2026 March - 33 articles
Background: Activity trackers support physical activity, yet evidence on their effectiveness among older adults and care partners is limited. This study assesses the relationship between activity-tracking frequency and engagement in consistent physic...
Global forced displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with more than 123 million people uprooted by the end of 2024. Although older adults represent a growing proportion of refugee populations, their mental health needs remain overlooked. This...
This article develops the concept of Housing for Artful Ageing by integrating theoretical perspectives from Artful Ageing philosophy with empirical insights from an anthropological study of housing for older adults in Copenhagen. Drawing on Jon Dag R...
The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a cross-national panel study including approximately 160,000 adults aged ≥50 years from 29 countries. While multiple cognitive subtests are available, the SHARE consortium does not c...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), also known as mild neurocognitive disorder, represents a transitional stage between normal cognitive aging and dementia and often signals early neurodegenerative change. Despite its clinical importance, MCI remains po...
Fear of falling (FoF) is common in older adults and can reduce physical activity, mobility, and independence. As assistive technologies become more common, understanding how attitudes towards technology influence FoF is important. This study examined...
Dance can enhance older adults’ well-being by fostering social connection, physical activity, and creative expression. Yet it is often framed primarily as a health intervention rather than an accessible and enjoyable form of life enrichment. Th...
Background: Genetic variants associated with lifespan are typically identified by comparing long-lived individuals with younger populations. However, factors influencing the attainment of advanced age may differ from those affecting survival once ext...
A substantial body of evidence supports the role of exercise in mitigating many effects of cancer and its treatments. However, services for survivors remain scarce, highlighting a significant research-to-practice gap. To address this gap, it is essen...
Previous research found an inverse U-shaped association between age and different measures of wisdom, with the apex in late midlife. What might explain the negative relation between age and wisdom during the later years of life? This research investi...
Aim: Brain training games offer a promising avenue for promoting cognitive engagement and healthy aging among older adults. However, little is known about how design features align with the specific needs of this demographic to promote sustained usag...
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is common in later life and shaped by modifiable lifestyle and clinical factors, yet data specific to rural older adults are limited. This cross-sectional study analyzed rural Koreans aged ≥65 years (unweighted n = 467) f...
The main aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a health promotion-based psychoeducational intervention on Health Literacy (HL) and Digital Health Literacy (DHL) levels in older people. This one-group pre–post design study includes a sa...
This study examined how resilience-based interventions enable rural older women living with HIV in Zimbabwe to confront stigma and sustain their quality of life. Guided by the 4S framework of resilience resources planning (social support, coping stra...
Sex steroid hormones play a pivotal role in maintaining systemic homeostasis throughout life. Their age-related decline is closely associated with the onset of frailty, including sarcopenia and dementia. Here, this article provides a narrative review...
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly disrupted the lives of older adults, yet their experiences have remained underexplored. This paper draws on empirical evidence from a two-wave (W1 April–July 2020, W2 January–April 2021) qualitative study...
Reaction time (RT) is a key indicator of cognitive and motor processing speed, and its age-related decline has important implications for everyday activities such as driving. However, conventional Psychomotor Vigilance Tests (PVTs) assess hand respon...
Population ageing has led to a rapid increase in the number of individuals aged 80 and above, yet empirical evidence on the determinants of quality of life among the oldest-old remains limited. This study investigates the socioeconomic, lifestyle, an...
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to describe changes in physical performance and nutritional status among frail adults at risk of falls receiving muscle-targeted oral nutritional supplementation (MT-ONS) as part of routine clinical care. Metho...
Ageing is a dynamic biological process involving interconnected physiological, psychological, and social changes, making the promotion of healthy ageing a global public health priority. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines healthy ageing as th...
Despite the increasing number of older Syrian refugees in Canada, little is known about how they manage their health care needs while contending with language barriers, cultural dissonance, and systemic inequities. This qualitative study explored how...
This scoping review aims to synthesize peer-reviewed literature exploring quality of life (QoL) for individuals with age-related hearing loss (ARHL), age-related central auditory processing (ARCAP) deficits, and age-related cognitive decline. A growi...
Resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) provides insight into the intrinsic organization of brain networks and is increasingly recognized as a sensitive marker of age-related neural changes. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) offers a...
Cognitive reserve (CR) is widely recognized as a protective factor that supports cognitive functioning across the lifespan. Recent research suggests a reciprocal relationship between CR and creative thinking—particularly divergent thinking (DT)...
This study aims to characterise the B cell compartment in a cohort of Sicilian centenarians by analysing absolute CD3−CD19+ lymphocyte counts, in association with age, sex, cytomegalovirus (CMV) serostatus, related to immune ageing, and interle...
Dementia is a progressive condition that affects cognition, communication, mobility, and independence, posing growing challenges for individuals, caregivers, and healthcare systems. While traditional care models often focus on symptom management in l...
Background/Objectives: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a transitional stage between normal aging and early dementia, affecting up to 20% of older adults. Sleep disturbances, particularly insomnia, affect around 60% of individuals with MCI, contrib...
Background: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome of increased physiological vulnerability, decreasing an older adult’s ability to successfully cope with health stressors. Social determinants of health (SDOH), including rural residence, can amplify h...
Introduction: The Mediterranean Diet is known for its protective effects against cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Metabolic syndrome, characterized by multiple health risk factors, is increasingly concerning in older populations. Understanding...
Nutrition risk is prevalent in community-dwelling older adults, and leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Understanding the factors associated with the development of high nutrition risk is crucial for the development of appropriate programs an...
Purpose: Cross-sectional analysis using open data has revealed an association between the traditional Japanese diet score (TJDS) and healthy life expectancy (HALE). This study aimed to clarify the association of the TJDS with the HALE and average lif...
This article addresses selected issues concerning the formulation and implementation of public policies on aging both at the global and regional levels. Selected key initiatives undertaken by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (U...
Background: In Canada, 30 percent of the older adult population is foreign-born. Immigrant older adults are more likely to experience significant social isolation due to a variety of factors. However, limited research exists on the influence of speci...
