scholarly journals A Guiding Nightlight Decreases Fear of Falling and Increases Sleep Quality of Community-Dwelling Older People: A Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation

Gerontology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thessa W. Thölking ◽  
Eef C.T. Lamers ◽  
Marcel G.M. Olde Rikkert
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Older People ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

scholarly journals Prevalence and factors associated with frailty among community-dwelling older people in rural Thanjavur district of South India: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e032904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirubakaran Kesavan Kendhapedi ◽  
Niveditha Devasenapathy
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Frailty Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Domain Definition ◽  
Tilburg Frailty Indicator ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People ◽  
Frailty Indicator

ObjectiveThere is sparse data on the prevalence of frailty from rural parts of India. Our aim was to estimate prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older people in rural South Indian population and explore socio-demographic factors associated with frailty. We further explored the associations between frailty with fear of falling and falls.DesignCommunity based cross-sectional study.SettingFour villages in Thanjavur district of Southern India.ParticipantsRandom sample of adults aged 60 years and above from four villages.MethodsWe sampled community-dwelling older adults from the electoral list of four villages using stratified random sampling. We report prevalence of frailty as defined by physical definition (Fried’s Phenotype), accumulation of deficits (Frailty Index) and multi-domain definition (Tilburg Frailty Indicator). We report proportion of agreement of frailty status between the frailty tools. We used logistic regressions with robust SEs to examine the associations between socio-demographic determinants with frailty and the association between frailty with fear of falling and falls.ResultsAmong the 408 participants, the weighted (non-response and poststratification for sex) prevalence and 95% CI of frailty was 28% (18.9 to 28.1) for physical definition, 59% (53.9 to 64.3) for accumulation of deficits and 63% (57.4 to 67.6) for multi-domain definition. Frailty Index and Tilburg Frailty Indicator had good agreement (80%). Age, female, lower education, lower socioeconomic status, minimum physical activity in routine work were independently associated with frailty irrespective of the frailty definitions. Frail elderly had higher odds of falls as well as fear of falling compared with non-frail, irrespective of the definitions.ConclusionPrevalence of frailty among older people in rural Thanjavur district of South India was high compared with low-income and middle-income countries. Understanding the modifiable determinants of frailty can provide a valuable reference for future prevention and intervention.

Psychological Frailty and Quality of Life of Community Dwelling Older People: a Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1395-1412
Author(s):  
Lieve J. Hoeyberghs ◽  
◽  
Jos M. G. A. Schols ◽  
Dominique Verté ◽  
Nico De Witte
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Older People ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

scholarly journals Physical performance reflects cognitive function, fall risk, and quality of life in community-dwelling older people

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shota Ikegami ◽  
Jun Takahashi ◽  
Masashi Uehara ◽  
Ryosuke Tokida ◽  
Hikaru Nishimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Older People ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

Quality of Life in Community-dwelling Older People in Ireland

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 135-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Hickey ◽  
Ann O’Hanlon ◽  
Hannah McGee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

Association of quality of life with laboratory measurements and lifestyle factors in community dwelling older people in Taiwan

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 548-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tai-Yin Wu ◽  
Wei-Chu Chie ◽  
Jen-Pei Liu ◽  
Chen-Kun Liaw ◽  
Gopalakrishnan Netuveli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Laboratory Measurements ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

Factors Associated With the Setting of Health-Related Goals Among Community-Dwelling Older People

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana S. Oliveira ◽  
Leanne Hassett ◽  
Catherine Sherrington ◽  
Elisabeth Ramsay ◽  
Catherine Kirkham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Goal Selection ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

This study aimed to summarize the function-related goals set by older people, and to explore gender differences in goal selection and associations between balance-related goals and fall history, self-rated balance, and fear of falling. We included community-dwelling people aged 60 years and older participating in two randomized controlled trials. Participants nominated two function-related goals, which were summarized into components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Chi-square analyses were used to explore associations between goal types and participant characteristics. Goals related to recreation and leisure and walking were the most common function-related goals selected. Men and women set similar goals. Participants who had poor/fair self-reported balance were more likely to set a balance-related goal than people with good self-rated balance. In contrast, fallers and participants who had a fear of falling were not more likely to select a balance-related goal than nonfallers and participants who had no fear of falling, respectively.

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