scholarly journals Wearable Fall Detector for Elderly People

2020 ◽  
pp. 108-111
Author(s):  
Meeradevi T ◽  
Swethika Ramesh ◽  
Vikash Kumar V ◽  
Sherli Subhiksa ◽  
Visnu Rajhan
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Contact Number ◽  
The Family ◽  
National Safety Council ◽  
Fall Detector

Now a days, most of the elderly person live in home alone. In their day to day living, some activities likely to have some accidents, such as fall. If the fall is unobserved for a longer period, it may lead to severe health trauma or even leads to death. According to the insights announced in National Safety Council, they are the subsequent driving reason for unexpected passing assessing 424000 passing worldwide. The objective of this paper is to develop a device that detects the fall event of the elderly person and intimate to the family members about the event. A call will be made automatically to the contact number provided in the fall detector application installed in the smart phone. It can accompany elderly people both indoors and outdoors in contrast to ambient devices. Computation of this method is simple and it is possible to implement in small size, so it can be easily carried by the elderly people. It can be afforded by

Involuntary Aged Clients: Ethical and Treatment Issues

1988 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 518-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Burstein
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Treatment Techniques

Elderly people often reject help despite their apparent suffering. Family members may react to a client's pain or deterioration by imposing change on the elderly person. The author discusses the causes for these phenomena and suggests treatment techniques.

scholarly journals Communication between the elderly person and the Family Health Team: is there integrality?

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 884-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Tereza de Almeida ◽  
Suely Itsuko Ciosak
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Family Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Family Health Program ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Control

OBJECTIVE: to verify the forms of communication used in four Primary Health Units with Family Health Program teams in Porto Feliz, São Paulo, and how they impact in the care and control of the health of elderly people. METHOD: this qualitative study sought to capture the communication between elderly people and healthcare professionals. Interviews were conducted with 20 elderly people of both sexes. RESULTS: from the discourses and observations, assertive communication and blocked communication emerged as the central analysis themes, the verbal and nonverbal elements of which, unveiled subjectivity of the communication process, of the local culture and of the psychosocial factors positively and negatively contributing to the healthcare for elderly people. The nursing teams of the Family Health Strategy showed forms of communication that favored the adherence of the elderly people to the care and control of their health. Negatives aspects did not have completely prejudicial consequences, however, should be avoided, in order to facilitate integral care to elderly people. CONCLUSION: it is worth reinforcing the need for improvement of the nursing team and other healthcare professionals regarding health communication as an innovative technology, bringing credibility to the health promotion and prevention programs with elderly users.

A Health Monitoring System for Elderly People Living Alone

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeru Ohta ◽  
Hiroshi Nakamoto ◽  
Yoshimitsu Shinagawa ◽  
Tomohiro Tanikawa
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Health Monitoring System ◽  
The Family

We have developed a health monitoring system for elderly people living alone. We monitored the in-house movements of eight subjects (average age 81 years) by placing infrared sensors in each room of their homes. Because their movements were unrestricted, monitoring could last longer than other forms of monitoring. Continuous monitoring was performed for 80 months in total. We found that each subject had a specific pattern of movements. We estimated their health condition by comparing the duration of stays in specific rooms, such as the lavatory, with previously recorded data. If after analysis an unusual state was detected, we informed the family of the incident. Final decisions should be made by the family members, not automatically by computer software. For example, after contacting the subject or a neighbour by telephone, family members could call for an ambulance or arrange a visit by a doctor or home help. Thus, this system reduced anxiety for both the elderly subjects living alone and their family members.

scholarly journals Family and social vulnerability: a study with octogenarians

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini ◽  
Elizabeth Joan Barha ◽  
Marisa Silvana Zazzetta de Mendiondo ◽  
Carmen Lucia Alves Filizola ◽  
José Fernando Petrilli Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Social Vulnerability Index ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
The Social

In order to guide the development of dementia-related public policies for the elderly, it is important to identify factors that vary together with the social vulnerability of this population. This study aimed to identify the relationship between the São Paulo Social Vulnerability Index (IPVS) and various indicators of family support for elderly people over 80 years of age, who presented cognitive alterations (N=49). All ethical guidelines were followed. Data were collected at the homes of the elderly people. A large majority of the respondents lived with family members (88%). In half of the cases, the respondents lived with one (41%) or two (9%) other elderly persons. On average, there was one more non-elderly person living in the high vulnerability family context (M = 3.6, sd = 1.70) than in contexts of very low vulnerability (M = 2.4, sd = 1.07), F(2.43) = 3.364, p < 0.05. However, the functionality of the support provided by these family members needs to be verified, in each of these contexts.

scholarly journals Healthy Aging and Needs of Elderly People in the Conditions of Deprivation Poverty

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
The Family

In the article we analyze the results of the sociological research «The implementation of the needs of the elderly. The study of the opinion of the elderly and their members of family» in the Transcarpathian region. We investigate the needs and problems in the activity of the elderly, and also pay attention to the opinion of the family members, that are taking care about them. It is indicated which public institutions and instruments are involved in providing social assistance to the older generation. We emphasize on the importance of social assistance according to the decision of family members to take care about their relatives. We characterize the notion of the derivational poverty. The specificity of the needs of the elderly people of the Transcarpathian region in terms of derivation is considered. We make the result that satisfaction and taking into account the needs of this category of the population indicates an effective social policy of the state.

scholarly journals A Context-Aware Accurate Wellness Determination (CAAWD) Model for Elderly People Using Lazy Associative Classification

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhan Sabir Ujager ◽  
Azhar Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
Classification Rules ◽  
Training Time

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) based smart homes are proving to be an ideal candidate to provide better healthcare facilities to elderly people in their living areas. Several currently proposed techniques have implementation and usage complexities (such as wearable devices and the charging of these devices) which make these proposed techniques less acceptable for elderly people, while the behavioral analysis based on visual techniques lacks privacy. In this paper, a context-aware accurate wellness determination (CAAWD) model for elderly people is presented, where behavior monitoring information is extracted by using simple sensor nodes attached to household objects and appliances for the analysis of daily, frequent behavior patterns of elderly people in a simple and non-obtrusive manner. A contextual data extraction algorithm (CDEA) is proposed for the generation of contextually comprehensive behavior-training instances for accurate wellness classification. The CDEA presents an activity’s spatial–temporal information along with behavioral contextual correlation aspects (such as the object/appliance of usage and sub-activities of an activity) which are vital for accurate wellness analysis and determination. As a result, the classifier is trained in a more logical manner in the context of behavior parameters which are more relevant for wellness determination. The frequent behavioral patterns are classified using the lazy associative classifier (LAC) for wellness determination. The associative nature of LAC helps to integrate spatial–temporal and related contextual attributes (provided by CDEA) of elderly behavior to generate behavior-focused classification rules. Similarly, LAC provides high accuracy with less training time of the classifier, includes minimum-support behavior patterns, and selects highly accurate classification rules for the classification of a test instance. CAAWD further introduces the ability to contextually validate the authenticity of the already classified instance by taking behavioral contextual information (of the elderly person) from the caregiver. Due to the consideration of spatial–temporal behavior contextual attributes, the use of an efficient classifier, and the ability to contextually validate the classified instances, it has been observed that the CAAWD model out-performs currently proposed techniques in terms of accuracy, precision, and f-measure.

scholarly journals МENTAL STATES AND THE PROBLEM OF SELF-REGULATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-131
Author(s):  
N. Auyelbekova ◽  
◽  
N. Akhtaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Inner Experiences ◽  
Initial Results ◽  
Research Analysis

The article touches upon the problem of self-regulation of mental states of the elderly. The features of the emotional state of elderly people are described. Variants of effective self-regulation are proposed, the causes of negative states and ways to overcome them are analyzed. Purpose of the research: analysis of the emotional state of people over 60 and a way to successfully overcome the internal crisis through self-regulation. The article describes the initial results of a study of 20 respondents. The total number is planned in the amount of 80 people, the methods used in the study are listed. The article identifies the fulcrum, thanks to which an elderly person can cope with his inner experiences and find peace and harmony

scholarly journals Study on depression among elderly people in an urban slum of Raichur

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 2116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana Ganganapalli ◽  
Sujatha N. ◽  
Bhaskar Kurre
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression

Background: Globally, more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression. With an ageing population, depression among the elderly is likely to increase in the coming years, with higher prevalence among the elderly people than that in the general adult population. This study was intended to know the prevalence of depression and factors associated with depression among elderly people.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the urban field practice area of Navodaya Medical College, Raichur. A pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was used to interview the elderly person, after taking verbal consent. Depression was assessed using geriatric depression scale (short version). The study duration was from 1st September 2018 – 31st December, 2018 with 360 sample size.Results: Out of 360 elderly people, the prevalence of depression was found to be 31.4 %. The prevalence of depression was more in females 31.9% (63 out of 197). Significant association of depression was noted with age, socio-economic status, marital status, type of family, education and occupation with p<0.05.Conclusions: Around 1/3rd of the study participants were found to be suffering from depression. Depression was significantly associated with age, illiteracy, nuclear family, dependent on family members. Family support to the elderly population may prevent depression.

scholarly journals Perkawinan Lansia di Kecamatan Socah Kabupaten Bangkalan Perspektif Maqasid Al-Shari’ah

AL-HUKAMA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 483-506
Author(s):  
Roisul Umam Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Family ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Break Up ◽  
Old Maid

This is a field research that analyzes the marriage suitability of elderly people in Socah, Bangkalan under the theory of maqasid shari'ah. The elderly marriage is officially conducted at KUA (Religious Affairs Office) of Socah for different reasons, namely: on the basis of coercion to the bride so that the family relationship does not break up, resulting in reluctance, on the basis of family compassion and encouragement. It is because the bride is an old maid and is his own niece on the basis of mutual love, avoid immorality and seek peace of life in old age. All couples can fulfill both material and non-material obligations, although not as perfect as a young couple. Some husbands do not want to have children for fear of not being able to support even though in this case the wife really wants it. Thus, the marriage of the elderly in Socah is sometimes appropriate and not in accordance with the maqasid shari'ah. The suitability in question is in terms of hifz al-din (protecting religion) and hifz al-mal (protecting wealth), while its inadequacies are in terms of hifz al-nasl (protecting offspring), because of their desires to have offspring and in terms of hifz al-nafs (protecting soul), and hifz al-'aql (protecting ratio), because of differences in descent have the negative effect on family disharmony that can interfere with the soul and mind. In this case, an intense dialogue and approach must be made to the couple to be more open and understand each other.

scholarly journals Vanhuksen oikeus hoivaan ja omaisolettama

Gerontologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-242
Author(s):  
Laura Kalliomaa-Puha
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Know How ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive

Jokaisella vanhuksella on Suomessa yksilöllinen, viime kädessä perustuslaissa taattu, oikeus riittävään hoivaan ja huolenpitoon. Silti tämä oikeus on usein käytännössä riippuvainen siitä, onko vanhalla ihmisellä omaisia tukenaan. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan sitä, miten oikeus hoivaan ja hoitoon taataan lainsäädännössä. Omaisilla ei lain mukaan ole vastuuta hoivan järjestämisestä, mutta silti lainsäädäntö monessa kohdin ikään kuin olettaa omaisten olevan vanhuksen tukena. Vaikka omaiset usein ovatkin tukena, miten perusoikeus hoivaan ja huolenpitoon toteutuu niillä vanhuksilla, joilla ei ole omaisia? Artikkeli nostaa vakavimpana omaisolettaman riskinä esiin ne vanhukset, joilla on omaisia, mutta joiden omaiset eivät osaa tai halua auttaa. Right to care and presumption of family and friends in the Finnish legislation According to Finnish legislation the public authorities must guarantee adequate social, health and medical services for those old persons who cannot obtain means necessary for a life of dignity. Yet in practice this right to receive indispensable subsistence and care often depends on the fact whether the old person happens to have family or friends to help her or him. As if the legislation supposes there are friends and family to help, even though, according to Finnish law, family members do not have legal responsibility to take care of an elderly person. This article elaborates how the right to care is guaranteed in Finnish legislation and what the law says about the responsibilities of the family. Even though most of the relatives do help their elderlies, how is the right to care fulfilled for those old persons who do not have family? Perhaps the elderlies who have family and friends, which do not help or do not know how to, are in the most vulnerable situation.

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