BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In general, elderly patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) have a less favorable prognosis than younger patients. Factors such as inadequate therapy often due to decreased tolerance to treatment, presence of intercurrent diseases and accumulation of certain clinical and biological risk factors contribute to the poor outcome. Established predictors of prognosis in HL are...

BACKGROUND Objective measurements can be used to identify people with risks of falls, but many frail elderly adults cannot complete physical performance tests. The study examined the relationship between a subjective risk rating of specific tasks (SRRST) to screen for fall risks and falls and fall-related fractures in frail elderly people. METHODS The SRRST was investigated in 5,062 individua...

In this paper, I will review the literature on solidarity between generations within the family. The concept refers to exchanges between parents and their grown-up children. Formally, we can define solidarity as doing something for someone else that is a benefit to the other (and according to some defintions, also a cost to you). The more specific focus is on the degree to which children provid...

Filial piety, though diminishing in influence, remains the most important value regulating the behaviour of children towards their elderly parents and relatives in Asian Chinese communities and communities influenced by Chinese culture. Long-term care policies in Asian Chinese communities must recognise the changes that have taken place in the practice of filial piety, though neither a complete...

This article is based on the 2018 China Health and Elderly Care Tracking Survey (CHARLS) data uses Logit model propensity score matching method (PSM) to estimate impact of "reverse feeding" behavior elderly labor participation. Research has shown that providing financial support children by parents can encourage them enter market; The intergenerational care will inhibit their entry into Providi...

This paper introduces Age Invaders (AI), a novel interactive inter-generation social-physical game which allows the elderly to play harmoniously together with children in physical space while parents can participate in the game play in real time remotely through the internet.

This study examined the mechanisms by which income inequality among households with elderly members changed from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, focusing on the transformation of household structure and on income sources. The data that I analyze in this paper comes from the Comprehensive Survey of People’s Living Conditions in Japan (CSLCJ) conducted by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and ...

CRD summary This review assessed screening and interventions in health care settings for reducing family and intimate partner violence. The evidence suggested that home nurse visits for parents during prenatal and postpartum periods may improve outcomes related to child abuse and neglect. Evidence related to women and elderly adults were limited. This was a relatively well-conducted review and ...

In an ageing society, families may have an important role in the caretaking and well-being of the elderly. Demographic changes have an impact on the size and structure of families; one aspect is how intergenerational support is distributed when there is a need for support to both older and younger generations at the same time. Another vital aspect of the provision of care for the elderly is geo...