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• Quality of Life and its Influencing Factors in Urban Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases

  Jun Zheng, Hong Zhao, Xinru Wu

  22-24

  
  Article ID: 690
  385  (Abstract) 178  (Download)
  

  Abstract:

  Objective: To analyze and discuss the quality of life of elderly patients with chronic diseases and its influencing factors. The aim of this study was to provide a theoretical basis for targeted intervention of influencing factors of chronic diseases and improvement of the quality of life of patients. Methods: A total of 1000 elderly patients with... More

  2019-05-22

• Understanding the Spatial Requirements that Facilitate Personal Leisure Activities of the High-Needs Elderly

  Yukiko Kuboshima, Jacqueline McIntosh

  20-31

  
  Article ID: 2256
  1073  (Abstract) 192  (Download)
  

  Abstract:

  The growth of the ageing population and the desires for ageing-in-place have resulted in an ever-increasing need for housing that can support the independent living of the elderly with care needs. As impairments and care needs increase, spatial use typically changes. However, there is limited information on how to accommodate leisure activities and spatial use... More

  2020-09-30

• Does Locomotive Syndrome, Associated with Sarcopenia or otherwise, Influence Quality of Life in Individuals Aged over 80 years? Third Wave of the LOCOMOV Project

  Patrícia de Castro Rodrigues, Julia Carvalho Galiano, Virginia Fernandes Moça Trevizani, Fania Cristina Santos

  17-26

  
  Article ID: 3663
  228  (Abstract) 133  (Download)
  

  Abstract:

  Introduction: Locomotion is a determinant of intrinsic capacity of

  older people and can be limited by dysfunction in locomotory organs,

  characterizing Locomotive Syndrome (LoS). Knowledge on locomotive

  problems and sarcopenia, and their interface with quality of life, in the

  oldest old in the literature is scarce.

  Objective: To evaluate the correlation between LoS and sarcopenia and

  their influence on quality of... More

  2021-11-16

• Effects of Free Time on Quality of Life in Elderly Caregivers

  Akemi Hirano, Yusuke Suzuki, Toshio Hayashi, Koichiro Ina, Joji Onishi

  26-31

  
  Article ID: 2986
  265  (Abstract) 135  (Download)
  

  Abstract:

  Caregivers who contribute to health care of their patients are significantly more likely to experience emotional difficulty, physical difficulty, and financial difficulty, than caregivers who do not contribute. This study aimed to examine the effects of free time on health-related quality of life among elderly caregivers of dementia patients. In the intervention group, caregivers set... More

  2021-05-07

• Effectiveness of a Group Exercise Class vs. Home Exercise Program as a Follow-up to Physical Therapy for Older Adults with High Fall Risk

  Martha Hinman, Patrice Hazen

  11-16

  
  Article ID: 2310
  2135  (Abstract) 288  (Download)
  

  Abstract:

  This quasi-experimental study compared the results of a traditional model of physical therapy (PT) care to a PT wellness model known as GroupHab. The traditional model included discharge from PT with a home exercise program (HEP) to be self-administered with or without the addition of a community-based exercise program. The wellness model included participation in... More

  2020-10-21