... Paper
Predictors of elderly persons’ quality of life and health
practices in Nigeria
Fajemilehin B. R.
1
* and Odebiyi A. I.
2
1
Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, ... contributed much to positive health
practices and quality of life.
Key words: Predictors, positive health practices, elderly Nigerians.
I...
... impact of social and healthcare services on the quality of life of
elderly individuals as well as a clearer understanding of areas of investment for achieving better gains
in quality of life ... the understanding
of ageing and the limits of human development [4].
The study of the elderly population has led to new understandings regarding the concept of...
... abstain from
alcohol, on the ground of its being injurious to body and mind, while he indulges himself in the habitual
gratification of an appetite, unnatural and pernicious, and holding, in some ... with
the object and reasonable hope of making them useful to mankind, and of influencing, at least, some few
individuals, to abandon the practice (humane can it be called?)...
... data, calibrating, making scenarios and finally bring out predictions as well as
recommendations [7, 8].
Preliminary assessment and simulation of the water quality of
VNU. Journal of Science, ... transport
and reaction equations. The model is intended for using as a water quality planning tool [5].
The modeling procedure included: establishing parameter set for model, inpu...
... searching
for health information (52.4%) online. A number of
activities grew in popularity among seniors in 2007
compared with 2005, including instant messaging and
viewing news or sports information ... especially engaged in the Internet, and;
senior citizens have become increasingly involved in using the Internet for
communicating with family and socializing by playing gam...
... principal starting points
for
the
setting
of
water quality
standards,
including microbiological standards,
are
World Health Organization Guidelines (Box 1.1).
These guidelines are,
in
... inspection-based
procedures.
Water Quality: Guidelines, Standards
and
Health
Table 1.1. Indicators
and
good practice requirements
by
guideline area
Guideline
area
Indicators Good pr...
... worse quality of
life score. Mean quality of life score for those with
OAB was 3.4 of 6, and those without OAB 1.6. Fur-
thermore, 59% reported urge incontinence, 76% ur-
gency, 90% frequency and ... LUTS and/ or BPH). Fur-
thermore, those with OAB had a worse quality of life
score. Mean quality of life score for those with OAB
was 3.4 of 6, and those wit...
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determinant of an oligopoly is high capital investment which results in high fixed costs
which is indicative of the airline industry. Hecker (2005) argues that the inherent
instability of the ... sales across industries. In their study of 1,668 CEOs
serving in 1,049 firms during the time period 1974-1986, Jensen and Murphy (1990)
found that the effect of accounting prof...
... realm of
space exploration. Indeed, in the period of interest we have seen the suc-
cessful landing of the Sojourner on Mars, with the wheeled robot Pathfinder
roaming on the Martian landscape in ... Along the same lines, the in-
frastructure of the International Space Station was set in orbit in 2000,
with the installation of Canadarm2, the successor of Canadarm, followi...
... using
crotonyl-CoA as a substrate [15]. The gene encoding
this bifunctional protein was named AUH (‘AU bind-
ing homolog of enoyl-CoA hydratase’). The RNA-
binding activity of the human protein ... protein (AUHp40). Western
blot analysis of brain extracts consistently revealed a
32 kDa AUH protein and it was thus assumed that
the mature form of human AUH in brain has a
molecular w...