Participation in support groups and sharing of emotional expression, thoughts and ideas help the caregivers deal with their physical and psychological demands related to the caregiver load. As such, intervention strategies offered to caregivers in the support groups appear to positively contribute to the family with a psychotic patient and improve the quality of life of both patients and their main caregivers.
IntroductionFalls of the elderly to a degree been associated with poor mental health, poor social support and poor physical health.ObjectivesTo investigate the falls of elderly people in relation to their mental and physical healthy.AimsTo compare the effects of falls in the elderly in the areas of mental and physical health.MethodsThe current study used purposive sampling compromised from 48 people that visited the emergency department at the Patras University Hospital in 2016. The inclusion criterion for participation was age (> 65 years). Data was collected using WHO's questionnaire, the WHOQUOL-BREF. Finally, data was analyzed using the test t test for independent samples.ResultsThe sample constituted by 39.6% of male and 61.4% of female. The average age of the sample was M = 75.89 years. In relation to mental health, the average of the elderly with a history of falls found M = 57.26 (SD = ± 22.87), while the other was found M = 74.45 (SD = ± 15.81). The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05), while physical health although again the first group found to have a smaller average (M = 56.65, SD = ± 22.13) relative to the second group (M = 63.78, SD = ± 12.59) no statistical difference was observed.DiscussionsThese results demonstrates that falls beyond the physical damage that are immediately visible can as well create significant issues in the psychological state of the elderly exacerbating anxiety, fear and social isolation, which has been associated with depression event.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
Objec tives : Toc haracteriz e a gr ou p of c aregivers of patients with dem enti a acc ompanied by a psyc hogeriatrics s ervice regardi ng the manifestations of anteci patory grie f and to i nves tigate variables that may influence his development.
Introduction: Introduction: A large number of studies have reported mild to moderate cognitive deficits in patients with Type II Diabetes, compared to the healthy population.
Objective: In this study, we compared the cognitive functions of Greek patients with DM II, with a demographically equal group of normal subjects. We researched the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients that affect their cognitive function as well as their quality of life.
Material and method: The participants were 44 patients diagnosed with DM II and 28 healthy people. Both the diagnosed and the healthy group were evaluated with a comprehensive array of neuropsychological tests. Beck’s Depression Scale and the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire were used.
Results: Diagnosed participants differed significantly from healthy ones in the fields of episodic memory, verbal fluency, active memory, mental speed of processing information and executive function. Regression analysis showed that HbA1C levels, the interaction of age, education and predisposed mental potential explain high rates of fluctuations in cognitive dysfunctions. It was found that patients with severe cognitive deficits had a lower quality of life.
Conclusions: Cognitive impairment can be considered a significant complication in patients with Type II Diabetes. Informing a diabetic patient about the strong possibility of cognitive dysfunction manifestation and investigating the clinical significance and implications of cognitive disorders in daily functioning and quality of life for diabetic patients, is of major importance.
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