M. Shokry, S. Hamza, N. T. A. Fouad, M. Mohammed, Walaa W Aly
{"title":"The Relationship Between Vitamin C and Frailty Among Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus","authors":"M. Shokry, S. Hamza, N. T. A. Fouad, M. Mohammed, Walaa W Aly","doi":"10.33879/AMH.121.2020.07026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/AMH.121.2020.07026","url":null,"abstract":"Methods: A case control study was conducted among 88 elderly patients aged 60 years and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus were recruited via purposive sampling from the inpatient ward and outpatient clinics of Ain Shams university hospitals from March to December 2019. They were classified according to Hemoglobin A1c levels as controlled and uncontrolled groups. Then, they were further subdivided into frail and non-frail subjects. Comprehensive geriatric assessment, fried criteria and vitamin C levels were measured in all participants.","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46014407","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":"Traditional Chinese Medicine for Elderly Care","authors":"Siu Kan Law, Albert Wingnang Leung, Chuanshan Xu","doi":"10.33879/amh.124.2021.01005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/amh.124.2021.01005","url":null,"abstract":"The elderly longevity in the past was focused on external and internal factors. According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, it encompasses a variety of preventative and treatment techniques to help the elderly either recover, maintain, or become slower during the aging process. The preventive techniques are including (i) external factors such as acupuncture (針灸), massage (推拿), and exercises e.g. tai chi (太極) and qi gong (氣功); (ii) internal factors such as Chinese herbal medicine decoction. These treatments improve elderly physical performances are regarding 14 major meridians (經絡) in the body, which restores and regulates the vital energy, also called “qi” (氣). If the “qi” flows well, it indicates good body performance. Conversely, if the “qi” can’t flow in normal manner, this might exist some diseases inside the body.","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69510544","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}
R. A. C. Sampaio, Priscila Yukari Sewo Sampaio, H. Coelho-Júnior, C. Onodera, E. Cadore, G. L. Gutierrez, H. Arai, E. Marzetti, M. Uchida
{"title":"Elastic Band Power Training Improves Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Institutionalized Frail Older Adults","authors":"R. A. C. Sampaio, Priscila Yukari Sewo Sampaio, H. Coelho-Júnior, C. Onodera, E. Cadore, G. L. Gutierrez, H. Arai, E. Marzetti, M. Uchida","doi":"10.33879/amh.114.2020.06018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/amh.114.2020.06018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42953623","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}
Tsung-Han Yang, Rong-Sen Yang, C. Liaw, Tai-yin Wu
{"title":"Handgrip Strength Might Possibly Be Improved by Oral Vitamin D3 Supplementation in Older People with Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Tsung-Han Yang, Rong-Sen Yang, C. Liaw, Tai-yin Wu","doi":"10.33879/amh.114.2020.05014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/amh.114.2020.05014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46374255","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}
E. Ildarabadi, Fatemeh Khorashadizadeh, Naz Roshani Zafaranlou, Ali Asghar Shamsabadi
{"title":"Effectiveness of Group Reminiscence Therapy on Mental Health Status and Levels of Happiness Among Elderly Patients on Hemodialysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial","authors":"E. Ildarabadi, Fatemeh Khorashadizadeh, Naz Roshani Zafaranlou, Ali Asghar Shamsabadi","doi":"10.33879/amh.114.2020.04011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/amh.114.2020.04011","url":null,"abstract":"Background/Purpose: Consideration of mental health status together with levels of happiness in elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis is among issues disregarded in health systems even though this age group is likely to suffer from numerous mental disorders induced by physical problems. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group reminiscence therapy (GRT) on Mental Health Status and Levels of Happiness among Elderly Patients on Hemodialysis. Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on 60 elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis from 1 February 2019 to 30 August 2019. The sampling method was simple random allocation. The intervention was then implemented through structured GRT for the patients in the experimental group within eight sessions, twice a week. The control group, however, did not receive any interventions. SPSS Version 18.0 was used to analyze the data. Results: The results revealed that the difference between mean scores of mental health status between both experimental and control groups was significant following the implementation of GRT ( p =0.02), so the mean scores in the experimental group (30.76±8.07) had reduced after the given intervention compared with that in the control group (37.13±6.28). The mean scores of levels of happiness had also significantly increased in the experimental group following GRT (114.4±7.98) compared with that before it (93.03±19.97) ( p ≤0.02). Conclusion: It was concluded that implementation of GRT could have a positive effect on mental health status and levels of happiness in elderly and adult patients aged ≥50 years undergoing hemodialysis.","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41521055","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}
S. Kioh, Sumaiyah Mat, G. J. Tan, S. Kamaruzzaman, R. Cumming, N. Hairi, P. Myint, M. Tan
{"title":"Gender Differences in Association Between Measures of Central Obesity and Falls in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Malaysia","authors":"S. Kioh, Sumaiyah Mat, G. J. Tan, S. Kamaruzzaman, R. Cumming, N. Hairi, P. Myint, M. Tan","doi":"10.33879/amh.123.2020.07024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/amh.123.2020.07024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43153894","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":"Workplace Spirituality in Nursing: A Systematic Review","authors":"Ching-Wen Wei, Yi-Chen Wu, Szu-Ying Lee, H. Tung","doi":"10.33879/amh.113.2020.01001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/amh.113.2020.01001","url":null,"abstract":"Background/Purpose: Although we understand that the nurse’s workplace is a source of intense pressure, the relationship of nurses’ spirituality to other relevant workplace variables is not well understood. The purpose of this review was to synthesize the recent evidence on work performance and workplace spirituality in nurses. Methods: A comprehensive literature search of the electronic bibliographic databases CEPS, Medline/PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar was performed using key words and the subject headings “ spirituality ”, “ workplace spirituality ”, “ work environment ”, and “ nurse ”, according to PRISMA guidelines. This yielded seven studies, with a total of 1,855 participants for review. Results: Seven quantitative studies were included. The findings suggested that nurses’ workplace spirituality was strongly related to work performance and psychological variables, such as turnover intention, withdrawal behavior, emotional exhaustion, organizational citizenship behavior, helping/Ihsan behavior, occupational ethics, job satisfaction, and job stress. A strategy based on enhancing well-being, positive mood, and organizational commitment can enhance positive behaviors in nurses. Conclusion: This review showed that workplace spirituality can enhance nurses’ positive behaviors in an organization, which has a profound impact on quality of performance. Further research should focus on the external factors associated with spirituality as well as examine the long-term impact of spirituality through a longitudinal study. Understanding the impact of workplace spirituality on nurses’ physical and psychological status and professional performance can increase awareness of the importance of workplace spirituality. Designing a spiritual intervention based on nurses’ needs as a means to promote good quality of work is key to retaining nurses.","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42812928","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":"Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components Are Associated with Frailty: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan","authors":"Wei‐Ju Lee, L. Peng, Liang‐Kung Chen","doi":"10.33879/amh.2020.063-1907.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/amh.2020.063-1907.017","url":null,"abstract":"Methods: The cross-sectional study comprised of 1,006 communityliving middle and old-age Taiwanese. Metabolic syndrome defined by using National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines. A frailty index of 35 items derived basing on the standard principles of frailty index development. As opposed to the usual method, frailty index (FI) ≤0.08 denoted non-frail; FI ≥0.25 indicated frail; the rest were pre-frail. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed to investigate associations between frailty and metabolic syndrome.","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47015747","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":"Frailty in a Community Hospital in Singapore: Prevalence and Contributing Factors","authors":"Jeffrey Jiang, A. Han, Xin Tan, J. Goh, B. Tan","doi":"10.33879/amh.2020.062-1907.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33879/amh.2020.062-1907.015","url":null,"abstract":"Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The FRAIL scale was utilised to screen older adult patients aged 65 and above who were admitted as inpatients from 1 July 2017 to 30 April 2018, or seen as outpatients from 1 August to 31 December 2017. A total of 647 inpatients and 616 outpatients were screened. Data was analysed for both groups to determine the prevalence and contributing factors of frailty and compared with baseline demographic data.","PeriodicalId":36784,"journal":{"name":"Aging Medicine and Healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44844835","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}