Disability status in the rural older adults in Ilam

Mozafari, M; Salimi, Ebrahim; Bastami, MR; Azami, Masato; Borji, Mitra

doi:10.18869/acadpub.joge.1.1.64

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“…In this study, most of the elderly surveyed were illiterate or had low levels of literacy and with higher educational levels, the prevalence of disability in elderly people decreased significantly. This finding is consistent with previous research findings in this field 10,13,14,21,35,36,37 .…”

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“…The results substantiated that the prevalence of disability in the elderly in Zahedan was generally 62% with 62.3% females and 59.3% males, respectively. Most Iranian studies reporting on the prevalence of disability among the elderly are inconsistent with and far higher than that in the present study 5,10,[13][14] . For instance, in the study by Mozaffari et al, the frequency of disability among elderly Iranian was reported 87.3% , 14 whereas in Vafayi et al, it was reported 88.3% 10 .…”

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“…Most Iranian studies reporting on the prevalence of disability among the elderly are inconsistent with and far higher than that in the present study 5,10,[13][14] . For instance, in the study by Mozaffari et al, the frequency of disability among elderly Iranian was reported 87.3% , 14 whereas in Vafayi et al, it was reported 88.3% 10 . The difference in the reported prevalence of disability in the elderly people of Iran can be attributed to the different communities in the research study, because Iran is a vast country with people of different cultures and ethnicities.…”

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“…In this study, by an increase in the income level, the prevalence of disability in the elderly decreased. Mozaffari et al, found that by increasing level of income, disability significantly reduced 14 .…”

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“…For example, in one study, it was found that age, sex, low education level and low income are associated with disability 13 . A study in Iran showed that with increasing age, disability in the elderly increased and that higher education was correlated with reduced disability in the elderly and disability in the elderly people without a spouse was more than those who had spouse 14 .…”

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ABSTRACT:Aging is among the phenomena more commonly discussed in world health in recent years. Disability is a good indicator to measure health status in the aging population. Accordingly, the primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of disability and its relationship with demographic characteristics of the elderly in Zahedan city in Iran in 2016. This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study. Using two-stage random sampling, 400 seniors were selected in Zahedan and were studied. A researcher made questionnaire was used to collect demographic information and disability study instruments included WHODAS -36 items without time code. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS version 16 software using the chi-square test. Of 400, 218 individuals were female and182ones were male and the mean age of the participant's was 73.21 ± 6.82 years old. The overall prevalence of disability among the elderly in Zahedan was 62.3%. The prevalence of disability had a significant relationship with age, education, occupation and income level (p < 0.05), whereas no relationship was observed between disability with gender and marital status (p > 0.05). The highest prevalence of disability was in the areas of understanding, communication and getting around, whereas the lowest cases were in the areas of getting along and living with others, and self-care. According to the findings of this study, welfare policies and providing service packages for the elderly of higher age, lower education, and lower income level as well as the unemployed and disabled elderly can help both the individuals and the community.

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Relationship between perceived social support and disability with the mediating role of perceived stress among older adults

Dehghankar,

Valinezhad,

Amerzadeh

et al. 2024

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Background Social support is essential for individuals to cope with difficult circumstances. Older adults with disabilities face significant challenges in engaging with everyday activities. The current study examines the mediating role of perceived stress in the association between perceived social support and disability among Iranian community-dwelling older adults. Methods In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, 300 older adults were selected using cluster sampling from January to June 2022. The data were collected using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2), and the Cohen Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14). The collected data was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) in Mplus. Results The mean age of older adults was 68.71 ± 6.13 years, ranging from 60 to 85 years old. The results of this study revealed a significant relationship between perceived social support and disability (β=-0.20, SE = 0.06, p < 0.001) and perceived stress and disability (β = 0.50, SE = 0.05, p < 0.001). The results also confirmed the mediating role of perceived stress in the relationship between perceived social support and disability (β=-0.17, SE = 0.03, p < 0.001). Conclusion The results indicated that increasing social support could reduce disability by decreasing perceived stress. These results have important implications for policymakers and healthcare professionals in promoting healthy aging.

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Effects of green tea, calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine on chemical structure and tooth discoloration

Vatanpour¹,

Esmaili²,

Dar³

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Biosci. Biotech. Res. Comm

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Spiritual health is one of the aspects of health that is necessary to pay attention to this aspect. Spiritual health of the aged is associated with several factors which in particular may affect other aspects of their health; therefore, this study also sought to examine the relationship between spiritual health and self-effi cacy of health behaviors in the aged. In this study, statistical population was patients aged 60 years and older who were hospitalized in two hospitals affi liated with Isfahan University of medical sciences. The subjects were recruited through convenience sampling method. The data was collected by a three-part questionnaire consisted of a) demographic and health related characteristics, b) The Self Rated Abilities for Health Practices Scale (SRAHP) and c) Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (mainly multiple regression analysis) in SPSS software. The subjects consisted of 210 participants (116 males, 93 females) with mean (SD) age of 72.5 (8.5) years. The results showed signifi cant relationship between health behaviors effi cacy and gender (t=2.44, df=207, p=.16), income (F 3,208 =5.8, P<.001) and education level (F 4,208 =9.25, P<.001). Findings showed that the entered predictor variables were accounted for 27% of total variance (R 2) of the health behaviors effi cacy (P<0.001, F 2, 207 =38.4). Spirituality may be an important explanatory factor of subjective health behavior effi cacy in older patients. Therefore, it is worthwhile for the health care professionals to take spiritual care into account as an important factor that may help the aged patients adopt healthy behaviors.

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Disability status in the rural older adults in Ilam

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