In Chile, 18% of the population is over 60 years old and is projected to reach 31% in three decades. An aging population demands the development of strategies to improve quality of life (QoL). In this randomized trial, we ...

Objective: to associate the sociodemographic characteristics of elderly victims of violence and of the aggressors with types of violence. Methods: this is a cross-sectional, analytical, retrospective study developed in a ...

The present study has been designed to determine the median age at menopause in women resident in Lima, the capital of the Republic of Peru, an urban place located at sea level, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in South ...

Esta pesquisa aborda a relação entre a ambiência e o envelhecimento, refletindo a humanização e a percepção do desempenho emocional e funcional das pessoas por meio dos elementos que constituem a ambiência local. O ...

Active ageing is conditioned by social, economic and personal determinants, health and social services, and the physical environment. In connection with this, age-friendly residential environments enable to adjust the ...

© 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.Everyday more and more ubiquitous applications are developed to support aging in place and ambient assisted living. Although these technologies typically adhere to the functional ...

Background: A large proportion of falls in older people occur when walking. Limitations in gait adaptability might contribute to tripping; a frequently reported cause of falls in this group. Objective: To evaluate age-related ...