background: due to the increase in the elderly population in different societies, their primary needs, physical and mental health, and quality of life, is important. this study aimed to estimate the overall mean score of the qol based on the qol-brief questionnaire in the elderly population of iran. methods: the international and national databases, including; medline, scopus, science direct, m...

background: the chronic kidney disease is a major health concern. the number of the elderly people with chronic renal failure has increased across the world. dialysis is an appropriate therapy for the elderly, but it involves certain challenges. the present paper reports uncertainty as part of the elderly experiences of living with hemodialysis. methods: this qualitative study applied max van m...

abstract background: various factors threaten the health and recovery of hospitalized elderly, including stressors in medical service centers. therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and preliminary validate a measurement tool to assess hospitalization-related stressors (hrs) among the elderly. materials and methods: this methodological research was conducted in 2015. the study w...

BACKGROUND Because of their complex clinical presentations and needs frail elderly people require another approach than people who age without many complications. Several inpatient geriatric health services have proven effectiveness in frail persons. However, the wish to live independently and policies that promote independent living as an answer to population aging call for community intervent...

Self-reports of subjective hearing difficulties by people with hearing loss may be a useful complement to audiometry in hearing aid rehabilitation. To be useful, such self-reports need to be reliable. This study investigated the reliability and the validity of the Swedish Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (Screening Version; HHIE-S). Sixty-nine participants completed a questionnaire be...

background: more than 8% of iran's populations are elderly. the greatest challenge in this generation is improvement of health and quality of life. so we decided to perform an interventional study with the aim of promoting the health of the eld­erly. methods: this study was a community interventional in ekbatan complex. subjects were elderly. at first, need assessment was done with the particip...

From around 50 years of age, the utilisation of hospital services begins to spiral upwards. In Australia patients over 65 years account for 46% of acute hospital bed days and 33% of hospital separations, although they represent only 12% of the total population. By 2051 the percentage of over-65s in the Australian population is projected to double. The largest increase will be in the over-85 gro...

INTRODUCTION Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) was developed in English to quantify the handicap caused due to tinnitus. According to a survey conducted by USA, 40 million people are affected by tinnitus. OBJECTIVES India being a multilingual country needs to develop and standardize THI in Indian languages. The present study concentrates on Developing and Standardizing THI in Kannada. MATER...

background: the objectives of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of edentulousness, patient's perception on dietary changes resulting from tooth loss and to identify the disparity between actual and patient perceived need to replace missing teeth in an elderly rural population in south india. methods: a cross sectional study using the systematic cluster sampling method was used to selec...

background & aim : quality of life refers to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various important life domains. sleep disorder is one of the factors which can influence the quality of life. this study has been conducted in order to investigate the relation between quality of life and sleep quality in the kurdish elderly of saqqez county. methods & materials: this correlational study was condu...