conclusions many factors, such as gender, age, education, type of trauma, and location of injured organ, may predict adl following limb trauma. background traumatic injuries in the elderly often lead to permanent disabilities and long-term treatments that can adversely influence their activities of daily of living (adl). the effect on adl is an important outcome in elderly trauma. objectives th...

An increasing number of elderly with chronic degenerative diseases and disabilities will affect their quality life.The study design was cross-sectional in the form case studies evaluations three areas caregiving. Clinical diagnosis used geriatric assessment instruments Geriatric Division Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. Measurement life EQ-5D index score Indonesia version 0,692 cut-off point for lo...

Introduction: Aging priod is Special features and many problems in all dimensions of human life and cause increased supportive needs. During recent years the rapid increase in the senior population, their disabilities, reduced independence, and increased dependence have drawn more attention toward issues related to social support in this group. Social support impacts different dimensions of hea...

Ambient assisted living solutions (AAL) aim to improve the quality of life, especially elderly with cognitive and physical disabilities, by providing assistive tasks such as medication management, reminders daily activities or medical tests. However, loss functions (such mobility, eyesight hearing), well (starting from amnesia severe disabilities dementia Alzheimer), require appropriate in orde...

BACKGROUND One of the factors that have impact on the health status of elderly people is living alone. This study was conducted to examine the living condition of elderly population in Babol and probable differences which this condition induced on the health disorders of elderly people. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed on 1544 elderly people aged 60 and over in Amirkola, Babol...

The objective of this study was to identify the social representations of the elderly regarding active aging. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 100 functionally independent aged individuals from João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. The data was organized and analyzed using Alceste software. Results showed that the aged individuals' statements about active aging are permeated with positive...

The objective of this study was to identify the social representations of the elderly regarding active aging. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 100 functionally independent aged individuals from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. The data was organized and analyzed using Alceste software. Results showed that the aged individuals' statements about active aging are permeated with positive...

A comparison was made of the behavioural disabilities of two groups of elderly institutionalised people, one in psychogeriatric hospital wards and the other in residential homes. The results indicated that despite considerable overlap, there is evidence of significantly greater disability in the hospital population, particularly as regards incontinence, confusion, communication difficulties, an...

Two major forces are changing the shape of health care for the frail elderly with disabling conditions: increasing emphasis on quality of life and growing reliance on an interprofessional team-based approach to care. This article outlines a conceptual framework for organizing discussions of quality of life for elderly persons with disabilities, reviews relevant empirical research, and develops ...