The weak ring of COVID-19: Elderly population

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.31219/osf.io/739q2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

AISDL

Keyword(s):

Elderly Population ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

The Elderly ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Mortality Rates ◽

Death Rates ◽

Outbreak Management ◽

Wide Range ◽

International Comparative ◽

The Relationship

The epidemic, which first appeared in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and spread to all continents in a short time, affected every nation in different dimensions. Although Covid-19 does not discriminate between individuals, it poses a heavy burden in the disadvantaged group in terms of the course of the disease and causes of death. Deaths in those with additional diseases and intensifying the age of 65 show that the epidemic is targeting a specific population. Therefore, pandemic-based elderly mortality rates are aimed to be seen more clearly with an international comparative table by considering a wide range of old age and other indicators. In this context, 85 countries with more than 5000 cases until September 25 were selected to the sample group. Cluster analysis was used to understand whether there is a relationship between Covid-19 case / death rates and the aging processes of countries. The relationship of the 5 clusters that emerged as a result of this, with the elderly mortality rates caused by Covid-19, was taken into the center and the relationship between Covid-19/Elderly-Death was understood more clearly when international comparisons were made. It was determined that elderly deaths from Covid-19 decreased from the oldest first cluster to the youngest cluster. In addition, elderly deaths from Covid-19 were higher in developed countries than in undeveloped countries. Potential support rate was low where deaths associated with Covid-19 were concentrated. Access to clean water, healthcare spending, and the proportion of female cabinet representatives were found to be weakly associated with deaths from Covid-19. Multiple Linear Regression Analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between epidemic mortality rate of the elderly and 11 factors consisting of socio-economic, health and political indicators. As a result, it was found to have a positive intermediate variance between Covid-19-related elderly mortality and other data. In the last part of the study, the Covid-19 outbreak in the capture and death rates of the elderly population in Turkey compared to other countries and assessed the current outbreak management.

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The Relationship between the Acute Confusing State and the Comorbidities of the Elderly Patient

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.19.7.7352 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (7) ◽

pp. 2415-2419 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Valeria Carmen Albu ◽

Raluca Elena Sandu ◽

Andreea Lili Barbulescu ◽

Elena-Anca Tartea ◽

Emilia Burada ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Elderly Patient ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Neurological Examination ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cardiovascular Pathology ◽

Wide Range ◽

Neurology Clinic ◽

The Relationship ◽

Hepatic Pathology

The aim of the study was to assess the correlations between the acute confusing syndrome and different comorbidities found in a group of 126 elderly patients with this diagnosis, who were admitted to the Neurology Clinic of the Neuropsychiatry Hospital of Craiova. The main syndromes highlighted at the neurological examination were confusing, pyramidal and vestibular syndromes. The acute confusing syndrome has a multifactorial etiology, due to the wide range of comorbidities encountered in elderly patients. In our study the most frequent comorbidities were cardiovascular pathology, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, cerebrovascular renal, hepatic pathology.

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The Impact of an Aging Rural Population on Local Tax Structures

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review ◽

10.1017/s1068280500008819 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 174-184

Author(s):

Timothy W. Kelsey ◽

Stephen M. Smith ◽

A.E. Luloff

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Telephone Survey ◽

The Elderly ◽

Direct Role ◽

Local Taxes ◽

Critical Effect ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Tax Structures

The growing American retired population increasingly is viewed for its economic development potential. The relationship between the elderly and local taxes may have a critical effect on this potential, however. This paper examines the local tax implications of an increasing elderly population in communities prohibiting tax referenda. In such communities, citizens have no direct role in tax decisions. The elderly's attitudes towards different local taxes are examined using telephone survey data, before using aggregate data to investigate the relationship between the elderly and the specific taxes used in communities. The results suggest that a high proportion of elderly do not affect the mix of local taxes, but that an increasing proportion does have an influence.

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Brazil is getting older: demographic changes and epidemiological challenges

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0034-89101991000600010 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 476-488 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Renato P. Veras

Keyword(s):

Age Structure ◽

Third World ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Social Cost ◽

The Elderly ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Population Ageing ◽

Epidemiological Transition ◽

Structure Population ◽

The Social

Population ageing is currently a phenomenon not only in developed countries but also in third world countries. In this paper the features of a population's ageing and the process of epidemiological transition are discussed along with the worldwide changes in age-structure. Population statistics in Brazil and the characteristics of the elderly population are presented and analysed in the light of recent changes. The Brazilian elderly population is also discussed, particularly the issues relating to the social cost of the aged population, its urban and rural distribution, the elderly by sex, marital status and level of schooling, and emphasis is given to the imbalance of the sexes and the consequences of it for women.

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The Needs for Developing Experiments on Reservoirs in Hantavirus Research: Accomplishments, Challenges and Promises for the Future

Viruses ◽

10.3390/v11070664 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 664 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Madrières ◽

Castel ◽

Murri ◽

Vulin ◽

Marianneau ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Evolutionary Ecology ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Mortality Rates ◽

Wide Range ◽

The Future ◽

The Subject ◽

The Many ◽

Human Infections ◽

The Relationship

Due to their large geographic distribution and potential high mortality rates in human infections, hantaviruses constitute a worldwide threat to public health. As such, they have been the subject of a large array of clinical, virological and eco-evolutionary studies. Many experiments have been conducted in vitro or on animal models to identify the mechanisms leading to pathogenesis in humans and to develop treatments of hantavirus diseases. Experimental research has also been dedicated to the understanding of the relationship between hantaviruses and their reservoirs. However, these studies remain too scarce considering the diversity of hantavirus/reservoir pairs identified, and the wide range of issues that need to be addressed. In this review, we present a synthesis of the experimental studies that have been conducted on hantaviruses and their reservoirs. We aim at summarizing the knowledge gathered from this research, and to emphasize the gaps that need to be filled. Despite the many difficulties encountered to carry hantavirus experiments, we advocate for the need of such studies in the future, at the interface of evolutionary ecology and virology. They are critical to address emerging areas of research, including hantavirus evolution and the epidemiological consequences of individual variation in infection outcomes.

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Ageing and Quality of Life - New Responses from the Real Estate Sector in Portugal (1)

Bulletin of Geography Socio-economic series ◽

10.2478/v10089-011-0004-y ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 15 (15) ◽

pp. 57-69

Author(s):

Fátima De Matos

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Real Estate ◽

Elderly Population ◽

The Elderly ◽

Real Estate Market ◽

The Real ◽

The Real Estate ◽

Real Estate Sector ◽

Wide Range

Ageing and Quality of Life - New Responses from the Real Estate Sector in Portugal (1) In the second half of the 20th century, the history of European demography is associated with a pronounced and widespread process of ageing. The 21st century will have to cater to the needs of an elderly population in transformation. Portugal is also part of this process and in efforts to improve the quality of life of the elderly, a wide range of facilities, services and social responses have been established by a variety of promoters, targeting several social levels. This paper will analyze a specific segment directed at an exclusive niche of the elderly population, the Senior Residential Condominiums. This is a very recent segment of the housing market, with high levels of comfort, quality, sanitation, health, and recreation, essential to full well-being. The paper intends to characterize this real estate market niche so as to identify its distinctive features, the promoting agents and how they can contribute to residents' quality of life.

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Mental Disorders in Patients at Geriatrician Attendance : Basic Variants and Influence on Social Functioning (The Experience in Russia)

European Journal of Mental Health ◽

10.5708/ejmh.16.2021.1.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 53-63

Author(s):

Nikolay Grigorievich Neznanov ◽

Lev Savvich Kruglov ◽

Vladimir Yuryevich Serpov ◽

Ismayil Hikmat Atayev ◽

Inna Valentinovna Kiseleva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Disorders ◽

Social Functioning ◽

Elderly Population ◽

The Elderly ◽

Wide Range

Data exists showing a significant prevalence of mental disorders in the growing elderly population, but indices have a fairly wide range. This study’s aim was to analyze the frequency and variants of such disorders of the elderly in geriatrician attendance and their influence on social functioning.

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Physical Activity in the Elderly with Fall Experience Over the Past Year: Results from Amirkola Health and Ageing Project

Iranian Journal Of Health Sciences ◽

10.18502/jhs.v7i1.1019 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Mehdi Safarpour ◽

Seyed Reza Hosseini ◽

Akbar Fotouhi ◽

Hojjat Zeraati ◽

Masume Mohamadzade ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Elderly Population ◽

The Elderly ◽

Multiple Regression Model ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Activity Score ◽

Physical Activity Score ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Relationship ◽

Physical Activity Scale

Background and purpose: Nowadays, immobility is known to be the fourth risk factor for mortality. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between fall experience over the previous year and levels of physical activity in the elderly.Materials and Methods: The study was performed with 1616 participants of 60≤ years. The relationship between physical activities in the elderly with age, sex, educational level, body mass index, comorbidities, and fall experience over the previous year was evaluated. Physical activity in the elderly was evaluated using the physical activity scale for the elderly.Results: In the multiple regression model, the age (β: -1.6, 95% CI: -2.0- -1.1), sex, female (β: 11.0, 95% CI: 4.3-17.6), and comorbidities (β: -6.8, 95% CI: -13.5 - -0.1) had a significant relationship with the physical activity score. On the contrary, there was no significant difference between the score of physical activity and both groups with and without the experience of fall over the previous year (β: 0.09, 95% CI: -8.0 - 8.2).Conclusion: Increasing age with comorbidity resulted in a decrease in the average physical activity score in the studied elderly population. However, the experience of fall had no relationship with it. Providing the conditions alongside the training required to carry out physical activities, especially in the elderly people with the disease, was suggested.

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Early Poverty and Future Life Expectancy with Disability among the Elderly in Argentina

Revista Latinoamericana de Población ◽

10.31406/relap2020.v14.i1.n26.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (26) ◽

pp. 5-22

Author(s):

Malena Monteverde ◽

Alberto Palloni ◽

Montserrat Guillén ◽

Silvia Tomas

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Life Expectancy ◽

Latin American ◽

Elderly Population ◽

The Elderly ◽

Adult Survival ◽

Term Care ◽

The Relationship ◽

Latin American Population

Two aspects of the aging process in Latin America should be specially taken into account in order to evaluate future perspectives of morbidity among the elderly in the region: 1) Cohorts who will compose the bulk of the elderly population in the 21st century in Latin America survived to old age largely because of improvements in medicine and to a much lesser extent to amelioration of living standards, as it is the case in high income countries, and 2) a high proportion of the Latin American population still live in poor economic conditions and even these vulnerable individuals continue to experience gains in (adult and older adult) survival. We aim to evaluate to what an extent recent levels of poverty and indigence among young children in Argentina could impact future levels of disability and demands for long-term care of older people. Our results show that given the levels of poverty and indigence in childhood observed between 1988 and 1994, the relationship between poor early conditions, and the risk of being disabled among the elderly in Argentina, life expectancy with disability at age 60 years old would increase substantially between 2000 and 2040, both in absolute and relative terms.

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Trend of fall-related mortality among the elderly

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2020-0069 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

Author(s):

Yara Cristina Martins Monteiro ◽

Maria Aparecida da Silva Vieira ◽

Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino ◽

Silvio José de Queiroz ◽

Gabriela Moreira Policena ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Information System ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Temporal Trend ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Age Groups ◽

The Elderly ◽

Death Rates ◽

Variation Rate ◽

Related Mortality

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the temporal trend of fall-related mortality in elderly in Brazil from 2008 to 2016. Method: Study of time series of rates of fall-related mortality according to CID-10 from 2008 to 2016. Data from the Mortality Information System on death registers of people ≥ 60 living in Brazil were used. The specific rates of fall-related mortality among the elderly were calculated through the ratio between the number of deaths and the elderly population of that year and region. The populational information was obtained from the 2000 and 2010 censuses. The variation rate and temporal trend were obtained through linear regression (p < 0.05). Results: The fall-related deaths among the elderly aged ≥ 60 amounted to 72,234 (31.2%). Falls from the same level were the most frequent (53.8%) and death rates in all ages ranged from 29.7 to 44.7 per 100,000 elders. Fall-related deaths increased with age. Conclusion: There was a growing trend of fall-related deaths among elderly in all age groups, an event which is avoidable through the adoption of preventive measures. The high rates and growing trend of fall-related deaths, as well as the aging of the Brazilian population, suggest that public policies for protecting the elderly must be prioritized.

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