objective: the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and type ii diabetes in elderly iranianresidents of the kahrizak charity foundation(kcf). materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, a total of two hundred sixty eight men and women ≥60 years were studied. the data were collected during annual health examination of the elderly residents in kcf. ...

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...

results from a total of 319 patients, 78% (n = 249) were female and 22% (n = 70) were male, with the mean age of 83.6 years. seventeen percent of the patients suffered from heart failure, 23% from diabetes, and 19% from renal insufficiency. time to surgery averaged one day postinjury. average operative time skin-to-skin was 50 minutes. seventy-three percent of the patients could mobilize indepe...

Background: The elderly often face difficulties in achieving a comfortable sleep. Due to its relaxing properties, chamomile may be effective in improving sleep quality in the elderly. Aim: to determine the effect of Chamaemelum Nobile extract on the sleep quality of hospitalized elderly in nursing homes of Isfahan. Methods: This study is a clinical trial with pretest and post test. The study po...

background: as insomnia is common, especially among the elderly in the nursing homes, we aimed to estimate insomnia prevalence among the elderly residing in nursing homes as well as to determine factors associated with insomnia in the elderly. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 on 772 elderly residents at kahrizak nursing home, tehran iran. the information was gathered ...

explanation of the insightful family concept in care of the elderly    pouladi sh [1] , anoosheh m [2] *, kazemnejad a [3] , zareian a [4]     received: 31 may , 2013 accepted: 3 aug , 2013    abstract  background & aims : the elderly care in families with social problems and hardships indicate the insight of family members in elderly care. this study aims to explain the concept of family insig...

background: although sleeping problems are common among all age groups, the elderly suffer a higher prevalence of sleep disorders. the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality, self-efficacy, and stages of change among the elderly. methods: this descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 36 individuals aged 60-75 years selected through simple random sampling ...

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...