ArticleCaspian journal of internal medicine2016
Gender differences in the health status of elderly living alone compared to those who are not alone: Evidence of the AHAP study, North of Iran.
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- Relationship between the Prevalence of Metabolic Disease and Impaired Mobility, Diet, Physical Activity, and Socio-Demographic Characteristics in the Polish Elderly-A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Application and Prospect of Mobile Health (mHealth) in Health Service for Older People Living Alone in Community: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Review
- Descriptors of living alone for elders: based on Turkey national data.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- The effect of living alone on the mental health of the economically active floating population during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Living Alone Is Not Associated With Cardiovascular Events and Hypoglycemia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Factors Associated With Falls Among Urban-Dwellers Aged 55 Years and Over in the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) Study.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Living with Family yet Eating Alone is Associated with Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Kashiwa Study.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2019Article
- Survival analysis of increases in care needs associated with dementia and living alone among older long-term care service users in Japan.BMC geriatrics · 2017Article
- A case management of hypertension in the elderly in sub-Sahara Africa: lessons from Granny.The Pan African medical journal · 2017Article
- Cohort Profile Update: The Amirkola Health and Ageing Project (AHAP).Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2017Article
- Living Arrangement of Older Adults and its Effect on Five-Year Survival.Current health sciences journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the factors that have impact on the health status of elderly people is living alone. This study was conducted to examine the living condition of elderly population in Babol and probable differences which this condition induced on the health disorders of elderly people.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was performed on 1544 elderly people aged 60 and over in Amirkola, Babol. Demographic characteristics, the incidence of falls, chronic diseases, polypharmacy, headache with uncertain cause, chronic pains and back pain were collected by the study questionnaire; social support, physical activity, depression and cognitive disorders were assessed with standard questionnaires.
results6.8% of elderly people were living alone. Lack of social support, cognitive disorders, depression, multiple chronic diseases, occurrence of falls and headache with uncertain cause were significantly higher among those elderly who live alone (p<0.05). Regardless of age and educational level, headache and depressive symptoms in male individuals living alone, and falls occurrence in female individuals were significantly more than those who did not live alone (p<0.05). Also, in female elderly subjects, the effect of the marital status factor on health-related disorders was more than the effect of living alone factor.
conclusionMany disorders and disabilities are higher in the elderly people who live alone; also there is a difference in the health status of elderly people who live alone, according to their gender.
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