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The Profiles of Health Aging in Older Ethiopian Adults within the WHO Healthy Aging Framework
The Profiles of Health Aging in Older Ethiopian Adults within the WHO Healthy Aging Framework
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Healthy Aging framework describes healthy aging as the maintenance of function...
Trends (2003–2020) in later-life sports participation among five ethnic groups in the Netherlands
Trends (2003–2020) in later-life sports participation among five ethnic groups in the Netherlands
This study assesses trends in regular (i.e., at least weekly) sports participation among people aged 55 + in t...
Psychological Resilience and Complex Movement Coordination Predict the Risk of Falls in Older Adults
Psychological Resilience and Complex Movement Coordination Predict the Risk of Falls in Older Adults
The prevalence of falls in older individuals worldwide is around 26.5%. There is an urgent need to identify factors antago...
Recreational Spaces: How Best to Design and Cater for Older People’s Safe Engagement in Physical Activity
Recreational Spaces: How Best to Design and Cater for Older People’s Safe Engagement in Physical Activity
Recreational spaces, such as local parks, are important public spaces for the community to engage in various activities. W...
Barrier Normalization Among Older Adults’ Perceptions of Senior Centre Accessibility
Barrier Normalization Among Older Adults’ Perceptions of Senior Centre Accessibility
Accessible environments may facilitate age-friendly communities that promote health and community participation among olde...
Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities and Population Aging in Brazil: a Longitudinal Study
Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities and Population Aging in Brazil: a Longitudinal Study
This study focuses on identifying the personal, social and economic factors associated with experience of insecurity, fina...
The Right to Food in Question: A Comparative Analysis of Food Security Policies Aimed at the Elderly in Spain and Argentina
The Right to Food in Question: A Comparative Analysis of Food Security Policies Aimed at the Elderly in Spain and Argentina
Since the 2008 economic recession, and in the wake of the health and energy crises, many countries have experienced growin...
Social Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life: How Vulnerable are Internal Migrant Older Adults in China?
Social Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life: How Vulnerable are Internal Migrant Older Adults in China?
The social integration and health of migrant older adults are more vulnerable compared to their local counterparts. While ...
Evolving Contributions of Various Income Sources to U.S. Income Inequality Across Age Groups
Evolving Contributions of Various Income Sources to U.S. Income Inequality Across Age Groups
This paper studies the age-group-specific evolutions of inequality of total income among highly and less educated females ...
Nearness of Adult Children: Long-term Trends and Sociodemographic Patterns in Sweden
Nearness of Adult Children: Long-term Trends and Sociodemographic Patterns in Sweden
Support from adult children is vital for the wellbeing of many older adults and geographic nearness of children can be cru...
Comparing Life Expectancy Determinants Between Indonesia and Oman from 1980 to 2020
Comparing Life Expectancy Determinants Between Indonesia and Oman from 1980 to 2020
Life expectancy (LE) is a health indicator of a population’s health and well-being. Modeling the trajectory of LE al...
Joint Leisure Activities of Older Vietnamese Married Couples
Joint Leisure Activities of Older Vietnamese Married Couples
Leisure activities enjoyed by older married couples play an important part in creating more meaningful married lives. The ...
Community Building Through Place-Making Activities: Older Landscapers in a Singaporean Residential Town
Community Building Through Place-Making Activities: Older Landscapers in a Singaporean Residential Town
This paper explores how some older residents in B Town, a residential estate in northern Singapore, engage in community bu...
Precariousness as Form of Vulnerability Ageing in Mexico
Precariousness as Form of Vulnerability Ageing in Mexico
This paper examines the perspectives of older people in Mexico in terms of precariousness. Relevant literature is reviewed...
Social, Economic, and Health Challenges in Responding to Aging Population in South Asia: An Experience from Bhutan
Social, Economic, and Health Challenges in Responding to Aging Population in South Asia: An Experience from Bhutan
Southeast Asia Region is expected to experience a significant increase in its ageing population, with the proportion of pe...
Feeling Lonely, Isolated and Depressed. Older Adults’ Feelings in Long-term Term Facilities: A Scoping Review
Feeling Lonely, Isolated and Depressed. Older Adults’ Feelings in Long-term Term Facilities: A Scoping Review
Loneliness and social isolation, which are significant determinants of both mortality and illness, demand immediate attent...