Through interviews with seventeen American men and women living in the Netherlands, this study gives an insight into why the migrate, why they decide to stay or return to the United States, and how these factors have an effect on their social networks. Further, their use of Information ...
We aim to explore the barriers to accessing primary care for socio-economically disadvantaged older people in rural areas. Using a community recruitment strategy, fifteen people over 65 years, living in a rural area, and receiving finan... JA Ford,T Rachel,P Tom,... - 《Plos One》 被引量...
Over fifteen million Americans aged 65 years and older report difficulty with ambulatory activities; of these individuals, roughly 2 million use wheelchairs, up from 1.8 million in 2005.1,2Wheelchair usage can improve independence in daily living activities and has been associated with fewer hours of...
Support for state and local mask requirements also varies based on where people live, with those living in urban areas (71%) being more supportive than those who live in rural areas (49%). Despite this strong support for mask requirements, only a third (33%) say that their state or loca...
Iceland has one of the highest standards of living in Europe, with an especially high quality of housing. Education, including university, is provided free for all of its citizens, as are health care and retirement pensions. Its rich literary heritage dates to the thirteenth century Icelandic ...
Of the 258,000 Americans of Yugoslavian ancestry living in the United States in 1990, 37 percent lived in the West, 23 percent lived in the Northeast, 28 percent lived in the Midwest, and only 12 percent lived in the South. Cities with large Yugoslavian American populations included Chicago,...
Disability is commonly defined as difficulty with performing tasks required for independent living such as ADLs and IADLs [32]. In the HRS, self-reported limitations in ADLs included bathing, ambulating, eating, dressing, transferring, and toileting. Self-reported limitations in IADLs included meal...
Virtual living A global average of 57% say it is likely that many more people will live their lives in a virtual world next year, including a plurality of Americans (49%). This view is held by about three in four adults surveyed in Turkey, Malaysia, and Brazil. Japan and China are t...
Springer NetherlandsFoster PP, Gaskins SW. HIV/AIDS-related stigma among African Americans in the southern United States. In: Liamputtong P, editor. Stigma, discrimination and living with HIV/AIDS: a cross-cultural perspective. Dordrecht: Springer; 2013. p. 325–36. View Article...
McMahan, 50, has dreamed of living in France for a while. She first thought about bidding adieu to the United States when Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, she said. But while the idea had been brewing for some time, she had yet to take the leap. Ad Feedback “But...