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Since promotion of health nutritional behaviors can have a significant effect on the prevention of diseases, the present study was conducted to determine the nutritional status of the elderly and to identify their dietary habits. This descriptive-analytic study was performed on 200 elderly over 60 years of age without any cognitive problems in Sabzevar city. They were selected through systematic cluster and entered into the study. Data were collected by a questionnaire consisting of two sections: demographic and nutritional section of Healthy Life Style of Iran in the elderly. Data was analyzed by SPSS 21 using descriptive statistics, one way ANOVA and independent t-test. The mean age of the elderly was 70/00 ± 8/50 years. The mean score of nutrition score in males and females was 32.4 and 31.9, respectively. There was no significant difference between them (P> 0.05). Most elderly people cooked the food with no boiling water, they used both chicken and fish and red meat. On average, they drank 6 to 8 glasses of water a day and consumed a significant amount of whole-grain bread. Milk and dairy consumption, brains, fruits and vegetables were both modest in both men and women. More than 80% of elderly people always have the right food supply distance. Some healthy eating habits were moderate in most of the old men and women of Sabzevar. Therefore, it can be concluded that by planning to promote a healthy eating habit and providing the necessary substrates, the situation would be favorable.

Quality of life is one of the important issues in today's health care. Despite the high importance of self-care and quality of life in improving the health of the elderly, unfortunately, this issue has not been sufficiently addressed in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of self-care capacity of elderly people in improving their quality of life in Bojnourd in 2017.
This is a descriptive-analytical study that was carried out by sampling 180 elderly people using a multi-stage cluster sampling method among elderly people living in the city of Bojnourd during the months of August to September. The instruments used in this study were demographic variables, quality of life questionnaire (SF12), self-care capacity questionnaire for elderly people (SASE). SPSS software version 21 was used to describe and analyze the data. Descriptive and analytical statistics such as Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann-Whitney U., Spearman correlation coefficient and multivariable regression analysis were used.
The mean age in this study was 69.5 ± 6. The average self-care ability score was 65.44 ± 6.23 and the mean score of quality of life was 26.22 ± 12.26. Among women, about 86 percent of them had low self-care. The relationship between self-care capacity and quality of life was week and was not statistically significant (P Considering the low self-care capacity of most elderly people in Bojnourd city and especially the elderly women of this city, it is recommended that factors affecting self-care capacity be investigated and planned and measures taken to improve the status of self-care capacity by the relevant authorities. Take up Self-care can not predict changes in the quality of life in the elderly.

Due to the growing elderly population, to provide care in nursing homes increases, The aim of this study was to determine the health status of the elderly living in nursing homes city of Sabzevar, including cognitive status, functional balance, physical function, nutritional status and the Depression to target this group of seniors has been designated healthcare needs.
This cross-sectional study on 60 elderly care in nursing homes (mother's home) city of Sabzevar in 2016. Sampling Census of all the institutionalized elderly aged 60 years and older had at least a month had passed since the stay at home mom was doing.To collect data from instruments on a comprehensive evaluation of the elderly (ADL, IADL, MNA, GDS, Tinetti, MMSE) the validity and reliability confirmed by the World Health Organization plans to investigate the health of the elderly is recommended, was used. Data collected in the application compiled and analyzed by SPSS-v21.
The results showed that 76 percent of nursing-homes (“MADAR” home) in Sabzevar city center were suffering from malnutrition, and others were at risk of malnutrition. The prevalence of depression was 80 percent at between 35 percent and 45 percent of them were suffering from severe depression also suffered from moderate depression. The findings are based on nearly 80 percent of seniors surveyed were suffering from some degree of memory impairment. More than 60 percent of the elderly in their daily activities were completely dependent. Also, 54 percent, had difficulty walking and balancing that of the 26 percent they were facing a high risk of falling.
Based on the findings, a large number of elderly nursing home for research in the areas of physical functioning and cognitive disabilities. The prevalence of depression was high and significant problems in the elderly nutrition Which indicates the urgent need for the development of basic policy in our nation's elderly health care centers are.

obesity as a health problem all over the world and is growing.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the correlation between body mass index is associated with mental health among the elderly.
This cross-sectional study in Tehran and all seniors who had no cognitive problems, constituted the study population. The sample of 400 people aged over 60 years who range from 5 Tehran (North, South, Central, East and West) are randomly selected and enrolled in several stages. The data collected through a questionnaire consisted of demographic and public health sectors - GHQ -28 (the subscale of anxiety, depression, physical function and social function), which was completed by the elderly.
The mean body mass in men and women aged 26/5 and 26/8 respectively to the categories of body mass, is considered overweight. Nearly 25 percent of elderly obese, 37% overweight, and 3% were underweight and only 35% of ideal body weight. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in men and women respectively 28 and 24 percent, respectively, 44 and 26. Statistical tests showed a significant relation between body mass and age, occupation and education level is (p Given the high prevalence of overweight and obesity among the elderly and its relationship with some aspect of mental health, including social functioning, physical functioning and mental health anxiety, it is necessary officials and experts, are aware of this problem and its dimensions. In this context, it is suggested, to investigate factors such as the type of job and more detailed studies be conducted geriatric knowledge

Today healthcare problems of the elderly has gained new and extensive dimensions in the community due to their increased population. According to statistics, depression is one of the most important psychological problems in the elderly that needs attention. In this regard, this study was conducted with the aim to investigate the effect of recreation therapy on depression in old adults. The current research is a quasi-experimental study. The statistical community included the elderly aged over 60 years who attended Yas day-care center in Tehran and met the inclusion criteria(n=200). The subjects were assigned to experimental (n=32) and control (n=32) groups randomly.2 persons omitted from control group. The intervention included 10 recreation therapy sessions over 10 weeks which were held for the experimental group. Depression was measured before and after intervention and also two weeks after intervention in both groups. The research instruments included GDS (alpha: 0.9), AMT (alpha: 0.99) and ADL (alpha: 0.93) questionnaires. Data were analyzed in SPSS 18 using statistical tests of Chi-square, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney, Generelized Estimating Equatios Model and Shapiro-wilk Test. The mean score of depression in the experimental group before intervention, after intervention and in fallow up were 5.58±4.2, 2.59±2012,3.03±2.2 and in control group were 5.20±3.01, 5.16±2.9,5±2.8. These results were statistically significant at the 95% level (p=0.001). The results of this study showed that there was no significant difference in the level of depression before intervention between the experimental and control groups (p=0.932); however a significant difference existed between pretest-posttest and pretest-follow up in the experimental group(p=0.001, p=0.007). Due to Generelized Estimating Equatios Model in the experimental group there was a significant difference between the pre-test, post-test and follow-up(P<0.0001) while there was no significant difference between the pre-test, post-test and follow-up(P>0.05). The findings showed that recreation therapy significantly improves depression in the elderly.