OBJECTIVE Determining the physical functionality of institutionalised elderly people living in Barranquilla, Colombia MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed for use with 469 elderly people (214 residents living in geriatric households and 255 members of the geriatric club/group). Physical functionality was evaluated in terms of dependence or independence regard...

objectives: the current study was performed to investigate the relationship between mental impairment and each component of activity of daily living (adl) in elderly residents of the kahrizak charity foundation. methods & materials: standardized iranian mini mental examination and barthel index were used to assest cognitive status and adl in 184 elderly residents of kahrizak, respectively. resu...

BACKGROUND There has been a relative lack of research examing the distribution of care to elderly dependent people in Spain. The aim of this paper is to analyse how formal and informal care is provided to elderly dependent people in Spain and to assess the socio-economic conditions in which the different kinds of care emerge. METHODS This study is based on a sample of the elderly dependent po...

Social connectedness is crucial to someone’s well-being. A case study is conducted to test whether the social connectedness of elderly people living in a nursing home and their family and friends can be improved through a photo frame. A SIM-based photo frame is used to keep the elderly people informed about the comings and goings of their loved ones. Eight elderly people living in a nursing hom...

due to demographic changes in germany older people are more frequently injured in road traffic accidents. in 2015, 73.338 older people were involved in traffic accidents with fatalities and/or injuries. the numbers of older people who have been injured in traffic accidents have increased dramatically since the late 90’s (+40%). but in general, elderly are less likely to be involved in road acci...