the population prevalence of older people has been growing worldwide. quality of life (qol) among older people is a significant public health concern. hence, this study aimed to assess level of qol and factors influencing qol among rural thai older people.the study was undertaken in phayao province where is one of the top ten provinces with the highest index of thai aging. a district in this pr...

The purpose of this study vvas to clarify the application range and utility of an ADL illdex for disabled elderly peeple (Demura et al., 2000), by examining the ADL characteristics of an elderly population when this index was ftpplied to disabled and independent elderly people. Subjects ofthis study were 697 Japanese institutionalized disabled elderly people and 482 independent elderly people (...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The study was undertaken to identify any relationship between the mortality of frail elderly people living at home and their housing conditions. DESIGN AND SETTING A cohort of frail elderly people living in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan was followed for six years. Data on demographic variables, activities of daily living, the disease that was the main cause of the disabili...

Ambient Assisted Living is currently one of the important research and development areas, where accessibility, usability and learning plays a major role and where future interfaces are an important concern for applied engineering. The general goal of ambient assisted living solutions is to apply ambient intelligence technology to enable people with specific demands, e.g. handicapped or elderly,...

background aging often accompanies declines in muscular capabilities that hinder the performance of daily functions. one of the paramount objectives in occupational therapy is preserving clients’ independence through their ability to conduct instrumental daily living activities. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of two subscales of the independent livin...

this study examined the factors that affect loneliness of older people and their relationship with quality of life.data in this cross-sectional study were collected through survey form, ucla loneliness scale and quality of life (qol) short form (sf-36) scale. the total number of elderly people over the age of 65 yr from whom the study population was chosen was 4,170. the study population was de...