“Older” or “Elderly”—are Medical Journals Sensitive to the Wishes of Older People?

Quinlan, Nicky; O’Neill, Desmond

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01913.x

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“…Despite these attempts, the use of the term ‘elderly’ is still widespread. For instance, in a study of medical journals from 1996 to 2006, all used the term elderly; three of the four major geriatric journals favoured the term elderly over older adults at a rate of 4:1 in contrast to general journals ( see Quinlan and O'Neill, 2008). In our study, the search for the keyword ‘elderly’ retrieved 152,285 tweets ( see Table 1) which constitutes over 82 per cent of the collected data, reflecting the pervasive use of the term in both media and academia.…”

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Ageing, old age and older adults: a social media analysis of dominant topics and discourses

2019

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Whilst representations of old age and older people in traditional media have been well documented, examinations of such representations within social media discourse are still scarce. This is an unfortunate omission because of the importance of social media for communication in contemporary society. In this study, we combine content analysis and discourse analysis to explore patterns of representation on Twitter around the terms ageing, old age, older people and elderly with a sample of 1,200 tweets. Our analysis shows that ‘personal concerns/views’ and ‘health and social care’ are the predominant overall topics, although some topics are clearly linked with specific keywords. The language often used in the tweets seems to reinforce negative discourses of age and ageing that locate older adults as a disempowered, vulnerable and homogeneous group; old age is deemed a problem and ageing is considered something that needs to be resisted, slowed or disguised. These topics and discursive patterns are indeed similar to those found in empirical studies of social perceptions and traditional media portrayal of old age, which indicates that social media and Twitter in particular appears to serve as an online platform that reproduces and reinforces existing ageist discourses in traditional media that feed into social perceptions of ageing and older people.

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Ageing, old age and older adults: a social media analysis of dominant topics and discourses

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“…Imahori (1992) described ageing as “regression in physiological functions followed by advancement in age” [ 41 ]. Conventionally, people of age 65 years and above are termed as older adults by chronological measurement [ 7 , 42 , 43 ]. Understanding gut microbiota and its modulations is an essential factor in improving the health and the well-being of older individuals.…”

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“…Oropharyngeal and esophageal motility are reduced with ageing resulting in swallowing propulsions and lowered esophageal sphincter pressure, leading to an increased prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux. With age, there is also an increased intestinal transit time due to reduced motility, which can reduce digestion and absorption, and with reduced appetite, this may lead to malnutrition [ 7 , 44 ]. In particular, hypochlorhydria is associated with ageing and is prevalent in those who have or previously had Helicobacter pylori infection.…”

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“…Ageing is accompanied by major physiological changes such as alteration in the gut microbial composition (dysbiosis), immune responses, and metabolism which may lead to various gastrointestinal (GI) tract related inflammatory conditions, and autoimmune disorders [ 4 , 5 ]. The usual threshold age for defining older adults or elderly is above 63–76 years, and around this age the gut microbiota loses its relative stability [ 6 , 7 ]. Any compositional differences with ageing have a direct effect on the intestinal motility and digestion [ 8 ].…”

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Gut Microbial Changes, Interactions, and Their Implications on Human Lifecycle: An Ageing Perspective

Vemuri

Gundamaraju

Shastri

et al. 2018

BioMed Research International

101

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Gut microbiota is established during birth and evolves with age, mostly maintaining the commensal relationship with the host. A growing body of clinical evidence suggests an intricate relationship between the gut microbiota and the immune system. With ageing, the gut microbiota develops significant imbalances in the major phyla such as the anaerobic Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes as well as a diverse range of facultative organisms, resulting in impaired immune responses. Antimicrobial therapy is commonly used for the treatment of infections; however, this may also result in the loss of normal gut flora. Advanced age, antibiotic use, underlying diseases, infections, hormonal differences, circadian rhythm, and malnutrition, either alone or in combination, contribute to the problem. This nonbeneficial gastrointestinal modulation may be reversed by judicious and controlled use of antibiotics and the appropriate use of prebiotics and probiotics. In certain persistent, recurrent settings, the option of faecal microbiota transplantation can be explored. The aim of the current review is to focus on the establishment and alteration of gut microbiota, with ageing. The review also discusses the potential role of gut microbiota in regulating the immune system, together with its function in healthy and diseased state.

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“…A previous study of how older people are described in the medical literature reported that “elderly” was the most widely used term overall but was restricted to eight general medical and gerontological journals from 1996 to 2006 . We extended this study to the English‐language medical literature from 1950 to 2015.…”

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Changes in Descriptive Terms for Older People in the Medical Literature Over the Last 65 Years

Morrison

Costello

Mulkerrin

et al. 2016

J American Geriatrics Society

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“Older” or “Elderly”—are Medical Journals Sensitive to the Wishes of Older People?

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Ageing, old age and older adults: a social media analysis of dominant topics and discourses

Ageing, old age and older adults: a social media analysis of dominant topics and discourses

Gut Microbial Changes, Interactions, and Their Implications on Human Lifecycle: An Ageing Perspective

Changes in Descriptive Terms for Older People in the Medical Literature Over the Last 65 Years

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