scholarly journals Digital Health and Care Study on Elderly Monitoring

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13376
Author(s):  
Maksym Gaiduk ◽  
Ralf Seepold ◽  
Natividad Martínez Madrid ◽  
Juan Antonio Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Population ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Acceptable Accuracy ◽  
Awareness Raising ◽  
Care Study

Sustainable technologies are being increasingly used in various areas of human life. While they have a multitude of benefits, they are especially useful in health monitoring, especially for certain groups of people, such as the elderly. However, there are still several issues that need to be addressed before its use becomes widespread. This work aims to clarify the aspects that are of great importance for increasing the acceptance of the use of this type of technology in the elderly. In addition, we aim to clarify whether the technologies that are already available are able to ensure acceptable accuracy and whether they could replace some of the manual approaches that are currently being used. A two-week study with people 65 years of age and over was conducted to address the questions posed here, and the results were evaluated. It was demonstrated that simplicity of use and automatic functioning play a crucial role. It was also concluded that technology cannot yet completely replace traditional methods such as questionnaires in some areas. Although the technologies that were tested were classified as being “easy to use”, the elderly population in the current study indicated that they were not sure that they would use these technologies regularly in the long term because the added value is not always clear, among other issues. Therefore, awareness-raising must take place in parallel with the development of technologies and services.

scholarly journals Health risk assessment and countermeasure analysis of the elderly population exposed to PM2.5 microenvironment

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yan Xu ◽  
Wantian Cui
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Exposure Concentration ◽  
Physical Diseases ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND: China’s atmospheric PM2.5 pollution is serious, and PM2.5 exerts a negative impact on the human respiratory system, cardiovascular, and mental health, and even more serious health risk for the elderly with weak immunity. OBJECTIVE: This work aims to analyse the impacts of PM2.5 microenvironment exposure on the health of the elderly and provide corresponding countermeasures. METHODS: The survey subjects are 118 retired elderly people in the community. PM2.5 exposure concentrations are monitored in summer (June 10 ∼ July 10, 2019) and winter (November 25 ∼ December 25, 2019). RESULTS: The exposure concentration in winter is higher than that in summer, with statistical difference (P <  0.05). Under the impact of PM2.5 microenvironment exposure, smoking in the elderly can increase the concentration of PM2.5, and long-term exposure to PM2.5 in the elderly can cause mental health problems. CONCLUSION: Long-term exposure of the elderly to the PM2.5 microenvironment leads to physical diseases and even psychological problems, which requires attention.

scholarly journals Implications for health services

1997 ◽  
Vol 352 (1363) ◽  
pp. 1887-1893 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Grimley Evans
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Political Thought ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Progressive Loss

Health services for older people in the NHS have developed pragmatically, and reflect the nature of disease in later life and the need to agree objectives of care with patients. Although services are likely to be able to cope with the immediate future, the growth of the elderly population anticipated from 2030 calls for long–term planning and research. The issue of funding requires immediate political thought and action. Scientifically the focus needs to be on maximizing the efficiency of services by health services research and reducing the incidence of disability in later life through research on its biological and social determinants. Senescence is a progressive loss of adaptability due to an interaction between intrinsic (genetic) processes with extrinsic factors in environment and lifestyle. There are grounds for postulating that a policy of postponement of the onset of disability, by modifications of lifestyle and environment, could reduce the average duration of disability before death. The new political structures of Europe offer underexploited–unexploited opportunities for the necessary research.

Long-term urban air pollution exposures and chronic kidney disease in the elderly population in Taiwan

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Szu-Ying Chen* ◽  
Da-Chen Chu ◽  
Jui-Huan Lee ◽  
YA-RU YANG ◽  
Chang-Chuan Chan
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Urban Air

Long-term chiropractic care in the elderly population: A mixed methods approach to understanding and experience

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Jacob Nowinski ◽  
Gay Swaite ◽  
Adrian Hunnisett ◽  
Christina Cunliffe
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chiropractic Care ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach

scholarly journals Early Poverty and Future Life Expectancy with Disability among the Elderly in Argentina

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (26) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Malena Monteverde ◽  
Alberto Palloni ◽  
Montserrat Guillén ◽  
Silvia Tomas
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Adult Survival ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Population

Two aspects of the aging process in Latin America should be specially taken into account in order to evaluate future perspectives of morbidity among the elderly in the region: 1) Cohorts who will compose the bulk of the elderly population in the 21st century in Latin America survived to old age largely because of improvements in medicine and to a much lesser extent to amelioration of living standards, as it is the case in high income countries, and 2) a high proportion of the Latin American population still live in poor economic conditions and even these vulnerable individuals continue to experience gains in (adult and older adult) survival. We aim to evaluate to what an extent recent levels of poverty and indigence among young children in Argentina could impact future levels of disability and demands for long-term care of older people. Our results show that given the levels of poverty and indigence in childhood observed between 1988 and 1994, the relationship between poor early conditions, and the risk of being disabled among the elderly in Argentina, life expectancy with disability at age 60 years old would increase substantially between 2000 and 2040, both in absolute and relative terms.

scholarly journals Demographic Processes and Trends: The Case of Region Polimlje-Ibar

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Goran Rajović ◽  
Jelisavka Bulatović
Keyword(s):  
Age Structure ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
Active Population ◽  
Demographic Processes

This paper analyzes the contemporary demographic processes and trends in the case of the region Polimlje-Ibar. Population analyzed area is characterized by a steady decline in relation to the dynamics of the population Montenegro. Thus in 1948 the population of the region is seemed 26.8% of the population Montenegro and in 2003 19.0%. The age structure of the population the region Polimlje-Ibar, due to migration and reducing birth rate is changed and takes on unfavorable characteristics - reduces the proportion of younger, while increasing the share of the elderly population. In both cases deranged age structure has feedback influence on the movement of population (size reproductive contingent), but also to all other population structure (size of the working population, the active population, schools compulsory contingent relationship serving a), which are essential for the development of population and economic activity in the region. Despite significant changes in all demographic structure of the region Polimlje-Ibar, has the characteristics of ethnically very heterogeneous environment. The current demographic situation and future demographic processes that have determined the legality of long-term demographic inertia, has become a limiting factor in the overall economic and social development.

A marriage of enhancement: fibrinolysis and conjunctive therapy

2004 ◽  
Vol 92 (12) ◽  
pp. 1194-1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Welsh ◽  
Paul Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Thrombin Inhibitors ◽  
Direct Thrombin Inhibitors ◽  
St Segment Elevation ◽  
St Segment ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

SummaryPharmacologic reperfusion of patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction is designed to achieve prompt high-quality reperfusion, prevent recurrent ischemia and reinfarction, maintain long-term patency, and to enhance patient survival and quality of life. Because monotherapy with fibrinolytics is by itself unable to achieve all of these objectives, antithrombotic, anti-platelet, and other novel agents are required. We discuss herein the role of unfractionated and enoxaparin, the potential added value of direct thrombin inhibitors, and the importance of aspirin. Despite the promise of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, risks associated with intracranial hemorrhage in the elderly have led to restraint in their application to broad populations. Facilitation of urgent percutaneous coronary intervention with combination reduced-dose fibrinolytic and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors remains a promising potential future path. The future is likely to emphasize greater application of the already effective therapies at our disposal and the development of novel anti-platelet and anti-thrombin agents as well as those directed toward inflammation.

Dental Implants in the Elderly Population: A Long-Term Follow-up

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Compton ◽  
Danielle Clark ◽  
Stephanie Chan ◽  
Iris Kuc ◽  
Berhanu Wubie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Implants ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

The Graying of America: Implications for Health Professionals

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Demographic Projections ◽  
Care Industry

Demographic projections confirm a dramatic increase in the size of America’s elderly population over the next several decades. The elderly now comprise 13% of the population; by 2045, they will comprise 22%. As the elderly population grows, so too will the elderly poor, the elderly homeless, and the elderly uninsured. The implications of the so-called graying of America for the health care system, particularly the long-term care industry, are staggering.

scholarly journals Physical functioning for prostate health

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roanne Segal
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Cardiovascular Screening ◽  
Exercise Regimen ◽  
Systemic Side Effects ◽  
Potential Strategy ◽  
Prostate Health

Men who undergo long-term androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) may experience systemic side effects similar to the classical metabolic syndrome. Exercise is a potential strategy for offsetting the adverse effects of ADT among patients with prostate cancer, resulting in improved muscular resistance and positive outcomes on body size and composition. Fitness (aerobic capacity), fatigue, and certain quality of life (QOL) outcomes may also improve in response to a regular exercise regimen. Caution and cardiovascular screening is merited given the elderly population with this disease.

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