objectives: anemia is prevalent in heart failures and is an independent risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes in patients with chf. the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of anemia in elderly with systolic heart failure hospitalized in alborz hospital of karaj in 2009. methods & materials: this is a descriptive retrospective study that reviewed 154 medical records of e...

objective: the present study aimed to determine the effect of reminiscence on cognitive status and memory of a sample of elderly people who lived in aged day centers in golestan province, iran. methods: this study was a semi-experimental research. the subjects consisted of 45 elderly people who referred to the aged day centers of golestan province. each four groups of 45 aged subjects (4 groups...

background community-acquired pneumonia (cap) is generally considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. objectives this study aimed to assess the efficacy of adjunctive coenzyme q10 (coq10) in the treatment of elderly cap. conclusions coq10 administration has no serious side effects and can improve outcome in hospitalized elderly cap; therefore, we recommend it as an adju...

conclusions the study showed that hais were more frequent in elderly population predominately with respect to vap and infections by gram-negative pathogens. overall mortally was greater in the elderly group although the odds ratio for death was higher in younger patients and increased with every hai diagnosed. patients and methods retrospective analysis of all hospital-acquired infections (hais...

the most common geriatric psychiatric disorder is depression, known to be a multi factorial disorder. however, the influence of common preventable factors is yet to be discovered. this study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of depression and some possible risk factors in elderly residents of nursing homes in iran.data on demographic characteristics, nutritional and health status of 244 r...

background: the aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of metronomic capecitabine chemotherapy in pretreated elderly patients with advanced gastric carsonoma. patients and methods: eligible patients were treated with capecitabine at a fixed dose of 1000mg daily until disease progression or toxicity. endpoints were overall response rate, safety, progression-free survival an...

objectives: investigating the effect of endurance training program onthe gait pattern of non-active elderly people. methods & materials: this study has been done by a semi-experience method with 23 old men and women by the average and standard deviation of 70/50±6/9 years old (n=14 people of exercise group, n=9 people of control group). the exercise group took part in this program for eight wee...

introduction: influenza can cause more severe diseases and higher rate of morbidity and mortality in the elderly population. therefore, they should receive influenza vaccine annually. however, the host response to vaccine is less in older individuals. on the other hand, selenium can act as a stimulator of the immune system and cause increased immunity and response to vaccine. this study was car...

original article   introduction: functional disability refers to conditions in which a person is not able to fulfill the daily chores and activities on his/her own or requires assistive devices to perform them. the objective of this study was to investigate the functional disability of the elderly in kerman, southeastern iran and its relationship with handgrip strength. method: this cross-secti...