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{"title":"Preventive Oncology in Geriatrics: The Need of the Hour","authors":"Puri S, C. K., Pardeep A","doi":"10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.511","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"107 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91063037","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":"Dementia in Nepal: Early Recognition Knowledge, Management Barriers and Practices of Registered Nurses - A Pilot Study","authors":"Pathak Kp","doi":"10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.512","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Nursing staffs working in private nursing homes may not have the same degree of access to support and education on the dementia early recognition knowledge, management barriers and practices. Early recognition and undetected dementia in nursing home is a global problem. Since nurses can act as the first step in the identification process, management and care and help us to enhance the currently low recognition rates. Aim: The aim of this research was to examine the early recognition knowledge, barriers and practices concerning registered nurses’ management and care. Methods: A purposive sampling approach with 44 registered nurses using structured multiple-choice questionnaire covering demographic questions, knowledge, management and caring barriers in the newly established nursing homes. Results: Knowledge of Nurses with regard to the diagnosis, management and care of dementia was unsatisfactory (mean=3.54, SD=1.82). The care and management of patients with dementia in nursing homes settings is a challenge in current health care delivery. Conclusion: Educational programs and health care policies that can help increase awareness of dementia in nursing practice, management and care to improve the care provided to dementia-afflicted people of Nepal.","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90499725","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":"Physical and Psychological Problems of the Elderly at an Aged Care Center","authors":"Gyawali M, Khan A, Chaudhury R, Khadka R","doi":"10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.509","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: As the world is aging, there is a growing interest in various morbidity patterns among the elderly population. This study aims to find out the physical and psychological problems among elderly people and to determine the factors associated with the problems. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 46 elderly people who were residents at the Aged Care Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Elderly aged 60-years and above were selected purposefully for the study. Physical disability, geriatric depression, cognitive impairment was assessed using the Barthel index, Geriatric depression scale, Elderly Cognitive Assessment Questionnaire respectively. The association between sociodemographic data and physical disability, depression and cognitive impairment were also evaluated by using bivariate analysis. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 73.3 ± 7.41 years and among them 52% were females. Among the participants, the prevalence of physical disabilities was 17.39% and the commonest problem was climbing the stairs. The Prevalence of cognitive impairment was 13.04% and the commonest impairment was found in memory recall. The Prevalence of geriatric depression was 32.6%. The prevalence of depression and cognitive impairment were higher among unmarried, illiterate and unemployed respondents. Overall physical and psychological impairment was higher in the age group 80 to 89 years and also in females. Conclusion: Increasing age, particularly those who belonged to age group 80-89 years were at significant risk for physical disability, depression and cognitive impairment.","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89165889","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":"Factors Determining Quality of Life of Elderly People in Rural Nepal","authors":"J. Mr","doi":"10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.510","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Quality of Life (QOL) of elderly people is an important issue with respect to the increasing proportion of elderly population in Nepal. Objective: The study aimed to examine the factors determining QOL of Nepali elderly in rural Nepal. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in 2017 in Kailali district, far west province of Nepal. Total sample size for this study was 547. World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQOL-Bref) instruments were used to assess elderly people’s quality of life. Results: This study exhibited that physical health problem of elderly people play vital role in determining their QOL. There is strong negative relationship (-0.505) between physical health problem and overall QOL index of elderly people which indicates reducing physical health problem of elderly leading to significant improvement in their QOL. Physical health problem independently contribute 24.6 percent towards overall QOL as well as contribution with other variables like stress in life and involvement in social activities contribute 36.7 percent. Conclusion: It implies policy implication of giving equal attention in strengthening our health and health care system to care physical and psychological health care needs of elderly people.","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87677231","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":"Study Protocol of a Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Oral Health of and Oral Health Care for Older People Who Regularly Visit the Dental Practice","authors":"Bots-VantSpijker Pc, Schols Jmga, Maarel-Wierink Cd, Bruers Jjm","doi":"10.4172/2167-7182.1000498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000498","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Little is known about the oral health of community-dwelling older people, as well as about which oral health care services dentists provide to these older people. It is also unclear to what extent general health issues play a role regarding this group of persons when it comes to maintaining good oral health and regular dental visits. Furthermore, much is unclear about the type and amount of care dentists offer to these people, which treatment strategies they apply, and whether they experience any barriers. These uncertainties have led to a study into the need for care of community-dwelling older people in general dental practices in the Netherlands as well as into the actual care dentists provide to this group of citizens.Materials and methods: This exploratory cross-sectional study will focus on the oral health of older people in the Netherlands who still visit the general dental practice on a regular basis. Additionally, an inventory will be made of their needs for oral health care and the care, which is subsequently provided by dentists based on these needs. This study is based on two groups of older people: persons aged 75 and older and persons between the age of 60 and 64. The study is carried out by conducting a sample survey among general dental practitioners in the Netherlands. They will be asked to prospectively select and describe one older patient and to ask this patient to complete a short questionnaire.Results and Discussion: The insights that will be gained through this study can be used to optimize the organization and quality of oral health care that dental practices provide to community dwelling (frail) older people. It is also expected that this study will identify knowledge gaps with regard to oral health care to older people in general dental practice.","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7182.1000498","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70829254","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":"A Geriatric SAPHO Syndrome","authors":"E. I, Hammi Se, Sahel N, Jamal O, Rkiouak A, Sekkach Y","doi":"10.4172/2167-7182.1000496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000496","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7182.1000496","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70828754","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":"Role of Frailty in Natural History of Degenerative Aortic Stenosis in Older Patients","authors":"Ramos M, Quezada Dm, Ayala R, Pavón Fjg, H. Jj, Toro R","doi":"10.4172/2167-7182.1000499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000499","url":null,"abstract":"Ramos M1, Quezada DM1, Ayala R1, Pavón FJG1, Hidalgo JJ1 and Toro R2 1Central Hospital of the Red Cross San José and Santa Adela, Cardiology, Madrid, Spain 2Institute of Research and Innovation in Biomedical Sciences of the Province of Cadiz (INiBICA), University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain *Corresponding author: Ramos M, Central Hospital of the Red Cross San José and Santa Adela, Cardiology, Madrid, Spain, Tel: + 34914538300; E-mail: monica.ramos81@gmail.com","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7182.1000499","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70829276","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":"Active and Healthy Ageing among Scheduled Tribes in India","authors":"S. B. Nair, Thara Et","doi":"10.4172/2167-7182.1000495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000495","url":null,"abstract":"Active ageing is the key word in any debate on ageing of population around the globe. But research on aging have seldom considered the plight of marginalized groups nor tried to quantify the overall wellbeing of aged among tribal community in India. On this perspective this paper tries to explore the data available on tribal elderly population in an attempt to quantify the active ageing process of the tribal elderly population in India. Scheduled tribes in India have a lesser proportion of aged with 6.9% of the population above 60 years compared to 8.6 among the general population in India. Employing McGahan composite index normalization the composite indices is estimated. The health index values indicate that only one in ten elderly have good health. Community participation index depicts a better scenario with more elderly being scored under the ‘moderate’ and ‘good’ participation index. Distribution of elderly population by security index shows that ‘good’ security index values are observed among the medium wealth quintile category of elderly. Overall the Scheduled Tribe population in India shows a moderate level of active ageing. Females are slightly at disadvantage in the overall active ageing index. Welfare of the tribal elderly population demands attention in par with the general population in promoting active ageing among the tribal elderly population in India. A holistic approach encompassing health, social, economic and psychological aspects could be promoted with strong government support for the active and healthy ageing of the tribal population in India.","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7182.1000495","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70828632","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":"Hypertension and its Correlates in the Oldest Old Population Aged 80 Years and Above in Urban South India.","authors":"Bana Manishaa Reddy, Enakshi Ganguly, Pawan Kumar Sharma","doi":"10.4172/2167-7182.1000472","DOIUrl":"10.4172/2167-7182.1000472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hypertension is a major problem among the geriatric population, presenting the risk of multiple associated co-morbidities and organ system damage. Data related to the epidemiology of controlled and uncontrolled hypertension among the oldest old population is sparse, more so from developing countries. The objectives of the present paper were to identify the prevalence and correlates of hypertension according to gender among the urban community-dwelling healthy oldest old population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>200 healthy people aged 80 years and above were recruited by random selection from Hyderabad city of South India in 2017. A trained investigator collected data on background history, history of hypertension and other co-morbidities, medications and sleep. Participants were tested for muscle strength, gait speed, and SPPB and cognitive impairment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of hypertension was 83.5%; 81.6% among men and 84.7% among women. 64.5% was self-reported. Hypertension was controlled with treatment among only 46.2%. In 74.6%, it was controlled even without treatment. The independent correlates were BMI per SD increase (OR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.17-3.16), diabetes (OR: 6.02, 95% CI: 1.24-29.11) and asthma (OR: 3.59, 95% CI: 1.05-12.29). Among men, BMI per SD increase was significantly associated while hemoglobin per SD increase, height per SD decrease, and arthritis were positively associated among women. Increasing heart rate among total subjects (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.27-0.71), and among women (OR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.24-0.92) showed a negative association.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The prevalence of hypertension was high. The correlates were different for men and women. Subjects were unaware of their control status which posed an increased risk for organ damage, and development of co-morbidities. Policies aimed at improving quality of life of the oldest old should place due stress on appropriate hypertension management in developing countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"7 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6035005/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36293417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Frequency of Infection during Fever Episodes among Long-Term Care Residents.","authors":"Rupak Datta,&nbsp;Sonali Advani,&nbsp;Andrea Rink,&nbsp;Luann Bianco,&nbsp;Peter H Van Ness,&nbsp;Vincent Quagliarello,&nbsp;Manisha Juthani-Mehta","doi":"10.4172/2167-7182.1000467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000467","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Empirical data regarding the frequency of infection during fever episodes among women in long-term care facilities are lacking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a case-series analysis of women long-term care residents enrolled in a randomized trial evaluating cranberry capsules to reduce bacteriuria plus pyuria across twenty-one long-term care facilities in CT, USA. Fever episodes identified during adverse event surveillance were assessed using established guidelines for older adults. Among fever episodes, infections were classified using standardized infection surveillance definitions in long-term care residents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 123 fever episodes among 80 women long-term care residents. Median age was 88 years (range, 65-101), and 81% (N=65) had dementia. Among 123 fever episodes, 79 (64%) met criteria for 86 total infections (lower respiratory tract, N=43; pneumonia, N=27; gastroenteritis, N=9; urinary tract, N=7).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Data from this study suggest that approximately two-thirds of fever episodes involve infection among women in long-term care facilities. These data may guide provider assessments of fever in older adult women in long-term care facilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":90221,"journal":{"name":"Journal of gerontology & geriatric research","volume":"7 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7182.1000467","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36474229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}