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Determinants Of Active Ageing In Zambia, Christopher C. Mapoma, Andrew Banda
Determinants Of Active Ageing In Zambia, Christopher C. Mapoma, Andrew Banda
Zambia Social Science Journal
This article investigated determinants of active ageing proposed by the WHO 2002 Active Ageing Framework using data from a developing country -‐ Zambia. Up to date, there is little or no evidence of studies conducted to answer whether or not determinants proposed by the Active Ageing Framework of 2002 apply to developing countries like Zambia. This article set out to (1) explore which of the determinants of active ageing apply to Africa and Zambia in particular and (2) the influence of HIV/AIDS on active ageing in general. A non-‐experimental cross-‐sectional research design was used to collect data for this article. …
Influences Of Environmental Factors On The Physical Functioning Of Older Adults In Urban China, Fei Sun, Chuntian Lu, Jordan I. Kosberg
Influences Of Environmental Factors On The Physical Functioning Of Older Adults In Urban China, Fei Sun, Chuntian Lu, Jordan I. Kosberg
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This study examined the influence of municipal-level environmental factors (i.e., economy, pollution, health care) on the physical functioning of the elder population in urban China using a two level hierarchical linear model (HLM) method. Data came from the 2005 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, including 3,830 older adults (Ma, - 86.4) randomly selected from 152 cities across China. Municipal-level data retrieved from the Chinese Statistical Yearbook 2005 include indictors of economic development, pollution, and health service availability. Higher gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and more doctors were associated with fewer functioning limitations. The effect of selfrated …
Columnist : Will Matthew Cheung Show He Listens To The People?, Chi Fai, John Leung
Columnist : Will Matthew Cheung Show He Listens To The People?, Chi Fai, John Leung
Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊
No abstract provided.
研究 - 從山盟海誓到獨守空房 : 由家庭關係發展 看長者疏忽照顧
研究 - 從山盟海誓到獨守空房 : 由家庭關係發展 看長者疏忽照顧
Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊
No abstract provided.
Acute Effects Of Exercise On Cognitive Performances Of Older Adults, R. Pennington, S. Hanna
Acute Effects Of Exercise On Cognitive Performances Of Older Adults, R. Pennington, S. Hanna
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Accelerating rates of structural decline become evident during the third and fourth decades of human life, with disproportionate degeneration occurring in the frontal, parietal, and temporal brain lobes. As the structure of the brain declines, a broad array of cognitive processes involving memory, decision making, and selective attention are reduced as well (Raz 2000, Park et al. 2001). Cardiovascular exercise has been associated with improved cognitive functioning in aging humans, suggesting that increased vascular supply enhances availability of oxygen, nutrients, and other physical entities to nourish the brain. Previous experimentation on older adults revealed significant positive effects of exercise on …