Pub Date : 2021-12-20DOI: 10.19080/oajggm.2021.06.555688
Knecht Sabres Lisa
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Pub Date : 2021-10-22DOI: 10.19080/oajggm.2021.06.555686
H. Ghusn
{"title":"Prevalence of Frailty Among Elders in Rural Lebanon","authors":"H. Ghusn","doi":"10.19080/oajggm.2021.06.555686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/oajggm.2021.06.555686","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92566,"journal":{"name":"Open access journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46649840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-27DOI: 10.19080/oajggm.2021.06.555684
Senthil Meenrajan
Cannabis use, either as medical marijuana or Cannabidiol (CBD) oil is becoming more popular and prevalent in all age groups, including older adults. CBD oil is more appropriate for some, since it does not have psychoactive properties and is proving effective in the treatment of a number of chronic medical conditions, which a number of older adults grapple with. It is important for clinicians to have open discussions with patients and caregivers on CBD oil use. It is also important to be aware of practical problems including absorption, distribution and drug-drug interactions. Lastly, being updated periodically on local laws and regulations relating to CBD oil is essential.
{"title":"Cannabidiol Oil – Time to talk to Older Adults","authors":"Senthil Meenrajan","doi":"10.19080/oajggm.2021.06.555684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/oajggm.2021.06.555684","url":null,"abstract":"Cannabis use, either as medical marijuana or Cannabidiol (CBD) oil is becoming more popular and prevalent in all age groups, including older adults. CBD oil is more appropriate for some, since it does not have psychoactive properties and is proving effective in the treatment of a number of chronic medical conditions, which a number of older adults grapple with. It is important for clinicians to have open discussions with patients and caregivers on CBD oil use. It is also important to be aware of practical problems including absorption, distribution and drug-drug interactions. Lastly, being updated periodically on local laws and regulations relating to CBD oil is essential.","PeriodicalId":92566,"journal":{"name":"Open access journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46872898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-09-25DOI: 10.19080/oajggm.2019.05.555657
David Kaufman
{"title":"Creating Legacy Digital Stories: Do Males and Females Differ?","authors":"David Kaufman","doi":"10.19080/oajggm.2019.05.555657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/oajggm.2019.05.555657","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92566,"journal":{"name":"Open access journal of gerontology & geriatric medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48786715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-09-06DOI: 10.19080/oajggm.2019.04.555655
W. Heuvel
European citizens become happy old, when they live in resilient societies. Objective: A happy old population may be seen as a major challenge worldwide. However, ageing of the population is often seen as a major problem. Besides, old people are not happy per se. The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis, that in resilient countries citizens have a higher life expectancy and a higher overall life satisfaction, when old, as compared to less resilient countries. Methods: This cross-national study collected data from 25 European countries in 2016 using data set of Eurostat and the European Social Survey. Life expectancy at birth and overall satisfaction with life of citizens 65 years and over are used to assess ‘happy old’. Resilience is assessed by 20 national indicators, including shared values and feelings on equity, trust and social cohesion of citizens and governmental investments in social protection and health care. Results: Principal Component Analysis shows four resilience components: ‘trust and secure’, ‘following rules’, ‘equity’ and ‘protection and care investment’. Citizens become older and are – when old – more satisfied with life, when living in countries where citizens indicate they have trust in institutions and fellow citizens and feel secure, where governments invest in social protection and health care, and where citizens state it is important to follow rules, to be equally treated, to help each other, and to understand different people. Discussion: This study is one of the first, which uses the concept resilience to understand which national characteristics may explain successful ageing. The results show that happier and older citizens live in resilient countries. Assessing resilience is still a matter of scientific dispute. The way resilience components are assessed in this study is promising and theoretically based. Moreover, these components are in line with indicators used in international documents and may be used for future studies on resilient societies. The way resilience is assessed as well as the results may not only be applied to nations, but also to communities and institutions.
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Pub Date : 2018-04-01Epub Date: 2018-05-22DOI: 10.19080/OAJGGM.2018.04.555636
Rupak Datta, Sonali Advani, Andrea Rink, Luann Bianco, Peter H Van Ness, Vincent Quagliarello, Manisha Juthani-Mehta
Suspected urinary tract infection is a common indication for antimicrobial therapy in long-term care residents. We sought to characterize antimicrobial susceptibilities among urine isolates collected from women long-term care residents enrolled in a clinical trial across 21 long-term care facilities in Connecticut, United States of America between August 2012 and October 2015. Among 967 urine cultures collected from 175 women long-term care residents with and without suspected urinary tract infection, we identified 456 bacterial isolates. Escherichia coli (55.3%), Klebsiella (13.8%) and Enterococcus (8.3%) species were the predominant organisms identified. Among all 456 urine isolates, 68.1% were ciprofloxacin-susceptible, 77.2% were trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole-susceptible, 86.3% were cefazolin-susceptible, and 72.6% were nitrofurantoin-susceptible. Among 252 Escherichia coli urine isolates, 60.2% were ciprofloxacin-susceptible, 73.7% were trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole-susceptible, 84.5% were cefazolin-susceptible, and 86.5% were nitrofurantoin-susceptible. These findings suggest that trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole may be favorable empiric therapy while the urinary isolate is unknown, and nitrofurantoin may be optimal therapy for uncomplicated urinary tract infection due to Escherichia coli in women long-term care residents.
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