...Fahruddin Kurdi; Niken Asih Laras Ati; Novi Romdhona; Maya Fitriasari; Nadia Rohmatul Laili Purpose Elderly is related to aging, which causes various health problems such as sarcopenia. In the aging process, physical and psychological changes contribute to the development of frailty. Older people...

...Fahruddin Kurdi; Idfiana Hilmi Purpose The inability of the elderly to adapt affects their capacity to accept changes in themselves, which can trigger depression. Depression in the elderly can be addressed through spirituality, which functions as a coping mechanism. This study aims to analyze...

...Amzal Mortin Andas; Ashar Prima; Fauziah H. Wada; I. Wayan Romantika; Anisa Purnamasari; Indah Puspitasari Purpose This study aims to explore the correlation between loneliness and depression among elderly residents in a social care home, with the objective of informing more effective mental...

.... Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive approach was used. Based on the health belief model ( HBM ), 384 older people were randomly selected for distribution of the Lung Cancer and Smoking Survey. Findings The results showed that 76.1 percent of the elderly were...

...Fahruddin Kurdi; Maharani Sekar Putri; Tantut Susanto Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between self-care management and quality of life in elderly hypertensives at the Jember Nursing Home. Design/methodology/approach Thirty-five respondents were collected for a cross...

...-Colmenares can be contacted at: frunzer@cientifica.edu.pe © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Muscle strength Public health Elderly Aging Healthy aging Dementia According to projections of the United Nations, by 2025 older...

... evidence to support an adequate differential diagnosis and the design of an adequate future therapeutic plan. Identifying and preventing depression in the elderly can improve health and well-being in the elderly. Originality/value Depression is a prevalent and highly disabling disease. When...

...Ayşe Arıkan Dönmez; Funda Aslan Purpose Implementing physical activity in nursing homes (NHs) can improve functional capacity, quality of life and well-being and even control symptoms associated with chronic diseases in elderly people. Taking into consideration the increasing in number of NHs...

...Sukamdi; Titik Munawaroh; Fauziah Lestari; Dewi Fatimah Anwar Purpose This study aims to analyse the condition of the elderly in poor households which includes two things. The first is the characteristics of the elderly in poor households and the effect of poverty on the economic activities...

... of theory evaluation. Findings This paper provides a conclusion about each theory in terms of agitation in the elderly. Meleis’s (2010) criteria will be used for both theories to evaluate different components such as the relationship between structure and function, diagram of the theory, circle...

... Province. Sarinrut Juntapim can be contacted at: sariju@kku.ac.th © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Elderly Senior Older people Mental health Living alone Urban community Potential participants were considered...

...M.J. Antony Wilson; Surendra Kumar Sia Purpose This study aims to understand the relationship between Covid stress and helplessness among the elderly people in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India, and moreover, whether positive religious coping can have any influence...

...N. Sreelekha; Surendra Kumar Sia Purpose The present study aims to investigate the relationship between loneliness and psychological well-being and examine whether death anxiety mediates the association between loneliness and psychological well-being among community-dwelling elderly people...

... in hospitalisation among the elderly (≥60 years) in India. Design/methodology/approach This study used data from the 75th round of the National Sample Survey Organizations, collected from July 2017 to June 2018. The elderly samples in this survey are 42,759, where 11,070 were hospitalised, and 31,689 were...

...Munmun Ghosh Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way of our living. Social and physical distancing has become an inevitable part of our life. Although the younger counterpart can adapt to the situation quickly, it is extremely difficult for the elderly (60 years and above) who are locked...

.... In the elderly, the clinical diagnosis of depression is difficult, as it has a high comorbidity and is often confused with other health conditions prevalent during older adulthood. Procedure: Participants were contacted through senior citizen integration centers, pension centers, local action boards...

... of elderly parents. The reasons why a Facebook group has been chosen for analysis are multiple (e.g. easy access to data), the most important being the nature of social network group interaction, where people experience the disinhibition effect (i.e. the loosening of social restrictions and inhibitions...

...Hanif Abdul Rahman; Wegdan Bani Issa; Mohammad Rababa; Deeni Rudita Idris; Khadizah H. Abdul-Mumin; Lin Naing Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new tool called the elderly caregiver questionnaire for COVID-19 (ECQC-24) that helps to assess caregiver attributes toward best...

...Watchara Tabootwong; Frank Kiwanuka Purpose Multiple pathologies and age-related physiological changes lead to acute respiratory failure. This necessitates mechanical ventilation among elderly patients. Mechanically ventilated critically ill elderly patients may confront various problems...

... is to examine the significant emotional burden on the elderly, as they felt excluded and battled with despair during the lockdown. Design/methodology/approach This reflective paper shares the COVID-19 lockdown experiences of the author with a group of elderly residents of a small community in Ankara, Turkey...