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The Profiles of Health Aging in Older Ethiopian Adults within the WHO Healthy Aging Framework
The Profiles of Health Aging in Older Ethiopian Adults within the WHO Healthy Aging Framework
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Healthy Aging framework describes healthy aging as the maintenance of function...
Trends (2003–2020) in later-life sports participation among five ethnic groups in the Netherlands
Trends (2003–2020) in later-life sports participation among five ethnic groups in the Netherlands
This study assesses trends in regular (i.e., at least weekly) sports participation among people aged 55 + in t...
Psychological Resilience and Complex Movement Coordination Predict the Risk of Falls in Older Adults
Psychological Resilience and Complex Movement Coordination Predict the Risk of Falls in Older Adults
The prevalence of falls in older individuals worldwide is around 26.5%. There is an urgent need to identify factors antago...
Are Informal Older Workers Utilizing Less Healthcare Services? Evidence from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, Wave-1
Are Informal Older Workers Utilizing Less Healthcare Services? Evidence from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, Wave-1
India’s informal sector employs many workers without social security benefits, such as pension support and health in...
The Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Dietary Choices and Practices among Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research
The Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Dietary Choices and Practices among Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research
AlAmmar, W. A., Albeesh, F. H., & Khattab, R. Y. (2020). Food and Mood: The Corresponsive Effect. Current Nutrition Re...
Recreational Spaces: How Best to Design and Cater for Older People’s Safe Engagement in Physical Activity
Recreational Spaces: How Best to Design and Cater for Older People’s Safe Engagement in Physical Activity
Recreational spaces, such as local parks, are important public spaces for the community to engage in various activities. W...
Explaining Socioeconomic Inequality in Psychological Well-being among Older People: A Comparison between Vietnam and Myanmar
Explaining Socioeconomic Inequality in Psychological Well-being among Older People: A Comparison between Vietnam and Myanmar
Limited understanding exists regarding the social determinants of psychological well-being inequalities, particularly in d...
National and Subnational Projection of Living Arrangements Pattern of Indian Elderly: Application of Net Transition Probability Macrosimulation Models
National and Subnational Projection of Living Arrangements Pattern of Indian Elderly: Application of Net Transition Probability Macrosimulation Models
A considerable increase in life expectancy since the mid-fifties has slightly shifted the age structure of the population ...
Precariousness as Form of Vulnerability Ageing in Mexico
Precariousness as Form of Vulnerability Ageing in Mexico
This paper examines the perspectives of older people in Mexico in terms of precariousness. Relevant literature is reviewed...
Social, Economic, and Health Challenges in Responding to Aging Population in South Asia: An Experience from Bhutan
Social, Economic, and Health Challenges in Responding to Aging Population in South Asia: An Experience from Bhutan
Southeast Asia Region is expected to experience a significant increase in its ageing population, with the proportion of pe...
Feeling Lonely, Isolated and Depressed. Older Adults’ Feelings in Long-term Term Facilities: A Scoping Review
Feeling Lonely, Isolated and Depressed. Older Adults’ Feelings in Long-term Term Facilities: A Scoping Review
Loneliness and social isolation, which are significant determinants of both mortality and illness, demand immediate attent...
The Role of Pensioner Councils in Regional Healthcare Policy: A Holistic Perspective
The Role of Pensioner Councils in Regional Healthcare Policy: A Holistic Perspective
To ensure older individuals actively engage in healthcare service development and policymaking, it is crucial to counterac...
Income Trajectories and Precarity in Later life
Income Trajectories and Precarity in Later life
This paper captures trajectories of income in later-life and considers how membership of particular income trajectories is...
Coping Mechanisms of Older Persons with Emigrant Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
Coping Mechanisms of Older Persons with Emigrant Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria has taken a huge toll on the welfare of older adults, especially the ...
A Home-based Resistance Training Program to Reduce Pre-frailty in Middle-aged Adults: a Proof-of-concept Randomised Controlled Trial
A Home-based Resistance Training Program to Reduce Pre-frailty in Middle-aged Adults: a Proof-of-concept Randomised Controlled Trial
It is not known if resistance training reduces pre-frailty in community-dwelling middle-aged adults (50–65 ...
Frailty Among Older Indians: State-Level Factors
Frailty Among Older Indians: State-Level Factors
Frailty is a common syndrome affecting older adults. While frailty has well-established relationships with multiple advers...
Working Together to Support Family Caregivers of Older Nigerian Adults with Chronic Illness at Home
Working Together to Support Family Caregivers of Older Nigerian Adults with Chronic Illness at Home
In Nigeria, the burden of caring for older adults with chronic illness at home significantly impacts family members who ar...
Parental Divorce in Childhood and the Accelerated Epigenetic Aging for Earlier and Later Cohorts: Role of Mediators of Chronic Depressive Symptoms, Education, Smoking, Obesity, and Own Marital Disruption
Parental Divorce in Childhood and the Accelerated Epigenetic Aging for Earlier and Later Cohorts: Role of Mediators of Chronic Depressive Symptoms, Education, Smoking, Obesity, and Own Marital Disruption
We examine effects of parental divorce on epigenetic aging in later adulthood for two birth cohorts: one born in the early...
Barriers in Health and Social Care Access and Systems Navigation among Older Adults without Advocates: A Scoping Literature Review and Framework Synthesis
Barriers in Health and Social Care Access and Systems Navigation among Older Adults without Advocates: A Scoping Literature Review and Framework Synthesis
Informal caregivers are relied on to supplement formal systems. Sociodemographic shifts have driven concerns regarding the...
Correction to: The Self-Rated Health of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren: Evidence from South Africa
Correction to: The Self-Rated Health of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren: Evidence from South Africa
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which...
Creativity and Healthy Ageing: Future Research Directions
Creativity and Healthy Ageing: Future Research Directions
The fact that the world population is ageing brings about societal challenges, but at the same time creates new opportunit...
Relationship Between Identity Affirmation, Autonomy and Successful Aging in Chilean Urban Mapuche Indigenous Older Adults
Relationship Between Identity Affirmation, Autonomy and Successful Aging in Chilean Urban Mapuche Indigenous Older Adults
Despite increased interest in the topic, the global rise in life expectancy has not been associated with better aging. Thi...
Habits of a Lifetime: Museum Visitation Amongst Older Australians
Habits of a Lifetime: Museum Visitation Amongst Older Australians
Recent studies have shown that cultural engagement, including museum attendance, is associated with improved health and we...
Differences in Perceptions of the Urban Acoustic Environment in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Differences in Perceptions of the Urban Acoustic Environment in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Several policies have been developed to improve the quality of life for older adults in cities, with soundscape being one ...
Senior Millionaires and their Travel Behaviours: the Case of Turkey
Senior Millionaires and their Travel Behaviours: the Case of Turkey
This study is one of the preliminary studies in the literature, which explores and analyzes the travel behaviour of an und...
The Self-Rated Health of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren: Evidence from South Africa
The Self-Rated Health of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren: Evidence from South Africa
Globally older people are increasingly providing care for their grandchildren. A pertinent question across world regions i...
Social Support Exchange in Shared Living Arrangements with Older Adults—Exploring the Benefits of Intergenerational Living for Older Adults
Social Support Exchange in Shared Living Arrangements with Older Adults—Exploring the Benefits of Intergenerational Living for Older Adults
This qualitative study explores the social support experiences of older adults residing in co-housing projects in Belgium....
Impact of Education on Health Among the Vietnamese Older Adults: Evidence from a National Survey
Impact of Education on Health Among the Vietnamese Older Adults: Evidence from a National Survey
This paper was aimed to analyze the impact of education on health of the Vietnamese older adults (defined as those aged 50...
The Implications of Climate Change for the Health of Older Adults
The Implications of Climate Change for the Health of Older Adults
In December 2019, JPA published an editorial considering the convergence of climate c...
The Role of Education in the Oldest Old’s ‘Successful Life Conduct’: Evidence from a Population-Based Survey in Germany
The Role of Education in the Oldest Old’s ‘Successful Life Conduct’: Evidence from a Population-Based Survey in Germany
Research on successful ageing (SA) in the oldest old requires conceptual frameworks that address their unique needs. The C...
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