Most importantly, it discusses the developmental aspects of aging, the meaning of age, issues affecting older adult people, and the significance of relationship support to successful aging. In doing so, the chapter surveys the demographics of aging and the evidence from aging-related research ...
In particular, it is relevant for older adults who need ongoing healthcare services for existing health issues. To address these shortcomings of the existing study, this study aimed to examine factors associated with unmet need among the older population in Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
Most people older than 85 years report no health limitations affecting their ability to work or perform housework.8 The misperception that all older adults are vulnerable, compounded by the pandemic, fails to recognize assets that should be celebrated: wisdom, independence, and resiliency. More ...
Positive factors as well as factors indicating the absence of problems could be considered on an individual level as well as on a societal level to improve or maintain health among older persons. The results suggest that issues regarding both health promotion as well as risk prevention must be ...
Information about care may be miscommunicated or misunderstood, particularly when older adults have disorders affecting speech, vision, or mental function (cognition) that make it more difficult for them to communicate effectively. People may mention an important detail to one ...
Its purpose was to facilitate consensus on major health-related issues affecting PLHIV to be addressed from a patient-centered perspective, noting that many issues are not captured in current HIV monitoring processes and guidelines. While additional research is needed, the burden of creating new, ...
This adds a new dimension to our understanding of the social factors affecting the health of older adults. The study also dissects the different elements of the social frailty index, identifying which aspects have the most significant impact on physical and mental HrQoL. It highlights the impact ...
(1) What is the effect of marital status and change in marital status over time on the health and well-being of the older adults? (2) Does the presence of children buffer the effect of not having a spouse or losing a spouse between time 1 and time 2? (3) Do these effects change ...
[16,17], and studies have shown that employment is an important factor affecting the mental health of older adults. There is no unanimous conclusion on the impact of employment on the mental health of the elderly in the existing research, which can be roughly divided into two kinds of views...
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