Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 178-194).

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Tyrimo objektas -vidutinio ir pagyvenusio amžiaus žmonių fizinis aktyvumas (FA) ir fizinis pajėgumas (FPj). Tyrimo problema - Lietuvoje kaip ir daugelyje pasaulio šalių visuomenė sparčiai senėja, tačiau problema yra ne senstanti visuomenė, o problemos su kuriomis susiduria pagyvenę žmonės. Dėl milžiniškos mokslo, technikos ir medicinos pažangos XX a., beveik visiškai pakeitusios žmonių gyvenimą, įsivyravo fiziškai pasyvus gyvenimo būdas. Viena iš pagrindinių problemų yra fizinio pasyvumo didėjimas senėjant, dėl ko susiduriama su širdies ir kraujagyslių ligomis bei mirtimi. Moksliniais tyrimais įrodyta, kad fizinis pasyvumas yra viena iš trijų pagrindinių mirtingumo priežasčių pasaulyje. Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti pagyvenusio ir vidutinio amžiaus žmonių fizinio aktyvumo apimties sąsają su fizinio pajėgumo rezultatų atsako dėsningumais. Tyrimo autoriaus iškelti uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti brandaus amžiaus žmonių fizinį aktyvumą. 2. Nustatyti ir palyginti pagyvenusio amžiaus fiziškai aktyvių ir vidutinio amžiaus fiziškai pasyvių žmonių fizinį pajėgumą. 3. Nustatyti sąsajas tarp fizinio aktyvumo ir fizinio pajėgumo. 4. Nustatyti prie kokio fizinio aktyvumo dažnumo pasiekiami geriausi fizinio pajėgumo rezultatai. Tyrimo hipotezė – neatsižvelgiant į suaugusių žmonių amžiaus brandumą, egzistuoja fizinio aktyvumo apimties ir fizinio pajėgumo (judesių koordinacijos, raumenų pajėgumo, širdies kraujagyslių sistemos) rezultatų atsako sąsajos. Išvados 1. Dauguma, t.y. 28 %... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Object of research – physical activity and physical potency of middle and mature aged people. Problem of research – society grow old rapidly in Lithuania as in many countries in the world. However the problem is not the senescent society, but the problems faced by mature aged people. Because of huge progress of science, technology and medicine in 20 century, what almost totally changed people life, passive lifestyle settled. One of the main problems is the growth of physical passivity while senescent, which results heart and vessel diseases and even death. It was confirmed by scientific research that physical passivity is one of three main reasons of mortality in the world The purpose of research – to identify the connection between middle and mature aged people physical activity extent and consistent pattern of reaction of physical potency results. The goals proposed by the author of research: 1. To assess the physical activity of mature aged people 2. To assess and compare physical potency of physically active and passive people 3. To identify the connection between physical activity and potency. 4. To assess what physical activity rate provides best results of physical potency. The hypothesis of research – not considering the maturity of adults’ age, there exist the connection between physical activity extent and reaction of results of physical potency (movement coordination, muscle potency, heart vessel system). Conclusion 1. Most that is 28 percents of... [to full text]

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T13:54:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 silvana vetter.pdf: 818557 bytes, checksum: fdfd4182aa79de70610838fa2f3a6e09 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-01-20 / This work consists of an inquiry on the memories of reading of aged people. It has for objective to rescue the memories of reading of these people, through its verbal stories, method that in allows them to bring to emerge the lived process already, using the chance to destroy the ready images, instituted socially. With this study, we look for to answer to the following questions: How was given the practice of the reading in the Maranhão, enters been born in the decades of 1920 the 1950? How was the relation of the people with the book? It had easiness of access to the library? The reading materials were gotten through loan between familiar and friends, or purchases? To rescue important points of the cultural history of the reading, we count on the abomination of the studies of Bosi (1994); Certeau (1972); Chartier (1998;1996); Halbwachs (1990); Le Goff (1994); Manguel (1997), among others that they had served for the theoretical construction of this research. Thus, with this study, in the circumstances of the verbal stories, we evidence that the historical process of the reading results of the register of the memory, divulged in the social relations, through a constant exercise of the reading. In this perspective, it is valid to say that if many people do not read, it is because it did not have in its memories the register of the necessity of the reading for its own life. / Este trabalho consta de uma investigação sobre as memórias de leitura de pessoas idosas. Tem por objetivo resgatar as memórias de leitura dessas pessoas, através dos seus relatos orais, método que nos permite trazer à tona o processo já vivido, oportunizando a desconstrução de imagens prontas, instituídas socialmente. Com este estudo, procuramos responder às seguintes perguntas: Como se dava a prática da leitura no Maranhão, entre os nascidos nas décadas de 1920 a 1950? Como era a relação das pessoas com o livro? Havia facilidade de acesso à biblioteca? Os materiais de leitura eram obtidos através de empréstimo entre amigos e familiares, ou compras? Para resgatar pontos marcantes da história cultural da leitura, contamos com a abonação dos estudos de Bosi (1994); Certeau (1972); Chartier (1998;1996); Halbwachs (1990); Le Goff (1994); Manguel (1997), entre outros que serviram para a construção teórica desta pesquisa. Assim, com este estudo, nas circunstâncias dos relatos orais, constatamos que o processo histórico da leitura resulta do registro da memória, divulgado nas relações sociais, através de um constante exercício da leitura. Nessa perspectiva, é válido dizer que se muitas pessoas não lêem, é porque não houve, em suas memórias, o registro da necessidade da leitura para a sua própria vida.

In the recent past, people were used to consult health care professionals or textbooks in order to find answer to health related questions. Now, the availability of medical information through electronic resources has changed people&lsquo / s information-seeking behaviors and, as a result, electronic information resources have become very popular and frequently used for health related searches. This study examines the online health information-seeking behaviors of middle aged and older people from Middle East Technical University and 100. Yil neighbourhood, specially demographic and other factors effecting online health information seeking, the types of sought online health information, assessment of the online health information, and reliability criteria of middle aged and older online health information seekers. A cross-sectional design was used to collect data. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to participants. The final sample was 248 middle aged and older people. Findings show that middle aged and older employees from Middle East Technical University and 100. Yil neighbourhood are searching for health information especially for specific illnesses. They are using this information to self-treat or self-diagnose. Worse health conditions, expertise level in internet usage associates with searching behavior. Majority of the participants trust in information they found online but they do not share it with any health care professional.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:12:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maristela Gomes Monteiro.pdf: 513815 bytes, checksum: 2620965e3f20f3c19ccd3162d61221f8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-02-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Purpose: to describe the ocorrence of vocal,orofacial functions and auditive in aged people, considering sex and age aud to correlate that with Life Quality aspects.Method: there were chooseri 55 persons of aged people associations, from Taubaté city, in São Paulo state. Two protocols were used: The WHOQOL-Bref (1995), that evaluates Life Quality with numerical index 1 to 5, from lesser to higher satisfaction grade; and another protocol that was applied to evaluate voice, orofacial functions and hearing. It was answered according numerical frequency 0 when it was not answered, 1 for no disturbes, 2 for some disturbes and 3 for constant disturbes. Data were analysed by descritive method by statistical tests of Mann- Whitney and Swalysis of Correlation of Sperrman, by statistical Package for Social Sciences with 5% of significance. Results: was constituted by 15 men(27,07%) and 40 women (72,73%) with 68,9 mean age (age band between 60 and 80 years old). About Life Quality, aged people considered that of good quality (61,82%), with different grades being satisfied with their sanity (67,27%), althoug they have needed medical assistance in different frequency (61,82%). By another way, they claimed about limited vigour for work-a-day (43,64%); lack of money for necessities (58,18%); lack of information (45,45%), lack of sexual life (43,64%).About voice, aged people answered no claim to talking at phone and working (87,27%) and also no social difficulty related to voice (89,09%). Considering orofacial functions, people affirmed not to feel pain in chewring (87,27%), no noise in talking (89,09%), no perception about articulation damaging speaking (83,64%), no difficulty in speaking output (78,18%) nor to chewring (65,45%). Also, they don t masticate with open mouth (87,27%). More than half of them (54,55%) described difficult to listening; most of them didn t demand about listening at phone (76,36%) or difficulties in personal relationships because of hearing (85,45%). They denied that auditive problems could to limit them to go out of home (90,91%), or to be alone (89,09%), or listen less television or radio than they would like to (90,91%). Conclusion: It was concluded that most of aged people was satisfied with their quality of life. They didn t describe voice, orofacial functions and auditive disturbes; considering sex, women reported more complaints than men; mainly orofacial functions about noises and poor adaptation of dental prothesis; in respect to age, no difference was observed about the questioned aspects phonoaudiological alterations did not affect satisfaction of aged people with quality of life / Objetivo: Descrever a ocorrência de alterações vocais, de funções orofaciais e auditivas numa população de idosos, considerando-se o gênero e a faixa etária e correlacionar a mesma com as questões relacionadas à Qualidade de Vida.Método: Foram selecionados 55 idosos, na sua maioria, participantes de Grupos de Convivência, no município de Taubaté, situado no Estado de São Paulo. Para a coleta de dados foram aplicados dois protocolos: o WHOQOL- Bref (1995) que avalia a qualidade de vida com o uso de indicações numéricas de 1 a 5, do menor ao maior grau de satisfação; e outro que avaliou questões referentes à voz, funções orofaciais e audição a serem respondidas utilizando a numeração 0 para ausência de resposta, 1 para nunca, 2 para às vezes e 3 para a resposta sempre. Os dados foram analisados de forma descritiva e correlacionados com o auxílio dos testes estatísticos Mann-Whitney e Análise de Correlação de Spearman. Para tal foi utilizado o programa Statistical Package for Social Sciences e adotado o nível de significância de 5%.Resultados: A amostra foi constituída por 15 homens (27,07%) e 40 mulheres (72,73%) com média de 68, 9 anos (faixa etária estabelecida entre 60 e 80 anos).Quanto à Qualidade de Vida, os idosos a consideraram boa (61,82%), em diferentes graus houve satisfação com a saúde (67,27%), apesar de precisarem em diferentes freqüências de assistência médica (61,82%). Por outro lado, queixaram-se, em diferentes graus, de falta de energia para o dia-a-dia (43,64%), de dinheiro para satisfazer as necessidades (58,18%), de informação (45,45%) e da vida sexual (43,64%). No que se refere à voz, os idosos pesquisados afirmaram não ter dificuldade para falar ao telefone e nem no trabalho (87,27%) e não evitaram sair socialmente em função de prováveis problemas vocais (89,09%). Quanto às funções orofaciais, os idosos responderam não sentir dor durante a mastigação (87,27%), nem estalos ou ruídos durante a fala (89,09%), não percebem que a articulação prejudica o entendimento durante uma conversa (83,64%), não manifestaram dificuldade na produção da fala (78,18%), não possuiram dificuldade para mastigar (65,45%), nem fazê-la de boca aberta (87,27%). Um pouco mais da metade dos idosos (54,55%) relatou ter dificuldade para ouvir, e a maioria não tem para ouvir ao telefone (76,36%), nem em relações pessoais devido à audição (85,45%). Informaram ainda não ter problema auditivo que os levem a ter dificuldades para sair de casa (90,91%), ou preferirem ficar sozinhos (89,09%), ou mesmo assistirem menos televisão ou ouvirem menos rádio do que gostariam (90,91%).Conclusão: Os dados possibilitaram concluir que a maioria dos idosos pesquisados, não relatou insatisfação com relação à sua qualidade de vida, nem alterações quanto aos aspectos de voz, funções orofaciais e audição; em relação ao gênero, as mulheres manifestaram maior número de queixas quando comparadas aos homens, principalmente no que diz respeito às funções orofaciais, mais especificamente a presença de ruídos na mastigação e ajustes de próteses dentárias; em relação à faixa etária, não houve diferença nas respostas quanto aos aspectos pesquisados; e em relação às alterações fonoaudiológicas, essas não comprometeram a satisfação que os idosos mencionaram com relação à qualidade de vida

Unemployment is a growing concern in todays modern society for both young and middle aged people. Previous studies have discussed the correlation between health and unemployment and multiple factors decide its long term effects. The intention of this study is to compare how young and middle aged people are effected by unemployment. The purpose of the comparative method is to clarify the extent of the different age groups social problems. This literary study is based on literary research that has been analyzed and summarized in a telling, reasonable and valued fashion. I have chosen Durkheims theory of society. I have used the different theories and empiricism to find a correlation and answer the intent of the paper. The result show that both young and middle aged people experience negative effects of unemployment. Young people experience both psychological and somatic effects through reduced wellbeing, increased risk of anxiety, dangerous behavior, substance abuse and premature death. Older people are effected by increased risk of psychological issues and substance abuse that can lead to somatic health problems. Support that strengthen the individual financially and socially seems to generate the best result to reduce negative effects on the individual. When comparing unemployment in young and middle aged people, it seems that socio-economical background and the possibility of social support are the most important factors. Age is a poor indicator to decide how unemployment affect the individual psychologically and somatically. / Arbetslöshet är idag ett växande problem i västvärlden för såväl unga sompersoner i medelåldern. Tidigare studier har diskuterat orsakssambandet mellanhälsa och arbetslöshet och flera faktorer ligger till grund för hur gruppenarbetslösa påverkas av sin situation. Studiens syfte är att jämföra hur ungasrespektive personer i medelålderns hälsa påverkas av arbetslöshet samt förståvilka i dessa ålderskategorier som i större uträckning drabbas av arbetslöshet.Den komparativa metoden har som syfte att analysera, beskriva och tydliggöraomfattningen av det sociala problemet för olika åldersgrupper genomjämförelser. Forskningsöversikten bygger på forskningslitteratur somanalyserats och sammanfattats i en berättande, resonerande och värderande stil.Resultatet har analyserats utifrån Durkheims samhällsteori. Resultaten somframkommit pekar på att såväl unga som personer i medelålder påverkasnegativt av arbetslöshet. Unga personer påverkas både psykiskt och fysisktgenom ökad risk för ångest, minskad känsla av välbefinnande, ökatriskbeteende, ökad risk för missbruk och förtidig död. Äldre personer påverkasgenom ökad risk för psykiska besvär, högt blodtryck och ökad risk förmissbruksproblematik. Resurser som stärker arbetslösa ekonomiskt samtsocialt stödjande insatser verkar ge bäst resultat för at minska negativ påverkanför individen. I jämförelsen av hur unga och personer i medelåldern påverkasav arbetslösheten framkom att det är socioekonomisk bakgrund och möjlighettill socialt stöd som är avgörande. Ålder är en svag indikator för att avgöra hurarbetslöshet påverkar individen psykiskt och fysiskt.