Targeted nature-based programs, such as therapeutic horticulture, have been shown to result in multiple health benefits for older adults residing in temperate environments, but much less research has been carried out on populations with different phenotypes, such as older Asian adults in the tropics....
The aims of this article are [1] to describe the patterns of leisure activities of 70-year-old men and women, and [2] to analyse whether these activity patterns are the same among 70-year-old men and women in different sociodemographic situations and with different health conditions. The st...
These findings implied that the government should provide more health resources and personalized physical examination service programs, especially to meet the differential needs of women and urban old adults receiving informal care, to contribute to the implementation of healthy aging strategies....
The PRISMA diagram describes the selection process for studies (Fig. 1). The title, author, and year of the publication; characteristics of participants, including sex, age, weight, sample size, and energy expenditure; and experimental details such as measurement methods, activity duration, and ...
A Chinese New Year party with kids can be a lot of fun, and this list of 60 Chinese New Year Crafts and activities for kids is just what you need!
Imagine if you had been given the chance as a teen or young adult to live in another country for a few weeks, months or a year. How different might your life have been? Giving that opportunityto another young person may be offering them the chance of a lifetime… while introducing them...
Eighty-year-old Japanese seniors were asked if they had started new activities after their age of 70. All seniors aged 80 years living in Suginami City, Metropolitan Tokyo, were invited to participate to a research program organized by the city as her 80-year anniversary. Among the seniors li...
Women diagnosed with BPD did not differ from controls on the frequency of three types of sexual activities in the last year but their subjective sexual experiences differed: they showed stronger negative attitudes, felt sexually pressured by their partners, and expressed ambivalence toward sexuality. ...
Have children sit in a circle. Start by saying “my name is …” and then answer a question about yourself. For example “My name is Jo and I like the color purple.” The next person says “This is Jo and he likes the color purple and my name is Rose and I am 8 years old.”...
It´s not just about giving old ladies knitting needles for knitting, but really trying to find different and new activities… for example, I would not think life was worth living if I did not have access to books (female, 95). Well quality of life, I, as a person, like to have ...