A quarter of the population of Iran will be elderly by the year 1430

A member of the faculty of the aging research center of Tehran University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation said: "In the perspective of 1430 and with the growth of the population of the elderly, it is expected that one quarter of the country's population will be elderly, indicating the presentation of plans and plans in this regard. Is .
In the world today, the growth of the aged population is a major challenge for both health care providers and for the members of the families and the society in which the elderly live, "said Nissibe Zanjeri, in the opening ceremony of the" middle age "cohort project in the city of Ardakan. will be.
He added: "Elderly is a critical period of life, and studying the issues and needs of this stage is a social necessity, but in society, despite the growth of the elderly population and the change in the population pyramid, attention is not paid to the needs of the elderly as one of the vulnerable groups.
A member of the faculty of the aging research center of Tehran University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran stated: "According to general population and housing censuses, the population of the elderly has nearly quadrupled from 1335 to 2011, and in the 1395 census, about 9% of the country's population Were elderly.
Zanjeri added: "This plan aims at screening health in all aspects including physical, psychological and social among middle-aged people. The overall aim of the cohort project is to identify and explain the factors affecting the physical, psychological and social health of the elderly by reviewing the process." The transition from middle age to old age.
According to him, the middle aged people will be monitored for about 15 years to reach old age so that we can develop micro-factors for diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular, Alzheimer's, and cognitive impairments that are prevalent in old age. Have a good plan for improving the quality of life of the elderly in Ardakan and in general for the elderly in the country.
The faculty member of the Tehran University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Research Center stated: "In the design of cohort, the different dimensions of middle-aged and elderly health are studied in a longitudinal and prospective study in order to be able to identify the natural course of aging and factors affecting the disease of the ages. Elderly, while developing knowledge based on internal documentation, provided methods for improving their quality of life in Iranian society.

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