These changes are pushing China into an aging ldquo;boomrdquo; that is challenging smaller numbers of family members to provide care for an increasing number of older adults. In addition to family responses to the need for elder care, societal responses are emerging with regard to public care ...
(2022) found racial minorities, women, and individuals with low socio-economic status were significantly less likely to be evaluated, referred for, and added to the waiting list for organ transplants. Additionally, in older adults, the health needs of women were greater than men, but women ...
these experiences during the empty nest period also differentially impact older adults by altering their levels of social engagement. Research consistently shows that social engagement is strongly linked to well-being in older adults80,81,82. Positive social interactions, especially face-to-face interact...
Worldwide, the ageing of populations is rapidly accelerating, especially in developing regions [1]. By 2050, older adults aged 60 years and above will constitute 19% of the population in India [2]...
Among the goals are assessing the current status of elements and assets of cultural heritage, monitoring the efforts and initiatives undertaken to document said elements and assets by cultural heritage institutions in the Kingdom, and inventorying documented elements. As a result of these efforts, ...
Xu W, Liang H-N, Yu K, Wen S, Baghaei N, Tu H (2022b) Acceptance of virtual reality exergames among Chinese older adults. Int J Human–Computer Interact, 1–15 Yan X, Li T, Zhou Y (2022) Virtual Reality’s Influence on Construction Workers’ Willingness to Participate in Safety Ed...
The STAR-C virtual intervention was timely given the COVID-19 pandemic, which shed light on the urgent need for digital health strategies that offer support virtually [11]. Many social and health care services for older adults and their family caregivers shifted from in-person to digital platfor...
Older adults are more likely to visit urban green areas for ‘rest and restitution’ than the younger age groups (Peschardt et al., 2012) and the World Health Organization noted that urban green areas could be key in improving age-friendly city. Thus, in an increasingly ageing society, it...
Simultaneously, the research will endeavor to bridge the cultural gap between young and elderly enthusiasts of Cantonese Opera, facilitating increased social participation of older adults through new social media platforms while providing additional social care for this age group. To achieve our research ...
Software systems meant to support older adults often are not well accepted as they do not meet the expectations and requirements of the target group. An involvement of older adults in system design seems imperative. The project ParTec investigated and ev