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Supporting Optimal Aging through the Innovative Use of Virtual Reality Technology
Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2017 Although virtual reality (VR) technology has been implemented as a tool to address the health issues of older adults, its applicability to social connectedness is underrepresented in the literature, and less is known about its efficacy in this area in ...
Sally Hughes +3 more
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 Background and purposeAbdominal obesity (AO) is a well-known independent risk factor for stroke in the general population although it remains unclear in the case of the elderly, especially in Chinese older patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA ...
Xiaofeng Su +12 more
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Joseph Naytowhow: waniskâ “Wake up!” to Wholeness through nêhiyawîhtwâwin
Genealogy, 2021 In this article, the authors present the teachings of nêhiyaw (Cree) Emerging Elder and Knowledge Keeper Joseph Naytowhow. In a celebrated nêhiyaw (Cree) fashion, storytelling and language are used as examples of a non-linear and sometimes complicated ...
Joseph Naytowhow, Elise Kephart
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundCataracts are highly prevalent in rural China, but patient utilization of eye care services is low. Cataract knowledge is regarded as an important factor in eye care utilization. Few studies, however, have been conducted to measure the level of
Kang Du +5 more
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Physical Activity and Body Mass Index Status of Elderly in Serang Banten Province
Juara, 2021 Physical inactivity is considered one of the health problems associated with many types of chronic diseases. The level of physical activity is often used as a parameter for monitoring and evaluation of public health.
Sendy Mohamad Anugrah +3 more
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Technology for Remote Health Monitoring in an Older Population: A Role for Mobile Devices
Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2018 The impact of an aging population on healthcare and the sustainability of our healthcare system are pressing issues in contemporary society. Technology has the potential to address these challenges, alleviating pressures on the healthcare system and ...
Kate Dupuis, Lia E. Tsotsos
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The Impact of Abuse on the Quality of Life of the Elderly: A Population-based Survey in Iran [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2020 Objectives The quality of life (QoL) of the elderly and elder abuse are growing public health concerns. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of abuse and the association between QoL and abuse in older adults.
Behnam Honarvar +6 more
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Medical and Social Cooperation and Community Smart Health Huts: Reconstruction of Hierarchical Diagnosis and Treatment Path [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixueBackground One of the important reasons for the slow progress of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment since its implementation is the lack of comprehensiveness in the analysis of multiple subjects and stakeholders.
WU Yuxia, MA Hongbo, MI Hong
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Journal of Research in Education Sciences, 2014 本研究旨在探討代間學習策略融入「社會老年學」課程之學習歷程與成效，採質量並重的混合研究。透過不等組前後測準實驗設計和對照質性資料之交叉檢視，來探究課程中代間互動與學習歷程，以及代間學習的成效。研究對象為48位大學生，22位實驗組與15位隨班附讀的高齡者，進行18週的共同學習。結果發現，不同世代的學習者從原本敬老尊賢的尊卑態度逐步發展為學習夥伴的平等關係，透過不斷地互動與對話，學生逐步瞭解高齡者，並且提升溝通能力與同理心。雖然代間學習策略無法顯著提升學生的老化知識 ...
陳毓璟 Stephanie Yu-Ching Chen
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Elder Abuse—The Current State of Research in South Africa
Frontiers in Public Health, 2018 Objectives: The concern about elder abuse increases as the global population ages. Elder abuse is a global public health, human rights, and criminal justice problem that goes beyond socioeconomic classes and regions.
Carla Kotzé
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