As ageing population becomes an imminent issue for modern societies, a number of startups drew inspiration from their daily lives and melded them with advanced technology, releasing a series of Gerontech products showcased at Link Sustainability Lab at Lok Fu Place, with an aim to break ...
Active ageing technologies are material and immaterial condensations of knowledge that form old age in specific ways. Through the cases of an innovation partnership, two activity centres and a billiards table, the author explores how active ageing policies are transformed in practice. The chapter ...
Network of excellence centres in respiratory and allergic diseases: It includes the Commitments for Action (EIP on AHA action Plan B3), Reference Sites of the EIP AHA, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) and members of AIRWAYS ICPs. GA2LEN, a Sixth European Union Framewor...
Network of excellence centres in respiratory and allergic diseases: It includes the Commitments for Action (EIP on AHA action Plan B3), Reference Sites of the EIP AHA, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) and members of AIRWAYS ICPs. GA2LEN, a Sixth European Union Framewor...
The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and overactive bladder (OAB) has been measured by population-based investigations in many parts of the world. However, data are lacking for Eastern Europe, and there has not been any large population-representative study in any country of th...
The authors found that whilst the death rates are going down overall, the ageing population and increasing incidence for some cancers means that overall there will be more cancer deaths in 2025 than there were in 2005. (Ed: What I think they are saying in this PR release is that I am le...
of the low intensity tasks done at the centres and the lack of participation in PA programmes. Males from the AG also performed more MPA and MVPA than males and females from the NAG, which possibly also reflected the nature of their work at the centres and the participation in a PA ...
The absence of severe cognitive impairment: Mini-Mental State Examination [51] in this study, and absence of severe cognitive impairment was indicated by scores of 22 or above, according to the recommendations for the Chinese population [52]. ...
Keywords: active ageing;life-course perspective;older adults’ lifestyle;adult population;healthy behavior;socio-relational behavior
(Me = 65) participating in the “Healthy Active Senior” project at the University of Physical Education in Kraków. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the proprietary validated questionnaire of nutritional behaviour were used. Body composition was assessed using the method of bioelectrical ...