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Showing 1 to 20 of 132 for “"Ageing population"”.
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Live Longer, Work Longer? Evidence from Sweden’s Ageing Population
Sweden’s elderly population is growing, propelled by a continuous decline in old-age mortality, while coupled with a persistent replacement level fertility. This changing age structure increases the per worker cost of providing a given age-vector of per capita benefits, encompassing costs for …
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Visual preferences in an ageing population : design, theory, practice, education & critical reflection
… preference throughout life. In design for an ageing population these preferences are important because designers often wrongly assume a decline in interest in design and physical ability. If these assumptions are prioritised there can be a detrimental effect on the visual sensitivity and …
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Palliative care for an ageing population: a rural based model? Or, “For whom the bell tolls”
Statistics show that Australia has an ageing population which will experience radical changes over the next 50 years due to the progression into retirement of generations born in the ‘baby boom’ years (1945-1965). Statistics also show that the proportion of Australian people over 65 is increasing …
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The effects of depression on quality of life in the ageing population: A systematic literature review
… of depression and quality of life in the ageing population. Depression is an ongoing mental disorder in the elderly which has negative outcomes on the quality of life (QOL). To enable effective health our quality of life is essential in all stages of life especially at older age, as it is …
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The effects of strength and balance training using a Rock-it Board in an ageing population
BACKGROUND Strength and balance programs are a well-established training method in preventing falls in people over the age of 65 years. However, there is limited research investigating the effects of strength and balance training using a stability training device, and no research to date using a …
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MATCHING HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO NEEDS IN AN AGEING POPULATION: DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIMPLE SEGMENTATION TOOL
… a health and social service (HASS) need based population segmentation tool which assists policy makers responsible for evaluating and developing HASS interventions designed to meet population needs. A systematic review was first conducted to determine if suitable tools exist and can be adopted …
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An examination into whether the statistical data supports the anecdotal knowledge that an increased ageing population of patients is impacting on the management of care in ICU
… an abundance of research that shows an increased ageing population in intensive care units in Europe, Australia and the United States of America. However, little study has been done within New Zealand. The regional intensive care unit chosen for this study has anecdotal knowledge that there has …
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An inclusive design framework for autonomous vehicles to create valuable experience for elderly
… the market faster than we imagined and the ageing population is growing year after year. Today the world is facing several challenges related to personal mobility like traffic congestion, pollution, road accidents, and many more. The autonomous vehicle is a promising technology that has the …
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Contextualising the Experiences of Mature Women Entrepreneurs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
… are growingly stressing the burgeoning ageing population globally as a result of increased life expectancy. This is believed to disrupt the demand for state social welfare systems in the coming years, which will likely warrant significant policy adjustments to ensure sustainability. …
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Three essays on the endogenous growth of a regional economy under the impacts of demographic changes
The impact of an ageing population on the economy is one of the key issues in most developed countries. It is a generally accepted notion that an ageing population could cause negative effects, including a decrease of per-capita output and economic welfare, on the economy mainly due to the decline …
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Towards the health promoting retirement village : a case study
… yet aged care is a growing concern with an ageing population. Within the Australian context, there remains the need for further research and education especially with regard to the retirement village setting that offers a variety of services including a continuum of care from independent …
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How valid and useful is a locally-developed frailty tool for joint decision-making by patients, families and clinicians?
… of elderly patients in New Zealand hospitals. An ageing population coupled with increasing financial constraints has heralded concern about future management and sustainability of the health system. Another dimension of this issue is the growing concern with how elderly patients are managed and …
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Exploring the application of Inclusive Design to the improvement of healthcare services
An ageing population is demanding more of healthcare services worldwide, particularly for long-term conditions. In the UK, the challenge of limited healthcare service resources and the influence of the Equality Act on services have increasingly led to the consideration of people’s access to …
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Automatic fall risk detection based on imbalanced data
In recent years, the declining birthrate and ageing population have gradually brought countries into an ageing society. In regards to the accidents that occur amongst the elderly, falls are an important problem that quickly causes indirect physical loss. In this thesis, we propose a pose …
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L¿ABRUZZO AQUILANO DOPO IL TERREMOTO DEL 2009:TERRITORIO, PATRIMONI, POLITICHE, SVILUPPO
… already affected by declining economic growth, ageing population and depopulation, like most Italian marginal areas. Thus, over the past few years, a series of projects were implemented to foster L'Aquila's vocation as a knowledge, smart, innovative, creative, open and inclusive city. Since …
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An investigation of the determinants of public health expenditure in SADC
… GOP per capita, infant mortality rate and the ageing population had negative and significant relationships with domestic public health expenditures. Meanwhile, unemployment had a positive and significant relationship with domestic public health expenditures. However, in the short run, the …
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Intencijų išeiti į pensiją sveikatos ir psichosocialiniai veiksniai /
Europe's population is currently undergoing a major demographic shift due to an ageing population, a considerable number of whom intend to retire as early as possible. Therefore, this paper assesses the health and psychosocial determinants of retirement intentions. The study uses data from the …
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Cell penetrating peptide for ocular drug delivery
… leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the ageing population of the developed world. Choroidal neovascularisation (CNV), the hallmark of neovascular AMD, results in the loss of sharp central vision due to breakdown of the blood retinal barrier (BRB), unregulated blood vessel proliferation …
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How commercial senior living facilities help enhance the social well-being of older customers through social activities: Evidence from China
The fast-growing ageing population has posed numerous challenges across the world. Social isolation has become a major problem with health and economic implications globally (Buheji et al., 2020; Hall et al., 2021). Owing to the changes in family structures which have led to limitations in care …
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