ABSTRACT
It is believed that it is 'normal' for the elderly per sons to become depressed and many cases aren't recognized and thus lead to untold misery for the sufferers and their families. We have found that majority of the clients under study were females belonging to low socio economic status, uneducated and unemployed. Majority of the clients had moderate depression (58%), And about 19% of them had severe depression. The problems related to subjective depressive feelings were investigated through a structured questionnaire surveyed among 100 elderly clients in Udhyava Village of Udupi district. We conclude that there is a significant relationship between family--friend relationships and depressive feelings of aged people.
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Aged , Attitude to Health , Depressive Disorder/epidemiology , Depressive Disorder/psychology , Aged/psychology , Aged/statistics & numerical data , Chi-Square Distribution , Depressive Disorder/etiology , Family/psychology , Female , Friends/psychology , Geriatric Assessment , Health Surveys , Humans , India/epidemiology , Male , Nursing Methodology Research , Population Surveillance , Risk Factors , Severity of Illness Index , Social Support , Socioeconomic Factors , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Chevalier Jackson's metal tracheostomy tube is the oldest tracheostomy tube and has survived to the present day. This is probably because it is easy to use and cost-effective. However its biggest limitation is that it lacks provision to connect to a ventilating circuit in an emergency. Here we describe a simple and effective technique for ventilation with Chevalier Jackson's metal tracheostomy tube. Ventilation can be achieved by connecting the tracheostomy tube to an appropriate size universal 15mm endotracheal tube connector. We have also worked out a formula for selection of appropriate connector for various sizes of tracheostomy tube.