CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES Falls are a serious public health problem and are one of the biggest reasons for hospitalization, morbidity and mortality among elderly people. Moreover, few studies on predictors of falls have been conducted in low and middle income countries. The aim here was to identify elderly outpatient profiles according to sociodemographic, clinical, physical and functional variabl...

[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the validity and internal consistency of the Japanese version of a performance evaluation tool for activities of daily living (ADL) based on the modified Barthel Index (PET-MBI) among elderly people at home. [Subjects] The subjects were elderly people living at home in Japan. [Methods] A cross-sectional study was performed at five home care facilities for e...

In order to provide comfortable and safety life for every people in the world, information technologies will be useful in a rural area as well as in a metropolitan area. This paper proposes a new concept of Life Support Network (LSN) for elderly people living in a rural area. The network is a type of Intranet, which incorporates a safety confirmation system, a remote healthcare system, an emerg...

conclusions the influences of various facilities and barriers were different in the physical activity of elderly in kashan. the promotion of active life style should be a part of health care planning in elderly. background the supplements and decreasing the limitations are important for suitable physical activity. these factors are different in various environments. objectives the current study...

objectives: the present research is aimed at surveying the role of (internal and external) religious orientation in the mental health and the extent of depression in elderly people residing in welfare centers and the society. methods: the study has been conducted through post-event and correlation method by using stochastic and cluster sampling in 230 cases of elderly people at senior citizens`...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of home visiting programmes that offer health promotion and preventive care to older people. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 studies of home visiting. PARTICIPANTS older people living at home, including frail older people at risk of adverse outcomes. OUTCOME MEASURES Mortality, admission to hospital, admission to institutional care,...

AIMS To determine the ownership and use of various assistive devices by older people living at home. METHOD A random sample of 1405 elderly people aged 65 years and over, in three health authorities, were asked about ownership and use of a number of disability aids, spectacles and hearing aids. RESULTS 74% of respondents owned one or more aid, 97% had spectacles and 16% a hearing aid. The m...