...Neha Shaw; Deepika Pandita Purpose This paper aims to build a conceptual framework to consider the consequences of biological and occupational aging of sex workers. It determines the effects of aging on cultural inclusion, perceived dignity, economic security and societal stigma through...

... their specific needs. Many lack traditional family support, as they tend to be single, childless and often alienated from biological families. Chosen families provide crucial support but usually weaken with age due to shared generational aging. In this context, affirmative care emerges as a critical approach...

... Center. This was a retrospective, observational, analytical study of the factors associated with frailty in older adults from the Naval Medical Center of Peru. Findings Data from 1667 participants was analyzed, 682 of them were female (40.9%) and 985 were male (50.1%); regarding age, most...

... for in old age. Liliana Sousa can be contacted at: lilianax@ua.pt © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Aging Childless Later life Families Material inheritances Material inheritance transmission is a process that involves...

... facility. As self-reported health is a subjective measure, elderly people might have a tendency of under-reporting the health problem because of lower socioeconomic status. This incidence can cause inaccurate estimate of the health problem of the aged at the time of formulating health policy or providing...

... Wallace can be contacted at: tinacwallace@icloud.com © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Care homes Older people Aging Bereavement Covid-19 Lockdown I heard today that one of my mum’s close friends, with whom mum shared daily...

...Marta Gonçalves; Sérgio Caramelo; José Almeida Ribeiro Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how the Institute of Public and Social Policies could be useful for Portuguese society in terms of post-graduate training in the area of aging. Design/methodology/approach...