فصلنامه پرستاری سالمندان
سال پنجم شماره 1 (پاییز 1397)

 almost all over the country, nurses make up the largest part of human resources in the health system. Lack of nurses, busy schedules and high rates of dropping out in this profession is a global problem. Lack of job satisfaction is an effective factor in dropping out of the nursing profession. This research is carried out by the intention of determining nurses' job satisfaction and effective factors.

 This cross-sectional research is carried out in spring 1398 in Sarab city. 100 employed nurses in different sections of Imam Khomeini educational-medical hospital in Sarab were selected randomly and studied. Standard research questionnaires were used to gather necessary information. SPSS application version 24 was used for analyzing data.

 Nurses mentioned low side benefits (4.27), getting law rewards (4.25), law salary and payment method (4.24), high workload (4.20) and officials not appreciating them (3.36) as the main factors in job satisfaction. Job satisfaction was moderate and the major satisfaction was because of communication with colleagues and having a friendly relationship with colleagues.

 Addressing the problems related to job satisfaction is of high value to increase the efficiency of the organization and it is necessary to establish plans to improve their job satisfaction.

Considering the increasing spread of elderly people and the importance of maintaining balance in the elderly as one of the factors preventing aging problems, this study investigated the effect of central stabilization exercises on elderly people's balance.

30 elderly men with an average age of 63.66  who were divided into two groups with high risk of falling and falling into low risk groups after the berg  test. Then, both groups were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Stability traning do for  for six weeks and after six weeks the berg test was retested. The results of pre-test and post test compared  by T-test.

Six weeks of central stabilization training significantly increased leaf test scores in the Elderly group with low risk of falls (0.8) compared to the control group (4.1), p = 0.5 and the Elderly group. There was a significant decrease in the risk of falling (0.2%) compared to the control group (0.2%), p = 0.6 and also to the pretest scores in both groups.

Central stabilization exercises can improve the quality of life in the elderly by improving balance in the elderly

Family caregivers are one of the first and most important members involved in the pursuit of treatment and care for the elderly. Attention and care assessment of family caregivers is one of the effective factors in increasing the quality of care for the elderly. The aim of this study was to determine the caregiver burden of elderly caregivers with chronic illnesses in Tehran.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 110 primary caregivers of elderly patients with chronic diseases admitted in the medical centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Research samples were selected randomly and available based on inclusion criteria. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, daily living activities of the elderly and carer (Zarit) and analyzed by descriptive statistics and inferential tests by SPSS software.

Out of 110 elderly people in care, 47 (42.7%) were male and 63 (57.3%) were female with mean age (77.37 ± 9.23). 61 (55.5%) of the elderly were in need of assistance in daily living activities and 49 (45.5%) were dependent. Out of 110 family caregivers, 83 (75.5%) were female and 27 (24.5%) were male with mean age and standard deviation (47.03 ± 10.71). The maximum carer burden score was 78 and at least 10 with mean and standard deviation (40.27 ± 16.82) indicating moderate to severe carer burden. The highest average burden was obtained on the individual scale (17) and the lowest on the economic scale (3.89). There was a significant difference between carer burden and type of relationship with the elderly, income status of caregivers, mean hours of care per week and number of assisted caregivers (p <0.05).

The high mean of the burden on the subscale indicates the lack of insight and knowledge of caregivers about how to care for the patient. Increasing the knowledge and awareness of caregivers with clinical education in health centers about the disease and treatment process and how to care and increase social support can reduce the caregiver burden.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the five major factors in predicting the death and depression anxiety among different age groups of elderly people in Kermanshah. The findings of this study can be used to determine the differences and priorities of care in elderly age groups in policy making. Health care they need.

This descriptive-analytic study was performed on 202 elderly people aged 60 years and older who were resident in Kermanshah. Data collection tools were a questionnaire in four sections: demographic information, five major factors questionnaire for Costa and McCarey, Templer death anxiety inventory and Beck Depression Inventory. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 21 and Pearson correlation coefficient and t-test.

The results showed that there are significant relationships between the five factors of personality and death with depression in the elderly.

According to personality traits in the elderly, conscientiousness and conscientiousness are related to death anxiety and depression. Therefore, it can be concluded that people who have different stages of life with purposefulness and finding the final meaning behind They accept the truth of death. And those who love life and have a purpose in life and have a more advanced personal philosophy on the subject of life and death than those who live on the surface, are less afraid of death and fewer officers see in them.

Aging is associated with major changes in the patterns and sleep quality and sleep quality on many factors affect elderly patients. The aim of this study was to Evaluation factors associated with sleep quality in the elderly Persian Gulf Martyrs hospital of Bushehr

This cross-sectional study was conducted descriptively in 2018. The study population included 326 elderly people admitted to the hospital of the Persian Gulf Hospital of Bushehr. Demographic questionnaire and Pittsburgh sleep quality index were used for collecting data. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22.

The mean age of participants was 69/60 ± 8/58 years. The overall score of sleep quality for all participants was 6.79 ± 4.27. 50.3% of the elderly had a good sleep and there was a significant relationship between the sex of the subjects and the quality of sleep (P = 0. 010). There was no significant relationship between sleep quality and age, education, marital status, occupation and economic status.

Identifying the factors affecting the quality of sleep in elderly patients can help the treatment team members design appropriate interventions based on these factors to improve the quality of sleep.

With increased life expectancy and improved health care, elderly population is growing increasingly. Common diseases of ageing have multiple physical and psychological effects on individual and family, as most of difficulties may be prevented by choosing a healthy lifestyle. Regarding to health promotion approaches amongst older people; healthy lifestyle may improve quality of life, productivity and reduce physical and mental problems. Accordingly, this study was conducted to assess the lifestyle of older people in Urmia-Iran.

Quantitative method was used in this descriptive- analytic study to recruit 460 older people living in their home by applying Multi-Stage Cluster Sampling. Data was collected based on healthy lifestyle assessment questionnaire (Iranian version) and analysed by using descriptive statistics.

Demographic characteristic of the study population indicated that 58.3% of them were males. The average age of elderly was 68.74±7.67. Nearly all the participants (92.2%) were living with their family members. Interestingly, 66.5% were affected by chronic diseases. It was also found that two-thirds of the older people could cope with stressful situations.

It is necessary to consider appropriate interventions especially educational strategies in order to promote healthy lifestyles for seniors who live alone, suffer from chronic disease, and have low education.

Population aging in Iran is on a steep pace, however, there is still insufficient planning and focus in this area and the regulation of elderly affairs is not adequately supported. An analysis of the current situation and the future outlook suggests that there are disabilities in the present, and that the complexity and challenges of the future will be compounded and expanded in the not too distant future. Therefore, attention to these disabilities and support for the elderly, although late, is inevitable.  The aim of this paper is to explain the elderly victimization as a disability category and to identify the disability and its protection needs in Iran.

 In this qualitative study, document analysis method was used. Referring to the position of the elderly in Islamic and ethical doctrines as well as Iranian regulations, the need to address the elderly victimization and the gaps and challenges of supporting this disadvantaged class have been analyzed and discussed.

Identifying and arresting violators of elderly rights and paying attention to their inability to conduct preliminary investigations and other proceedings and generally protecting the legal rights of this category of disabled victims is manifested as criminal protections. However, respecting human dignity, paying attention to the concerns and concerns of the elderly, and expressing empathy and sympathy for them in times of distress are among the essential transcendental support that is facing serious vacuum and challenge in Iran.

With the enactment of the Criminal Procedure Code of 2013 and inspired by the approach of restorative justice, although Iranian legislators have considered the victim rights. However, regarding the comprehensive support for disadvantaged victims, especially the elderly, in terms of psychological and medical interventions and other forms of transnational support, there are many legislative, judicial and administrative challenges and gaps.

In old age, physical activity decreases and its reduction is a risk factor for many illnesses associated with unhealthy lifestyle. Hence, physical activity is an important part of the elderly health program.The aim of this study was to determine the physical activity and its effective factors in the elderly in Qazvin.

This descriptive-analytic study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 196 elderly people were enrolled using randomized cluster sampling from nursing homes in Qazvin. The research instrument was demographic information questionnaire and Rapid Physical Activity Measurement Questionnaire (RAPA). The data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics by SPSS.24 software.

The mean age of the elderly in this study was 72± 8 and 25.5% of them had non-active life, and only 10.2% of the elderly had the proper activity. In this study, between education (p <0.05), previous habit of physical activity (p <0.05), current employment status (p <0.05) and Motivation (p <0.05) with physical activity A statistically significant relationship was observed.

Given the low level of education, employment status, motivation and habit of physical activity on the level of physical activity of the elderly, it is observed that the level of physical activity of the elderly in Qazvin urban population is low and inappropriate. Therefore, it is necessary to plan accordingly the factors affecting the physical activity of the elderly in order to promote it.