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Factors Affecting Hospitalization and Death of Older Patients Who Need Long-Term Care—The Necessity of the Support for Dysphagia in Home Dental Care

open access: yesGeriatrics, 2022
The demand for home dental care is increasing, but how it should be involved in the continuation of life at home for elderly people who need care has not been examined.
Yoko Wakasugi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Renewing Universities of the Third Age : challenges and visions for the future [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The University of the Third Age [UTA] has developed into a global success story. Whether holding a ‘top-down’ administrative arrangement or embodying a culture of self-help, there can be no doubt as to the triumph of UTAs in meeting the educational ...
Formosa, Marvin
core   +1 more source

How is the Frequency of Volunteering Associated with the Well-Being of Older Adults?: A Mini Review

open access: yesArchives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
Volunteering in the advancing years has received abundant attention amongst the ageing population. A mini review of past studies on the key concepts of volunteerism with regard to the research area on the well-being of OAs and the types of evidence ...
Karen Gan, M Ger   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

From gerontology to geroscience: a synopsis on ageing

open access: yesAnthropological Review, 2020
Biological ageing can be tentatively defined as an intrinsic and inevitable degradation of biological function that accumulates over time at every level of biological organisation from molecules to populations.
Chmielewski Piotr Paweł
doaj   +1 more source

Rediscovering climate gerontology: an era for older adults to contribute more to climate change

open access: yesSustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
In the wake of escalating climate challenges, the role of diverse specific groups in climate action has gained unprecedented attention. Among these groups, older adults, often overlooked, present a unique potential in the realm of climate action.
Chengmeng Zhang, Gong Chen
doaj   +1 more source

THE TACTICS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR GASTRIC BLEEDING TUMORS IN ELDERLY AND SENILE PATIENTS

open access: yesНеотложная медицинская помощь, 2018
The results of treatment of 112 patients of elderly and senile age patients with non-metastatic gastric cancer, complicated by bleeding were analyzed. Most often bleedings occurred for stomach cancer stage III−IV.
B. V. Sigua   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Care for older forensic mental health patients: A consensus guidance document

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Background It is important to investigate the needs, experiences, and outcomes of older forensic mental health inpatients. In this consensus document, we offer practitioners working with older forensic inpatients recommendations to meet the unique older ...
Jack Tomlin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development dynamics of health and social infrastructure for the long-term care – The case of the Posavje region

open access: yesSlovenian Journal of Public Health, 2021
The populations of rural areas across Europe, especially Slovenia, are ageing rapidly and the areas themselves are becoming depopulated. Therefore, this study aims to contribute to our understanding of the population dynamics and provide a method for ...
Bogataj David   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gerontology Theory Communicated in the Primary Grades through Picture Books [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Educational Objectives 1. To recognize children’s first literature as a means of socialization to aging and older people. 2. To identify children’s books that reflect basic principles of gerontology theory. 3.
Ansello, Edward F.
core   +1 more source

Educational Games in Geriatric Medicine Education: A Systematic Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the medical literature to assess the effect of geriatric educational games on the satisfaction, knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors of health care professionals.
Akl, Elie A.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

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