scholarly journals Perception of Old Age in German Undergraduate Dental Students—A Comparison of Two Cohorts 10 Years Apart

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3279
Author(s):  
Sophia Weber ◽  
Ina Nitschke ◽  
Sebastian Hahnel ◽  
Angelika Rauch
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Individual Perception ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
T1 And T2

Previous studies revealed that students’ willingness to provide dental services for older patients is mainly influenced by their individual perception of elders rather than their knowledge about old age. The aim of this study was to estimate students’ perception of old and young age as well as their hopes and fears associated with old age and to compare two cohorts that participated in the study 10 years apart. Data were obtained from a questionnaire completed by two cohorts of undergraduate dental students from 2006 to 2008 (T1, n = 207) and 2016 to 2018 (T2, n = 135). Participants were asked to define the ages that they consider a man or woman to be old and young. Moreover, they had to specify their fears and hopes associated with old age. Reported thresholds for old age differed significantly between T1 and T2. In contrast to T1 students, T2 students defined a person to be old at a higher age and barely differentiated between the old ages of men and women. Furthermore, T2 students presented more fears related to aging than T1 students, e.g., psychological problems or loss of independence. The perception of age appears to be a multifactorial process and significantly changed between students of T1 and T2. Fears of dental students regarding old age should be addressed in, e.g., gerodontological curricula, to foster positive experiences in interaction with older people and highlight the important and rewarding aspects of gerodontology.

Cancer in older patients

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Beechey-Newman ◽  
D Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Late Life ◽  
General Context ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Very High

As the number of people living to reach old age increases, so the proportion of cancers presenting in this age group increases to an even greater degree. Although 70% of all cancers in men and women occur over the age of 65 and in the over-75s, who are perhaps more appropriately classified as ‘elderly’, the figures are still very high (46% of all cancers occur in women over 75 and 35% in men over 75). As a consequence, cancer is rapidly becoming a problem of late life, and the management of patients in old age is an important part of general oncology. The magnitude of the overlap between old age and cancer is increasing because of improved life expectancy, more sensitive methods of diagnosing cancer and the biological fact that most cancers occur more commonly with increasing age. It is interesting, however, to put these figures into a more general context by examining the different causes of death in older patients by decade.

scholarly journals Psychotherapy and old age psychiatry

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Garner
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Emotional Life ◽  
The Future ◽  
Old Age Psychiatry

Aims and MethodsThis report was prepared as the basis for wider consultation within the Old Age Faculty and the College. Some literature and practice is reviewed and practical suggestions made for the future in this area.ResultsAlthough older patients are less likely to be refused for psychological intervention attitudes are slowly changing.Clinical implicationsThe clinical implications of this development include a greater consideration of the unique emotional life of each of our patients and an improved understanding of our reluctance to engage in psychotherapeutic work with older people.

Too old to sedate: How old is too old?

Dental Update ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-113
Author(s):  
Natalie Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
General Anaesthesia ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Anxiety Control ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Dental Work

The UK population is ageing with over a quarter of people predicted to be over 65 by 2040. People are retaining their teeth into old age, often having experienced complex restorative dental work over the years. The increasing complexity of dental treatment that older people require will create challenges for those who provide care for this population, including dental treatment under sedation or general anaesthesia. This article discusses the medical, dental and social considerations that need to be taken into account when planning dental care for older patients under sedation or general anaesthesia. CPD/Clinical Relevance: Dentists who provide sedation must be able to appropriately assess and manage their older patients safely if considering this method of pain and anxiety control for dental treatment.

Older people and falls: a randomized controlled trial of a health visitor (HV) intervention

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Kingston ◽  
Mary Jones ◽  
Frank Lally ◽  
Peter Crome
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Visitor ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
One Year

Research shows that approximately one in three people over the age of 65 years falls in any one year, with approximately one in three falling again in the following year. Prevalence of falls also increases with age, and women are more likely to fall than men. However, in advanced old age the ratio of men and women fallers reaches equal proportions.

scholarly journals Preparing dental graduates to provide care for frail and care-dependent older patients: An educational intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Angie Nilsson ◽  
Louise Young ◽  
Felicity Croker
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Aged Care Facilities ◽  
Residential Aged Care Facilities ◽  
Dental Curriculum

Introduction: Australia’s population is living longer and retaining more of their dentition. While the demand for oral health services in residential aged-care facilities increases, there is a call for further inclusion of gerodontology in the undergraduate dental curriculum. This qualitative study explored the attitude of dental students to providing oral health care to older people using a pilot gerodontology curriculum as an intervention during a final-year clinical placement in Hobart, Tasmania.Methods: Focus groups with undergraduate dental students on clinical placement were conducted in 2018 prior to and after implementation of a pilot gerodontology curriculum. The qualitative data was thematically analysed.Results: Two focus groups were conducted with a total of 18 dental students. The main themes included: applied practical learning in aged care, unpreparedness for managing frail older patients, lack of confidence with the process of gaining consent from people with dementia, barriers to providing care to older people and interactions with residents and staff of residential aged-care facilities. Conclusions: This study highlighted the barriers for dental students providing care to older people. There is a need to evaluate how gerodontology is currently taught in the undergraduate dental curriculum to better prepare the dental workforce to respond effectively and more confidently to the growing population of dentate older people in residential aged-care facilities.

Planning dental services for an ageing population

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-103
Author(s):  
Eric Rooney
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
The Future ◽  
Dental Professionals

Older people are living longer, keeping their teeth for longer but increasingly facing diseases associated with ageing, including dementia. The ability of older people to maintain good oral health, and the ability of dental professionals to maintain their heavily restored dentitions, presents a challenge in planning services for the future. There needs to be a focus on personal prevention for those who will move into old age over the next 20 years. We must also develop services which address the complexity of delivering professional prevention and treatment to those who need to be supported in their later years.

scholarly journals Alcohol misuse in older people

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Rao ◽  
Ilana Crome
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Wide Range

SummaryThe clinical and public mental health aspects of alcohol misuse in older people (both men and women) have increasing relevance for both old age and addiction psychiatrists. Clinical presentations are often complex and involve a number of different psychiatric, physical and psychosocial factors. The assessment, treatment and aftercare of alcohol-related and comorbid other mental disorders will also involve a broad range of interventions from a wide range of practitioners. Given its growing clinical relevance, there are particular areas, such as alcohol-related brain damage and drug interactions with alcohol, that deserve special attention.

scholarly journals History and innovation in pate technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 03009
Author(s):  
Oksana Evdokimova ◽  
Irina Goncharova ◽  
Herman Chuvardin ◽  
Oksana Grishaeva
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Vitamin B6 ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Time Model ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
History Of ◽  
Age Category

Analysis of the history of the pates creation has shown significant prospects of the product at the present time. Model samples of meat and vegetable pates have been developed by introducing a mixture of powders from rosehip and nettle leaves in an amount of 5, 8 and 10% and a cereal filler made from oatmeal. In terms of organoleptic quality indicators, the sample with the addition of 8% of a mixture of meal powders turned out to be the best. The technological process of the production of meat-vegetable pates includes both traditional operations and the preparation and introduction of herbal ingredients. The developed pate samples were stored at a temperature of 4 ± 2˚C for 7 days, and the quality indicators were assessed. The pastes “Young Strength” and “Willpower and Strength of Mind” are the best. Their highest score is 4.96. It has been established that the consumption of 100 g of “Powerful Strength” pate will provide the daily requirement of men and women of elderly and old age in vitamin B6 by 25.3%, iron by 28.1 and 15.6% (respectively). “Willpower and Strength of Mind” will cover the satisfaction of the daily need for vitamin B6 by 17.8% of men and women of the elderly and old age, in iron by 22.9% for men. And with the use of “ Young Strength “pate the daily need of older people for vitamin B6 will be satisfied for 17.8%, in iron by 20.8% in men of this age category. The use of meat-containing non-meat components with high nutritional value in pate technologies allows us to class them as functional products.

Electrolyte and salt disturbances in older people: causes, management and implications

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy L Soiza ◽  
Graeme E Hoyle ◽  
Melvin PW Chua
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Electrolyte Disorders ◽  
Electrolyte Disturbances ◽  
The Common

Salt and electrolyte disturbances are commonly encountered in older patients. A sound understanding of the underlying physiological and pathological mechanisms underpinning the predisposition of older people to the common electrolyte imbalances can help clinicians minimize their considerable associated morbidity and mortality. This review focuses on the more common and clinically relevant salt and electrolyte disorders of older people. The epidemiology, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of hyponatraemia, hypernatraemia, hyperkalaemia, hypokalaemia and calcium and phosphate imbalance in old age are covered from a clinician's perspective.

scholarly journals Gender Socialization at Senior Age

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
I.S. Kletsina
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Gender Socialization ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Female Behavior ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Older Men And Women

Objective. The study aims to identify and describe the content of gender phenomena that characterize the socialization of older men and women. Background. A noticeable increase in the number of people in the older age group actualizes the problem of studying the conditions and factors of the socialization process in old age, contributing to successful aging. A number of publications present the results of studies on the influence of some socio-psychological factors affecting the well-being of older people, for example, such as: informal education, socially significant and creative activities, certain personal characteristics, etc. However, studies of the life situation of older people, as a rule, do not include gender analysis, and such a significant socio-cultural factor for the socialization of men and women, as adherence to traditionalist or egalitarian gender norms, was not considered by researchers in relation to elderly people. Methodology. A gender approach was used as the main research methodology. Conclusions. The specifics of gender norms is revealed as a significant sociocultural factor in the socialization of males and females. The differences between the traditionalist normative model of male and female behavior from the egalitarian model are shown. The content of gender phenomena which are manifested in older men and women showing a strong commitment to traditional gender norms, is disclosed — such as double standard of aging, gender role conflict, gender self-objectification, existential-gender conflict. The relationship between the orientations of men and women towards a certain type of gender norms and their subjective psychological well-being in old age is revealed. The directions of further research on the gender socialization of the elderly are outlined.

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