OBJECTIVES A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city, Maharashtra, to assess their prosthetic status and needs. MATERIALS AND METHODS The oral examination of the study subjects was carried out using Basic Oral Health Surveys, WHO 1997 criteria. RESULTS A total of 160 individuals were included in the study of which 40 were ...

The present study examined the social skills of previously institutionalized, 8-y-old Romanian children from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project and the influence of attachment security and brain electrical activity (alpha power) on these skills. Participants included children randomized to an intervention involving foster care [Foster Care Group (FCG)], children randomized to remain in in...

Deviance is a fundamental social construct because the members of society interpret its meaning and attribute to it. In our research we described causes that determine deviance (juvenile delinquency): internal/individual external / causes. The purpose was make comparison between psychological problems institutionalized adolescents with deviant behaviour those non-institutionalized behaviour.

Abstract Background As the world’s population ages and people live longer, it seems important to ensure that older have a good quality of life positive subjective well-being. The objective this study is determine socio-economic, health nutritional characteristics institutionalized non-institutionalized elders in province Marrakech. Methods This was conducted among 368 adults Marrakech between M...

To identify predictive factors for hospitalized and institutionalized care-giving among a group of aged patients with diabetes mellitus in Japan, retrospective chart review was performed in 288 diabetic subjects aged 65 years or older. Independent variables, based on the chart review, were age, sex, diagnosis, diabetic control and complications. Comprehensive geriatric assessment was performed ...

BACKGROUND Several studies have reported that individualized residential place-based discrimination (PBD) affects residents' health. However, studies exploring the association between institutionalized PBD and health are scarce, especially in Asian countries including Japan. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with random two-stage sampling of 6191 adults aged 25-64 years in 100 cen...

background: increasing in elderely population, social and economical changes in the living style, have made it difficult for many people to assume the responsibility of taking care of old aged adults in the family, consequently institutions become the inevitable home for many older adults. the aim of this study was to compare mental health of institutionalized and community living elderly in ke...

BACKGROUND Little research has been done on the relationship between dental caries and the personal characteristics of institutionalized residents diagnosed with schizophrenia. This study investigates the individual and treatment factors associated with the dental caries among institutionalized residents with schizophrenia in Taiwan. METHODS An oral health survey of institutionalized resident...

OBJECTIVES (1) To identify tracheostomy complications in institutionalized children with chronic tracheostomy. (2) To determine factors that predispose to development of tracheostomy complications in institutionalized children with chronic tracheostomy. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review over 10 years. SETTING Tertiary children's hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Children were includ...

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 93 aged people, divided among four institutions in the municipality of Lamego (Portugal). The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of life of the sample and the factors affecting it, and identify the degree of dependence in basic daily living activities. The data was collected using the following: i) a bio-rela...