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Usability Insights From Nursing Home Residents On a New Hip Protector Design in Singapore: a Feasibility Study
Usability Insights From Nursing Home Residents On a New Hip Protector Design in Singapore: a Feasibility Study
Older adults residing in nursing homes face an increased risk of falls leading to hip fractures, resulting in a reduced qu...
Using Welfare Technology To Increase Activity in Nursing Homes: Effects of the ‘Touch & Play’ Activity Screen for People with a Diagnosis of Dementia
Using Welfare Technology To Increase Activity in Nursing Homes: Effects of the ‘Touch & Play’ Activity Screen for People with a Diagnosis of Dementia
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Touch & Play interactive activity screen as welfare technology to en...
Exploring Ageism and Age Norms among Older Adults in Urban India
Exploring Ageism and Age Norms among Older Adults in Urban India
The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing plan of action has identified combating ageism and challenging negative and restrictive at...
Accessing the Hard and Soft Infrastructure of Residential Care Services for Older Adults in Japan: Implications for Post-Growth East Asia
Accessing the Hard and Soft Infrastructure of Residential Care Services for Older Adults in Japan: Implications for Post-Growth East Asia
Globally, populations are getting older. Japan is at the forefront of addressing the challenges posed by population ageing...
Social Networks and Mental Health: A Study of Older Adults in Rural Bihar, India
Social Networks and Mental Health: A Study of Older Adults in Rural Bihar, India
With record high population growth in India, the number of older adults has significantly increased. In Bihar (a state in ...
Bodily Disconnection in Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes: The Relationship between Bodily Disconnection, Depressive Symptoms and Meaning in Life
Bodily Disconnection in Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes: The Relationship between Bodily Disconnection, Depressive Symptoms and Meaning in Life
To examine the relationship between bodily disconnection and two indicators of late life well-being – depressive sym...
Spanish Electronic and Paper Version of the Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument (CFAI): a Cross-Cultural Adaptation
Spanish Electronic and Paper Version of the Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument (CFAI): a Cross-Cultural Adaptation
Frailty is a dynamic and potentially reversible state that precedes and predicts adverse health outcomes. However, there i...
Factors Affecting ICT Access and Use of Older Adults and Caregivers in the State of Qatar
Factors Affecting ICT Access and Use of Older Adults and Caregivers in the State of Qatar
Despite the growing importance of the older population in the Arab region, initiatives to facilitate their Information and...
Effect of Multimodal Cognitive Intervention in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Effect of Multimodal Cognitive Intervention in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Nonpharmacological interventions benefit individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but the synergistic benefits of...
The Validity of Measures in Specific Training According to BaLance Evaluation (STABLE) – An Exercise-based Approach to Balance Rehabilitation for Older Adults at Risk of Falling
The Validity of Measures in Specific Training According to BaLance Evaluation (STABLE) – An Exercise-based Approach to Balance Rehabilitation for Older Adults at Risk of Falling
Falls are a leading cause of injury and premature death among older adults. Specific Training According to BaLance Evaluat...
Risk Factors of Social Exclusion Among Older Persons: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Risk Factors of Social Exclusion Among Older Persons: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey
The study examines the exclusion of older people using a multidimensional approach to understand the different domains of ...
Violence and Abuse Towards Grandparent Kinship Carers in Informal Kinship Care Context
Violence and Abuse Towards Grandparent Kinship Carers in Informal Kinship Care Context
Violence and abuse by grandchildren towards their grandparent kinship carers is an important but under-researched issue. R...
Bibliometric Analysis of Social Support for the Older Adults
Bibliometric Analysis of Social Support for the Older Adults
This bibliometric analysis endeavors to bridge a gap in existing research on social support for the older adults, focusing...
Factors Affecting Hypertension among Middle and Old Aged People in Northern Region of India: A Cross-Sectional Study Using LASI Wave-1 Data
Factors Affecting Hypertension among Middle and Old Aged People in Northern Region of India: A Cross-Sectional Study Using LASI Wave-1 Data
Globally, hypertension among mid & old aged population is considered a severe chronic health issue. The latest LAS...
Analysis of Price- and Services-Related Preferences for Nursing Homes in Japan Using a Nested Logit Model in Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis
Analysis of Price- and Services-Related Preferences for Nursing Homes in Japan Using a Nested Logit Model in Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis
Nursing homes (NHs) play an important role in ensuring that older adults have a place to live. However, few quantitative s...
Instruments and Measurement Scales for Cognitive Frailty in Midlife: A Systematic Literature Review from 2013 to 2023
Instruments and Measurement Scales for Cognitive Frailty in Midlife: A Systematic Literature Review from 2013 to 2023
This study is a systematic review addressing cognitive frailty, measurement instruments, and their impact on comprehensive...
Functional Ability and Survival of the Care Homes Residents Aged 85+: Ten-year Follow-up Study
Functional Ability and Survival of the Care Homes Residents Aged 85+: Ten-year Follow-up Study
Maintaining functional ability is an essential prerequisite for healthy ageing and might be of critical importance for rea...
The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Discrimination, Attitudes, Empathy and body Perception towards Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Discrimination, Attitudes, Empathy and body Perception towards Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
No other studies have investigated the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on discrimination, attitudes, empathy, and b...
Towards Consensus According to Experts on the Theorised Contribution of Vital Communities to Successful Ageing in Place: a Modified Delphi Study
Towards Consensus According to Experts on the Theorised Contribution of Vital Communities to Successful Ageing in Place: a Modified Delphi Study
Older people value their independence and prefer to live in an environment they are familiar with and can benefit substant...
Association between Neighborhood Deprivation and Social Cohesion among Indian Older Adults: New Evidence from LASI
Association between Neighborhood Deprivation and Social Cohesion among Indian Older Adults: New Evidence from LASI
This study investigates the relationship between neighborhood deprivation and social cohesion among older individuals in I...
Clinical Significance of Salivary Alpha-amylase Activity in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
Clinical Significance of Salivary Alpha-amylase Activity in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is known as a stress indicator for the general adult population. However, its clinical signif...
Co-Determinants of Coresidence Among Older Persons in India
Co-Determinants of Coresidence Among Older Persons in India
Traditionally, in the patriarchal and patrilineal context of South Asian countries, there is a preference for older person...
Gender Comparison of Muscle Quality and Relationship with Functional Ability
Gender Comparison of Muscle Quality and Relationship with Functional Ability
Men and women lose muscle and function as they age, yet not always at the same rate. The aim of this study was to identify...
Time for Corporate Gerontology: A Systematic Literature Review
Time for Corporate Gerontology: A Systematic Literature Review
Despite the growing relevance of business corporations to the lives of older persons, gerontology has given very little, i...
The Association between the Emotional Closeness, Negative and Positive Affection, and Agitation among Older Adult with Dementia: A Cross-sectional Study
The Association between the Emotional Closeness, Negative and Positive Affection, and Agitation among Older Adult with Dementia: A Cross-sectional Study
Previous studies revealed conflicting findings of prior research on whether older adults living in the community or nursin...
Daily Life Activity Levels of Turkish Older Adults and Associated Factors: A Multivariable Analysis
Daily Life Activity Levels of Turkish Older Adults and Associated Factors: A Multivariable Analysis
The inability of the older adults to perform daily life activities leads to a transition from independent life to a depend...
Does Weight Gain Makes Elderly More Vulnerable in Labour Market
Does Weight Gain Makes Elderly More Vulnerable in Labour Market
Obesity significantly contributes to morbidity burden as compared to other nutritional deficiencies. However, bey...
Living Standard Index for the Older Adults: An Indian Peri-urban Study
Living Standard Index for the Older Adults: An Indian Peri-urban Study
Traditionally, the well-being and living standards of an individual were measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Lat...
Sexuality and Life Satisfaction Among Older Men and Women in Japan
Sexuality and Life Satisfaction Among Older Men and Women in Japan
The objective of this study was to gain an understanding about current attitudes towards sex in older adults in Japan, whi...
Neighborhood Characteristics and Quality of Life (QoL) of Older Adults: A Qualitative Exploration from the Perspective of Indian Older Adults (Case Study of Kolkata, India)
Neighborhood Characteristics and Quality of Life (QoL) of Older Adults: A Qualitative Exploration from the Perspective of Indian Older Adults (Case Study of Kolkata, India)
Population ageing combined with the disintegration of the traditional family structure is leading to increased vulnerabili...
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