Group B - The 1st International Congress on Longevity, Health and Aging (CoLONGY)

The 1^st International Congress on
Controversies in Longevity, Health and Aging (CoLONGY)
Barcelona, Spain, June 24-27, 2010

Group B

Poster Board 1

VALIDATION OF THE FRAILTY CRITERIA IN ELDERLY FROM COMMUNITY IN BRAZIL
R.A. Coelho, A.A. Peixoto Jr., R.P. Carvalho, L.P. Aragao, B.C. Ellery, C.B. Nogueira,
J.M. Coelho Filho
Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil; Depto. de Fisiologia e Farmacologia da UFC, Fortaleza, Brazil; Faculdade Christus - Medicina, Fortaleza, Brazil

Poster Board 2

EMOTIONAL PROCESSING IN VERY OLD ADULTS: FINDINGS FROM THE ALTER STUDY
B. Garcia-Rodriguez, M.J. Navas, C. Saravia, H. Ellgring
UNED, Madrid, Spain
Julius Maximiliam Universitat, Germany

Poster Board 3

SLEEP IN OLDER ADULTS: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHRONIC INSOMNIA AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
I. Haimov
Department of Psychology and the Center for Psychobiological Research, The Yezreel Valley College, Israel

Poster Board 4

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE, CALCEMIA AND PTH IN POSTMENOPAUSAL PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
F. Lumachi, V. Camozzi, G. Luisetto, F. Fallo
Department of Surgical & Gastroenterological Sciences; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy

Poster Board 5

BONE MINERAL DENSITY, BONE FORMATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS MARKERS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH OSTEOPOROSIS: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
F. Lumachi, V. Camozzi, G. Luisetto, F. Fallo
Department of Surgical & Gastroenterological Sciences; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy

Poster Board 6

AGING AS A PROCESS: DEFINING GROWING “OLD” IN TERMS OF EVENT CATEGORIES AS OPPOSED TO CHRONOLOGICAL AGE
J.W. McNally
NACDA Program on Aging, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan, USA

Poster Board 7

CAREGIVER BEREAVEMENT RESPONSES AMONG FAMILY MEMBER AFTER THE DEATH OF AN ALZHEIMER’S PATIENT: ETHNIC VARIATION AMONG FAMILY CAREGIVERS
J.W. McNally
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Poster Board 8

TEACHING GERIATRIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES: EMERGING SECONDARY DATA RESOURCES FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
J.W. McNally
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Poster Board 9

WARTIME EXPERIENCE AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: IMPACT ON LATE-LIFE ALCOHOLISM, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
M.I. Midlarsky, E.R. Midlarsky
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York; Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Poster Board 10

HOT WATER EXTRACT OF AGARICUS BLAZEI MURILL (ABM) PREVENTS THE AGEING PROCESS BY ACTIVATION OF NEUTROPHIL FUNCTIONS
M. Miyagawa, A. Kawazoe, E. Shigeyoshi, Y. Hirono, M. Sakura, T. Takeuchi, K.E. Pinkerton, M. Takeuchi
Department of Animal Medical Science, Faculty of Life Science, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto; Department of Environmental Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
Center for Health and the Environment, University of California, Davis, California, USA

Poster Board 11

HOW SHOULD WE IMPROVE THE CURRENT LIFE TO SPEND CALM LIFE AT OLD AGE?
K. Miyamaru, T. Akagi
Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland; Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland; PBS DGA, Sopot, Warsaw, Poland; Medical University in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland; International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland; Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

Poster Board 12

THE ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND DAILY HASSLES FOR ELDERLY WITH PHYSICALLY DISABLED: MEDIATING EFFECT OF FAMILY SUPPORT AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
S. Moon
Daejin University, Seoul Korea

Poster Board 13

AGEING OF THE POLISH POPULATION: MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS: THE POLSENIOR PROJECT
M. Mossakowska, P. Bledowski, T. Grodzicki, E. Piechor, A. Milewicz, A. Szybalska, A. Wiecek, T. Zdrojewski
Warsaw School of Economics; PBS DGA, Sopot & International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Collegium Medicum, Krakow; Medical University in Wroclaw, Wroclaw; Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice & Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

Poster Board 14
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL ADAPTATIONS TO ENDURANCE TRAINING EXPLAIN INCREASES IN VO2MAX IN OLDER AND YOUNG MEN
J.M. Murias, M.D. Spencer, J.M. Kowalchuk, D. Ritchie, R.T. Hepple, T.J. Doherty, D.H. Paterson
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging; School of Kinesiology, The University of Western Ontario; Muscle and Aging Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology and Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

Poster Board 15
SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF LOW-INTENSITY RESISTANCE EXERCISE WITH SLOW MOVEMENT AND TONIC FORCE GENERATION FOR OLD WOMEN
A. Ohgane, Y. Watanabe, M. Tanimoto, N. Ishii
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu; The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Poster Board 16
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KYPHOSIS AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN ELDERLY
A. Ota, M. Yano, K. Fukuroku, M. Kimura
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University; Graduate School of Medicine Osaka University, Osaka; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine School of Nursing, Kyoto, Japan

Poster Board 17
HALLMARKS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN SENESCENCE ACCELERATED MICE P8: AN IN VIVO AND IN VITRO APPROACH
M. Pallas , R. Cristofol, J. Gutierrez-Cuesta, S. Garcia-Matas, M. Tajes, R. deCabo, A. Camins, A. Coto-Montes, C. Sanfeliu
Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, IBUB, University of Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques de Barcelona, CSIC-IDIBAPS, Barcelona; Department of Morphology & Cellular Biology, University Oviedo, Spain; Centros de Investigacion en Red CIBERNED, Spain
Laboratory of Experimental Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, USA

Poster Board 18
THE 10 MOST COMMON FOOD COMPONENTS THAT CAUSE FOOD SENSITIVITY IN GREEK PEOPLE SEEKING HELP FOR GASTRO-INTESTINAL SYMPTOMS (GIS) AND WEIGHT CONTROL (WC)
S. Pantazis, S. Tatarakis
Holistic Medical Center, Athens, Greece

Poster Board 19
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF OLDER ADULTS - A MEDIATING EFFECT OF DEPRESSION
E. Park, S. Han, D. Kim
DSW, School of Social Work, Yonsei University; MSW, School of Social Work, Yonsei University; School of Social Work, Yonsei University

Poster Board 20
THE AGED IN TROUBLE AND USER SATISFACTION OF COMMUNITY WELFARE CENTER – MODERATING EFFECT OF COMMUNITY POLICY SATISFACTION
E. Park , S. Kim
School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Poster Board 21
PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG THE ELDERLY LIVING IN A RURAL KOREAN COMMUNITY
S.K. Park
Department of Social Welfare, Deajin University, Pocheon City, Kyunggi-do, Korea

Poster Board 22
NONAGENARIANS ADMITTED TO A LARGE PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: RECOGNIZING THE DEMAND
A.A. Peixoto Jr., P.F. Franחa, J.C. Alencar, R.S. Duarte, B.C. Ellery, B.M. Viana, G.R. Machado
Faculdade Christus - Medicina, Fortaleza, Brazil

Poster Board 23
THE EXPRESSION OF INSULIN RECEPTORS AND THE SEX HORMONES
A. Pechersky, Y. Dombrovskaya, O. Pecherskaya, B. Moroz
St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia

Poster Board 24
THE PARTIAL ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY AMONG AGING MEN AND DEVELOPMENT OF METABOLIC SYNDROME
A. Pechersky, V. Semiglazov, V. Mazurov, A. Karpischenko, V. Pechersky, N. Zibina, L. Drygina, N. Davydova,
N. Sokoljan, V.Kravtsov, S. Proshin, M. Skorobogatikh, O.B. Loran
St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies; Petrov Research Institute of Oncology; Russian Military Medical Academy; State Academy of Physical Education of P.F.Lestgaft; All-Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia; Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies

Poster Board 25
THE ROLE OF BREACH OF REGENERATION AMONG MEN OF OLDER AGE GROUPS IN DEVELOPMENT OF ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY AND CARCINOGENESIS
A. Pechersky, V. Pechersky, M. Aseev, A. Droblenkov, V. Semiglazov
St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia; State Academy of Physical Education in the name of P.F. Lestgaft; Ott’s Institute of Obstetric and Gynecology; Judicial-Histologic Department, Central Administrative Board of Public Health Services “Bureau of Judicial-Medical Examination of St. Petersburg” & 5N.N. Petrov Scientific-Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia

Poster Board 26
MORTALITY IN AN ACUTE CARE GERIATRIC UNIT
M. Pi-Figueras Valls, M.D. Sanchez Rodriguez, M. Arellano Perez, M.A. Marquez Lorente, E. Hernandez Leal,
O. Sabartis Fortuny
Servicio de Geriatria, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Poster Board 27
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE ELDERLY: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY POINTS IN THERAPY
A. Polewczyk , M. Janion, M. Gasior, M. Gierlotka, L. Polonski
Kliniczny Oddzia Kardiologii Swietokrzyskie Centrum Kardiologii; Wydzia Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet, Kielce.Poland; Slaskie Centrum Chorob Serca, Zabrze, Poland

Poster Board 28
HIPERLIPOPROTEINEMIAS AND THEIR COMPLICATIONS AT GERIATRIC PATIENTS
B.D. Potic , M.P. Davidovic, D.P. Milosevic, N.I. Despotovic, S.M. Tomic, S.B. Zdravkovic
CHC Zvezdara, Belgrade, Serbia

Poster Board 29
PREVENTABLE NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AND ITS RELATION TO LIFE EXPECTANCY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
E.K. Oghagbon, L. Gimenez-Llort
Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, West Indies; Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Institute of Neuroscience, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Poster Board 30
AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN EXECUTIVE CONTROL AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACTIVITY PERFORMANCE
S. Rosenblum, Y. Fogel, B. Engel-Yeger
Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare; “MFTECH” Therapy Center, Haifa, Israel

Poster Board 31
PATIENTS’ PROFILE WITH CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE ADMITTED TO A GERIATRIC CONVALESCENCE UNIT
O. Sabartes , E. Hernandez, J. Gutierrez, , E Esmeralda, I. Pineda, M.D. Sanchez, M. Pi-Figueras
Servicio de Geriatria Parc de Salut Mar, IGER, Barcelona, Spain

Poster Board 32
AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: VEGETABLE OILS EFFECT
T. Said , O. Helal, H. Berrougui, J. Tremblay-Mercier, S. Cunnane, A. Khalil
Research Centre on Aging, Sherbrooke QC, Sherbrooke, Canada

Poster Board 33
DIVERSES SYNDROMES ARE FREQUENTLY CONFOUNDED AS ALZHEIMER'S CASES IN THE LOWER EAST OF SOUTH AMERICA
L.M. Sanchez , J.D. Garcia, D. Prieto, P.Tudor, C.L. Bournissen, J.A. Villarreal, D.E. Banega
Neuro-psycho-ethology Research Center, Autonomous University of Entre Rios,Concepcion del Uruguay, Argentina; Bioingeneering Faculty, National University of Entre Rios, Oro Verde, Argentina; Alzheimer Project, Neuro-psycho-ethology Reserach Center, University of Entre Rios, Concepcion del Uruguay, Argentina; Alzheimer and other mental illness Communitary Unit, Carmen de Areco, Argentina; Neuro-psycho-ethology Research Center, Autonomous University of Entre Rios,Concepcion del Uruguay, Argentina

Poster Board 34
PHYSICAL EXERCISE AGAINST ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN 3XTG-AD MICE
C. Sanfeliu , Y. Garcia, S. Revilla, K. Buccieri, J.C. Lopez-Ramos, J.M. Delgado-Garcia, D. Acuna-Castroviejo, J. Vina, M. De la Fuente, A. Ortega-Aznar, R. Cristofol, L. Gimenez-Llort
Institut d’Investigacions Biomediques de Barcelona, CSIC-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain Institut de Neurociencias, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Division de Neurociencias, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; Departamento de Fisiologia, Facultat de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Departamento de Fisiologia, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Departament d’Anatomia Patologica (Neuropatologia), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Poster Board 35
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM 25(OH)D WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND ADIPONECTIN AMONG ADULTS AND ELDERLY POPULATION
N.J. Schuch , V.C. Garcia, M.O. Cicca, A.S. Catania, S.R.G.F. Vivolo, L.A. Martini
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Poster Board 36
CORDYCEPIN DELAYS AGEING OF TESTICULAR FUNCTION IN OLD RATS
S.-H. Sohn, S.-K. Kim, S.-Y. Hwang, S.-C. Lee, S.-W. Kim, S.-K. Yoo, D.-H. Hwang
Department of Life Science, College of Biomedical and Health Science, KonKuk University, Chungju; Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Applied Industry, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Poster Board 37
SIMILAR REDUCTIONS IN OXYGEN DEFICIT IN RESPONSE TO ENDURANCE TRAINING IN OLDER AND YOUNG MEN
M.D. Spencer , J.M. Murias, J.M. Kowalchuk, D.H. Paterson
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging; School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

Poster Board 38
LONGEVITY AND THE INTERGENERATIONAL CONTRACT
P. Szukalski
Institute of Sociology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

Poster Board 39
GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE ECONOMIC AND FAMILIAL STATUS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE POLSENIOR PROJECT
A. Szybalska , K. Broczek, M. Mossakowska
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw; Department of Geriatrics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Poster Board 40
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI), WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO (WHR) AND FOOT-TO-FOOT BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS (BIA) IN OLDER POPULATION IN POLAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE POLSENIOR PROJECT
A. Szyblaska, M. Mossakowska, K. Broczek
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw; Department of Geriatrics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Poster Board 41
ORGANIZING THE FINDINGS ON JAPANESE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCHES ABOUT LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA
N. Tanioka, T. Akagi
Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan

Poster Board 42
HEALTH AND LONGEVITY AMONG KURICHIAN: A TRIBAL POPULATION OF KERALA, INDIA
P.K.R. Thavanati, K.R.R. Kanala, A. Escoto de Dios, P.R. Alahari
Instituto de Genetica, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, C.P. 44340, Mexico; Department of Anthropology, Human Genetics Unit, School of Biological & Earth Sciences, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517 502. India; Instituto de Biologia Molecular, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, C.P. 44340, Mexico; Department of Anthropology, Human Genetics Unit, School of Biological & Earth Sciences, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517 502. India

Poster Board 43
INCREASED BODY MASS INDEX AND MUSCLE MASS ARE RELATED TO FUNCTIONAL ABILITY IN VERY OLD AGE
S. Tomek-Roksandic, N. Smolej Narancic, T. Skaric-Juric, J. Milicic, Z. Tomas, M. Zajc Petranovic, P. Krajacic
Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb; Institute of Public Health, Department of Gerontology, Zagreb, Croatia

Poster Board 44
ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN ELDERLY POPULATION OF CROATIA
S. Tomek-Roksandic, T. Skaric-Juric, N. Smolej Narancic, Z. Tomas, P. Krajacic, M. Zajc Petranovic, J. Milicic
Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb; Institute of Public Health, Department of Gerontology, Zagreb, Croatia

Poster Board 45
COGNITIVE PATIENT AND INTELLIGENT ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: ARE WE RESOURCEFUL ENOUGH FOR THE NEXT LEVEL?
L. Spiru, I. Turcu, C. Ghita, R.-I. Trascu
Ana Aslan International Academy of Aging, Bucharest, Romania

Poster Board 46
LONGEVITY AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED TO ACUTE GERIATRIC DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 1995 - 2009 YEARS
P. Weber, H. Meluzonova, H. Kubellova, V. Polcarova, K. Greplova
Faculty Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Poster Board 47
REVERSE OF THE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-INDUCED ACCELERATION OF BRAIN AGING IN THE MIDDLE AGE BY MINOCYCLINE
Z. Wu, X. Liu, H. Nakanishi
Department of Aging Science and Pharmacology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Japan

Poster Board 48
HOW DYNAMICS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE AFFECTS HEALTH AND SURVIVAL: NEW FINDINGS FROM LONGITUDINAL DATA
A.I. Yashin, K.G. Arbeev, S.V. Ukraintseva, L. Arbeeva, I. Akushevich, A. Kulminski, I. Culminskaya, D. Wu
Duke University, Durham, USA

Poster Board 49
A STUDY ON THE MEDIATING EFFECTS OF SOCIAL PARTICIPATION ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF THE ELDERLY IN SOUTH KOREA
B. Yoo , D. Kim, S. Kim
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Poster Board 50
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND LOWER COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN KOREAN HEALTH CHECKUP EXAMINEES
D.H. Yoon
Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Poster Board 51
THOUGHTS ON THE CHANGES OF THE PUBLIC SYSTEM OF HEALTH WITH THE PROBLEMS OF AGING IN MEXICO
R. Abrantes Pego, C. Juarez Ramirez
Centro Interamericano de Estudios de Seguridad Social, Ciudad de Mexico & Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Poster Board 52
PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE-10 (GDS-10) IN IRANIAN ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES
M. Hosseinian, Z. Tagharrobi, K. Sharifi, Z. Sooky, S. Esalatmanesh
Maternal and Child Health Department & Psychiatric Nursing Department, Nursing and midwifery faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Kashan & Medical Faculty, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Poster Board 53

PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE-12(GDS-12) IN IRANIAN ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES
M. Hosseinian , Z. Tagharrobi, K. Sharifi, Z. Sooky, S. Esalatmanesh
Health and Management Nursing Department & Midwifery Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Isfahan & Medical Faculty, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Poster Board 54

PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE BARTHEL INDEX SHORT FORMS IN IRANIAN ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES
Z. Tagharrobi, K. Sharifi, Z. Sooky, L. Tagharrobi
Maternal and Child Health Department & Psychiatric Nursing Department, Nursing and midwifery faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Kashan & Kargar Health Center, Kashan University Of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Isfahan, Iran

Poster Board 55

PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF STANFORD HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 8-ITEM DISABILITY SCALE (HAQ SHORT FORM) IN IRANIAN ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES
Z. Tagharrobi, K. Sharifi, Z. Sooky, L. Tagharrobi
Maternal and Child Health Department & Psychiatric Nursing Department, Nursing and midwifery faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Kashan & Kargar Health Center, Kashan University Of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Isfahan, Iran

Poster Board 56

PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF SHAH VERSION OF MODIFIED BARTHEL INDEX (BMI) IN IRANIAN ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES
Z. Tagharrobi , K. Sharifi, Z. Sooky, L. Tagharrobi
Health and Management Nursing Department & Midwifery Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, kashan University Of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Isfahan & Kargar Health Center, kashan University Of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Isfahan, Iran