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Social mobilization for health promotion in the elderly
Malek Afzali H, (phd) , Baradaran Eftekhary M, (mph) , Hejazi F,(bs) , Khojasteh T, (bs) , Tabrizi R, , Faridi T ,
Volume 9, Issue 4 (1-2007)
Abstract

Introduction: Increase in the rate of elderly population in developing countries can cause emotional, social and health problems. Awareness of real needs in this group can assist policymakers in implementing effective interventions. This study has been proposed to assess the needs among elderly people in Ekbatan and design interventional programs according to community participatory method to promote health among the elderly.

Methods: Using a descriptive research, 100 old men and 100 old women were selected by random sampling. Instrument used in this study was questionnaire and then according to the results of data analysis of need assessment questionnaire, interventional programs were designed.

Results: In Ekbatan, 89% of old people are educated. Based on their opinions, 92% of women and 70% of men suffer from at least one disease and receive treatment. Different diseases such as hypertension, arthritis and diabetes mellitus were more common in women. Psychologically, 70% of old people were satisfied with their lives, 30% expressed that their lives were meaningless, 66.5 % were worried about some bad event in the future. More than 90% of them had enough free time which was spent on watching TV in 97%. 67% said they did exercises. 88% - 98% of them used all five major food groups, 82% used red meat and 77% ate sweets.

Conclusion: According to the results of the need assessment, appropriate interventions are needed to be planned in four fields as follows: Common diseases and their preventive methods, mental health, physical activities/leisure, and healthy nutrition.

 

Hakim Research Journal 2007 9(4): 1- 6.

 


Khosravi J, (md) , Hashemi Nazari Ss,(md,mph , Nazerian N , Bateni P ,
Volume 10, Issue 3 (10-2007)
Abstract

 Introduction: Ageing is a process of gradual and spontaneous change, resulting in maturation through childhood, puberty, young adulthood, and then middle age. Not all of the changes that occur with age are deleterious and some of them like increased experience and circumspection are among the positive points of the old age. Iran's population of 60 year old and more has been 7.8% in Demographic and Health Survey in year 2000 and it is estimated to be more than 10% by year 2021. The aim of this study was to assess the health status of elderly workers of Tehran Municipality public services and green space.

 Methods: In this cross sectional study, health records of these workers were assessed from 2002 to 2005 and their data were analyzed. Altogether, records of 31272 individuals were assessed in this four-year study. Using the old age definition of 60 year and more, there was a total 6532 elders among these workers. All the analyses were performed for this age group and in comparison with the less than 60-year-old group.

 Results: Mean age was 67.2 years (SD: 5.3). Smoking was reported by 26.7% of them. The most common complaints about the harmful factors of work environment were disturbing warmth and coldness (83.8%), work-related dust (69.5%), microbial contamination (50.5%), disturbing smell (44%), and risk of accidents and injuries (34%). The most common reported physical signs and symptoms were high blood pressure (30.2%), vision disturbances (27.8%), hearing disturbances (16.8%), cardiovascular disease (15.8%), and joint and extremities pain (15.7%).

 Conclusion: In comparison of clinical problems' observed patterns in this group, some of them like high blood pressure and visual disturbances were similar with national patterns and other problems' pattern were different. In addition, the high proportion of illiteracy in the elderly population in this study necessitates providing facilities for their education at first and using the face-to-face education methods in the meanwhile for improving their health status.

 Hakim Research Journal 2007 10(3): 62- 69.


Investigating the relationship between health literacy status and self-care ability among elderly with hypertension referred to selected specialized social security polyclinics
Saeed Marami, Maryam Bakhshandeh Bavarsad, Maliheh Sabour,
Volume 24, Issue 3 (12-2021)
Abstract
Introduction: As the population ages, chronic diseases increase and the elderly who have insufficient health literacy are one of the risk groups related to high blood pressure. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between health literacy and self-care ability in the elderly with hypertension.
Methods: The current study is a cross-sectional study that was conducted on 301 elderly people who referred to specialized polyclinics of social security in Tehran in 2021. The data was collected by simple sampling method using short cognitive test tools, self-care ability questionnaire of elderly people, health literacy questionnaire of Iranians. Then it was analyzed by descriptive statistics, frequency distribution table and inferential and correlation statistical tests with SPSS version 22 software.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age of the participants was 68.88 ± 7.2 years. The mean and standard deviation of the self-care index of people is 58.51 ± 9.1 and the mean and standard deviation of the health literacy score is 110.74 ± 33.98. Pearson correlation analysis showed a positive and significant relationship between the two variables of health literacy level and self-care ability (p>0.001). Also, the average score of health literacy for men was significantly higher than that of women (P=0.001).
Conclusion: The results show that interventions to improve health literacy are important to increase the ability of self-care behaviors in the elderly, it is necessary to improve health literacy in the elderly with high blood pressure and provide them with intervention and educational information.

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