...Syed Billal Hossain; Meheruba Khan Sinthia Purpose The aging population within the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, faces distinct vulnerabilities, including a high burden of noncommunicable diseases, functional impairments, and psychosocial distress, exacerbated by displacement...

...Gemma Hartley; Jack Purrington Purpose Perceptions of ageing towards the self and towards others can positively and negatively impact an older adult’s mental wellbeing. This paper aims to consolidate literature examining the relationship between perceptions of ageing and depression in older adults...

..., age 50+, who had engaged in volunteer activities for at least 1 h a week prior to the start of the pandemic. The interviews were conducted on the phone or via Zoom. The authors used thematic analysis to help us analyze the data and identify patterns from participants’ experiences. Findings Despite...

...Su-I Hou; Esteban Santis; Anna V. Eskamani; Khristen Holmes Purpose The “Village” model has become an emerging, community-based, social initiative to help older adults age in place. This study aims to examine neighborhood social cohesion (NSC), or social connectedness and quality of life, from...

...Caley Miskimmin; Shahin Shooshtari; Verena Menec; Karen A. Duncan; Toby Martin; Brenda M. Stoesz Purpose The life expectancy for persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) has increased significantly, resulting in an increasing number of aging persons with ID. To promote healthy and active aging...

... prescribed a low-dose benzodiazepine last month for poor sleep, but the veteran did not like how it made him feel, so he went back to using an over-the-counter sleep aid. © Published 2018 2018 Published 2018 This article is a US government work and is in the public domain in the USA Aging...

.../methodology/approach A qualitative research approach with semi-structured interviews was utilized. A purposive sample of six Filipino older adults (ages 60-89) were invited and agreed to participate in the study. Findings The themes found in the study confirmed the types of support outlined in social...

... in any circumstance, but in the scenario of ageing family members it may be even more essential to try to achieve it. Consequently, it becomes important to learn more about the factors at play in diminishing the motivation of younger family members to take care of older ones. In this respect, a study...

...Yagoub Y. Al-Kandari; Douglas E. Crews Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report data on social support elements and health status differences across three age groups of Kuwaiti elderly. Design/methodology/approach – Examined for this study were 1,427 adults. Social support elements...