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{"title":"Self-care and its predictive role in the quality of life of the elderly living in the community","authors":"S. Sangsefidi, A. G. Moghaddam, M. Mohamadzadeh, Z. Karbalaee, M. Mohammadi","doi":"10.29252/joge.2.4.64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/joge.2.4.64","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Quality of life is one of the important issues in today's health care. Despite the high importance of self-care and quality of life in improving the health of the elderly, unfortunately, this issue has not been sufficiently addressed in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of self-care capacity of elderly people in improving their quality of life in Bojnourd in 2017. Method: This is a descriptive-analytical study that was carried out by sampling 180 elderly people using a multi-stage cluster sampling method among elderly people living in the city of Bojnourd during the months of August to September. The instruments used in this study were demographic variables, quality of life questionnaire (SF12), self-care capacity questionnaire for elderly people (SASE). SPSS software version 21 was used to describe and analyze the data. Descriptive and analytical statistics such as Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann-Whitney U., Spearman correlation coefficient and multivariable regression analysis were used. Results: The mean age in this study was 69.5 ± 6. The average self-care ability score was 65.44 ± 6.23 and the mean score of quality of life was 26.22 ± 12.26. Among women, about 86 percent of them had low self-care. The relationship between self-care capacity and quality of life was week and was not statistically significant (P<0.05). Also, the predictive power of self-care power to gain higher scores in quality of life was not statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Considering the low self-care capacity of most elderly people in Bojnourd city and especially the elderly women of this city, it is recommended that factors affecting self-care capacity be investigated and planned and measures taken to improve the status of self-care capacity by the relevant authorities. Take up Self-care can not predict changes in the quality of life in the elderly.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76076430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of implicit and explicit practice schedule on performanc and learning of bimanual coordination task of elder","authors":"saeed Nazari Kakvandi, Alireza Saberi Kakhki, Hasan Rohbanfard, Kobra Javadian, Mohammad Moradi Noor Abadi","doi":"10.29252/joge.2.4.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/joge.2.4.71","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84871233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mediating Role of Psychological Hardiness and Perceived Social Support on the Relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Happiness in the Elderly Women","authors":"R. Shahsavar, M. Ghaffari, R. M. Nejhad","doi":"10.29252/JOGE.2.4.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/JOGE.2.4.11","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Given the importance of happiness in old age, it is important to propose and test a multivariate model for relations between its predictor factors. In the present study, the conceptual model of the relationships between spiritual intelligence, psychological hardiness, perceived social support, and happiness was tested in elderlies. Method: The research design was correlational. A sample of two hundred and eleven old woman, were selected through convenient sampling from four cities in Mazandarn province, Iran in the summer of 2016. All participants were asked to complete the Revised Oxford Happiness Inventory, The Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory, Ahvaz Hardiness Scale, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. The suggested model was tested through covariance-based structural equation modeling and data analysis was performed using the SPSS-22 and Amos-20. Results: The mean age of the sample was 66.83 (SD= 2.72) years old. Using maximum-likelihood estimation and bootstrap procedure, results from structural equation modeling showed that in the elderly women, spiritual intelligence through the mediating role of psychological hardiness and perceived social support, had positive and significant effect on happiness (p<.05). Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that in elderly, higher levels of spiritual intelligence can predict higher happiness. Meanwhile, psychological hardness as a personal factor and perceived social support as an environmental factor can clarify the mechanism of the effect of spiritual intelligence on happiness. In other words, spiritual intelligence has a positive effect on the happiness through increasing psychological hardiness and, consequently, increasing perceived social support. These results can be used to design counseling programs for elderly people.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76570596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of aquatic therapy exercises with and without the use of Jacuzzi on the lower limb strength and the quality of life in elderly women","authors":"S. Karami, Tadibi","doi":"10.29252/JOGE.2.4.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/JOGE.2.4.22","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Problems associated with decreased muscle strength and subsequently diminished quality of life, will be increased by aging. Therefore, elderly people will expose to serious injuries. So the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks aquatic therapy exercises with and without Jacuzzi on lower limb strength and quality of life in elderly women. Method: This study was performed with a pretest-post-test randomized-group design. Thirty six women aged 65-74 years old, participated in the study voluntarily. Participants randomly assigned into 3 groups that each of themcontained12 elderly women, including control, aquatic therapy, and aquatic therapy with Jacuzzi groups. The 30 sec chair stand test and Sf-36 Questionnaire were used to measure lower limb strength and Quality of Life, respectively. ANOVA with repeated measures, independent t-test, and paired-t test were used to statistical analysis with SPSS software version 22. Results: After the interventions, strength of the lower limbs had significant increases in the aquatic therapy groups without (p=.000) and with Jacuzzi (p=.000), However there was no significant change in the control group (p=.724). Physical health improved significantly in the aquatic therapy groups without (p=.000) and with Jacuzzi (p=.000), but not in the control group (p=.066). Also mental health increased significantly in the aquatic therapy groups without (p=.000) and with Jacuzzi (p=.000), and decreased significantly in the control group (p=.005). Conclusion: Performing three sessions of aquatic therapy per week for 8 weeks with or without the use of Jacuzzi, have a positive and significant effect on the muscular strength of the lower limbs and the quality of life in the elderly women.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"139 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86546027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Orem Self-care Model with a Focus on Systematic Medicine Usage on the Hypertension of the Elderly","authors":"Sh ghasemniai namaghi, F. Ahmadi, P. T. Tanjani, M. Fesharaki","doi":"10.29252/JOGE.2.3.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/JOGE.2.3.28","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most common diseases in the elderly. Systematic use of medicine due to the polypharmacy phenomenon can be effective in controlling hypertension in the elderly. Therefore, self-care in systematic use of medicine of this group is crucial. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Orem Self-care Model with a focus on systematic medicine usage, on the elderly infected by hypertension. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study in eldely in Tehran in 2015. The data collection was conducted using a barometer that is calibered and blood pressure was controlled by researcher. Sixty patients were selected using non-randomly and available method from elderly clinic in Taleghani hospital. After the pre-test, 4 training sessions were conducted based on the need assessment and using the Orem Model. Then, the post-tests were performed one and three months after the intervention. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS 21 Software, and Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. Results: According to the Chi-square test, the samples of the two groups were identical in terms of demographic variables (P <0.05). After the intervention in the test group, there was a significant statistical difference in the self-care ability and control of hypertension of the elderly (P=0/000); while, the difference was not significant in the control group (P=0/53). Conclusion: The results show that the application of Orem Self-care Model with a focus on systematic medicine usage is efficient on the elderly affected by hypertension. It is suggested that Orem Self-care Model with a focus on systematic medicine usage, to be considered for other diseases.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"6 1","pages":"28-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79779030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Nursing Home Behavior Problem Scale.","authors":"W. Ray, J. Taylor, M. Lichtenstein, K. Meador","doi":"10.1037/t63930-000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/t63930-000","url":null,"abstract":"Nursing home patients frequently have serious disturbances of behavior that can lead to use of chemical or physical restraints. To support research into better management of these problems, we developed the Nursing Home Behavior Problem Scale (NHBPS), a 29-item inventory of serious behavior problems designed to be completed by nurses and nursing assistants. NHBPS scores were obtained for two samples of nursing home residents: 431 in Tennessee and 122 in Texas. The interrater correlation was .754 in the Tennessee sample and .827 in the Texas sample. The NHBPS had a correlation of -.747 with the NOSIE scale and .911 with the CMAI. There was a pronounced association of increased NHBPS scores with mental impairment and use of sedative drugs or restraints. These data suggest the NHBPS is a useful research instrument for measuring serious behavior problems in nursing home residents.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"73 1","pages":"M9-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83213037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between sleep quality and perceived social support with loneliness in elderly men","authors":"F. Mirzaei, A. khodabakhshi-koolaee","doi":"10.29252/JOGE.2.3.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/JOGE.2.3.11","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: ageing period affect on variety of psychological and social factors like; social support, loneliness and quality of sleep. The main objective of this study was to assess the relationship between sleep quality and perceived social support with loneliness in elderly men. Method: The current study is descriptive research. 100 elderly men between 65 to 75 years old were selected by Available sampling method through district number 20 and the Jahandidegan centers of Tehran Municipality by 2015-2016. Data collection tools included mental state examination (MMSE), Screening subjects and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) ,loneliness questionnaire (UCLA) and perceived social support questionnaire were Zymt (MSPSS). In order to analyze data from tables descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and ,stepwise regression were used. Results: The results showed that there was a negative significant relationship between sleep quality and loneliness with perceived social support. Social protection alone is able to predict loneliness in elderly men and 58% of its variance was explained through it (p<0/01). In the second model, social support and quality sleep together have been able to predict 61 percent of the variance of loneliness (p<0/01). Conclusion: Attention to the quality of life, loneliness, and perceived social support among elderly men could be useful. The findings of this study focus on the role of social support in the elderly health care. Therefore, it is suggested to the psychologists and counselors to develop programs based on promotion of social support and prevention the loneliness and isolation in elderly men.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"22 1","pages":"11-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74714863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationship between Mindfulness and Cognitive Failures: Moderating Role of Education","authors":"B. Ahadi, F. Moradi","doi":"10.29252/JOGE.2.3.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/JOGE.2.3.1","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Ageing is associated with many degenerative functional changes and cognitive functions are most vulnerable in this period. Given that there is little information about cognitive failures in the elderly and its influencing factors; the purpose of this research was investigating the mediating role of education in the relationship between mindfulness and cognitive failures in the elderly people. Method: In this descriptivecorrelational study, statistical population comprised of all elderly people in Tehran in 2017. The sample of this study included 215 elderly who were selected by purposive sampling method from nursing homes and a two stage cluster sampling method from Parks in Tehran City. In order to gathering data Cognitive failures questionnaire (CFQ) and Kentucky inventory mindfulness skill (KIMS) were used. In order to analyze data Pearson correlation coefficient and interactional multiple regression method were employed. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 23. Results: The results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there was a significant negative relationship between mindfulness and cognitive failures in elderly people. It was also found that all subscales of mindfulness (observe, describe, act with awareness and accept without judgment) had significant negative relationship with all components of cognitive failures (memory, distractibility, names and blunders).There was a positive significant relationship between education and mindfulness and its subscales. There was a negative significant relationship between education and cognitive failures and its components. The results of Moderated regression analyses showed that education can moderate the relationship between mindfulness and cognitive Failures in the elderly. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that the relationship between mindfulness and cognitive failures in elderly is not a simple linear association; it is influenced and moderated by education. The results of this study have significant educational and therapeutic implications about the importance of mindfulness and education in experiencing cognitive failures in the elderly.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"7 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84954572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of the effect of dark chocolate extract supplementation with eight weeks resistance training on plasma Follistatin level in older adults","authors":"فرنوش مافی, عباسعلی گائینی, معصومه کردی, سهیل بیگلری, سامسون سرابی, یاسمن هنرمندنسب","doi":"10.29252/joge.2.3.64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/joge.2.3.64","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Exercise training and nutrition are non-pharmacological strategies which can reduce the sarcopenia-induced muscle atrophy in the older adults. Investigating the skeletal muscle mass atrophy is achievable by measuring the amount of plasma follistatin, as one of the key markers of determining lean body mass. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of dark chocolate extract supplementation with eight weeks resistance training on plasma Follistatin level in older adults. Method: In this semi-experimental study, 36 elderly adults (19 males, 17 females), mean age 67.21±4.19 years, randomly divided to four groups: training (EX), supplement (S), training + supplement (EX+S), and control (C). Subjects of the training groups underwent a resistance training program including eight movements (intensity: 60-80% 1RM), three sessions per week for eight weeks. Subjects of supplements groups consumed capsules containing 500mg of dark chocolate extract –contain epicatechinevery day. Follistatin levels were measured before and after eight weeks intervention. The data were analyzed with ANOVA and LSD post hoc tests with SPSS software (version 22). Results: Follistatin values increased significantly in EX (P=0.01), S (P=0.02) and EX+S (P=0.001) groups compared to C group after the intervention. The percentage of the changes of follistatin values were significantly higher in EX+S group (63.15%) compared to EX (43.48) and S (29.05%) groups. Moreover, chest press and leg press maximal strength increased in EX (P=0.03) and EX+S (P=0.01) groups in comparison with C group (P≤0.05). Conclusion: Consequently, considering the increasing effect of resistance training and dark chocolate extract supplementation on Follistatin levels in the elderly, it seems that resistance training with dark chocolate extract supplementation is a suitable strategy to reduce the effects of sarcopenia in the older adults.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"3 1","pages":"64-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85844031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison the effect of social and recreational interventions on quality of life of older adults at nursing homes with community dwelling older adults","authors":"N. Azh, A. Javadi, B. Mertash, Mostafaee","doi":"10.29252/JOGE.2.3.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/JOGE.2.3.36","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Older adults prefer to live at home in later life, but current life condition obliged them to live at nursing homes. However, literatures showed that living in nursring homes leads to dissatisfaction, loneliness and poor quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to perform some interventions to improve the quality of life of older adults in nursing home and increase its acceptability. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of social and recreational interventions on the quality of life of the older adults living at nursing homes in Qazvin and comparing it with the quality of life of community-dwelling older adults. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study. The sample size was 37 older adults’ residents of nursing homes and 36 older adults living in the community, which were selected through convenience and randomized sampling, respectively. Data were collected using the WHOQOL-36 before and three months after the intervention. Intervention was an amusement program, Inner city tour and a trip outside the city and regular visiting by an internal specialist. Data was analyzed by SPSS21 using independent t-test and paired t-test. Result: Before the intervention, the mean of quality of life among nursing homes residents was 59.43 ± 8.29 in physical aspect, (63.88 ± 5.80) in psychological aspect and overall (61.65 ± 5.31). These scores for the older adults in the community were 63.88 ± 5.80, 64.63 ± 8.37 And 64.60 ± 7.30 respectively. After the intervention, mean of quality of life for older adults at nursing homes was 61.29 ± 8.07 in physical aspect, 71.08 ± 6.80 in the psychological aspect and overall 66.18 ± 5.17. No significant changes were observed in the control group (7.85 ± 63.97, 8.10 ± 66.08 and 6.96 ± 65.2). Conclusion: Some interventions could make the nursing homes more attractive for the older adults and would improve their quality of life similar to community-dwelling older adults.","PeriodicalId":15922,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology","volume":"5 1","pages":"36-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90041636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}