Glioblastoma in older adults

Glioblastoma in older adults

Athletic Older Adults and COVID-19 Pandemic: Understanding Lived Experience of Athletic Older Adults in Tehran (a phenomenological approach)

Objectives: Epidemics create a lot of social and behavioral changes in all areas, sport is no exception. The aim of this study is understanding lived experience of athletic older adults in Tehran from COVID-19 pandemic. Methods and Materials: The research was carried out by the qualitative method and through a phenomenological approach. The participants were 16 Athletic older adults in Tehran ...

Social Participation and Mental Health among Older Adults in Iran

Objectives: Social participation is linked to healthy aging and the maintenance of functional independence in older individuals. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social participation and orderly’s mental health. Methods: Totally 380 people, aged over 60 residing in city of Hamadan were participated in the study. The participants completed a researcher-tailored i...

Factors associated with the functional independence level in older adults

Introduction: Functional independence in old age refers to active presence in daily life. One of the best ways to evaluate the functional independence of elderly is assessing the level of activities. This study aims to determine the status of functional independence in performing instrumental and daily activities as well as its related factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was cond...

Glioblastoma in adults.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant among astrocytic tumours and is associated with a poor prognosis. Age, performance status, mini-mental status examination score, methylation status of methylguanine methyltransferase promoter and extent of surgery constitute the main prognostic factors. Surgery aimed to complete resection should be the first therapeutic modality in the management of glio...