2022 June - 8 articles
The current paper uses comparable data to present an overview of home-based long-term care (LTC) for persons over 65 years of age in Europe. It aims to provide new insights to aid discussions on LTC policy convergence in three areas: the need for ser...
Most older adults desire to be as independent as possible and remain living in their ancestral home as they age. Aging-in-place maximizes the independence of older adults, enhancing their wellbeing and quality of life while decreasing the financial b...
To address the importance of family carers’ understanding of care, encompassing their own care as well as the broader care and health social systems, this paper leverages the notion of ‘care literacy’. The aim of this study is to un...
In previous research, older adults reported they preferred enjoyable exercise programmes. The aim of this systematic review is to identify the components of enjoyable group-based physical activity interventions for older adults. Eleven electronic dat...
People aged 50 years and over often show nutritional vulnerability in South Asia, including Bangladesh. Consequently, they present physical weakness and illness that escalate overtime. Community-focused investigations have the potential to inform hea...
Objectives: Recently, the SARC-F (Strength, Assistance for walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, and Falls) questionnaire was developed to screen for the risk of sarcopenia in older patients. However, no study has investigated whether SARC-F is l...
Introduction: Aging is directly related to sleep problems. Primary insomnia has a negative impact on the lives of elderly adults, altering cognitive and metabolic functions. Physical activity is positively related to improvement in sleep quality. The...
Cognitive training approaches are promising to manage the effects of normal cognitive decline for the aging adult, especially with the development and integration of computerized cognitive training. Supportive community models for older adults, such...
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