Health problems of seniors: selected diseases of the old age

Sygit, Katarzyna

doi:10.5114/hpc.2018.74188

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“…Additionally, human behavior is changing in a way that is conducive to the rapid spread of diseases. Now, civilization diseases are the topic of interest in many research studies [16,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]. Taking into account the diseases that contributed to the highest mortality among people in the world at the beginning of the 21st century, the following diseases were identified: hypertension (1.1% of all deaths), diabetes (2.7%), diarrhea (2.7%), HIV and AIDS (2.7%), cancer of the bronchi and lungs (2.9%), tuberculosis (3.1%), lower respiratory tract disease (5.5%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (5.9%), stroke (12%), and coronary artery disease (13.2% of all deaths).…”

Section: Civilization Diseases and Technology Transfer Landscapementioning

confidence: 99%

Multivariate Pharma Technology Transfer Analysis: Civilization Diseases and COVID-19 Perspective

Śledzik

Płoska

Chmielewski

et al. 2023

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The importance of studying civilization diseases manifests itself in the impact of changing lifestyles, on the number of deaths and causes of death. Technology transfer plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of these diseases. Through this, it is possible to transfer new treatments and diagnostics to clinics and hospitals more quickly and effectively, which leads to better healthcare for patients. Technology transfer can also aid in the development of new drugs and therapies that can be effective in the treatment of civilization diseases. The paper aims to evaluate the technology transfer process in the field of civilization diseases, using COVID-19 as an example of a pandemic that requires quick development and transfer of technology. To achieve the assumed goal, we propose a multivariate synthetic ratio in the field of civilization diseases (SMTT—Synthetic Measure of Technology Transfer) to analyze data from the Global Data database. We used sub-measures like SMTT_value (Synthetic Measure of Technology Transfer_value) and SMTT_quantity (Synthetic Measure of Technology Transfer_quantity) to measure technology transfer and put the data into a graph. Our analysis focuses on 14 diseases over a period of 10 years (2012–2021) and includes nine forms of technology transfer, allowing us to create a tool for analysing the process in multiple dimensions. Our results show that COVID-19 is similar in terms of technology transfer to diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and breast cancer, even though data for COVID-19 is available for only 2 years.

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Section: Civilization Diseases and Technology Transfer Landscapementioning

confidence: 99%

Multivariate Pharma Technology Transfer Analysis: Civilization Diseases and COVID-19 Perspective

Śledzik

Płoska

Chmielewski

et al. 2023

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“…It is that the sum of the inertia torque and the weight torque equal the sum of the motor torque and the joint torque. In (1), I represents the inertia matrix ([kg]•[m ]), G denotes the torque exerted by the total weight, i.e. the sum of the body weight of a user and that of an exoskeleton, T symbolizes the torque by a motor, P stands for the torque exerted on the joint by the force, and θ is the angle between adjacent parts of the lower extremity, i.e.…”

Section: A Sit-to-stand-to-sit Movement Modelmentioning

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“…There is an ongoing growth in the demand for health care and rehabilitation due to the global aging population problem [1]. According to a survey conducted by the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center in the United States of America, approximately 1 out of 1000 people has spinal cord injuries, that is, a total of 7 million people globally.…”

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Development of a Lower Extremity Exoskeleton as an Individualized Auxiliary Tool for Sit-to-Stand-to-Sit Movements

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This paper presents a lower extremity exoskeleton as a rehabilitation tool that involves electronics, biomedicine and mechanism design. Using the rehabilitation tool, the paralyzed lower limb muscles and impaired neurons of a stroke patient can be well revitalized during repeated stand-to-sit-to-stand movements. The body of an exoskeleton user can be well stabilized using a zero-torque theory. As compared with a "without" exoskeleton counterpart, an average of 66.98% reduction was observed in the RMS value of electromyography signals across the vastus intermedius muscle among a group of 5 healthy subjects with the exoskeleton (p < .05), and a 47.248% reduction in the case of a female with an impaired lower limb. Ideally, the exoskeleton was designed to make a disabled user move in the same way as a healthy one, and the sit-to-stand-to-sit movement pattern of the female was improved, as evidenced by joint angle curves captured using a Kinect. Hence, the exoskeleton serves as an effective auxiliary sit-to-stand-to-sit tool not only for the elderly but also for those with mild lower limb motor impairment. INDEX TERMS Lower extremity exoskeleton, standing up, sitting down, zero-torque theory, Electromyography, rehabilitation.

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“…Several health problems arise during aging, including chronic diseases [5,7] and malnutrition [5,8]. Among chronic diseases, obesity, arterial hypertension, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are commonly observed [9,10]. In 2019 in Poland, as many as two-thirds of people (66.3%) aged 60 years or more reported long-term health problems or chronic diseases [11].…”

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Diet Quality Variation among Polish Older Adults: Association with Selected Metabolic Diseases, Demographic Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status

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Raczkowska

Sobieszczańska

et al. 2023

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A lot of civilization diseases are related to a low-quality diet, which is often determined by environmental factors. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between the quality of diet and the selected metabolic diseases, as well as demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status among Polish seniors. The study was conducted on the basis of the KomPAN questionnaire (Questionnaire for Dietary Views and Habits). The research sample was chosen arbitrarily. In addition, in order to diversify the research sample, the use of the snowball method was used. The study was conducted from June to September 2019 in a group of 437 people aged 60 or more years in two regions of Poland. Two diet quality indices with a potentially beneficial (pHDI-10) and adverse impact on health (pHDI-14) were selected based on data on the frequency of consumption of 24 food groups using the KomPAN questionnaire data development procedure. Based on the intensities (low, moderate, high) and combinations of these indices, three diet quality index profiles were developed with potentially different influences on health: lower (lowest), middle (intermediate) and upper (highest). Logistic regression was used to evaluate the relationship between diet quality indices, some metabolic diseases (obesity, arterial hypertension, diabetes type 2), demographic characteristics (gender, age, place of residence), and socioeconomic status (low, moderate, high). It was shown that in the examined seniors with selected metabolic diseases, the higher quality diet was more common among women, urban inhabitants and subjects with higher socioeconomic status. In turn, among the elderly with obesity, a high-quality diet was observed more often in people aged 60–74 years and those with type II diabetes at ages 75 years or more. The relationships between diet quality, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status were demonstrated, but it was not possible to obtain unambiguous results on the relationship of these variables with the occurrence of metabolic diseases. Further extended studies should assess the importance of diet quality in reducing the risk of metabolic diseases in the elderly, taking into account the variability resulting from the environmental characteristics of the study population.

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Health problems of seniors: selected diseases of the old age

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Multivariate Pharma Technology Transfer Analysis: Civilization Diseases and COVID-19 Perspective

Multivariate Pharma Technology Transfer Analysis: Civilization Diseases and COVID-19 Perspective

Development of a Lower Extremity Exoskeleton as an Individualized Auxiliary Tool for Sit-to-Stand-to-Sit Movements

Diet Quality Variation among Polish Older Adults: Association with Selected Metabolic Diseases, Demographic Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status

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