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Portraits of Brazil: where do we stand in 2025? – Geriatrics and Gerontology [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
Geriatrics and gerontology in Brazil have their roots in the 1950s, with the foundation of the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics in 1961, which incorporated gerontology in 1969.
Marco Túlio Gualberto Cintra, Alessandra Tieppo, Naira de Fátima Dutra Lemos, Ana Cristina Canedo Speranza   +3 more
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How socially cohesive was New Zealand’s first lockdown period from the perspective of culturally diverse older New Zealanders?

Kōtuitui, 2022
Aotearoa, New Zealand’s (NZ) initial pandemic response has been held up internationally as a model of social cohesion and compassion, made salient by the ‘team of five million’ messaging promoted by the New Zealand government.
Tessa Morgan, Anne Koh, Stella Black, Elizabeth Fanueli, Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Jing Xu, Hetty Goodwin, Lisa Williams, Janine Wiles, Merryn Gott   +9 more
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Motor Output Variability Impairs Driving Ability in Older Adults [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The functional declines with aging relate to deficits in motor control and strength. In this study, we determine whether older adults exhibit impaired driving as a consequence of declines in motor control or strength. Methods: Young and older
Christou, Evangelos A., Kim, Changki, Lodha, Neha, Moon, Hwasil, Onushko, Tanya   +4 more
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Elder care and intergenerational relationships in rural Yogyakarta, Indonesia [PDF]

, 2001
In Indonesia, as in most other societies, intergenerational relationships are considered most important for elder care. Children are expected to take care of their elderly parents.
Keasberry, I.N.
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Ubiquity of Fractals in Gerontology

Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2013
This study compares the fractal dimensions of certain characteristics of the aging population which exhibited irregularity in patterns such as population distribution, life expectancy and living arrangements in developed and developing countries.
Daisy R. Palompon, Laurence L. Garcia, Jose Mari Louis Alforque   +2 more
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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

Geriatrics, 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, Chiaki Susa, Shino Murata, Jun Aida, Jun Sasaki, Junichi Furuya, Haruka Tohara   +6 more
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Fatigability and Recovery of Arm Muscles with Advanced Age for Dynamic and Isometric Contractions [PDF]

, 2013
This study determined whether age-related mechanisms can increase fatigue of arm muscles during maximal velocity dynamic contractions, as it occurs in the lower limb.
Hunter, Sandra K., Schlinder-Delap, Bonnie, Yoon, Tejin   +2 more
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From gerontology to geroscience: a synopsis on ageing

Anthropological 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
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Participation in learning and depressive Symptoms [PDF]

, 2012
This paper reports the findings of research on relationships between depression and participation in learning using data from a large sample of older adults. The objective was to establish whether learning can reduce the risk of depression.
Jenkins, Andrew
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Politics of pension sharing in urban South Africa [PDF]

, 1999
Analysing the practice of pension sharing, this article looks at social and cultural dimensions of ageing in an urban African residential area, Cape Town's Khayelitsha.
Mtati, Raymond Z., Sagner, Andreas
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