Urban-rural disparities in the association between social trust patterns and changes in depressive symptoms: longitudinal evidence from an elderly Chinese population by Weiyan Jian, Ting Wang, Qiaosheng Li, Shouchuang Zhang, Yuehui Wei

“…Objective To examine the relationship between social trust and depressive symptoms among China’s elderly, placing special emphasis on the disparities between urban and rural settings.Design We employed latent profile analysis to categorise individual patterns of social trust. …”
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Neuroplastic Effects of Combined Computerized Physical and Cognitive Training in Elderly Individuals at Risk for Dementia: An eLORETA Controlled Study on Resting States by Charis Styliadis, Panagiotis Kartsidis, Evangelos Paraskevopoulos, Andreas A. Ioannides, Panagiotis D. Bamidis

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Maintaining autonomy: How older persons with chronic conditions and their significant others interpret, navigate, and overcome everyday difficulties by Thomas Ballmer, Brigitte Gantschnig

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Elderly Self-Help Groups: A Community-Based Education and Peer Support Program for Hypertension Control, Supporting SDG 3 on Health and Well-being by Heni Kusumawardani Lita, Hasra Azera, Triyanto Endang, Iskandar Asep

“…Sixty-eight respondents were gathered using a probability sampling technique combined with primary random sampling. …”
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Influence of strength and power training on the rate of force development, peak force and functional mobility in elderly people with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled tr... by Késia Maísa do Amaral Felipe, Késia Maísa do Amaral Felipe, Patrícia de Aguiar Yamada, Tamires Meneghetti, Flávia Roberta Faganello-Navega, Flávia Roberta Faganello-Navega

“…Thirty four elderly people of both genders without and with PD were divided into four groups: strength training control (GSC, n = 8); potency training control (GPC), n = 9; subjects with PD submitted to strength training (GSPD, n = 8); subjects with PD submitted to potency training (GPPD, n = 9). …”
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Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion for Unstable Upper Cervical Trauma in Old and Elderly Population, Although Decreases Upper Cervical Rotation, Does Not Significantly Increase Neck... by Panagiotis Korovessis, Vasileios Syrimpeis, Evangelia Mpountogianni, Ioannis Papaioannou, Vasileios Tsekouras

“…Twelve patients showed no disability, and eight showed mild disability. Postoperatively, the patients stood with less C2-C7 lordosis, SCA, and CT (P<0.02) but with higher NT (P<0.02) in comparison to the controls. …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind,... by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…A significant difference in depression scores and the mean change between the two groups was observed after eight weeks (p = 0.001 and p = 0.042, respectively). …”
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Untangling the complex mechanisms associated with Alzheimer's disease in elderly patients using high-throughput RNA sequencing data and next-generation knowledge discovery methods:... by Hind A. Alkhatabi, Peter Natesan Pushparaj

“…Objectives: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects elderly individuals. This study aimed to elucidate the intricate mechanisms underlying AD in elderly patients compared with healthy aged individuals using high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data and next-generation knowledge discovery methods (NGKD), with a focus on identifying potential therapeutic agents. …”
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Relationship between social determinants of health and cognitive performance in an older American population: a cross-sectional NHANES study by Zhen-Guo Yang, Xu Sun, Xue Han, Xiao Wang, Lei Wang

“…Results A total of 2,819 elderly subjects were included in this study for analysis, with a mean age of 69.14 ± 0.19 years, 54.36% female and 45.64% male. …”
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Applying the Aajiiqatigiingniq Research Methodology: approaches and lessons learned through collaborative survey development and analysis by Natalie Ann Carter, Shirley Tagalik, Gita Ljubicic

“…The ARM guided our 5-year research process involving 19 Local Research Coordinators, along with 13 Nunavut-based, eight university, and three federal government collaborators. …”
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Intelligent health monitoring system based on smart clothing by Chung-Chih Lin, Chih-Yu Yang, Zhuhuang Zhou, Shuicai Wu

“…The system was evaluated in an elderly long-term care institution in Taiwan. The results of the satisfaction survey showed that both the caregivers and the elders are willing to use the proposed intelligent health monitoring system. …”
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Infusing Oral Health Care into Nursing Curriculum: Addressing Preventive Health in Aging and Disability by Joan Earle Hahn, Leah FitzGerald, Young Kee Markham, Paul Glassman, Nancy Guenther

“…Phase 1 includes evaluation of a lecture presented to eight gerontological nurse practitioner (GNP) students. …”
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Men’s views on factors contributing to their poor health-seeking behaviour in Limpopo Province, South Africa by Lazarros Chavalala, Tsakani Rachel Lebese, Lufuno Makhado

“…Collected data were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim for analysis. Tech’s eight steps were used to analyse data and guide the development of emerged main themes and sub-themes. …”
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Exploring health outcome disparities in African regional economics communities: a multilevel linear mixed-effect analysis by Ariane Ephemia Ndzignat Mouteyica, Nicholas Ngepah

“…In addition, governments should invest in elderly care programs and infrastructure development for water supply. …”
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La construction sociale de la réalité dans un centre commercial : ordres de réalité concurrents et négociation de l’ordre social by Thibaut Besozzi

“…Based on an ethnographic study of a shopping mall located in the city center—in which I was immersed for eight months, and where, day to day, a phenomenon of space appropriation and of primary sociability established itself through the presence of socially vulnerable elderly people—I show the complexity of the reality of shopping malls. …”
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‘Tiny but Mighty’ Conversational Elements: Explicating Non-lexical Backchannels in Spoken Turkish by Kadriye AYTAÇ DEMİRÇİVİ, Hale IŞIK-GÜLER

“…This paper analyzes the functions of non-lexical backchannels in the Spoken Turkish Corpus and the differences in their use in naturally formed combinatory groups of gender and age (young-middle aged-elderly). Adopting a cyclic approach in the analysis of the 2231 non-lexical backchannels from the study corpus, two main and 16 sub-functions, eight of which are unique to this study and exhibit original dimensions have been identified. …”
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Hubungan Kejadian Hipertensi dengan Kualitas Hidup Penduduk Lanjut Usia di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Rijali Desa Batu Merah Kota Ambon Maluku by Wa Ode Meyutya Zawawi, Indrawanti Kusadhiani, Presli Glovrig Siahaya

“…Keywords: elderly,  hypertension, quality of life…”
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Demographic study: Aging in the context of urban decline in Vojvodina cities by Pogrmić Zorica, Bubalo-Živković Milka, Đerčan Bojan, Sekulić Milena

“…This paper analyses the aging of the population in AP Vojvodina (Serbia) in the period from 2002 to 2022, with a focus on eight cities. The results reveal complex dynamics related to urban decline and population aging. …”
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Examination of Physicians’ Perception of the Indications of Colorectal Stents in the Management of Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction: A Provincial Survey by Jean-Frédéric LeBlanc, Myriam Martel, Alan N. Barkun

“…A web-based survey was sent to Gastroenterologists and Surgical Specialists across Quebec to assess physicians’ knowledge and adherence to the indications for colonic SEMS placement in the management of MLO using eight clinical scenarios. Results. Out of 112 respondents, 74% preferred surgical intervention in young, healthy individuals with MLO. …”
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Fractal Analyzes of Age-Friendly Transportation System: A Comparison of the Istanbul Kadikoy and Besiktas by Göksenin İnalhan, Mohammadamin Fathkabir

“…There has been a notable rise in the elderly population and urbanization on a global scale. …”
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