Attitudes and perceptions of people with diabetes mellitus on patient self-management in diabetes mellitus: a Singapore hospital’s perspective by Chong Yau Ong, Wai Ching Deanna Lee, Sher Guan Low, Lian Leng Low, Farhad Fakhrudin Vasanwala

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“Bitter” manioc (Manihot esculenta): its consumption and the grater used by the indigenous peoples of the Gran Chaco in its preparation by Nicolás M. Kamienkowski, Pastor Arenas

“…They confirmed consumption of “bitter” manioc by the Maká, Nivaclé, Lengua-Maskoy and Choroti-Manjuy peoples, the steps in preparing it and the peculiarities of the grater used. …”
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Development of a Comprehensive Fall Risk Assessment Tool for Older People in Elderly Care Institutions and Its Test by LUO Yuan, ZHANG Hua, WANG Sanxiang, ZHANG Mengxi, DENG Yuqian, RAN Haiye, LIU Jiaxin, ZHANG Yi, CHEN Xi, WU Yibo, ZHAO Liping

“…Results The assessment tools included three sub-instruments: (i) Fall risk assessment scale for older people; (ii) Fall record form for older people; (iii) Daily fall risk checklist for older people. …”
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Horrible British Histories: Young people in museums interrogating national identity through principles and practices of critical pedagogy by Sadia Habib

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Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan Scale by Mandy Doherty, Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Siobhan O'Neill

“…This paper reports the results of a survey that aimed to identify and evaluate the attitudes of nurses, healthcare assistants, and nursing students towards older people. The survey was undertaken in a rural county in the Republic of Ireland. …”
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Co-designing conversational agents with older people: A scoping review of methods, challenges, and a way forward by Sidonie Salomé, Lydie Du Bousquet, Emmanuel Monfort

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Evaluation of clarity of the STOPP/START criteria for clinical applicability in prescribing for older people: a quality appraisal study by Corlina Johanna Alida Huibers, Wilma Knol, Bastiaan Theodoor Gerard Marie Sallevelt, Eugene van Puijenbroek, Toine Egberts, Ingeborg Wilting

“…Objectives Appropriate prescribing in older people continues to be challenging. Studies still report a high prevalence of inappropriate prescribing in older people. …”
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Evaluation of the malnutrition risk status of elderly people: A cross-sectional study in three family health centers by Selin Cakmak, Emel Peker, Binnur Tagtekin Sezer, Merve Basaran, Onder Sezer

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Results of Cultural Adaptation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) for Elderly and Old Age People with Cognitive Impairment in Russia by A.A. Shvedovskaya, I.F. Roshchina, M.V. Kalantarova, A.I. Khromov

“…At the same time, Russia is among the countries with the largest number of people with dementia. The aim of this study was the cultural adaptation of the Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) program for elderly people with cognitive decline and dementia in a Russian-speaking sample with a pilot study of the use of CST in residential institutions on a group of elderly people with mild dementia. …”
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The Interaction Between Critical Thinking, Education and Belief in Conspiracy Theories among Young People (Aged 25–30) by Gintarė Butvilauskaitė, Vita Mikuličiūtė

“…However, with the rising popularity of social media and the rapid spread of unchecked information there, more and more people, especially young ones, are inclined to believe in conspiracy theories. …”
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Employment Chances Are “Satisfactory”: What Prevents Young People from Finding a Job in Conditions of Personnel Shortage? by O. B. Solodovnikova, E. E. Malkova, P. I. Tynkova

“…At the micro level, the lack of competencies for a competent job search among young people leads to the loss of valuable time for a career start and ineffective interactions with potential employers. …”
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Effects of clinical stage, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, and living arrangement on social distance towards people with dementia. by Kae Ito, Shuji Tsuda

“…This study aimed to clarify how social distances, a common measure of public stigma, towards people living with dementia and its associated factors vary with clinical stage, presence of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and living arrangements.…”
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Are Highly Intelligent People More Likely to Tolerate Risk in China? Evidence from China Family Panel Studies by Jing Zhang, Haijian Liu, Jiaming Xu

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Examining the relationships between self-stigma, loneliness, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation among people with bipolar disorder by Piotr Świtaj, Paweł Grygiel, Joanna Leciak, Izabela Stefaniak, Sylwia Opozda-Suder, Marta Anczewska

“…Abstract People diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) commonly experience self-stigma, which negatively affects various health outcomes. …”
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A qualitative study exploring experiences of treatment in paediatric rheumatology - children’s, young people’s, parents’ and carers’ perspectives by Kassie Gracella Putri, Sunil Sampath, Charlotte Lucy Richardson, Alice McCloskey, Adam Pattison Rathbone

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Book review: McNicol, Sarah. Supporting people to live well with dementia: a guide for library services by Elena Maceviciute

“…McNicol, Sarah. Supporting people to live well with dementia: a guide for library services. …”
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Using the Hopfield– Fuzzy C Means Algorithm for Clustering of People based on Food Insecurity and Obesity in the Northwest of Iran by Helda Tutunchi, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Soltanali Mahboob, Reza Mahdavi, SIROUS J Tabrizi

“…Secondly, the suggested model must represent the clustering of the people based on food insecurity and surveillance in different levels. …”
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Utilizing sensors networks to develop a smart and context-aware solution for people with disabilities at the workplace (design and implementation) by Ghassan Kbar, Ahmad Al-Daraiseh, Syed Hammad Mian, Mustufa Haider Abidi

“…The developments and improvements in human–computer interaction and information and communication technologies have resulted in innovative assistive technology (AT) solutions for the people with disabilities (PWDs). Although, there have been many new ideas and technologies for assisting the PWDs, still very few of them have considered the workplace environment. …”
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Malignancies in people living with HIV: A 25-years observational study from a tertiary hospital in Italy by Antonio Anastasia, Walter Mazzucco, Luca Pipitò, Santo Fruscione, Roberta Gaudiano, Marcello Trizzino, Maurizio Zarcone, Antonio Cascio

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Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors by Jesús González-Moreno, Ana Isabel Agustí, Javier Guillem-Saiz, María Antonia Parra-Rizo, María Antonia Parra-Rizo, María Cantero-García

“…BackgroundAttitudes influence how individuals interact toward older people, which in turn impacts the way people care for them. …”
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