scholarly journals Retirement time planning of Indian expatriate in Umm Al Quwain region, a quasi experimental study from UAE

2019 ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Smitha J. Thundiparampil
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Young Family ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Emotional Deprivation ◽  
Time Planning

Background: United Nations (2015) projected that the numbers of older persons (60+) grow from 901 million to 1.4 billion by 2030 and reach 2.1 billion in 2050 (WHO). Help Age India reported that the elderly population will reach to 143 million by 2021. Kerala has highest percentage of elderly almost 12.6 per cent of the population (Ministry of statics, 2016). Today’s changed work-life, youngster’s attitude, family and social structures, emigration of young family members has resulted in exclusion and emotional deprivation among the elderly forced to lead a lonely life. The survey was an attempt to investigate the Expatriate Keralite Individual attitude on their post retirement time planning. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental study was used to assess the attitudes of post retirement time plans among the 20 selected expatriate Keralite by using interview technique. Result: Only 35% of the sample feels that it is necessary to plan for our retirement period. Half of the sample works for private firms and there is no security for them once they leave their job. Even though there is a need for planning their post retirement period they have not even think about it because they perceived that their family members feel sad to hear that they are coming back because they are only the source of income for their dependents. Ninety percentage of the sample did not realized that they have completed almost half part of their life and it is time for them to think wisely to plan ahead for their time left out to live. Conclusion: Majority had not even started to think on about changes in life styles, activities and relationships. They need to be counseled to plan their time in post-retirement by time calculator and Middle age is the correct period to start planning what he or she will do in their second half of life.

scholarly journals Robotic Process Automation: Diagnosis of Dementia on Aged People

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 773-776
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Population ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Process Automation ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Robotic Process Automation ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Dementia Screening ◽  
Diagnosis Of Dementia ◽  
Hospital Inpatients

In modern day technology, among the elderly population, there is an increased cases of dementia. However, there is a delay in dementia diagnosis over the past years. So there is a primary requirement for improving diagnosis of dementia in every part of the nation across the world. However, Dementia screening remains controversial, although strong preference is given for screening dementia, mainly for hospital inpatients. Here the objective is to implement screening, to alert family members about the condition of patients. The entire screening process is achieved using Robotic Process Automation where automatic screening and validation of the mental state of the elderly people is recognized and shared with their respective family members

scholarly journals The Effect of Positive Thinking Training on Anxiety and Happiness in the Elderly: a Quasi- Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anis Pourdavarani ◽  
Jamileh Farokhzadian ◽  
Mansooreh Azizzadeh Forouz ◽  
Sedigheh Khodabandeh Shahraki
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background: Anxiety and depression are the most common psychological disorders in the aging period. One of the ways to deal with anxiety and depression and increase happiness in the elderly is to train positive thinking. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate positive thinking skills training on anxiety and happiness in the elderly.Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 48 elderly people referred to two comprehensive health service centers in Kerman in southeastern Iran were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into intervention groups (n = 24) and control (n = 24). The data collection tools included the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Oxford Happiness Inventory. Questionnaires were filled out before the intervention, then positive thinking training was held in eight sessions of 90 minutes. After training program, the was conducted one month after it, the follow-up tools.Results: The results showed that the mean score of anxiety before positive thinking training was (13.58 ± 8.61) and (19.25± 11.67) in the intervention and the control group, respectively. After positive thinking training, the mean scores were (4.50 ±4.07) and (15.54±9.04) in the intervention and control group, respectively. After the intervention, which significantly reduced anxiety the intervention, group (t= 8.10, P<0.001). The mean score of happiness before the test was (26.58±12.40) and (37.91 ± 5.57) in the intervention and control groups, respectively. However, the posttest happiness scores of the intervention and control groups were (62.91± 4.66) and (35.62 ±10.62), respectively. The results showed that implementing positive thinking training increased happiness significantly (t=-4.08, P<0.001).Conclusion: Since positive thinking training effect reducing anxiety and increasing happiness in the elderly. Due to the growing trend of the elderly population, the positive thinking training approach can be used as a suitable, cost-effective, and efficient method in reducing anxiety and increasing happiness in the elderly.

scholarly journals Infections and the elderly

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovan Vukadinov ◽  
Sinisa Sevic ◽  
Grozdana Canak ◽  
Nadezda Madle-Samardzija ◽  
Vesna Turkulov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Poor Response ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Delay In Diagnosis ◽  
Immunization Rates ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Health Care Associated Infections

Epidemiology Aging is a natural process and a part of our lives, but nowadays there is an increase in the number of persons aged 65 and over. Today infectious diseases are still responsible for one-third of all deaths in the world. The elderly population is most vulnerable to serious infections and at greatest risk for death and complications. Among geriatric population pneumonia and influenza are the fourth most common cause of death Vaccination One of the goals of preventive medicine is to reduce the rate of complications and mortality from infectious diseases by increasing immunization rates. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are indicated for persons aged 65 and over. Despite well-recognized benefit of such vaccination, less than 50% of eligible patients receive the vaccine each year. Infections Older persons generally have increased susceptibility to infections because of multiple risk factors and they are the most vulnerable population to nosocomial and health-care associated infections. Older persons may manifest infectious diseases atypically, with acute confusion or delirium which can lead into delay in diagnosis and therapy. It is important to know that the older present with delayed or poor response to antimicrobial therapy and high rates of adverse reactions to drugs, including antibiotics Conclusion As elderly population is rapidly growing, majority of patients with serious or life-threatening infections are old. Geriatric issues have not typically been a focus of training in infectious diseases, but we must become aware of and knowledgeable about special and unique aspects of infections in this population.

scholarly journals Effects of Implementing a Brief Family Nursing Intervention With Hospitalized Oncology Patients and Their Families in Germany: A Quasi-Experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-357
Author(s):  
Manuel Zimansky ◽  
Lukasz Stasielowicz ◽  
Inga Franke ◽  
Hartmut Remmers ◽  
Heiko Friedel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Inpatient Unit ◽  
Satisfaction With Care ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Family Nursing ◽  
Intervention Models ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Family nursing, based on the Calgary Family and Intervention Models, was implemented in a German oncological inpatient unit to promote effective family functioning in the context of cancer care. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of implementing family nursing care on several psychological and physical outcomes of patients and their family members. A quasi-experimental study with 214 patients with a cancer diagnosis and 122 family members was conducted. Findings indicate that the superiority of family nursing, when compared to traditional care, could not be confirmed with respect to patients’ outcomes (psychological burden, social support, satisfaction with care) and family members’ outcomes (psychological burden, physical complaints, satisfaction with care). Various factors, such as country-specific structures and challenges in implementing family nursing care on an inpatient unit, may have contributed to these findings. Further replication attempts in similar settings in other countries are needed to shed light on the factors impairing or promoting the implementation of family nursing in practice settings.

scholarly journals Group intervention for carers of geriatric patients: experiences from a clinic in India

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Henry ◽  
A. Jagannathan ◽  
K. Bhavana ◽  
B. Thomas ◽  
S. Bharath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Intervention ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Family Members ◽  
National Policy ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Indian Census

Sixty per cent of the global elderly population live in low-and middle-income countries, and this proportion was expected to rise to 70% by 2010 (International Institute of Ageing, 2001; Ferri et al, 2005). The 2001 Indian census found over 70 million people aged 60 years or more (considered senior citizens according to the Indian National Policy on Older Persons). Most of those senior citizens live with younger family members and are dependent on them for financial and social support. Hence, any physiological and psychological changes in the older family members affect the younger supportive members as well.

The Effect of Visiting Surgical Patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit on Family Members' Anxiety: A Prospective Quasi-Experimental Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athina Patelarou ◽  
Evangelos Melidoniotis ◽  
Maria Sgouraki ◽  
Maria Karatzi ◽  
Xenia Souvatzis
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Surgical Patients ◽  
Postanesthesia Care Unit ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals Effects of the Application of a Program of Adapted Utilitarian Judo (JUA) on the Fear of Falling Syndrome (FOF) for the Health Sustainability of the Elderly Population

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Toronjo-Hornillo ◽  
Carolina Castañeda-Vázquez ◽  
María Campos-Mesa ◽  
Gloria González-Campos ◽  
Juan Corral-Pernía ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Functional Assessment ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
History Of ◽  
Experimental Group

This research analyzes the fall history of a group of elderly people and studies the effects of an intervention program based on Adapted Utilitarian Judo (JUA) to teach fall control in subjects with fear of falling syndrome (FOF). We adopted a quasi-experimental research design with pre-post measurement of the experimental group, in a healthy, pre-fragile sample of 12 women aged 71.5 ± 8 years, chosen using non-probabilistic-incidental accessibility sampling. The WHO questionnaire was used for the functional assessment of the fall. To evaluate FOF, we applied the 16-item version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), (pretest and posttest). This intervention program was based on Adapted Utilitarian Judo and conducted over 8 weeks, with two 60-minute sessions each week. After analyzing the scores obtained by the subjects in the pre and post FES-I, we found that the intervention with the JUA program had been significant for the experimental group with p ≤ 0.004, and there was an 11.9% decrease in the fear of falling (FES-I pos = 18.17). The results show that after the application of the JUA program there were significant improvements in subjects’ perception of FOF, with this being greater in those who had the highest levels of fear of falling before the intervention.

scholarly journals Pilot Study about a Multifactorial Intervention Programme in Older Adults with Technological Devices Based on GeriaTIC Project

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Miranda-Duro ◽  
Laura Nieto-Riveiro ◽  
Thais Pousada García
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Multifactorial Intervention ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Residential Center ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This pilot study was carried out with a sample of six older persons in a residential center in A Coruña. It is a “quasi-experimental” study, directed to assess the effect of an intervention on a given population, performing “pre” and “post” intervention measurements, but without comparison with a control group. The multifactorial intervention had a duration of 3 months, which includes the use of technological devices, like a wristband of physical activity and sleep.

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