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Building an Age-Friendly society

Vanessa Carels Uncategorized

Healthy aging is a multifaceted process that must acknowledge and accommodate the many challenges associated with the aging process, including changes in functional capacity and limitations as well as potentially chronic and/or progressive conditions. Many factors contribute to an age-friendly society, including health promotion and illness management, service accessibility and affordability, and crucially, accessible opportunities for meaningful ongoing community and social engagement for older adults. Many sectors must come together to build age-friendly environments, including health service providers and institutions, governments, civil society, and older adults themselves along with their caregivers and communities. This collection highlights recent research across the behavioral and social sciences in support of an age-friendly society.


The expectations and acceptability of a smart nursing home model among Chinese elderly people: A mixed methods study protocol

Authors: Yuanyuan Zhao, Shariff-Ghazali Sazlina, Fakhrul Zaman Rokhani, Jing Su, Boon-How Chew

Development of a hospital frailty risk score for community-dwelling older adults using data from electronic hospital records in South Korea

Authors: Hee-Sun Kim,  Jinhee Kim, Gihwan Bae

Exploring the determinants of synergetic development of social organizations participating in home-based elderly care service: An SEM method

Authors: Qiuhu Shao, Jingfeng Yuan, Junwei Ma, Hongxing Ding, Wei Huang

A joint model of household time use and task assignment for elderly couples with multiple constraints

Authors: Kangning Zheng, Enjian Yao,Yongsheng Zhang

Awareness of and attitudes towards public involvement in research on ageing and health among older people in Sweden

Authors: Joakim Frögren, Steven M. Schmidt, Maya Kylén,Oskar Jonsson, Björn Slaug, Susanne Iwarsson

Older adults’ suggestions of research topics on ageing well in urban environments – A participatory study

Authors: Philip Oeser, Nora Bruckmann, Paul Gellert, Wolfram J. Herrmann

Global reach of ageism on older persons’ health: A systematic review

Authors: E-Shien Chang, Sneha Kannoth, Samantha Levy, Shi-Yi Wang, John E. Lee, Becca R. Levy

Promoting older women’s mental health: Insights from Baby Boomers

Authors: Maggie Kirkman, Jane Fisher

Ageing and cohort trajectories in mental ill-health: An exploration using multilevel models

Authors: Lucy Prior, Kelvyn Jones, David Manley

Differences in the frequency of subjective geriatric complaints along with aging and their associations with physical function, multimorbidity, and mood: A cross-sectional study

Authors: Hajime Takechi, Akira Tsuzuki, Komaki Matsumoto, Akane Fukui, Hitomi Kawakita, Hiroshi Yoshino, Yoshikiyo Kanada

Inequalities in health-related quality of life and functional health of an aging population: A Canadian community perspective

Authors: Sarah Singh, Shane Goodwin, Shiran Zhong, Abolfazl Avan, Kem Rogers, Vladimir Hachinski,  Stephanie Frisbee

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