based on the PEO model. Materials & Methods: According to PRISMA (the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses) guidelines and in this systematic review study, we searched Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed, Magiran, IranMedex, and SID databases using the keywords of “Elderly”, “aging”, “geriatric”, “older adult”, “Iran”, and “sleep” in English and Persian articles published from 2010 to 2019. Studies on the sleep problems of other age groups, letters to the editor, duplicate studies, studies on non-Iranian seniors, studies published in languages other than Persian and English, and those with unavailable full-texts were excluded. In the next stage, the titles and abstracts of the retrieved articles were independently reviewed by two researchers to identify the studies that meet the inclusion criteria. The dispute was resolved through discussion and reaching an agreement. Then, the full text of eligible articles was retrieved. Articles approved based on at least 20 out of 22 items of the STROBE (strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology) checklist were included in the study. Finally, 24 articles that were in line with the research objectives were selected for an in-depth review. Results: Out of 24 studies, 11 reported quantitative sleep problems, 9 of which claimed that more than 70% of the elderly had sleep problems. The negative factors affecting the sleep quality of Iranian older adults were presented and categorized based on personal, environmental, and occupational factors. Eighteen articles addressed personal factors, where the most common factor was related to personal health issues. Eleven articles reported environmental factors, where the most common factor was related to the physical environment. In three articles, the factors that had a negative effect on sleeping are occupational and included the change of sleeping place and not talking to others before going to bed. Conclusion: Personal factors (e.g. aging, female gender, disease), environmental factors (e.g. lack of communication with relatives and friends, inappropriate physical environment, and living in a nursing home), and occupational factors (e.g. change of sleeping place, hospitalization, and not talking to others before going to sleep) are negative factors affecting the sleep quality of the elderly in Iran.

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EP.FRI.1067 Exploring the Patient Journey and Social Care following Emergency Laparotomy in the Elderly: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies

British Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1093/bjs/znab312.151 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 108 (Supplement_7) ◽

Author(s):

Anthony Chan ◽

Paul Goldsmith ◽

Andrew Watson ◽

Panos Stathakis ◽

Stella Smith ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Hospital Setting ◽

The Elderly ◽

Easy Access ◽

Emergency Laparotomy ◽

High Morbidity ◽

Post Discharge ◽

Patient Journey ◽

Factors Affecting

Abstract Aims Frailty is associated with high morbidity following emergency laparotomy. Objective scores such as P-POSSUM are well recognised in predicting outcomes such as morbidity and mortality. Qualitative factors affecting recovery and rehabilitation are less established. This review explores the lived experiences of elderly patients following emergency laparotomy to identify factors to improve post-hospital care. Methods A systematic review of the medical and nursing literature was performed using MEDLINE, Web of Science Core Collection and CINAHL Plus in January 2020. Qualitative and phenomenological studies were identified using keywords ‘emergency’, ‘laparotomy’, ‘abdo*’ and ‘surgery’. Cancer studies were excluded. Themes were extracted for ‘lines of argument’ synthesis to build a general interpretation of findings. The review is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42019159751). Results The search identified 569 unique citations of which 551 were excluded after screening and 17 excluded following full-text review. One study was included (Thomsen et al, 2014) exploring postoperative care for 18 patients following emergency abdominal surgery. Thematic analysis was limited to the hospital setting. Patients described Critical Care as a safe environment for recovery and rehabilitation because of higher nursing ratios. Patients placed emphasis on ready access to staff and timely interventions which was particularly poor on surgical wards. Specific barriers, particularly patient concerns regarding recovery, were not explored. Conclusions This review highlights the importance of easy access to staff and inpatient services following emergency laparotomy but demonstrates the lack of qualitative evidence exploring the lived experience of the immediate post-discharge period that impacts on rehabilitation back to normal activities.

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