{"title":"Clinical and Economic Outcomes from the Installation of an Advanced Air Purification Technology in a Long Term Care Facility","authors":"Urrutia AR","doi":"10.24966/ggm-8662/100177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/ggm-8662/100177","url":null,"abstract":"This study, originally published in the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, aimed to assess the effectiveness of an Advanced Air Purification Technology (AAPT) in reducing airborne contaminants and improving clinical outcomes in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).","PeriodicalId":93760,"journal":{"name":"HSOA journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135298913","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":"Telehealth Coaching for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia and Care-Resistant Behaviors: An Exploratory Study","authors":"Jablonski RA","doi":"10.24966/ggm-8662/100182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/ggm-8662/100182","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) are major drivers of distress among caregivers, and negatively affect quality of life. Care Resistant Behavior (CRB) is one manifestation of BPSD that appears particularly amenable to nonpharmacological intervention.","PeriodicalId":93760,"journal":{"name":"HSOA journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135298906","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":"Work-Related Differences in Postural Control and Habitual Physical Activity of Older Adults","authors":"Rubens A Da Silva","doi":"10.24966/ggm-8662/100180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/ggm-8662/100180","url":null,"abstract":"Physical Activity (PA) is highly recommended to improve balance, prevent falls and maintain physical function in older adults. Unfortunately, for some people, engagement in PA tends to decline following retirement. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in postural control and in the level of Habitual PA (HPA), between older workers and non-workers.","PeriodicalId":93760,"journal":{"name":"HSOA journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135298247","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":"Proposing the FLOCK Score as a Triage Tool and Outcome Predictor in the Older Age Trauma Population","authors":"Stephen AH","doi":"10.24966/ggm-8662/100183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/ggm-8662/100183","url":null,"abstract":"It is well known both anecdotally and quantitatively that older age patients greater than 65 years are a particularly vulnerable population in medicine. This characterization holds true in the trauma literature where older age patients incur a disproportionate percentage of injury related mortality among other poor outcomes [1].","PeriodicalId":93760,"journal":{"name":"HSOA journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135298908","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 Daily Life of Ninety Year Olds","authors":"Donald N. Roberson, Jr","doi":"10.24966/ggm-8662/100184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/ggm-8662/100184","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to understand more about the daily life of the 90 year old. In order to accomplish this I focused on two research questions, describe your daily life, and what is your response to topics for seniors such as mobile phones, internet, scams, hearing aids and housing.","PeriodicalId":93760,"journal":{"name":"HSOA journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135300075","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":"Impact of Rehabilitation Medicine in Gerontology and Geriatrics: Basic Principles","authors":"Koleva IB","doi":"10.24966/ggm-8662/100178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/ggm-8662/100178","url":null,"abstract":"Geriatric rehabilitation has evolved in recent years due to the increased life expectancy and the increased relative proportion of elderly and old people in the population, including in the European Union and in our country. We present the basic principles of geriatric rehabilitation, emphasizing its specificity in the elderly and old people.","PeriodicalId":93760,"journal":{"name":"HSOA journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135300074","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":"What Does Joy in Living Mean to Elderly Residents of Nursing Homes in Singapore? - The Full Study","authors":"Swapna Dayanandan","doi":"10.24966/ggm-8662/100156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/ggm-8662/100156","url":null,"abstract":"This secondary publication is based on a full study to explore the meaning of Joy in Living to elderly residents of nursing homes in Singapore, the enabling and disenabling conditions to Joy in Living in nursing homes and how Person-centred Care can support Joy in Living in nursing homes.","PeriodicalId":93760,"journal":{"name":"HSOA journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136173572","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}
J L Gumikiriza-Onoria, R Odokonyero, B Giordani, D Akena, E Mwesiga, B Ssuna, S C Ray, R C Bollinger, N K Sewankambo, N Nakasujja
{"title":"An Association of Quality of Life and Ageing Perceptions among Community Dwelling Older Adults in Uganda.","authors":"J L Gumikiriza-Onoria, R Odokonyero, B Giordani, D Akena, E Mwesiga, B Ssuna, S C Ray, R C Bollinger, N K Sewankambo, N Nakasujja","doi":"10.24966/ggm-8662/100142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/ggm-8662/100142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Uganda's population, though, largely characterized by young people, has seen the number of people aged 60 and over grow from 686,000 twenty years ago, to 1,433,596 in 2014. Effective caring for the well-being of this population requires strategic and deliberate planning that involves Quality Of Life (QoL) assessments. QoL assessments among the elderly are important in evaluating the efficacy of strategies, such as health interventions, welfare programs, health care and well-being of the elderly. However, elderly in Uganda face several challenges, ranging from loneliness, poor housing, lack of social and financial support and poor health. These may negatively affect older persons' quality of life and consequently their perceptions and attitudes towards aging.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was carried out in 2019 in the communities of Nansana and Busukuma town councils in Wakiso district, Uganda. The participants were 380 people 60 years and older. To establish the association between perceptions of ageing and QoL, this study utilized a locally adapted version of the Older Person's Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL) and the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ). The OPQOL assesses three domains of QoL: Health QoL (HQoL); Social economic QoL (SQoL); and Psychosocial QoL (PQoL). The B-APQ assesses perceptions about physical age, participation in social activities, and perceptions about ability to regulate emotions as one ages. Pearson's Chi-square tests were used to characterize the relationship between the perceptions and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The majority of the respondents, 61% (95%CI 56.7-64.8), had negative perceptions towards ageing. Eighty six percent had poor HQoL, 90% poor SQoL and 83% poor PQoL. There was a significant association between good HQoL and positive perception about participation in social activities (X2 = 7.3670, P = 0.007) as well as with positive perception on regulation of emotions (X2 = 18.1803, P<0.001). There was a significant association between good SQoL and positive perception about participation in social activities (X2 = 5.3472, P = 0.021), as well with positive perception on regulation of emotions (X2 = 10.5128, P<0.001). A significant association between good PQoL and positive perception on regulation of emotions (X2 = 9.2414, P= 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Positive perceptions of ageing are associated with good QoL. Directly addressing perceptions of ageing could be a low cost and effective strategy to improve the QoL of older persons in SSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":93760,"journal":{"name":"HSOA journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"8 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9699958/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40708955","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}