Content Creation in Later Life

Later life civic engagement of elderly in Ahwaz -Iran

Background and Purpose: The problematic reduction of civic engagement in local communities of Khuzestan province in the southwest of Iran has became a serious issue for research in social planning and policy making. Efforts have been made to study the risk factors as the deterrents to engaging in the society. Methods: this study aims to investigate the factors influencing civic engagement amon...

Suicide in later life.

Epilepsy in later life.

Epilepsy is most likely to develop in later life. The burden of this disorder on health-care resources will rise further as the world's population continues to age. Making a secure diagnosis can be challenging because the clinical manifestations of seizures and the differential diagnoses and causes of epilepsy can be different in older individuals compared with younger individuals. Obtaining a ...

Household disbandment in later life.

OBJECTIVE This study described activities that older people undertake to reduce the volume of their possessions in the course of a residential move to smaller quarters, a process with practical, cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions. METHODS Qualitative interviews were conducted with members of 30 households who had moved in the prior year. The disbandment period, typically lasting abou...

Strong bones in later life.

Fractures cause an enormous burden on the individual and on society worldwide. In the Round Table discussion that begins on page 416 of this issue, the impact on the individual is described by Delmas and Fraser in terms of mortality and morbidity, and the effect on quality of life is clearly described through personal experience in a discussion article by Anna Peckham. The economic costs to hea...