introduction: a challenge for health care providers is that there will be a distinct rise globally in the number of elderly people aged 80 years and over. malnutrition is a well-known problem among elderly people. the aim of this study was to determine nutritional status and its associated risk factors in elderly nursing home residents in tehran, iran. methods: the cross-sectional study was car...

the research was a descriptive study to assess knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) of nurses regarding care of elderly patients.   a total of 180 nurses working in medical, surgical and neurology units participated in this study. the tool was a 2 part questionnaire that the first part included demographic characteristics of the subjects like age, sex, marriage, education, past experience in ...

conclusions this report highlighted the importance and the safety of this regimen to treat hcv in the elderly. case presentation here, a case of chronic hcv was described in a 65-year-old female with diabetes and low platelet count. the patient was treated successfully by a combination of sofosbuvir+ ribavirin without major side effects. introduction hepatitis c virus (hcv) is a major public he...

introduction: as the elderly population increases, chronic diseases and disabilities also become more prevalent. home care programs as hospital services supplement, not only can prevent elderly from get worse in their disabilities but also make it easier for governments to manage elderly people's needs therefore, we aimed to determine the home visit services provided for elderly residing i...

objectives: the aim of this study was to assess nutritional status and identify the most significant mna-items (mini nutritional assessment) to accelerate the determination of nutritional risk of heart-failure in elderly patients. methods and materials: the present research was a cross-sectional descriptive analytical survey on hospitalized heart- failure elderly patients (n=225). the sampling ...

background: ablution area is one of the facilities used by most muslims in all categories. there are numbers of design guidelines for praying facilities but lack on ablution area specification. therefore, this study was conducted to design an ergonomic ablution area for the muslim’s disabled and elderly based on their preferences and anthropometric dimension. methods:  kano questionnaires and u...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: aging induces physiological changes and affects all of organs. nutritional status and mental health deteriorate with aging. as malnutrition and depression are main problem in elderly this study was performed to assess the association between malnutrition and depression among rural elderly. materials and methods: three hundred and seventy...

b a ckground:  nutrition status is an important constituent of health in an elderly and  evaluation  of  these  groups  are  necessary  for  development  of  treatment protocols. the study aimed to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition with mini nutritional assessment (mna)  tool  in  the  elderly living in  nursing homes.  in addition, the association of mna results and functional status was...

background : sleep disturbances are common among older adults. recently there is much interest in complementary and alternative medicine (cam) from the population in general, and the elderly are no exception. tai chi exercise as a cam can be performed by older adults. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of tai chi exercise on sleep quality of elderly residents in sadeghiyeh el...