Background and purpose: Increase in elderly population of a country requires new policies and plans. Therefore, it is necessary to study the state of aging in the country and different provinces. This research aimed to study the status of population aging based on the recent census data and identifying effective factors in Iran. Materials and methods: Indicators of population aging, including ...

Introduction: One of the important issues in any society is paying attention and planning for the elderly in the society to prevent the isolation and exclusion of these people. Therefore, the present study seeks to assess the factors affecting the social exclusion of the elderly in the cities of Kashan and Aran and Bidgol. Due to the fact that the elderly population of Kashan and Aran and Bidgo...

Objectives: Survey about the issues and problems related to elderly in order to improve their quality of life of this increasing population has become a universal concern.This study was performed by the purpose of comparing the sleep quality and general health among the Elderly Residing at Home and Old People's Homes. Methods & Materials: This study is descriptive-analytic type. Population o...

  Abstract   Background & Aims: In 2006, almost 687,923,000 elderly lived and it is predicted that in 2050 their population will increase to one billion. The increasing number of the elderly leads to an increase in their social issues, rehabilitation, and health-treatment. While the only goal of the health system is not only prolonging life, it is very essential to improve quality of life eithe...

Background: The effects of population aging are becoming apparent throughout the world. Diseases, such as cardio-vascular disease (CVD) and diabetes, are among the most important factors affecting morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly. These diseases not only result in huge economic costs for treatment and care, but also results in hardship and time lost for relatives of the afflic...