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The Relationship Between Social Participation and Internet Addiction in Older Persons
(2020)
The addiction to technology of older persons is an emerging field,because the literature tends to focus only on the benefits of the use of technologyin this age group. Along with this, there is interest in how participation ...
The disabling city: older persons walking in central neighbourhoods of Santiago de Chile
(MDPI, 2022)
Walking reports numerous benefits for older persons, yet its practice can be hindered by the built environment. This article seeks to understand how and why certain elements of the built environment facilitate or impede ...
The Disabling City: Older Persons Walking in Central Neighbourhoods of Santiago de Chile
(2022)
Walking reports numerous benefits for older persons, yet its practice can be hindered by the built environment. This article seeks to understand how and why certain elements of the built environment facilitate or impede ...
Ageing in the Caribbean and the human rights of older persons: Twin imperatives for action
(ECLAC, 2016-01)
This study addresses the ageing of the Caribbean population and the situation with respect to the human rights of older persons. It considers the implications for public policy of these ‘twin imperatives for action’. The ...
The phenomenon of ageing and the situation of older persons in the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2000-06-15)
Background In its resolution 47/5 of 16 October 1992, the General Assembly decided to observe the year 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons (1) and to take note of the conceptual framework of a programme for ...
Challenges to the autonomy and interdependent rights of older persons
(ECLAC, 2017-10)
Rapid population ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean brings multiple challenges and requires action to ensure the fair distribution of resources to meet the needs of all age groups in society. It also requires a ...
Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: inclusion and rights of older persons
(ECLAC, 2022-12-13)
In Latin America and the Caribbean, population ageing —a demographic phenomenon that is characterized by an increase in the proportion of older persons and the lengthening of the life cycle— presents both opportunities and ...
Design of ISD-1: an instrument for social diagnosis in care homes for older persons
This article describes the design process and main features of an instrument developed for use in the specialist area of intervention in care homes for older persons. The essential aim of ISD-1 (instrument for social ...
Content validity analysis of ISD-1: an instrument for social diagnosis in care homes for older persons
This article presents the validity study for ISD-1 (Instrument for Social Diagnosis), designed to be used in the specialist field of intervention in care homes for older persons. The study has focused on the evidence ...
Predictors of Unmet Needs in Chilean Older People with Dependency: A Cross-Sectional Study
(2023)
Approximately one in five Chilean older adults has some degree of dependency. Limited evidence is available on self-perceived needs in Latin-American older people. The main aim of this study was to identify predictors of ...