Objective To compare the effectiveness of internal fixation, hemiarthroplasty, and total hip arthroplasty in the treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients so as to provide the evidence for the selection of therapeutic methods. Methods Between May 2005 and April 2008, 108 elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fractures were treated by internal fixation with compression screw (IF group, n=31), hemiarthroplasty (HA group, n=37), and total hiparthroplasty (THA group, n=40). In IF group, there were 8 males and 23 females with an average age of 73 years (range, 65-80 years); fractures were caused by tumbl ing (25 cases) and traffic accident (6 cases), including 17 cases of Garden type III and 14 cases of Garden type IV; and the time from injury to operation ranged from 8 hours to 13 days with an average of 4.2 days. In HA group, there were 10 males and 27 females with an average age of 74 years (range, 65-80 years); fractures were caused by tumbl ing (29 cases) and traffic accident (8 cases), including 21 cases of Garden type III and 16 cases of Garden type IV; and the time from injury to operation ranged from 1 to 14 days with an average of 4.4 days. In THA group, there were 11 males and 29 females with an average age of 73 years (range, 66-80 years); fractures were caused by tumbl ing (32 cases) and traffic accident (8 cases), including 23 cases of Garden type III and 17 cases of Garden type IV; and the time from injury to operation ranged from 2 to 14 days with an average of 5.6 days. There was no significant difference in general data among 3 groups (P gt; 0.05). Results There were significant differences in operation time and blood loss among 3 groups (P lt; 0.05), and IF group was less than other 2 groups. All patients were followed up 1 year and 4 months to 2 years and 3 months with an average of 1 year and 8 months. In IF group, HA group, and THA group, the rates of early postoperative compl ications were 19.4% (6/31), 8.1% (3/37), and 7.5% (3/40), respectively; the rates of late postoperative compl ications were 29.0% (9/31), 13.5% (5/37), and 7.5% (3/40), respectively; and the reoperation rates were 29.0% (9/31), 10.8% (4/37), and 5.0% (2/40), respectively. The rates of the early postoperative compl ication, late postoperative compl ication, and reoperation rate were significantly higher in IF group than in HA group and THA group (P lt; 0.05), but there was no significant difference between HA group and THA group (P gt; 0.05). The mortal ity rates were 16.1% (5/31), 13.5% (5/37), and 15.0% (6/40) in IF group, HA group, and THA group, respectively; showing no significant difference (P gt; 0.05). According to Harris hip score, the excellent and good rates were 65.4% (17/26), 81.3% (26/32), and 85.3% (29/34) in IF group, HA group, and THA group, respectively; showing significant differences among 3 groups (P lt; 0.05). Conclusion According to patient’s age, l ife expectancy, and general conditions, THA is a reasonable choice for the patients aged 65-80 years with displaced femoral neck fracture.
Senile sarcopenia has become a prominent problem affecting the normal life and self-care ability of the elderly. More attention to the research on senile sarcopenia is conducive to its prevention and treatment. This article states information details about the epidemiology, influencing factors and mechanism, clinical manifestations and diagnostic criteria, evaluation methods and rehabilitation therapy, so as to provide reference for research on elderly sarcopenia.
ObjectivesTo investigate and analyze the activities of daily living status and influencing factors for the elderly of long-term care in Shangrao City of Jiangxi Province, and provide a basis for Shangrao City to carry out long-term care insurance for the elderly. MethodsCluster sampling was used to investigate the elderly aged 60 and over in 12 counties (cities, districts)of Shangrao, including the elderly general demographic characteristics and activity of daily living survey. ResultsA total of 1 087 elderly people were surveyed, with an average age of 77.75±8.12 and a total 70.6±21.4 score of activity of daily living. Comparing different age groups, the elder age group had a worse activity of daily living (P<0.001). Those with a higher education level had relatively poor activity of daily living (P<0.001), and those with spouse also had poor activity of daily living (P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age (P<0.001), education level (P<0.001), marital status (P<0.05) and income level (P<0.05) were important factors affecting the scores of activity of daily living of the elderly. ConclusionsAge, education level, marital status, low-income situation, chronic disease, and household registration are the main risk factors affecting the score of the long-term care of the elderly in daily life. The establishment of a long-term care insurance system should be based on chronic diseases, age, marital status and other factors to determine the corresponding long-term care standard scoring system and compensation standards.
The balance ability is the basic guarantee for the human body to maintain the posture and complete every daily life activity, and it is also an important physical quality index for the elderly. Insufficient balance ability may lead to falls among the elderly, which may lead to fractures, long-term pain, craniocerebral trauma, disability, and even death and other serious adverse consequences. Under the background of China’s rapid aging population and the strong advocacy of the combination of medical care and nursing, improving the balance ability of the elderly is an effective way to prevent the elderly from falling down, and is of great significance to reduce the accidental injury for the elderly. In this paper, the methods and the latest progress of balance function evaluation and training for the elderly at home and abroad are reviewed in order to provide reference for the formulation of intervention programs to improve the balance function of the elderly, so as to improve the quality of life of the elderly and open up a new path for the realization of healthy aging.
ObjectivesTo systematically review the current status of cognitive impairment of the elderly in China.MethodsCNKI, VIP, CBM, WanFang Data, PubMed, EMbase and The Cochrane Library databases were electronically searched to collect studies on the current status of cognitive impairment of the elderly in China from January 1st, 2000 to March 12th, 2020. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed risk of bias of included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed by using Stata 14.1 software.ResultsA total of 126 studies involving 187 115 elderly were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that the cognitive impairment rate of the elderly in China was 22.0% (95%CI 20.4% to 23.6%). Subgroup analysis showed that the cognitive impairment rate was higher in females, seniors, low education level, residing in rural area, engaging in manual labor, no spouse, living alone, monthly income less than 1 000 yuan, and suffering from chronic diseases.ConclusionsCurrent evidence shows that the cognitive impairment rate of the elderly in China is 22%, which is relatively high in females, seniors, low education level, residing in rural area, engaging in manual labor, no spouse, living alone, low-income, and suffering from chronic diseases.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the correlation between sleep quality and social support of the elderly.MethodsDatabases including PubMed, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Springerlink, ProQuest, CMB, CNKI, VIP, and WanFang Data were searched to collect studies on the correlation between sleep quality and social support of the elderly from January 1996 to January 2020. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and evaluated risk of bias of included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 9 studies involving 2 427 elderly people were included. The meta-analysis showed that the combined correlation coefficient between sleep quality and social support was -0.40 (95%CI −0.54 to −0.26). The correlation between sleep quality and social support of the elderly varied with the year of publication and sample size, however without regular change. The correlation coefficient of the elderly from institutions (hospital or pension institutions) was higher than that of the community (−0.33 vs. −0.26); the correlation coefficient of the elderly with health problems was higher than those without health problems (−0.32 vs. −0.25); the results measured by non-random sampling method were higher than those measured by random sampling (−0.37 vs. −0.23); and the results measured by Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and social support rating scale (SSRS) were higher than those measured by PSQI and perceived social support scale (PSSS) (−0.30 vs. −0.13).ConclusionsThe higher the level of social support of the elderly in China, the lower the score of PSQI, and the better the sleep quality, in which there are differences in different sample sources and physical conditions.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the status of alexithymia in the Chinese elderly.MethodsCNKI, VIP, CBM, WanFang Data, PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and The Cochrane Library databases were electronically searched to collect cross-sectional studies related to the epidemiological characteristics of alexithymia among the elderly in China from inception to February 2021. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies; meta-analysis was then performed using Stata 16.0 software.ResultsA total of 11 cross-sectional studies involving 3 592 elderly individuals were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that the prevalence of alexithymia in the Chinese elderly was 36% (95%CI 30% to 42%), and the score of alexithymia was 58.59 (95%CI 54.60 to 62.57). Subgroup analyses indicated that the prevalence of alexithymia was 39% (95%CI 32% to 45%) in northern China, 33% (95%CI 30% to 37%) in northeast China, 36% (95%CI 31% to 41%) in eastern China, 51% (95%CI 44% to 58%) in central China, and 20% (95%CI 16% to 24%) in the southwest China. The prevalence rates of hospitalized, nursing home, and community elderly were 42% (95%CI 34% to 49%), 37% (95%CI 28% to 45%), and 29% (95%CI 20% to 38%), respectively. The scores of alexithymia were higher among the elderly males, 80 years or older, engaged in heavy physical work prior to retirement, suffering from severer chronic diseases, low education background, low monthly income, living alone, and low frequency of participation in group activities and visited by relatives.ConclusionsCurrent evidence shows that the overall prevalence of alexithymia is high in the Chinese elderly, and varies with regions. The levels of alexithymia among gender, age, occupation prior to retirement, number of chronic diseases, educational level, monthly income, habitation manner, the frequency of participating in group activities, and being visited by relatives and friends are different.
With the increasing prominence of population aging, the cognitive decline of the elderly has gradually become a hotspot of clinical research. As a traditional rehabilitation exercise, Tai Chi has been proved to have a positive effect on improving cognitive function and delaying cognitive decline in the elderly. However, the related brain function mechanism is still unclear. In this paper, we collected studies which observed the changes of Tai Chi on brain regions related to cognitive function in the elderly using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). We summarized relevant studies from perspective of structural and functional changes in the brain. The results showed that Tai Chi may delay and improve cognitive decline in the elderly by reshaping the structure and function of brain regions related to cognitive function such as memory, attention and execution. The effect of Tai Chi for cognitive function may be associated with positive regulation of cardiovascular function, emotion and meditation level of the elderly. In addition, the improvement of cognitive function further enhances the balance of the elderly. We also found that practice time, frequency and intensity of Tai Chi could be factors influencing the improvement of cognitive function and brain function in the elderly.
Objective To establish the reference intervals for platelet-related parameters among the elderly population in Longquanyi District, Chengdu. Methods From November 1st to December 31st 2021, elderly individuals aged between 60 and 80 years were selected from the Longquanyi branch of a natural population cohort study initiated by West China Hospital of Sichuan University in 2021. Complete blood cell analysis was performed to obtain the platelet-related parameters. IBM SPSS Statistics 25 software was used to analyze the data and establish the reference intervals for platelet-related parameters among the elderly population in Longquanyi District. Results A total of 1938 reference individuals were selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria, and finally 1669 reference individuals, including 665 males and 1004 females, were included to establish the reference intervals after excluding outliers. The reference range of blood platelet count was (95.03-301.32)×109/L for elderly men and (112.13-320.75)×109/L for elderly women, respectively. The reference range of mean platelet volume was 8.97-13.80 fL for elderly men and 9.10-13.90 fL for elderly women, respectively. The reference range of plateletcrit was 0.13%-0.30% for elderly men and 0.14%-0.32% for elderly women, respectively. The reference range of platelet distribution width was 15.80-16.90 for elderly men and 15.70-16.90 for elderly women, respectively. Conclusion It is of practical significance to establish platelet-related parameters in the elderly in local region.