Validazione del punteggio scalare per la scala adl (attivitŕ di vita quotidiana)

- In this study we analyzed the validity of a new scoring procedure for the ADL scale on a sample of 44 elderly people living in a nursing home. We administered the ADL scale using two alternative scoring procedures: 1) the traditional scoring procedure assessed on a nominal scale (dependent vs. independent), and 2) a new scoring procedure assessed on a three-step-likert scale. To gauge the validity of the two scoring procedures, we re-tested our sample after nine months. The results indicated that the new scoring procedure is more predictive than the traditional one of the psychosocial and functional status of the elderly living in a nursing home. We found similar results after a follow up of nine months.

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Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Lansia Yang Tinggal Di Panti Sosial : Literature Review

Prosiding Seminar Nasional Kesehatan ◽

10.48144/prosiding.v1i.902 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 1605-1614

Author(s):

K Krisdiyanti ◽

Dyah Putri Aryati

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Literature Review ◽

Elderly People ◽

Life Quality ◽

The Elderly ◽

Care Homes ◽

Pubmed Database ◽

Elderly Living

AbstractThe increasing number of the elderly population is a phenomenom that occurs today. The high level of dependence of the elderly causes the elderly to have the potential to be placed in care homes. The elderly are individuals who hane a high risk of isease and stressors. This, of course, requires efforts to ensure the life of the elderly, not only seen from fulfillment of the needs of the elderly but also the life quality of the eldely. The study aims to describe the quality of life of the elderly who live in care homes. The study used a literature review method by searching for articles in the Pubmed database, and google sholar. The search was conducted by combining keywords: “Elderly, “Elderly people”, “Quality of life”, “WHOQOL-BREF”, and “Nursing home” with the year 2011-2021. Participants in this study were 395 respondents of elderly living in care homes. The results of the literature review of 6 articles showed that there are 73 respondents (18,5%) with low category of life quality, 195 respondents (49,9%) with medium category of life quality, and 127 repondents (32,1%) high category of the life quality. From this study, it can be concluded that the quality of life of the elderly living in care homes is mostly (49,9%) in moderate category. The role of nurses is needed to improve the quality of life of the elderly who live in care homes.Keywords: care homes; elderly; quality of life; WHOQOL-BREF AbstrakTerjadinya peningkatan jumlah populasi lanjut usia merupakan fenomena yang terjadi saat ini. Tingkat ketergantungan lansia yang tinggi mengakibatkan lansia berpontesi untuk ditempatkan di panti sosial. Lansia merupakan individu yang memiliki resiko tinggi dan rentan terhadap penyakit serta stresor. Hal ini tentunya dibutuhkan upaya untuk menjamin hidup lansia, tidak hanya dilihat dari pemenuhan kebutuhan lansia namun juga dilihat dari kualitas hidup lansia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode literature review, untuk pencarian artikel dengan mengakses database Pubmed, dan googlescholar. Pencarian dilakukan dengan mengkombinasi kata kunci: “elderly”, “elderly people”, “Quality of life”, “WHOQOL-BREF”, “Nursing home” dengan batasan tahun 2011-2021. Partisipan pada studi ini adalah lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial dengan total 395 lansia. Hasil penelitian literature review dari 6 artikel menunjukan kualitas hidup lansia dengan kategori rendah 73 responden (18,5%), sedang 195 responden (49,9%) dan tinggi 127 responden (32,1%). Dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial sebagian besar (49,9%) dalam kategori sedang. Perlu adanya peran perawat untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial.Kata kunci : kualitas hidup; lansia; panti sosial; WHOQOL-BREF

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A Comparative Study on Stress, Anxiety and Depression Between Nursing-Home Elderly Residents and Home-dwelling Elderly People

Salmand ◽

10.32598/sija.13.10.500 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 176-187 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Roya Marsa ◽

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Seyed Jalal Younesi ◽

Somaye Barekati ◽

Maryam Ramshini ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Nursing Homes ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Elderly People ◽

The Elderly ◽

Living Environment ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Elderly Living ◽

At Home

Objectives: The increase in the aging population along with a variety of diseases and problems threatening their health and, on the other hand, socio-economic developments and changes in individual and family lifestyles, has increased the number of nursing homes. Considering the importance of the impact of living environment on various aspects of mental health, this study aimed to compare stress, anxiety and depression of the elderly living in nursing homes and those living at home. Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive comparative study with a cross-sectional design conducted in 2017. Using a convenience sampling method, 436 elderly people in Tehran including 218 home dwellers and 218 nursing-home residents were selected. Participants were evaluated through interview by the short-form version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). Comparisons between the two groups were made using independent t-test in SPSS v.20 software. Results: Mean and standard deviation of the DASS-21 score in elderly residents of nursing homes (37.75±11.34) was higher than in home dwellers (26.68±5.64). There were statistically significant differences in stress, anxiety and depression between the two groups (P≤0.05). Conclusion: Stress, anxiety and depression in the elderly living in nursing homes are more than in those living at home. Family participation in providing welfare and mental health care, supporting with appropriate insurance coverage, establishing day care centers, and supporting family caregivers can be very helpful to enhance their mental health.

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THE DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG THE ELDERLY LIVING IN COMMUNITIES AND NURSING HOME RUMOH SEUJAHTERA GEUNASEH SAYANG IN BANDA ACEH

Jukema (Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Aceh) ◽

10.37598/jukema.v7i1.1071 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 91-98

Author(s):

Nopa Arlianti ◽

Wardiati Wardiati ◽

Humairah Lutfia

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Elderly People ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

The Elderly ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

P Value ◽

The Difference ◽

Elderly Living

Background: The increase in the number of elderly in the world causes a variety of problems, one of which is the low quality of life of the elderly which is influenced by several factors such as housing factors, physical and psychological conditions, and social and cultural factors. This study aims to find out the difference in the quality of life of elderly people living in communities and living in nursing home. Methods: This study uses cross-sectional design with a population consists of 2 groups, namely the elderly living in the communities and nursing home. The elderly sample in the nursing home is determined by the total method of the population. While sampling elderly samples in the communities using purposive sampling method with a sample ratio 1:1. Data collection was conducted by interview using the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire. Univariate and bivariate analysis was used to analyze the data and t-test independent was utilized to examine the difference in the quality of life among studied groups. Result: The results showed that the average age of the elderly living in the nursing home was younger, and majority of respondents did not graduate from elementary school. Univariate analysis shows that elderly people living in the nursing home have a better quality of life compared to the elderly living in the community. Bivariate analysis showed that there is a significant differences between the quality of life of eldery people living in nursing home and in the community, both from the physical domain of the eldery (p-value: 0.0003), the psychological domain (p-value: 0.0349), the social domain (p-value: 0.0001), and the environmental domain (p-value: 0.0001). Recommandation: Efforts to improve the elderly’s quality of life are required to be done by families, communities, and governments. Thus, the elderly can go through their old age in a healthy, safe and comfortable manner.

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The Effect of Laughter Yoga on the Quality of Life of Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences ◽

10.32598/cjns.5.16.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 7-15

Author(s):

Sajjad Rezaei ◽

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Maryana Mahfeli ◽

Seyed Valiollah Mousavi ◽

Shima Poorabolghasem Hosseini ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Elderly People ◽

The Elderly ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Mean ◽

Experimental Group

Background: Old age is associated with the physical and psychological problems that affect the Quality of Life (QoL). Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Laughter Therapy (LT) on the QoL of elderly people in nursing homes. Materials & Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with‌ pre-test and post-test with the control and experimental group and one-month follow-up conducted in 2017. The statistical population consisted of 44 elderly people in the Mehr Aein nursing home in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh City, Iran. Based on the inclusion criteria, 32 old people were selected and randomly assigned to experimental ‌(n=16) and control (n=16) groups. The experimental group received an interventional program consisting of Madan Kataria Laughter Therapy, showing comic films, and reading comic books for one month, over 12 sessions of 100 minutes. After the end of laughter intervention, the elderly of both groups responded to the elderly quality of life questionnaire (LIPAD). The obtained data were analyzed using covariance analysis of repeated measures. Results: There was a significant difference between the two groups with regard to their QoL‌ (P<0.01).‌ That is, the adjusted mean of the experimental group in the QoL was significantly higher than the mean of the control group‌ (P<0.01). Also, in the experimental group, the mean follow-up score was higher than the mean score of the pre-test, which indicates the stability of the intervention effects after one month‌ (P<0.01). Conclusion: Laughter Therapy intervention has a positive effect on improving the QoL of the elderly. Therefore, it is necessary that authorities consider this program at nursing home centers as a complementary method besides the existing treatments for reducing the mental health problems and improving the QoL of the elderly.

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Psychosocial Consequences among Elderly Living In Institutional and Non-Institutional Settings

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0401.164 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nagesh Jamwal

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Elderly People ◽

Research Work ◽

The Elderly ◽

Institutional Settings ◽

Elderly Males ◽

Psychosocial Consequences ◽

Age Range ◽

Elderly Living

Background – Elderly people face many psychological, physical and socio economic morbidities due to ageing. Institutional settings have been opened for those elderly people who are neither able to take care of themselves nor is there any person to look after them. Objectives- The present research work was conducted to study the quality of life, loneliness and psychological distress of the elderly males and females living in institutions and non-institutional settings in urban Jammu district. Methods –The study was conducted using purposive sampling on 40 elderly living in institutional settings and 40 elderly living in non- institutional settings in the age range of 60-80 years. Tools used – GHQ by Gautam, Nuhawan and Kamal ,UCLA loneliness scale(Russell, 1996) and WHO (QOL-BREF, 1998), was used. Results – The results revealed significant differences on loneliness and quality of life between those living in institutional settings and those living with their families.

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One hundred cases of attempted suicide in the elderly

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.171.1.42 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 171 (1) ◽

pp. 42-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 73

Author(s):

Jason Hepple ◽

Catherine Quinton

Keyword(s):

Elderly People ◽

Suicide Rate ◽

Attempted Suicide ◽

Psychiatric Service ◽

The Elderly ◽

Term Outcome ◽

Completed Suicide ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

Persistent Depression

BackgroundDespite the high suicide rate in the elderly, there is a relative lack of information on the longer-term outcome of elderly people who have attempted suicide, particularly their psychiatric and physical morbidity and mortality.MethodComprehensive demographic and psychiatric data were available on 100 consecutive referrals to a liaison psychiatric service of patients over 65 years of age who attempted suicide between 1989 and 1992. Detailed follow-up in 1994 included the interviewing of survivors using GMS–AGECAT.ResultsOf the 64 women and 36 men, with a mean age of 75.8 years, 42 subjects were dead at follow-up; 12 were suspected suicides, five having died as a delayed result of their index attempt. Twelve women made a further non-lethal suicide attempt. All five male repeat attempts proved fatal.ConclusionsElderly people who attempt suicide have a high mortality both from completed suicide and death from other causes. The completed suicide rate is at least 1.5% per year, and the repetition rate is 5.4% per year. Those at risk of further self-harm are likely to be in contact with psychiatric services and to be suffering from persistent depression.

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Effectiveness of Spiritual Therapy on Loneliness Feeling in the Seniors Present at Nursing Homes

Social Behavior Research & Health ◽

10.18502/sbrh.v4i2.4679 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Batol Ramazani ◽

Foroogh Bakhtiari

Keyword(s):

Nursing Home ◽

Elderly People ◽

The Elderly ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Control Group ◽

Spiritual Therapy ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Research Findings ◽

And Control

Background: Moving away from family can cause psychological and emotional trauma for the elderly. Accordingly, the present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of spiritual therapy on loneliness feeling among the elderly in a nursing home in Isfahan. Methods: The method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The population of this study included all of the elderly in Sadeghieh nursing home in Isfahan in 2018. The sample of this study included 30 elderly people being selected by purposive sampling and then randomly included in the experimental and control groups (15 elderly people in each group). The experimental group received the therapeutic interventions related to spiritual therapy at eight sessions of 90 minutes every week for two months. Then, the subjects in both groups were re-tested. The used instruments included Russell’s loneliness questionnaire (1996). After collecting the questionnaires and extracting the raw data, the data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance by SPSS23 statistical software at 0.05 error level. Results: spiritual therapy had a significant effect on loneliness among the elderly in the nursing home (p < 0.001). In this regard, this therapy could reduce loneliness among the elderly in the nursing home. The effect of spiritual therapy on loneliness among the elderly in the nursing home was 53%. Conclusion: Based on the research findings, spiritual therapy can reduce loneliness among the elderly by the techniques such as taking responsibility, assigning cases to God, strengthening the intention, and deleting negative thoughts.

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Late diagnosis and vulnerabilities of the elderly living with HIV/AIDS

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/s0080-623420150000200007 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 0229-0235 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rúbia Aguiar Alencar ◽

Suely Itsuko Ciosak

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Elderly People ◽

Health Professionals ◽

The Elderly ◽

Late Diagnosis ◽

Sexual Life ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Elderly Living ◽

Hiv Aids

OBJECTIVE To identify vulnerabilities of elderly people with HIV/AIDS and the trajectory that they follow until reaching the diagnosis of the disease. METHOD Qualitative research conducted in specialized clinics in the state of São Paulo, from January to June 2011. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 elderly people who were found to be infected with the virus at the age of 60 years or older. The interviews were analyzed using content analysis. RESULTS In this process four categories emerged, then analyzed with reference to the theoretical framework of vulnerability. CONCLUSION Late diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS among the elderly happens in the secondary or tertiary service. Issues related to sexual life of the elderly are only questioned by health professionals after the diagnosis, also the time that condom use becomes absolute. It is believed that the investigation of the vulnerability of the elderly to HIV/AIDS allows for carrying out appropriate interventions for this population.

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