The aim of this study was to determine whether pattern-reversal Visual Evoked Potential (PRVEP) is affected in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Participants aged ≥ 60 years diagnosed as MCI were invited to participate in a study together with a group of controls. PRVEP was measured using A RETI-port/Scan 21 and stimuli of large and small checks sizes, 1° (60 min of arc) and 0.25° (15 min) respectively were used to obtain responses. The amplitude and implicit times of the MCI and control groups were then compared. A total of 18 MCI participants (age 65.7 ± 3.1 years) and 18 controls (65.1 ± 3.8 years) consented to participate in the study. The amplitude and implicit times for the MCI group using the target sizes of 60 min of arc were 9.80 ± 4.06 μV and 108.83 ± 7.63 ms and for 30 min of arc were 11.00 ± 7.44 μV and 123.96 ± 6.18 ms respectively. Consecutively for the control groups the amplitudes and implicit times were 8.96 ± 3.52μV, 105.85 ± 3.60 ms and 11.97± 6.11 μV, 122.57 ± 8.28 ms. PRVEP results did not reveal significant differences in P100-wave amplitude nor implicit time between the two groups under investigation. This study concluded that the visual pathway of MCI participants may be unaffected in the early part of the disease process.
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This study was designed to develop the strategy plans for the customer satisfaction on foodservice in the senior care facilities. For this, we examined the level of the customer satisfaction and foodservice quality. Additionally, the association between service quality, customer satisfaction, and social, psychological, physical factors of the aged were tested. Data from convenience samples from 3 senior care facilities were collected by using a questionnaire. Exploratory factor analyses were completed on 20 attributes for the food and service quality and 7 items for the social and psychological states of the aged, respectively. Cronbach's alpha was estimated for reliability, and Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis were used for statistical analyses. The level of the satisfaction on foodservice was 4.01 of 5.0. The satisfaction on foodservice did not show the significant differences by gender, education level, BMI, and socio-psychological satisfaction. But the foodservice quality and the satisfaction showed significant difference by income and physical problem, and the goal of life of the eldely, respectively. Multiple regression analyses revealed that the determinants of the customer satisfaction on foodservice were the core quality of product, confidence, professionalism of employees and secondary quality of products. Especially, the kindness of employee is the most important attribute of the foodservice. Based on these results, we can set the strategy plans as follow: (1) the introduction of the foodservice evaluation system (2) the deployment of the event activities for offering fun to the customer (3) the continuous training of employees for ensuring the professional and kind service system, and (4) the introduction of selective menu system and take-out service of menu.
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Subject: 1994 senior persons who were working as chiefs and managers of the Ministry of Health. Method: survey. Data was analysed by statistic method. Results: average age of senior persons is relative high. Most of them are 50-60 years old. Rate of university and upper university graduates is high. But some of them are limited in foreign language and informatics.
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Changes of cardiac structure and action in elderly led to the arrhythmia such as extrasystole (symptoms, treatment and prognosis), arterial fibrillation (anticoagulation for reduction of the risk of cardiovascular accidents, reduction of ventricular rhythm, normalization of sinal rhythm), sick sinal syndrome and transmission disorders were studied.
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The study was carried on 3 communes of Giao Thuy district, 2 communes of Xuan Truong district, Nam Dinh province and 3 communes of Dong Hung district, Thai Binh province. The results showed that hemoglobin levels are similar between two genders, reduce gradually consistent with age and are lowest in interior field residents. Total cholesterol level at more than 5.2mmol/l accounts for average of 12.4%; triglycerid level at more than 2.3mmol/l accounts for average of 19.9% and HDL cholesterol at less than 0.9mmol/l makes 26.4%. The rates are highest in older population. These indices have high rate in town areas, followed by coastal areas and lowest in interior field areas. The mean rate of older people who have dyslipidemia is 5.1%.
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The tear production of 192 eyes was evaluated by shirmer I and 171 eyes were evaluated by shirmer II among 106 patients (male: 30). The results showed that the average value of total tear production in elderly was 8.7±6.6mm and average value of basic tear production was 6.1±4.3 mm. There was no difference of tear production was reduced with increased ages
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