scholarly journals Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi

2021 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry ◽  
Aftab Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Khurum Irshad
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Heart Problem ◽  
Distinct Variable ◽  
The Relationship

Increased life expectancy and low mortality rates are the major reason for the increasing number of the older population. Developed countries are not only facing this problem, but the number of developing countries are also increasing. Pakistan is also among those countries having a greater portion of the older population. Objective: The present study was focused on exploring the relationship between the educational achievement of older persons and their disease profile. Methods: A structured tool was developed to interview 384 older persons. Data were coded and analyzed in SPSS. Male and female participation was with ratio 70:30 while 53.9% sample was age 60-65 years. Results: Most of the respondents were illiterate, followed by primary, secondary, and matriculation degree holder elders. Hypertension, Heart problem, Diabetes, Arthritis, and Asthma issue are observed among older persons. Diabetes is the only disease reported by OPs with a qualification from illiterate to a Master degree with varied percentiles. Regression model [ y=5.0749+.0646x] with R Square = .0013. Conclusion: We conclude that a relationship exists among study variables but non-significantly while the value of R^2tells us how assertive you can be that each distinct variable has some correlation with the dependent variable, which is the important indicator.

scholarly journals Relationship between Blood Pressure and Urine Protein in Preeclampsia at Prima Husada Hospital Sidoarjo

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Andreas Putro Ragil Santoso ◽  
Nur Masruroh ◽  
Ikke Nanda Amalia ◽  
Wesiana Heris Santy
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
P Value ◽  
Urine Protein ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Trophoblastic Disease ◽  
Causative Factors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Urine Levels

The problems related to pregnancy and childbirth including maternal and infant mortality rates can’t be removed from another causative factors that arise, one of the second cause from maternal mortality rates is preeclampsia, which is a specific disorder of hypertension caused by pregnancy at gestational age of more than 20 weeks with proteinuria and rarely occurs before 20 weeks gestational except if any kidney or trophoblastic disease. Hypertension and proteinuria to be a symptoms that often appears in preeclampsia diagnose. The relationship between of risk factor occur preeclampsia, that is blood pressure and protein urine which is the important indicator for enforcement of preeclampsia. The purpose of researchis analyze the relationship between of blood pressure and protein urine levels on the incidence of preeclampsia. The type of this research is analytic observational. Sample of this research is pregnant mother with preeclampsia in RSU Prima Husada Sidoarjo. The results use the Correlation Pearson test showed that p value for the systolic blood pressure is 0.791 and the diastolic blood pressure is 0.268, this is shows that blood pressure isn’t related with protein urine.

scholarly journals The weak ring of COVID-19: Elderly population

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.

COMPARISON OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS IN THE LOCALY ADVANCED BREAST CANCER FORMS AFTER SYSTEM AND INTRALYMPHATIC POLYCHEMOTHERAPY

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Yuriy Dumanskiy ◽  
Oleksandr Bondar ◽  
Oleksandr Tkachenko ◽  
Evhenii Stoliachuk ◽  
Vasilii Ermakov
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Preoperative Treatment ◽  
Discrete Elements ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Significant Difference

In recent years, breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer pathology and the most common cause of disability among women in developed countries. Finding the most effective ways of interaction between the patient and the doctor creates the preconditions for the necessary analysis of the treatment process from an objective and subjective point of view. Therefore, an important indicator to be taken into account is the quality of life of a patient. To compare the indicators of a comprehensive assessment of the quality of life of patients to the adverse locally advanced forms (LA) of breast cancer before and after systemic intravenous polychemotherapy (SPCTx) and selective endolymphatic polychemotherapy (ELPCTx) in neoadjuvant mode. The study was conducted on the basis of a random analysis of outpatient cards from 112 patients with LA BC T4A-DN0-3M0 who received a comprehensive antitumor treatment on the basis of the Donetsk regional antitumor center and the University Clinic of the Odessa National Medical University from 2000 to 2017, which was proposed a questionnaire at various stages of preoperative treatment. The first (control) group consisted of 65 patients (58 %) with inoperable forms of LA BC, which was performed in neoadjuvant mode by SPCTx. The second (study group) included 47 patients (42 %) with inoperable forms of LA BC, which was performed as a neoadjuvant course ELPCTx. According to the integral indicators of quality of life and quality of health between patients in the control and study groups, there was no statistically significant difference. In a detailed analysis of the indicators of symptomatic scales, the difference between the groups did not exceed the critical. Based on the results of a study conducted among patients receiving endolymphatic chemotherapy in a neoadjuvant mode, the subjective evaluations of treatment in absolute numbers have better reference values without statistical superiority. The study of the integrative indicator of quality of life and its discrete elements is an ergonomic and economical means of heuristic assessment of the health of patients in order to further develop more rational and convenient ways of solving urgent issues of modern oncology by increasing compliance and finding a compromise between the physician and the patient.

Remaking Retirement

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
The United States ◽  
Older Population ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cost Of Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Low Interest Rates ◽  
Key Aspects

Around the world, people nearing and entering retirement are holding ever-greater levels of debt than in the past. This is not a benign situation, as many pre-retirees and retirees are stressed about their indebtedness. Moreover, this growth in debt among the older population may render retirees vulnerable to financial shocks, medical care bills, and changes in interest rates. Contributors to this volume explore key aspects of the rise in debt across older cohorts, drill down into the types of debt and reasons for debt incurred by the older population, and review policies to remedy some of the financial problems facing older persons, in the United States and elsewhere. The authors explore which groups are most affected by debt, and they also identify the factors causing this important increase in leverage at older ages. It is clear that the economic and market environments are influential when it comes to saving and debt. Access to easy borrowing, low interest rates, and the rising cost of education have had important impacts on how much people borrow, and how much debt they carry at older ages. In this environment, the capacity to manage debt is ever more important as older workers lack the opportunity to recover for mistakes.

scholarly journals Time series analysis of the relationship between diarrhea in children and Rota 2 vaccine in the Fanteakwa District of the eastern region of Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Atampiiga Avoka ◽  
Elvis J. Dun-Dery ◽  
Issah Seidu ◽  
Armel N. E. Abou ◽  
Paul Twene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Seasonal Effects ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
R Software ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Severe Gastroenteritis ◽  
Access To Medical Care ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Rotavirus is considered the main causal factor of severe gastroenteritis among infants and children globally. The association with severe rotavirus infection is mostly worse among the least developed countries, mainly due to inadequate access to medical care and poverty. This study was conducted to determine the seasonal effects in respect of diarrhea cases in children, the association between diarrhea cases and Rota2 vaccine in the Fanteakwa District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Methods The study compares monthly diarrhea cases against children vaccinated with Rota2 extracted from DHIMS2 spanning May 2012 to December 2017 in Fanteakwa District. A univariate association between diarrhea cases and children vaccinated with Rota 2 was conducted using the R-software version 3.4.4 with the use of forecast, tseries and TSAPred. Pearson Correlation coefficient was also computed between monthly diarrhea cases and Rota 2 as well as lagged values of Rota 2 and Diarrhea cases. Results The study shows that February recorded the highest average number of diarrhea cases (172) over the period 2012 to 2017 with a standard deviation of 59. However, a one-way analysis of variance shows a significant difference amongst the monthly averages with an F-statistic of 0.042 and P-value of 0.064. It is observed that the correlations between each of the Rota2 doses and the lagged cases are positive, showing higher Rota2 doses a month ago ((Xt − 1),0.346 to0.735), two months ago ((Xt − 2),0.383 to 0.746), three months ago ((Xt − 3), 0.330 to 0.737) and four months ago ((Xt − 4), 0.236 to 0.723) are associated with lower diarrhea cases. The results also show that an increase in the previous two month’s Rota2 figures by 100 is associated with a significant decrease in the currently expected diarrhea cases by approximately 36. Conclusion Seasonal variations exist in the occurrence of diarrhea in children, with January recording the highest number of diarrhea cases (172). There is a relationship between episodes of diarrhea in children and Rota2 (p-value = 0.064); thus, the more children are vaccinated with Rota2, the less diarrhea cases are recorded. Diarrhea cases in Fanteakwa district are generally low, except 2013 and 2016 where the cases are higher than the rest of the other years.

scholarly journals Relationship between Changes over Time in Factors, Including the Impact of Meteorology on Photochemical Oxidant Concentration and Causative Atmospheric Pollutants in Kawasaki

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 446
Author(s):  
Akinori Fukunaga ◽  
Takaharu Sato ◽  
Kazuki Fujita ◽  
Daisuke Yamada ◽  
Shinya Ishida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moving Average ◽  
Atmospheric Pollutants ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Photochemical Oxidant ◽  
Oxidant Concentration ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

To clarify the relationship between changes in photochemical oxidants’ (Ox) concentrations and their precursors in Kawasaki, a series of analyses were conducted using data on Ox, their precursors, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and meteorology that had been monitored throughout the city of Kawasaki for 30 years from 1990 to 2019. The trend in air temperature was upward, wind speed was downward, and solar radiation was upward, indicating an increasing trend in meteorological factors in which Ox concentrations tend to be higher. Between 1990 and 2013, the annual average Ox increased throughout Kawasaki and remained flat after that. The three-year moving average of the daily peak increased until 2015, and after that, it exhibited a slight decline. The amount of generated Ox is another important indicator. To evaluate this, a new indicator, the daytime production of photochemical oxidant (DPOx), was proposed. DPOx is defined by daytime averaged Ox concentrations less the previous day’s nighttime averaged Ox concentrations. The trend in DPOx from April to October has been decreasing since around 2006, and it was found that this indicator reflects the impact of reducing emissions of NOx and VOCs in Kawasaki.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of sports consumption habits in Hungary, Poland and Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dávid Paár ◽  
Antal Kovács ◽  
Miklós Stocker ◽  
Márk Hoffbauer ◽  
Attila Fazekas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Material Wealth ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Sports Consumption ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Sports Venues ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The so-called sports consumption models are looking for the factors that influence the sports spending of households. This paper aims to examine the Hungarian, Polish and German households’ sports expenditures which can be an important indicator of physical activity and sporty lifestyle. Methods Surveying of households in three countries (Hungary, Poland and Germany) has been conducted with a self-designed questionnaire. We have used descriptive and bivariate non-parametric and parametric statistical methods: (1) χ2 test, Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test for checking the relationship between sociodemographic and physical activity variables and (2) independent sample t-test and ANOVA for checking the differences in sports expenditures. Results Our research concluded that men, especially previous athletes, exercise more than women and those who have no history as registered athletes. The choice of sports venues is obviously different between the countries in the sample. Members of the study population spend the most on sports services while they spend the least on sports equipment. German households have the highest spending rates compared to the other two countries. Conclusions Results are in line with our previous research findings and with other literatures. The difference in preferences of sports venues could have the reason of different supply of sports clubs or the different living standards too. It needs further researches to clear it. Material wealth, income level and sport socialisation can be a determining factor regarding the level of sports spending.

Carers’ ambivalence in conflict situations with older persons

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agneta Breitholtz ◽  
Ingrid Snellman ◽  
Ingegerd Fagerberg
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Older Person ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to illuminate the meaning of professional carers’ experiences in caring situations when a conflict of interest arises with the older person receiving care. The findings reveal the complexity of the carers’ ambivalence when facing a conflict of interest, weighing up between the older persons’ right to self-determination and external demands. The carers are alone in their ambivalence, and the conclusion is that they need help and support to be more present in the encounter. The implication for this study is to focus on care as a person-centered practice and to focus on people as interdependent on support carers to maintain older people’s right to self-determination in the relationship.

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