The objective of this study was to analyze the pattern of health service use of aged patients enrolled with the public health services of Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil. Home interviews were performed with 359 aged individuals, who were selected using stratified proportional sampling. The interviews were conducted in the period between January and April of 2010 at the homes of the aged participants...

BACKGROUND there are few longitudinal studies of the prognosis of falling at home. OBJECTIVE to determine outcomes in older people who fall once and more than once. DESIGN longitudinal prospective cohort study. SETTING primary care in the UK. SUBJECTS 1815 subjects over 75 who had a standardized and validated health check. METHOD annual interviews over 4 years. Practice records were u...

background & aim: fear of fall is well-known risk factor for falls among senior citizens. however, the mechanism by which fear of falls can facilitate falls is not clear. this study hypothesized that falls self-efficacy can play a role in relationship between fear of falls and falls. there has been rapidly growing literature on falls among senior citizens, and however, the role of falls selfeff...

The population of elderly people is increasing rapidly, which becomes a predominant aspect of our societies. As such, solutions both efficacious and cost-effective need to be sought to provide services required by an ever increasing number of users. Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) is a new approach which promises to address the needs of elderly people. Ambient Intelligence technologies are widely...

BACKGROUND Physical activity has good influence on health. The physical activity of elderly people may decrease, because of the health problems or think that with aging sport activity should be reduced. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess a physical activity and energy expenditure of people in age 60 and more in the Koprzywnica district (Poland). MATERIAL AND METHODS 95 persons in ...

We study the living arrangements and consequences for emotional well-being of the elderly in China using data from a national probability sample survey conducted in 2010, part of the China Family Panel Studies: 14,960 households were included and information was collected for each family member. We study 7,015 people in the sample age 60+. We find that, compared to living independently with one...

In 1990 almost half a billion people in the world were over 60 years old (World Bank, 1994). In only 40 years time this number will nearly triple. By the end of those same 40 years three-quarters of the world’s elderly population will be living in developing countries (Kinsella & Suzman, 1992). The challenge for the next century is to alter focus accordingly. Living longer comes at a price. Ext...