hearing loss can affect physical, mental and social health of deaf adults and lead cause depression, anxiety, isolation, suspicion and stress. this study was aimed to compare mental health in the hearing-impaired elderly with hearing aid and hearing-impaired elderly without hearing aids referring to ahvaz imam khomeini hospital. in this cross- sectional study, the participants included 72 heari...

results from a total of 32 elderly women, 29 cases completed the study. no significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of demographic characteristics. the mean happiness scores before the intervention between the two groups were not significantly different (p = 0.824). comparison of the mean happiness scores of the intervention group in the four measurement times revealed...

Background: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the world.  Today in Iran depression constitutes 35-45% of psychaitric disorders which unfortunately, this rate is increasing.  Therefore new methods for treatment and prophylaxis  must be suggested.  The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of movement therapy on this burden in elderly women, convened at Mas...

It is not completely described how aging affect ventilatory kinematics and what are the mechanisms adopted by the elderly population to overcome these structural modifications. Given this, the aim was to evaluate the acute effects of different inspiratory efforts on ventilatory pattern and chest wall compartmental distribution in elderly women. Variables assessed included: tidal volume (Vt), to...

There are few data available on the prevalence of hyperuricemia among elderly and its possible association with metabolic syndrome (MetS) so the aim of this study was to assess prevalence of hyperuricemia among hospitalized elderly patients as well as to assess its association with MetS. Cross sectional data from 200 hospitalized elderly patients were analyzed and the results were as follows: t...

Evidence shows that urine has complex bacterial profiles with considerable variation between individuals. Aging and age-related conditions can lead to the changes to the composition of urine, which means that the available nutrition for bacteria in the bladder changes with age. We explored the characteristics of the urinary microbiota of elderly women and whether these are associated with age-r...