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This
the second issue this year and I am including a review
paper on the effect of laughter on elderly patients.
I feel that this topic is not tackled adequately in
the region.
A paper from Iran explores the
impact of physical health on utilization of health and
aged care services among elderly Iranian immigrants
to Australia. The authors stressed that participants
who did not speak English at home were more likely to
have greater limitations in their physical functioning.
Elderly Iranians with better English proficiency reported
less need for help and supervision in ADL; they were
also more likely to access health care services.
In the second part of a paper
on pressure ulcers, from Saudi Arabia, the author
continued discussing the issues of prevention of pressure
ulcers and risk assessment tools. This part will also
cover possible interventions which can be applied to
prevent pressure ulcers.
A paper from Jordan evaluated
the experience in regional anaesthesia in patients with
fractured neck of femur who were considered high risk
for general anaesthesia. The authors looked at data
for 49 elderly patients aged 70-95 years with fracture
of the neck of femur. There were no intra-operative
or immediate post-operative complications and there
was no need for postoperative admission to the intensive
care unit. The patients were pain free throughout surgery
and for 3-6 hours post-operatively. The patients enjoyed
their next meal and were mobilized the next morning.
The authors concluded that peripheral nerve block appears
to be an attractive method to handle proximal femoral
fractures in the elderly, especially in situations with
limited intensive care units available.
The paper on effect of humor
stressed that Humor is frequently postulated to be therapeutic.
Humor as a holistic nursing tactic can be utilized in
various health-care settings as a way to cope with stress
and anxiety, to lessen depression, to dispel aggression,
to enhance communication and reinforce relationship.
In the elderly, being capable of resolving conflicts
through humorous discharges of energy may give the aged
person a sense of fulfillment and contentment with life.
Dr Rezaeian M discussed the
use of scatter plot in research. He stressed that the
first and foremost important step in the data analysis
process is to display data using graphical methods.
Where two features in a study can be measured accurately,
a visual presentation such as a scatter plot may indicate
an interesting relationship, if it does not seem random.
This helps researchers to understand the relationship
between different variables in a particular dataset.
It also aids investigators to make the appropriate decision
about how to further analyze the data by applying the
most suitable statistical models. The chief aim of the
present article therefore, is to examine one of the
most powerful graphical diagrams for data visualization
i.e. a scatter plot using a real public health dataset.
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