52 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences‚ Vol. 11‚ No. 1‚ January 2004 (52-59) PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF SEPANG‚ SELANGOR Sherina Mohd Sidik‚ Lekhraj Rampal‚ Mustaqim Afifi Unit of Family Medicine‚ Department of Community Health‚ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia‚ 43400 Serdang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia The prevalence of aging population is increasing not only in developed countries‚ but also in
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of Elderly Living in Old Age Home and Within Family Set-up in Jammu Aruna Dubey*‚ Seema Bhasin**‚ Neelima Gupta* and Neeraj Sharma* * P.G. Department of Home Science‚ Govt. College for Women‚ Parade‚ Jammu‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ India ** Directorate of Distance Education‚ University of Jammu‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ India KEYWORDS Elderly. Old Age Home. Family. Modernization. Urbanization. Life Expectancy ABSTRACT The last century has witnessed a rapid increase in the population of the elderly people
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Breast Health Education among Hispanic Elderly Women Program Analysis Name Course Date Tutor Breast Health Education among Hispanic Elderly Women Program analysis Introduction Older women are at a higher risk when it comes to developing breast cancer and dying from the disease than their younger counterparts. The use of mammograms as scanners and clinical breast examinations as the best practices for early detection of breast cancer are available to this age group‚ though they do not have
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Staff Development Teaching for Preventing Falls in the Elderly Long Term Care Facilities Background In the United States‚ unintentional falls are the most common cause of nonfatal injuries for people older than 65 years. Up to 32 percent of community individuals over the age of 65 fall each year. Females fall more frequently than man in this age group‚ especially due to the fact that most female elderlies have bone weakness such as osteoporosis‚ which makes the fall to cause fatal injuries
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are suitable and enough for elderly in Hong Kong? Introduction A small-scale city of China‚ Hong Kong‚ there is estimated 7‚008‚900 people by the end of Year 2008. And more than 13% of it will be the elderly. In view of the older population growing up at full pelt in Hong Kong‚ and for quickly promoting educational and economic capability‚ the demands of elderly leisure facilities and services increase every year. Nowadays the leisure topic for the elderly has been discussed mostly in
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Jason Brown English 101: Personal Narrative Essay Serptember 4‚ 2013 Honor Thy Father and Mother: An Essay Concerning the Condition of Elderly Care in the United States In the world we live in‚ we grow up and get older. It’s a sad and simple fact that we can’t be young forever. When we are growing up‚ we are cared for by our parents‚ relatives‚ and many more people. They care for us because at that point in our lives‚ we didn’t know how to take care of ourselves. As we grew older we learned
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Section A (Biographical Questionnaire) Table 1 Biographical information of elderly persons |Research participant |Age |Gender |Marital status |Occupation before |Health | | | | | |retirement | | |2 |3 |3 |Yes |5
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Some people claim that elderly care should be provided by nursing homes these days. In my opinion‚ senior citizens are advised to live with their descendants by dint of their needs of emotional support as well as the responsibility of younger family members. To begin with‚ one reason for the elders to stay with their families is that they are likely to suffer loneliness if they reside at nursing homes. While nursing homes are capable of supplying a variety of professional service‚ they fail to provide
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How successful were the Liberals in promoting the welfare of the children‚ workers and the elderly in the years 1906-1914 24 marks The Liberal party introduced many acts in 1906-1914 to promote the welfare of the children‚ workers and the elderly. Each of these acts showed they were trying to make a welfare state but each came with limitations. The main act concerning the elderly was the Old Age Pension Act of 1908. It was established to provide a pension of five shillings per week for a single
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In many countries‚ the proportion of elderly people is increasing steadily. Does this trend have more positive than negative effects on society? ================================================================== It is undeniably believed that the developed technology and sufficient welfare have magnificently provided a great chance for having mankind life extended. Combining with the fact that young couples tend not to breed‚ elderly individuals are now occupying an increasing percentage
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