Elderly people living alone

Living alone: elderly Chinese Singaporeans.

Asian societies maintain the norm that older people should live with their children. Yet some older people live alone. This is the first study to explore social isolation, strategies of coping, and preferences about living arrangements among Chinese Singaporeans aged 65+ who live alone. Data from 19 semi-structured interviews were analyzed. The elderly people who live alone either have no other...

The diets of elderly women living alone.

number of children increased, indicating that even if the children were assumed to eat no fish the consumption per adult would itself be reduced in the larger families. I t seems valid to conclude from such figures that children not only do not eat much fish but that their presence in the family actually tends to discourage adult members from doing so. This is incidentally not a class differenc...

Using Case-Based Reasoning to Detect Risk Scenarios of Elderly People Living Alone at Home

In today’s ageing societies, the proportion of elder people living alone in their own homes is dramatically increasing. Smart homes provide the appropriate environment for keeping them independent and, therefore, enhancing their quality of life. One of the most important requirements of these systems is that they have to provide a pervasive environment without disrupting elder people’s daily ac...

Significance of eating out for elderly men living alone

This article aimed to analyze the significance of eating out for a group of elderly men, combining elements of the Health, Social and Human Sciences. The men lived alone and attended the Grupo Renascer Extension Program of the Universidade Palavras-chave: Alimentação; Idoso; Estilo de vida. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-9823.2015.14234 612 Rev. BRas. GeRiatR. GeRontol., Rio de JaneiRo, 2015; 1...

PS242. Comparison of depression between the elderly living alone and those living with a spouse