scholarly journals Service Quality for Sports and Active Aging in Japanese Community Sports Clubs

Author(s):  
Tzu-Yu Lin ◽  
Seiichi Sakuno

(1) Background: This study aims to examine the association between service quality for sports and active aging and the impacts on different age cohorts; (2) Methods: This cross-sectional study used a convenience sample of 545 Japanese community sports club (CSC) members over 60 years old, recruited from across eight CSCs in Japan between 2012–2013. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure the self-reported health status of the elderly, evaluations to CSCs, demographic characteristics, and information on sports programs; (3) Results: The results of multiple logistic regression showed that domains of general evaluation for sports (OR = 1.942 and 95% CI 1.336~2.824), benefits of sports (OR = 1.659 and 95% CI 1.344~2.047), and management in sports (OR = 1.273 and 95% CI 1.011~1.603) were important for club members aged 60–64, the young-old, and the old-old, respectively. With a reduced model for elderly members, stratified analyses showed a significant impact of service quality for sports on active aged people in the benefits and management domains, regardless of sociodemographic information or club participation behavior; (4) Conclusions: The findings suggest that the services encountered in sports are key to promoting health in a community. Service quality in age segmentation should be considered to promote and manage active aging in the future

Author(s):  
Divyanshu Raheja ◽  
Evelyn Davila ◽  
Eric Johnson ◽  
Rijalda Deović ◽  
Michele Paine ◽  
...  

The purpose of this study is to understand among a convenience sample of 400 adults aged 60 years of age or older (1) reasons for being willing or unwilling to participate in a vaccine clinical research study and (2) overall perceptions about vaccine clinical research. A cross-sectional study using a sample of older adults residing in the metro-Atlanta area and surrounding neighborhoods was conducted. The study questionnaire contained 37 questions, including questions about socio-demographics and perceptions about clinical trial processes. Statistical analysis was conducted using logistic regression. The adjusted modeling results indicated that sex, distance to research clinic, and being informed about the research findings played a role in the likelihood of an elderly person participating in a vaccine study. Males were more likely to participate in clinical trials as compared to females (OR: 2.486; CI: 1.042–5.934). Most participants were willing to travel up to 25 miles from the research clinic. Of the respondents, 45% were unlikely to participate if the results of the current trial are not shared. Improving access to clinical trials in terms of distance traveled and ensuring streamlined processes to inform participants about the results of the trial in the future would increase willingness to participate in vaccine clinical trials. The survey could serve as a useful tool for conducting vaccine studies and other clinical trials by understanding the barriers specific to the elderly.


2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 715-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Henrique Grigolo Carrabba ◽  
Caroline Menta ◽  
Elisa Melo Fasolin ◽  
Fernanda Loureiro ◽  
Irenio Gomes

Objective : To study the psychometric characteristics of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE-BR) using a sample of low income elderly persons with a low educational level, and compare the full and short versions of the questionnaire. Method : A cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of a population with a low educational level was performed. The IQCODE-BR was applied to the informants of 87 elderly persons (60-90 years old), who were triaged by psychiatrists and neurologists for the diagnosis of depression, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementia. Results : The median age of the sample was 72 and the majority were women (72.4%). A total of 31 (35.6%) were illiterate, 30 (34.5%) had dementia, 21 (24.1%) suffered from depression, 20 (23.0%) had MCI, and 16 (18.4%) were diagnosed with none of these conditions. The median IQCODE-BR was higher in the groups with depression and MCI than the normal group, and was highest of all in the group with dementia. The full and reduced versions of the IQCODE-BR had similar levels of accuracy. Conclusion : In this sample the IQCODE-BR was shown to be an effective tool for tracking MCI and dementia. The use of the short version with cut-off points of 3.22 for MCI excluding a diagnosis of depression, and 3.48 for dementia irrespective of the presence of symptoms of depression, is suggested.


Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
Bogumiła Kosicka ◽  
Alina Deluga ◽  
Jadwiga Bąk ◽  
Justyna Chałdaś-Majdańska ◽  
Monika Bieniak ◽  
...  

Health literacy (HL) is recognised as an important, modifiable factor in the self-management and health performance of elderly people. The aim of this preliminary study was to identify and analyse the level of health literacy among the elderly living in one of the eastern regions in Poland. The cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenience sample of 200 seniors aged 65+ after cognitive pre-screening with the use of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale. To collect data, the Polish version of the HLS-EU-Q47 was used. More than half of the elderly surveyed presented problematic levels of general HL (GEN-HL), and also problematic levels of other dimensions: health care health literacy (HC-HL), disease prevention health literacy (DP-HL), and health promotion health literacy (HP-HL). The level of seniors’ HL is dependent on the level of their education, place of living, participation in activities run by Daily Center for the Elderly, and their self-assessment of health condition (p < 0.05). These results imply the important message that there is a need to create initiatives and programs improving health literacy targeted at seniors living in rural areas, those with lower levels of education, and those with poor access to activities organised by institutions supporting seniors.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. e123
Author(s):  
Tameka McFadyen ◽  
Luke Wolfenden ◽  
John Wiggers ◽  
Jenny Tindall ◽  
Sze Lin Yoong ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 23780
Author(s):  
Michele Sandri ◽  
Daiana Meggiolaro Gewehr ◽  
Adriane Huth ◽  
Angélica Cristiane Moreira

Aims: To verify the use of medicines identifying their potential interactions with food/nutrients in institutionalized elderly individuals.Methods: A qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted. The data were collected through the analysis of medical charts and prescriptions of elderly individuals from a long-stay institution in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The convenience sample included all the elderly individuals institutionalized during the data collection period (September 2015).Results: Of the 30 institutionalized elderly individuals, 29 were using continuous medication with a mean of 8.72±2.56 medicines per individual, totaling 91 different drugs. Twenty-eight (93.3%) individuals used five or more medicines, which indicates polypharmacy among most of the elderly residents. The most commonly used medicines were for the nervous system (35.07%), digestive system and metabolism (31.52%), and cardiovascular system (20.1%). Forty-one (45.05%) drugs could potentially interact with foods, totaling 142 interactions. Potential interactions were verified in all elderly individuals, ranging from two to eight, averaging 4.89±2.00 interactions per elderly. Caffeine was involved in most interactions, potentially interacting with nine (21.95%) different medications, five (12.19%) of which acted on the nervous system.Conclusions: There was a high frequency of polypharmacy among the institutionalized elderly and medicines to treat nervous system conditions were the most common ones. Several potential interactions between drugs and some types of foods/nutrients were verified.


2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Clóris Regina Blanski Grden ◽  
July Hellen Linhares Da Rocha ◽  
Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabral ◽  
Jacy Aurélia Vieira De Sousa ◽  
Péricles Martim Reche ◽  
...  

Aim: to identify the factors associated with performance in the Mini Mental  State  Examination  (MMSE)  on  the  part  of  the  elderly  attending  a  specialized outpatient  clinic.  Method:  a  cross-sectional  study  involving  a  convenience  sample, comprising 216 elderly people waiting for consultation at a specialized outpatient clinic, from March to June 2015, with the application of a structured instrument and the MMSE. For  analysis  purposes,  the  study  made  use  of  Stata  version  12  software,  and  results were considered statistically significant when p<0.05. Results: subjects who were female (54%), married (44%), who lived with their spouse (41%) and had low educational level (70%)  characteristics  predominated.  We  identified  a  significant association  between MMSE  performance  and  gender  (p=0.001),  education  (p=0.001),  income  (p=0.001), home  companions  (p=0.002)  and  individual  monthly  income  (p=0.001).  Conclusion: early identification of cognitive decline and associated factors enables prevention and/or treatment strategies to be implemented by health professionals, especially nurses.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Gomez ◽  
Jairo Corchuelo ◽  
Carmen-Lucia Curcio ◽  
Maria-Teresa Calzada ◽  
Fabian Mendez

Objective. To describe the design of the SABE Colombia study. The major health study of the old people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging in LAC, SABE (from initials in Spanish: SAlud, Bienestar & Envejecimiento). Methods. The SABE Colombia is a population-based cross-sectional study on health, aging, and well-being of elderly individuals aged at least 60 years focusing attention on social determinants of health inequities. Methods and design were similar to original LAC SABE. The total sample size of the study at the urban and rural research sites (244 municipalities) was 23.694 elderly Colombians representative of the total population. The study had three components: (1) a questionnaire covering active aging determinants including anthropometry, blood pressure measurement, physical function, and biochemical and hematological measures; (2) a subsample survey among family caregivers; (3) a qualitative study with gender and cultural perspectives of quality of life to understand different dimensions of people meanings. Conclusions. The SABE Colombia is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary study of the elderly with respect to active aging determinants. The results of this study are intended to inform public policies aimed at tackling health inequalities for the aging society in Colombia.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Rana Gholamzadeh Nikjoo ◽  
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Mitra Eyvazi Torchi ◽  
Yegane Partovi ◽  
Akbar Javan Biparva ◽  
...  

Background: Environmental characteristics, as well as the quality of health care services provided to older adults group, are among significant determinants of elderly quality of life. The present study was done to assess the quality of services delivered to elderly residents in nursing homes located in Tabriz, Iran in 2019. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the elderly living in nursing homes in Tabriz, Iran, of whom 74 residents met the inclusion criteria and were included. The researchers referred to the nursing homes and recruited the participants with regard to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Out of the 74 older adults, 35 and 39 cases were respectively male and female. The largest age group (43.2%) was related to those between 60 and 69 years old. Also, 71.6% of the elderly had been residing in nursing homes for 6-20 months. The rate of service quality in terms of the medical, psychological, welfare, and social domains was 66%, 48%, 68%, and 65%, respectively. Besides, no significant relationship was observed between demographic variables and total scores of service quality (P>0.05). Conclusion: Paying attention to psychological services, including providing counseling and social work services, adapting the centers, and creating recreational departments can lead to an increase in psychological quality and ultimately, overall service quality.


Author(s):  
Claudia Margarida Balula Chaves

AbstractThe present study aims to meet the perception that the elderly have their health, to evaluate how often the elderly feel pain and check the therapeutic regimen, diagnosed pathologies, nutritional habits and dependence in activities of daily living. This is a cross-sectional study, exploratory  and descriptive study, using a convenience sample with 263 elderly individuals, with an average of 72.81 years (± 0.377 years), most men, 81.9%, refer to have companion and 59.9% of women claim to have companion. 18.1% of men and 25.2% of women reported not knowing how to read and write. The level of income the majority receives between 200 and 485 euros (58.6% of men and 65.3% of women). Attending day centers or recreational associations only 8.6% of elderly males and 12.9% of the female. Appealed to the Health Center three or more times in last 6 months (47.4% of men and 56.5% of women). Without changes to nutritional habits, with all the inoculations of the tetanus shot updated (93.2%). With chronic pathology, 97.4% of men and 98.0% of women. Most of the elderly says take 3 or take medicines daily (49.1% of men and 42.2% women) and 25.9% of men and 27.2% of women take 6 or more medicines. Claim their health status is reasonable, 45.7% of men and 55.1% of women, with a highly significant gender association (p = 0.000). Referred pain often arise 11.2% in males and 25.9% female, with a highly significant statistical association for gender (X2 = 22.208; df = 4; p = 0.000). In the basic activities of daily life (Katz Index), we found that, with the absence of inability or incapacity take arise 62.6% of respondents, with moderate disability, 29.0%, and with severe disability 8.4%. The differences are in the masculine gender when this has the absence of inability or incapacity light and in females when this has moderate inability (t =-3.105; p = 0.002). In Portugal there are still very few studies on the subject presented emerging being a larger number of investigations in the community context.Keywords: Elderly; Community Nursing; Perception of healthResumo.O presente estudo tem como objetivo geral conhecer a perceção que os idosos têm da sua saúde, avaliar com que regularidade os idosos sentem dor e verificar o regime terapêutico, patologias diagnosticadas, hábitos nutricionais e dependência nas actividades de vida diária. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, exploratório, com caraterísticas de estudos descritivos, utilizando uma amostra de conveniência com 263 indivíduos idosos, com uma média de 72,81 anos (± 0,377 anos), a maioria dos homens, 81,9%, referem ter companheira e 59,9% das mulheres declaram ter companheiro. 18,1% dos homens e 25,2% das mulheres afirmaram não saber ler e escrever. A nível dos rendimentos a maioria aufere entre 200 e 485 euros (58,6% dos homens e 65,3% das mulheres). A frequentar centros de dia ou associações recreativas apenas 8,6% dos idosos do sexo masculino e 12,9% dos do sexo feminino. Recorreu ao centro de saúde três ou mais vezes nos últimos 6 meses (47,4% dos homens e 56,5% das mulheres). Sem alterações dos seus hábitos nutricionais, com todas as inoculações da vacina antitetânica actualizadas (93,2%). Com patologia crónica, 97,4% dos homens e 98,0% das mulheres. A maioria dos idosos afirma tomar 3 ou menos medicamentos diariamente (49,1% dos homens e 42,2% das mulheres) e 25,9% dos homens e 27,2% das mulheres tomam 6 ou mais medicamentos. Afirmam que o seu estado de saúde é razoável, 45,7% dos homens e 55,1% das mulheres, com uma associação altamente significativa ao género (p=0,000). Refere sentir dores muitas vezes surgem 11,2% no sexo masculino e 25,9% no sexo feminino, com uma associação estatística altamente significativa para o género (x2=22,208; df=4; p=0,000). Nas atividades básicas de vida diária de Katz, verificámos que, com ausência de incapacidade ou incapacidade leve surgem 62,6% dos inquiridos, com incapacidade moderada, 29,0%, e com incapacidade severa 8,4%. As diferenças se encontram no género masculino quando este tem ausência de incapacidade ou incapacidade leve e no género feminino quando este tem incapacidade moderada (t=-3,105; p=0,002). Em Portugal existem ainda poucos estudos sobre a temática apresentada sendo emergente um maior número de investigações em contexto comunitário.Palavras-Chave: Idoso; Enfermagem Comunitária; Perceção da saúde


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Fajardo Ramos ◽  
Martha Lucia Nuñez Rodríguez ◽  
Angela Maria Henao Castaño

Objective: This study aims to identify the resilience level in formal and informal in-home caregivers of older adults in Ibagué during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of 49 formal and informal in-home caregivers of older adults. We administered the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), an instrument consisting of four items, to these caregivers. The questionnaire was self-completed and, in some cases, answered by telephone. The data were collected in April 2020. Results: 35 women and 14 men participated in this study. The formal (69.4 %) and informal caregivers, mostly family (30.6 %), were between 18 and 30 years old (65.30 %). Their resilience levels were high (16.3 %), moderate (61.3 %), and low (22.4 %). There was a significant association between caregiver type and resilience level (p ≤ 0.05). Other studied covariates did not show a significant association. Conclusions: Due to stressful situations caused by care during social isolation and the risk of death of the elderly by COVID-19, strategies to improve resilience related to emotional, cognitive, and sociocultural interventions in the caregiver should be considered.


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