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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"successful ageing"”.
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The importance of positive and negative well-being in older people; associations with psychosocial factors, cortisol and cognitive performance
… predictive factors that are associated with successful ageing. The extent to which positive and negative well-being, as two independent dimensions (Huppert and Whittington, 2003), are related to ageing is examined in this research. The first aim was to confirm the independence of positive and …
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ActiveLifestyle: a persuasive platform to monitor and motivate physical training plan compliance in elderly people
… and quality of life as long as possible. Healthy ageing is characterized by the avoidance of disease and disability, the maintenance of high physical and cognitive function, and sustained engagement in social and productive activities. These three components together define successful ageing. An …
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HEALTH INEQUALITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORK STRUCTURES: A COMPARISON BETWEENSINGAPORE AND SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
… Approach to Promoting Longevity, Healthy and Successful Ageing” by the National University of Singapore and the Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs were utilized. The logistic regression analyses show that household income has a stronger effect on health in South Korean society than …
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Falling Head Over Heels: Investigating the higher-level cognitive and electrophysiological processes underlying gait control and falls in older adults and stroke survivors
… with falls and cognitive decline with ageing (Morris, Lord, Bunce, Burn, & Rochester, 2016). This research aims to address a gap in the literature by identifying the specific higher-level executive processes that play a role in gait control, and examining if these processes are impaired …
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The Effects of Age on Gait and Functional Movement Characteristics in an Older Adult Population
The maintenance of function in an ageing population is essential to ensure current and future health in older people. The ability to walk independently in a range of situations and environments is key to successful ageing. Age-related gait adaptations including spatial-temporal parameters, joint …
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Analisi socio-territoriale e studi gerontologici: norme, politiche e strumenti di misurazione
… di invecchiamento positivo, tra i quali il successful ageing, fino ad approdare all'etichetta concettuale più utilizzata in ambito politico in Europa e oltre., l'active ageing. Si esplorano pertanto i risultati, in Europa e in Italia, dei punteggi dell'active ageing index. Di particolare …
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Men who 'made it': men's stories of ageing well
… forms may be experienced in the context of ageing and the life course. Thus the current study seeks to further understandings in this area. This study focuses on men who self-selected as ‘ageing successfully’. 40 older men aged between 50-90, split between Australia and Britain, were …
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JOURNEY THROUGH FIELDS OF AGEING Perceptions, experiences and representations in different environmental contexts, in Italy and Spain
Today more than ever, ageing represents not only a demographic challenge, but also a psycho-social one. In fact, conscious of the quantitative substance of phenomenon it is more than important how to add quality to a much longer present life than in the past. Hence, issue should be coped with in …
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Adult day services: experiences of occupational participation by people with early dementia and their carers
… service attendance is fundamental to enabling successful ageing-in-place. Method: Qualitative research methods were selected as the most suitable and trustworthy approach to investigate the lived experiences and perceptions of vulnerable individuals with early stage dementia and their carers. …
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The Development and Testing Of A Tailored Habit based Dietary Intervention Coupled With Oral Rehabilitation On The Nutritional Status Of Older Patients
… older person’s diet is a major determinant for successful ageing which is influenced by a wide range of age-related factors. With regards to oral health related factors, research shows that replacing missing teeth alone is not enough to engender dietary behaviour change among older people, …
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Urban Landscape Design for Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity of Young Seniors: A Study of Shopping-Mall-Plazas in Central Beijing
… physical activity (MVPA) is associated with more successful ageing, that is, retaining good cognitive and motor functions and avoiding mental health problems. In the everyday life of senior Chinese people, MVPA is characterised by a variety of informal outdoor activities, including square dancing, …
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To work or not to work in an extended working life? Factors in working and retirement decisions
… possibility to balance and adapt functional ageing and health to a sustainable work situation; ii) their economic situation; iii) possibilities for social inclusion and coherence; and iv) possibilities for meaningful activities. Whether these requirements were best fulfilled in or outside …