Active Aging: A Global Goal

Active Aging: A Global Goal

Copyright © 2013 Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Throughout the world, populations are growing older; although in developed countries population Aging started early in the XX cent...

Active Aging Index and Its Individual Determinants in Tehran, Iran

Background and Aim: “Active ageing” is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security of the elderly in order to enhance their quality of life. This study aimed to measure the Active Ageing Index (AAI) in Tehran at the individual level and determine its determinants.     Materials and Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study included 590 old people 55 ye...

A Sociological Explanation of Active Aging with Emphasizing on Social Capital in Isfahan City

This article is aimed to explain sociologically active aging with emphasizing the social capital in Esfahan. The present research is a survey and in terms of purpose is a practical type of cross-sectional study. The population is all elderly over 60 years in Esfahan in 2015. The sample size is selected by using Cochran Formula to 384 subjects and a quota sampling method is done by focusing the ...

Global Population Aging

Tuberculosis and aging: a global health problem.

Despite the World Health Organization's declaration that the spread of tuberculosis is a global emergency and despite the implementation of strong tuberculosis-control initiatives, this highly infectious disease continues to affect all vulnerable populations, including the elderly population (age > or =65 years). Tuberculosis in aging adults remains a clinical and epidemiological challenge. Aty...