objective: the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and type ii diabetes in elderly iranianresidents of the kahrizak charity foundation(kcf). materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, a total of two hundred sixty eight men and women ≥60 years were studied. the data were collected during annual health examination of the elderly residents in kcf. ...

biodiversity refers to all forms of living animals, plants and microorganisms and agro-biodiversity is a component of biodiversity that represents diversity in arable lands. the aim of this study was to determine the biodiversity status of agro-ecosystems of shahr-e-rey city located in south of tehran, through calculating species richness index using rarefaction method. to the collect required ...

AIMS In the elderly, mortality prediction models are important for clinical decision-making and planning of services required. METHODS A total of 247 Kahrizak Charity Foundation (KCF) residents aged ≥ 65 years were followed up for approximately 39 months. At the baseline, the questionnaires of Barthel Index (BI), Mini-Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, Mini Nutritional Asse...

Resting electrocardioghic (ECG) abnormalities might be value for mortality prediction. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether ECG abnormalities are associated with increased mortality in older residents of Kahrizak Charity Foundation (KCF). A total of 247 participants ≥60-years of KES were enrolled in this study. Adjudicated all cause mortality was collected over 3 years between 2006 and ...

Longevity is a multifaceted trait in which variety of genes and environmental factors are involved. Newly, the role of vitamin D has been revived regarding its potential advantage on delaying the aging process. Vitamin D exerts its effect through vitamin D receptor (VDR). VDR-FokI is the only polymorphism which alters the VDR length. We examined the frequency of FokI genotypes in old age popula...

OBJECTIVE This study explored disability and its correlations with the environmental factors in a group of Iranian older adults. MATERIALS & METHODS A cross sectional study was performed. One hundred participants receiving adult day care services in Kahrizak center in Iran were selected by using the complete enumeration method. The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2 (W...

the aim ofstudy was to explain the role of resilience on subjective well-being and their relationship with self-efficacy at nursing care assistants of the kahrizak elderly home. the research method was descriptive-correlative and analysis method of structural equation modeling. statistical population consisted of all care assistants of kahrizak nursing home has formed to number of 175 of which ...