BACKGROUND Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have become the top threat in China. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of major NCDs among the elderly population in rural areas in southern China and explore its associated social determinants. METHODS A multistage cluster random sampling methodology was adopted to select a total of 9245 rural elderly people from 3860 rural househ...

conclusions many factors, such as gender, age, education, type of trauma, and location of injured organ, may predict adl following limb trauma. background traumatic injuries in the elderly often lead to permanent disabilities and long-term treatments that can adversely influence their activities of daily of living (adl). the effect on adl is an important outcome in elderly trauma. objectives th...

background activities of daily living (adl) are an important indicator of health and independence in the elderly. it provides useful information for proper planning in the field of elderly care. trauma in the elderly population is frequent and negatively affects the independence in adl. objectives the purpose of the present study was to evaluate elderly independence in activities of daily livin...

background activities of daily living (adl) are an important indicator of health and independence in elderly. it provides useful information for proper planning in the field of elderly care. trauma in elderly population is frequent and can negatively affect the independence in adl. objectives the purpose of the present study was to evaluate elderly independence in activities of daily living (ad...

Insomnia in elderly people has traditionally been regarded as inevitable and trivial. A longitudinal study was undertaken to examine the prevalence of sleep disturbance among elderly people in an inner London community and its association with demographic variables, depression, dementia and disability. Those aged 65 years and over living at home were interviewed using a validated and reliable s...

objectives: the growing social and economical changes in the life style, have made abstract it difficult for many people to assume the responsibility of taking care of older adults in the family, consequently institutions become the inevitable option for many elderly adults. the aim of this study was to compare mental health of institutionalized and community living elderly adults in kermanshah...

The ultimate goal of ambient assisted living is to help elderly people live a healthy life in the convenience of their homes by making more intelligent technology bring them a set of required assistive tools. In this paper we describe a robotic fitness coach that helps elderly people in their daily exercise activities. The robotic fitness coach learns a set of physical exercises from a professi...

IT IS ESTIMATED that every year in Northern Ireland as many as 600 people the prematurely from cold-related illnesses. It is the vulnerable in our society who are most at risk - elderly people, children, and people living with disability.