physical activity has physiological, psychological, and social positive effects. however, the relationship between physical activities and depression of the elderly in the country is unknown. this study was designed to examine the relationship between physical activity and depression. the statistical population consisted of the elderly of arak city in 2013 and 263 subjects participate in the st...

BACKGROUND As the population ages, changes occur in the epidemiological profile towards the current predominance of chronic degenerative diseases which, when untreated, lead to loss of functional capacity and require long-term assistance. OBJECTIVES To describe the profile of the elderly attending the geriatric physical therapy service and to identify factors associated with functional disabi...

objectives: this study has been carried out to assess the prevalenceof cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly people in amirshahr city. methods & materials: in this descriptive cross- sectional study, 1019 people over 60 years old in amirshahr city were assessed. amirshahr has 2000 elder people over 60 (53.5% male and 46.5% female) .data were collected using standard questionnaire included ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect sports on some motoric, physical, and lung functions athletes sedentary individuals in same age group with young playing high school teams different branches. A total 60 volunteer individuals, including 45 (15 male basketball players, 15 handball football players), participated study. FVC (l), FEV1 PEF (l/s), FEF 25/75 (l/s) MVV (l/min) val...

OBJECTIVE To correlate functional ability and quality of life of elderly women with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS Cross-sectional study composed of 40 elderly women with knee osteoarthritis. We used the following instruments: identification questionnaire, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-OLD (WHOQOL-O...

background: reduced handgrip strength is an aging process that significantly influences the living activities of elderly. it is linked to premature mortality, disability and other health complications among elderly. therefore, we aim to determine the associated predictors with handgrip strength among the free living elderly in malaysia.     methods: this was a cross sectional study conducted in...

Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome caused by injury to skeletal muscle. There is limited data of rhabdomyolysis in the elderly. The objective of this study is to investigate demographic data, etiologies, laboratory values, prognostic factors, and mortality of rhabdomyolysis in the geriatric population. A 4-years retrospective chart review study was conducted. Our inclusion criteria were age above 65 ...