The idea of studying the therapeutic function of literature with the elderly has arisen from the demands made by literacy students in a center in living together the elderly. These elderly people during the activities developed in the course complained of difficulty in memorizing what they were taught. At the same time, they observed the interest these same elderly showed in telling stories fro...

The idea of studying the therapeutic function of literature with the elderly has arisen from the demands made by literacy students in a center in living together the elderly. These elderly people during the activities developed in the course complained of difficulty in memorizing what they were taught. At the same time, they observed the interest these same elderly showed in telling stories fro...

In a discussion of energy metabolism in the elderly, we ought to try to be modestly précise about what exactly is meant by the "elderly." There is enough individual variation among a group of elderly people who are ail of the same âge to create difficult problems and if we lump together the whole âge range from 65 years onward (as is frequently done in tables of energy and nutrient requirements...

BACKGROUND The relationship between socio-economic status and health among elderly people has been well studied, but less is known about how spousal or offspring's education affects mortality, especially in non-Western countries. We investigated these associations using a large sample of Chinese elderly. METHODS The data came from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) from...

Food security has been identified as an important issue for elderly people's quality of life and ageing in place. A food security index composed of three indicators (food intake, food quality and food affordability) was developed to measure the food security status of community-living elderly people. Food security was then examined among community-living elderly in the central urban districts o...

Background The traditional concept of family in India to provide support to the elderly is changing soon with disintegration of joint families. In this scenario the concept of old age homes (OAHs) is gaining momentum and the number of people seeking OAH care is rapidly increasing. However, not much is known about the quality of life (QOL) of Indian elderly staying in the OAH setup. Objectives...

background : sleep is an essential need in every individual’s life. a disorder in the natural sleep can cause physical and mental problems. the elderly are usually faced with more sleep problems. therefore, the present study aimed to define sleep behavior among the elderly hospitalized in zahedan. methods : this is a descriptive analytical study conducted on 300 elderly people aged 60 years and...