The estimated population of Viet Nam was 86 025 000 in 2009, 49.4% of them male. The population density is 263 persons per square kilometre, with most (70.3%) of the population living in rural areas. Over the past few years, the country has witnessed a gradual change in its population structure. In 2009, 25% of the population was aged 0-14 years, a decrease of 8.1% in comparison with 1999. Howe...

objectives: the aim of this study was to describe and explain older adults' perspectives on the experience of their hospitalization. methods & materials: this qualitative research adopted a content analysis approach. twenty seven participants (65-81 years) selected through a purposel sampling from three university hospitals in tehran went through open in depth interviews. all the interviwe...

At the beginning of this decade, changes in the demographic profile of the United States population, and specifically the “graying” of the African American population (Williams, 1990), directed the policy interest of the gerontological community to the long-term care needs of the frail and at-risk African American aged adult. Before that time the informal support system of the African American ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently released two publications dealing with the economic situation of persons aged 55 and older in 1978. These reports--Income & Resources of the Aged, 1978 (a chartbook containing 17 charts and brief explanatory paragraphs) and Income of the Population 55 and Over, 1978 (a staff paper containing 43 tables and supporting text)--are the most recent in...

background: a good proportion of poisoned patients treated at poisoning wards are elderly. this study was designed to evaluate the epidemiologic pattern of acute poisoning in elderly in hamadan, western iran. methods: in this retrospective cross-sectional study, poisoned patients aged 60 years and older treated at department of poisoning of farshchian hospital from march 2008 to march 2013 were...

background postoperative residual blockade, longer duration of action for neuromuscular blockade, and slower recovery were relatively common in elderly patients. objectives we aimed to investigate the safety of train-of-four ratio and clinical tests in the assessment of patient recovery, and to determine the effects of the rocuronium, vecuronium, and cisatracurium on intubation, extubation and ...

introduction: this study carried out to investigate the causes and motivations of older people residing in nursing home. methods: a qualitative description study was designed by choosing a sample of the elderly residing in a nursing home in tabriz, iran. based on purposive sampling, fifteen residents in the age range of 65-85 participated in the study. data was collected through unstructured in...

background: ethical issues are essential components in any piece of research. in fact, they ought to be considered during designing, planning and conducting each research study particularly among the vulnerable. the aim of this paper is to describe and explain some of the ethical issues and challenges faced by a researcher who carried out a research in three malaysian residential homes. materia...

conclusions high quality research is needed to establish the true portray for the prevalence and severity of vasomotor and sexual symptoms associated with distress in iranian women. context the aim of this study was to systematically review published articles reporting on the prevalence of vasomotor and sexual symptoms in iranian women. evidence acquisition five databases including medline, psy...