@article{ 
author = {Bidaki, Reza and Mirzadeh, Fatemeh Sadat},  
title = {Social Distance in COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Adults Populations}, 
abstract ={   This article has no abstract.},  
Keywords = {COVID-19, Social distance, Aged},
volume = {7},
Number = {1}, 
pages = {1-2}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6544},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-210-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-210-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Tung, Ho-Jui and Yeh, Ming-Chin and Ford, Randall and Shah, Gulzar},  
title = {Personal Mastery and All-Cause Mortality among Older Americans Living with Diabetes}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Higher personal mastery is associated with better physical functioning, wellbeing, and longevity among older populations. However, few studies have focused on whether personal mastery is protective against mortality among older adults living with diabetes over time.  Methods: A total of 1,779 participants were identified from an off-year survey of the Health and Retirement Study. Proportional Hazard Models were used to evaluate the significance of selected variables in predicting the survival of participants over a 13-year period. Results: A substantial proportion (46.7%) of the diabetic patients had survived by the end of 2016. Adults with lower mastery scores were more likely to die (Hazard Ratio = .94, p < .001). Gender differences in the association patterns between personal mastery and survival were identified. Personal mastery had an independent health-protective effect on the survival of diabetes patients over the study period. With lower educational attainment, the foreign-born female diabetics scored higher in personal mastery measure when compared to their male counterparts. In the face of more severe diabetes comorbidity, foreign-born female diabetics also  outlived their male counterparts over the study period. Conclusion: As a crucial psychological resource and a modifiable factor, personal mastery holds a potential for improving the health status among lower SES groups of older adults. Further investigations into the identified gender difference could be applied to break the cycle of poor health among lower Socio-Economic Status groups of older adults.},  
Keywords = {Personal Mastery, Aged, Diabetes, Mortality, Immigrants},
volume = {7},
Number = {1}, 
pages = {3-10}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6545},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-220-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-220-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Dehghan, Behnaz and Isazadeg, Ali and Soleimani, Esmaiel},  
title = {Effectiveness of Morita Therapy on Emotional Distress and Social Isolation of Older Adult Women with Chronic Knee Pain}, 
abstract ={Introduction: People do health care not only to diagnose and relieve pain but also to reduce pain, anxiety, and loneliness in their daily lives. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Morita therapy among older women suffering from emotional distress and social isolation with chronic knee pain. Methods: The research method was pretest - posttest with a control group. The statistical population of the study included the older adults with chronic knee pain in the period of May to August 2020 in Tabriz, Iran. The sample consisted of 30 female patients aged 60-70 years with chronic knee pain who entered the study by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control group (15 patients each group). The research instruments included the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS). In the experimental group, Morita therapy was held during nine sessions for 90 minutes once a week.  Results: The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed significant effectiveness of Morita therapy on emotional distress and social isolation (p < 0.001). Morita therapy significantly reduced patients' depression and anxiety scores (Eta = 0.68). In addition, the social isolation scores of the experimental group significantly reduced compared to the control group (p < 0.001), which indicates an increase in the quality of social network (Eta = 0.49). Conclusion: Morita therapy can help reduce emotional distress and social isolation in older women with chronic knee pain and can be used in conjunction with other common therapies.},  
Keywords = {Chronic Knee Pain, Emotional Distress, Social Isolation, Morita Therapy, Aged},
volume = {7},
Number = {1}, 
pages = {11-17}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6546},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-212-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-212-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Pengpid, Supa and Peltzer, Karl},  
title = {Prevalence and Correlates of Functional Disability among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in India: Results of a National Survey in 2017-2019}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Aging may increase physical or functional limitations, and India has a rapidly aging population. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of difficulties with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) among older adults in India. Methods: The cross-sectional sample consisted of 31,477 individuals (≥ 60 years) from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India, Wave 1 in 2017-2019. Functional disability was measured with 6 items of ADL and 7 items of IADL. Results: The prevalence of at least one ADL difficulty was 23.8%, at least one IADL difficulty was 48.4%, and at least one ADL/IADL difficulty was 52.0% (43.2% among men, and 60.0% among women). In the adjusted logistic regression analysis, older age, and food insecurity were positively and male sex and having a health insurance were negatively associated with both ADL and IADL difficulty. No formal education was positively and urban residence and married were negatively associated with IADL difficulty. Poor or faith self-rated health status, chronic conditions, insomnia symptoms, major depressive disorder, physical pain, poor distant vision, poor near vision and poor word recall were positively associated with both ADL and IADL difficulty. Body underweight and hearing or ear problem increased the odds for IADL difficulty. In univariate analysis, vigorous physical activity and higher social network were protective against both ADL and IADL difficulty. Conclusion: Almost one in four older adults in India had ADL difficulty and almost half had IADL difficulty and several associated factors were identified that can be targeted in interventions.},  
Keywords = {Functional Disability, Aged, India, Activities of Daily Living},
volume = {7},
Number = {1}, 
pages = {18-25}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6547},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-223-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-223-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Rahimi, Aria and NamaziShabestari, Alireza and Sadeh, Maryam and Bidaki, Reza and Jamalimoghadamsiahkali, Saeidreza and Vahabi, Zahr},  
title = {Frequency of Healthcare-Associated Infections in the Elderly Patient Hospitalized}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Healthcare- Associated Infections (HAI) are known to be one of the most important health issues in developed and developing countries. The most common infections include central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia and surgical site infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of nosocomial infections in the elderly patients.  Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1279 patients were 60 years of age or older. Patients who had been admitted for more than 48 hours in the hospital and had no signs of infection at the time of admission, were entered into the study. It was evaluated four most common HAI, according to CDC include bacteremia, central line-associated blood stream infections, urinary tract infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Infections may also occur at surgery sites, known as surgical site infections. The Chi-square and T- test or analysis of variance was used for data analysis. Results: Of the total patients, 93 (7.3%) developed HAI at duration admission. The highest rate of infection was bacteremia, which was 48.4 % and then urinary tract infection 21.5%. The prevalence of HAI among patients with cardiovascular diseases was relatively higher than underlying diseases. The frequency of length of hospital stay was significant in patients > 7 days with 68.8% in the HAI group. Conclusion: Our findings showed that patients with cardiovascular, renal and pulmonary disease are more susceptible to HAIs. Due to the increased length of hospital stay increases the risk of infection, it is recommended to discharge patients as soon as possible.},  
Keywords = {Infections, Hospitalized, Health care, Patients, Aged},
volume = {7},
Number = {1}, 
pages = {26-31}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6548},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-219-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-219-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Ekici, Emine and Vatansever, Nursel and Çolak, Merve and Kozan, Ezgi Hasret},  
title = {Validity and Reliability of Turkish Self-Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale}, 
abstract ={Introduction: The most common nutritional problem observed among the aged is malnutrition. The study was conducted as methodological research to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish Self Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale (Self-MNA) among Turkish elderly people. Methods: Data were collected from 131 aged individuals with the Sociodemographic Information Form, Mini Nutritional Assessment long-form (MNA), Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA-SF) and Self-MNA. In the study, test-retest, parallel form methods, lower 27%-upper 27% discrimination, ROC and correlation analysis were used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the scale. The scale was translated and then the final version was created by the views of three experts. A correlation analysis was conducted between MNA, MNA-SF and Self-MNA which are used as parallel forms.  Results: No statistically significant difference was found between test-retest scores of Self-MNA scores for reliability (p > 0.05). Positive relationships were found between Self-MNA and MNA and MNA-SF. Self-MNA scores of the upper 27% group were significantly higher than the Self-MNA scores of the lower 27% group. The appropriate cut-off value of Self MNA is determined as 12. Self-MNA scores below 12 points indicate that there may be a risk of malnutrition. The areas under the ROC curves (AUC = 0.718) were statistically significant (p < 0.05). At the cut-off value, the sensitivity is determined to be 75 and the specificity is 56.63.  Conclusion: Self-MNA is a valid and reliable tool for screening the malnutrition status of the aged in Turkey.},  
Keywords = {Nutrition Assessment, Aged, Malnutrition, Validity},
volume = {7},
Number = {1}, 
pages = {32-38}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6549},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-218-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-218-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Mehboudi, Maryam and Asgharpour, Habib and Hosseini, Seyed Ali and Rezaeeshirazi, Rez},  
title = {Effect of a Six Week-Swimming Interval Training with Resveratrol Consumption on Apoptotic Markers in the Liver Tissue of Aged Rat}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Aging involves a decrease in  physiological function, physical activity and nutrition that modulate body functions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a six week-swimming interval training with resveratrol consumption on apoptotic markers in the liver tissue of aged rat. Methods: In this experimental study, thirty-two 20-month aged rats weighing 350-370 g were divided into four groups of 8 rats including 1) sham, 2) training, 3) resveratrol and 4) training + resveratrol. For six weeks, groups 3 and 4 received 100 mg/kg of resveratrol supplementation dissolved in 1% methylcellulose daily by gavage, and groups 2 and 4 performed swimming training three times a week. One-way analysis of variance with Tukey's post- hoc test was used to analyze the data (p < 0.05). Results: Bcl2 Gene expression levels in the resveratrol and the exercise + resveratrol groups were significantly higher than the sham and exercise groups (p < 0.05).  Bax levels in the exercise + resveratrol group were lower than the resveratrol group, and the levels in the resveratrol group were higher than the sham group(p <0.05).also Bax/Bcl2 levels in the exercise + resveratrol group were significantly lower than the exercise group(p < 0.05). Conclusion: It seems that swimming interval training with resveratrol consumption has beneficial effects on anti-apoptotic markers, however, the effect of swimming interval training on liver apoptosis in the aging is still unknown and more studies are needed in this field.},  
Keywords = {Swimming Training, Resveratrol, Apoptosis, Liver, Aging},
volume = {7},
Number = {1}, 
pages = {39-44}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6550},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-217-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-217-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Yousefi, Masood and Papi, Shahab and AbolfathiMomtaz, Yadollah and AkbariKamrani, Ahmad Ali and Yousefi, Mahdi and Fadayevatan, Rez},  
title = {Non-Communicable Disease Mortality among a Sample of Older People in Iran from 2007 to 2018}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Increasing age is one of the most important predictors of mortality among aged population. Therefore, determining the causes of death among older people could be imperative. The purpose of this study was to investigate non-communicable disease mortality among a sample of older people in Iran from 2007 to 2018. Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study that applied census sampling technique to investigate 1202 Medical Records of older adults (60 ≤ years old) died during 2007-2018 at three hospitals of Khuzestan province, Iran. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 24 software. Results: The mean age of participants was 77.4 ± 8.38. Of whom 50.7 % were male. The highest number of deaths were related to the internal ward (41.4%), CCU (29.3%) and ICU (25.6%), respectively. In addition, Angina pectoris, Respiratory disease and Cerebrovascular Accident were the most important cause of death among aged population. Also, the history of hospitalization (87.1%) and cardiovascular disease (82.2%), and hypertension (67.8%) were the prominent risk factors for mortality among aged population. According to chi-squared, there was a significant relationship between smoking and death attributed to cardiovascular diseases among older adults. Conclusion: Angina pectoris, Respiratory disease and Cerebrovascular accident diseases are the most important cause of death among older adults. Prevention and screening programs should be implemented to discern and screen these chronic diseases at the early stage among older people.},  
Keywords = {Non-Communicable Disease, Mortality, Aged},
volume = {7},
Number = {1}, 
pages = {45-51}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i1.6551},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-228-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-228-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Rezaeipandari, Hass},  
title = {Religious Coping and COVID 19 in Aging}, 
abstract ={This article has no abstract.},  
Keywords = {},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {52-53}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8115},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-246-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-246-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Hashempour-Sadeghian, Maryam and AbbasiShavazi, Mohammad Taghi},  
title = {The Role of Digital Communication Technologies in Middle-Aged Health and Relationships}, 
abstract ={This article has no abstract.},  
Keywords = {},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {54-55}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8116 },
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-227-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-227-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Bahrevar, Vali and Hazar, Narjes and Hosseini, Saee},  
title = {Health Literacy and Aging}, 
abstract ={This article has no abstract.},  
Keywords = {},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {56-57}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8117},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-236-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-236-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Soleimanpour, Hassan and Abbasian, Mehdi and Sarbazi, Ehsan and Paknezhad, Seyed Pouya and Jalilvand, Hadi and Masoudi, Nazanin and Azizi, Hosein and Khalili, Zahr},  
title = {Predictors of Delay in Seeking Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Older Adults with Animal Bite Injuries: A Population-Based Study}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Animal bites are of the major health threats. Delayed post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), especially in frail older people, may lead to mortal risks in this age group. The aim of this study was to investigate the pattern of delayed PEP in animal-bites injuries and to identify its contributing factors in older people of Tabriz city, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the census method was used to obtain data from health records of older adults who were referred to Tabriz's Rabies Treatment Center between March 2013 and March 2018. The delay was defined as starting PEP longer than 24 hours after a suspected rabies virus exposure. The relations between delayed PEP and each of the predictors were investigated using the chi-square test in univariate analysis. The decision tree model was applied to predict the delay time of PEP. Results: A total of 322 older people with a mean age of 67.62 ± 7.18 were studied. In all, 31.7 % of the older persons victims who were bitten by an animal had a delayed PEP. Urban victims (34.1%) compared to rural (16.3 %), stray animal victims (42.0 %) compared to an owned animal-bite victim 24.6 %, all other animal bite-related victims (39.9 %) compared to dog-bite injuries (23.8%) experienced a higher frequency of delayed PEP. The decision tree revealed that animal ownership status, animal status, and animal species were the most important factors for predicting delayed PEP (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The possibility of delayed PEP in older adults bites victims, increased if the animal was ownerless and escaped. A reasonable approach to tackle this issue might be to conduct larger population studies in the future.},  
Keywords = {Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, Decision Tree, Bite Injury, Delay of Vaccine},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {58-64}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8118},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-242-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-242-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {kaseb, fatemeh and motavalian, zahra and fallahzadeh, hossei},  
title = {Fluid Intake Status and its Relationship with Cognitive Impairment among Elderlies of Naein City, Iran}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Water, as one of the most essential nutrients, is involved in almost all biochemical processes of the human body. Although different degrees of dehydration have various symptoms such as physical and mental decline, severe dehydration is associated with decreased survival capacity in the physiological environment of the body that can put individuals, especially the elderly, at the risk of death. The present study aimed to determine the status of fluid intake and its association with cognitive impairments in the elderly people of Naein City in 2018.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 225 randomly selected elderlies in Naein City. Data collection tools included demographic questionnaire, Mini–Mental State Examination, and 24-hour food recall questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed using ANOVA, t-test and chi-square via SPSS software.   Results: The mean of total fluid intake was 2637.05 ± 772.35 ml / day. Among 225 participants, 36.4%, 37.3%, and 26.2% had normal, mild, and moderate cognitive impairment, respectively. Cognitive impairment had a significant relationship with gender, occupational status, level of education, marital status, and place of residence (p < 0.05). No significant relationship was observed between the mean of water consumption and cognitive impairment (p = 0.6).   Conclusion: The amount of fluid intake in elderly people living in Naein City was at a satisfactory level. Since no significant relationship was observed between the amount of fluid intake and cognitive impairments and more than half of the participants had cognitive impairments, we hypothesize that other factors are  involved in  prevalent of cognitive impairment.},  
Keywords = {Aged, Cognitive impairments, Fluid Intake},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {65-70}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8119},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-159-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-159-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {jafari, Mina and HosseinpourDelavar, Sedigheh and Safikhani, Hassan and Azizi, Masoomeh},  
title = {The Effect of Eight Weeks of Continuous and Interval Training with Citrus Aurantium Consumption on Autophagy Markers and MyoD Activation in the Muscle Tissue of Elderly Rats}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Although exercise training and herbs consumption have protective effects on many diseases, the mechanism of action of exercise training with different intensities and citrus aurantium (CA) extract consumption on the autophagy-dependent MyoD activation pathway is not yet known. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) and high intensity interval training (HIIT) with CA consumption on the expression of LC3-II, Beclin-1 and MyoD as autophagy related markers in the muscle tissue of elderly rats.   Methods: In this experimental study, 42 elderly female rats were randomly assigned to (1) control (C) (2) MICT, (3) HIIT, (4) MICT + CA, (5) HIIT + CA, (6) CA and (7) sham (normal saline) groups. HIIT was performed at 85-110% VO2max intensity and 15-25 m / min speed and MICT at 65% VO2max intensity and 20-25 m / min speed; 300 mg / kg / day CA was received peritoneally. One-way analysis of variance with Tukey's post hoc test was used to analyze the findings. Findings were analyzed using Graph Pad Prism 8.3.0 software (p ≤ 0.05).   Results: MICT and HIIT increased LC3II, Bclin1 and MyoD gene expression (p ≤ 0.05); The effect of HIIT on MyoD increase was greater than MICT (p ≤ 0.05). CA increased the expression of LC3II and Bclin1 (p ≤ 0.05). MICT + CA and HIIT + CA increased the expression of LC3II, Bclin1 and MyoD in the muscle tissue of elderly rats (p ≤ 0.05).   Conclusion: It seems that exercise training and CA consumption with different mechanism of action activate autophagy in the soleus muscle tissue, however the simultaneous use of HIIT, MICT and CA also has favorable effects on the autophagy-dependent MyoD activation pathway.},  
Keywords = {Training, Citrus Aurantium, LC3II, Bclin1, MyoD, Skeletal Muscle},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {71-78}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8120},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-226-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-226-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Soleimani, Hossain and Rezvani, Mohammad Ebrahim and Hafizi-Barjin, Zainab and Esmaeilidehaj, Mansour and Zaremehrjerdi, Fatemeh},  
title = {Effects of Chlorogenic Acid on Epileptic Behavior and mRNA Expressions of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Brain of Aged Rats}, 
abstract ={Introduction: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Chlorogenic Acid (CA) and Diazepam (DZP) on epileptic complication that induced by repetitive intra-peritoneal injections of Pentylenetetrazle (PTZ) in aged rats.   Methods: Twenty-four month-old male Wistar rats (age > 12 months, 300-350 g) were divided in 4 experimental groups. Animal in control group (PTZ + Vehicle) received only PTZ. Animal in treated groups (PTZ + DZP, PTZ + CA10 and PTZ + 25) received diazepam 2 mg/kg, CA 10 mg/kg, or CA 25 mg/kg. All drugs injection were performed  30 min prior to each PTZ injection. Epilepsy was induced by injection of subconvulsive dose of PTZ every other day until the rats were completely kindled or epileptic. After each PTZ injection, animal was monitored for 40 min and epileptic behaviors were scored. At the end of the study, rats were sacrificed and the brains removed for evaluation of histological changes and Brain Derived Neurothrophic Factor (BDNF) gene expression.   Results: CA at dose of 25 mg/kg reduced percent of Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure (GTCS) in aged rats (24%) in compared to control group (50%) (p < 0.05). The latencies to the start of GTCS were decreased in both dose of CA (p < 0.05). Also, the percent of survived neurons in rats treated with CA (154%) were significantly higher relative to that of control animals (100%) (p < 0.05). The mRNA levels of BDNF significantly increased in CA treated rats (p < 0.05).   Conclusion: Hence, these findings revealed that CA have antiepileptic, neuroprotective and trophic effects in aged rats. CA can protect aged brain from deteriorative processes and save neurons during epilepsy in rats.},  
Keywords = {Aging, Rat, Epilepsy, Chlorogenic Acid, Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {79-83}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
title_fa = {},
abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8121},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-125-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-125-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Sadighiyan, Hadi and Abbasian, Mehdi and Yousefi, Mahmood and Maasoumi, Narjes and Nikanfar, Reza and Matlabi, Hossei},  
title = {Quality of Life among Older  Adults Covered by Various Pension Funds, Tabriz, Iran}, 
abstract ={Introduction: Quality of life (QoL) is known to be one of the main challenges of the present century in the growing heterogeneous elder population. Therefore, determining the affecting factors of QoL among older people could be imperative. The present study aims at the comparative investigation of the QoL the old people covered by the various pension funds in the city of Tabriz, Iran.                         Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 212 older people in Tabriz, Iran. All of the participants were selected based on a stratified sampling considering the study population’s preliminary distribution in three kinds of funds (the State, Armed forces, and Social security). A reliable Iranian LEIPAD questionnaire was used in a comparative investigation of the older adult’s QoL. Data were analyzed with SPSS 21 using t-test, ANOVA, person corellation tests and multiple linear regression.   Results: The majority of the participants were male (84.4%) and married (94.8%). One-third of older people possessed academic qualifications. The average age of pensioners in the State fund was 8 years older than other funds. Social security pensioners received the lowest wages (i.e. 0.76 of State and 0.71 of Armed forces pensioners). The total mean score of QoL was 65.63 ± 12.27 (range: 0-93). The relationship between QoL and education level (β = 0.30) and marital status (β = 0.22) was positive and significant. Moreover, a significant difference was observed between scores of QoL and type of pension funds, marital status, education level (p < 0.05).   Conclusion: Pension funds can improve the QoL among older people by increasing the pension amount, quality of services and payment benefits of those covered retirees.},  
Keywords = {Aged, Quality of Life, Pension Funds},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {84-90}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
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abstract_fa ={},
keywords_fa = {},

doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8122},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-239-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-239-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Izekenova, Assel and Tolegenova, Akbota and Izekenova, Aigulsum and Rakhmatullina, Ali},  
title = {Impact Analysis of Coronavirus on Elderly Population in Worldwide and Kazakhstan}, 
abstract ={Covid-19 pandemics has affected the lives of all level population but brought an unprecedented threat to the health and daily life of the elderly population. Starting from Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, the virus spread to the world fleetingly, from 44 cases in January 2019 to 171,615,923 cases all around the world as of June 01, 2021, including Kazakhstan. SARS-CoV-2 positive patients had shown asymptomatic, mild, severe, and critical symptoms which brought to respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction in 5% of cases. The severity of the disease correlated with the older age and existing medical conditions, making the geriatric population more at hazard. A remarkable superiority of cases and deaths of Covid-19 was found within the elderly group, and particularly in those with pre-existing conditions and comorbidities, additionally to the immunosenescence and inflamm-aging. Studies done in the USA, Europe, and Asian countries showed a similar prevalence of the disease among adults and older people, but the mortality was extremely higher than in other age groups. Despite the similar prevalence, Kazakhstani researchers revealed a higher mortality rate (83.3%) than those countries. Therefore, the world, especially developing countries, needs additional advanced policies in vaccination policy, immediate testing, easy access to healthcare and information without ageist biases, income security, and more researches should be done that can address the issues, improve the lives and diminish the mortality of the geriatric population.},  
Keywords = {COVID-19, Pandemics, Aged, Review, Worldwide},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {91-98}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
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abstract_fa ={},
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doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8123 },
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-240-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-240-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}

@article{ 
author = {Saberianpour, Shiri},  
title = {Vascular Aging and Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms and Influences}, 
abstract ={Vascular aging plays an important role in the mortality of the elderly, but vascular aging can be dependent on other factors such as diseases. Various diseases such as Alzheimer, diabetes, thalassemia, and other diseases affect the mechanisms of vascular aging. It will harm the recovery process of these patients. There are methods for measuring vascular aging such as instrumental measurements and molecular methods. The best way to measure vascular aging is a combination of methods to determine the mechanism and cause of vascular aging. In this review article, we first summarize the various mechanisms of vascular aging and then discuss the effect of different disease on vascular aging.},  
Keywords = {Vascular, Aging, Disease, Arteries},
volume = {7},
Number = {2}, 
pages = {99-106}, 
publisher = {Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran},
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doi = {10.18502/ehj.v7i2.8124},
url = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-204-en.html},  
eprint = {http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-204-en.pdf},  
journal = {Elderly Health Journal},  
issn = {2423-6179}, 
eissn = {2423-6179}, 
year = {2021}  
}