Organoleptic properties and neuroimaging response on the perception of edible gels by Jakub Berčík, Vladimír Vietoris, Melina Korčok, Adriana Rusková, Ján Durec, Katarína Neomániová

“…The rapidly increasing number of elderly people in the world highlights the need for the development of innovative foods with modified textures that do not expose the elderly to the risks associated with food consumption (risk of aspiration, suffocation, and chocking). …”
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Effects of Age and Sex on Estimated Diabetes Prevalence Using Different Diagnostic Criteria: The Tromsø OGTT Study by Moira Strand Hutchinson, Ragnar Martin Joakimsen, Inger Njølstad, Henrik Schirmer, Yngve Figenschau, Johan Svartberg, Rolf Jorde

“…Among a substantial proportion of elderly subjects, and especially elderly women, the 2-hour plasma glucose was the only abnormal value.…”
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Older People's Perceptions of Well-Being by I.V. Vasileva, M.V. Chumakov

“… <p>The study is aimed at identifying the structure and content of elderly people's ideas about well-being. The study involved 264 people aged 55 to 97 years (M = 69.54; SD = 6.98). …”
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Retirement, Home Care and the Importance of Gender by Anders Brändström, Glenn Sandström

“…In recent decades elderly care policies in Sweden have been characterized by a marked shift from institutional care to home care. …”
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Prediction model study focusing on eHealth in the management of urinary incontinence: the Personalised Advantage Index as a decision-making aid by Huibert Burger, Henk van der Worp, Marco H Blanker, Marjolein Y Berger, Anne Martina Maria Loohuis, Nienke Wessels, Janny Dekker, Alec GGA Malmberg

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Extreme Temperatures, Hospital Utilization and Public Health Insurance Spending by Yusun Kim, Qing Miao, Ling Zhu

“…ObjectivesThis study examines the impact of extreme temperatures on hospital utilization and public health insurance program spending in a country with no universal health coverage.MethodsUsing nationwide U.S. county-level panel data and a fixed effects model, we estimate the impact of annual variations in the number of hot and cold days on hospital utilization and medical reimbursements for low-income and elderly beneficiaries of public health insurance.ResultsOur results show that extreme heat and mild cold increase medical reimbursements to low-income beneficiaries, while extreme cold increases benefit transfer to the elderly. …”
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Delirium in geriatric population referred to a geriatric clinic in a rural medical college: A retrospective study by Kshirod Kumar Mishra, Gaurav B Pawar, Harshal S Sathe

“…Background: Delirium is an acute disorder of attention and cognition, posing a significant concern among elderly individuals, often resulting from various medical conditions. …”
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Prospects for the diagnosis and treatment of sarcopenia in the Philippines by Ji Sun, Ji Sun, Weixin Zhang, Peipei Han

“…Over the past decade, the elderly Filipino population has significantly increased, rising from 4.6 million seniors, which was approximately 6% of the total population in 2000, to 6.5 million, or around 6.9% of the population in 2010. …”
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The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue Measure: Cross-Cultural Validation of an Arabic Version for Older Jordanians by Mohammad H. Abuadas, Zainab Albikawi, Osama Khoury

“…Materials and Methods: We conducted the study among an elderly Jordanian population using a methodological cross-sectional approach. …”
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Fear of Pain and Fear of Falling among Younger and Older Adults with Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions by Ronald R Martin, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Donald R McCreary

“…Despite the high prevalence of pain among the elderly, investigations of fear of pain in this population are scarce. …”
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Vieillir chez soi. Formes spatiales et sociales propices au maintien à domicile des personnes âgées dans les grands ensembles, le cas toulousain by Audrey Courbebaisse, Marianne Pommier

“…Our article questions the forms of attachment to place developed by the elderly and the potential for territories to retain aging residents, or not.…”
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Quand vieillesse rime avec pauvreté : perceptions et traitement social des travailleurs âgés dans le monde industriel victorien by Bertrand Simonet

“…This postulate of modern sociology explains why the advent of industrial society and the rise of capitalism, in the Victorian era, were bound to affect the perceptions and social treatment of the elderly in England. Marginalised in the economic field and stigmatized in mainstream discourse, elderly workers underwent continuous social degradation. …”
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Mapping and modeling age-related changes in intrinsic neural timescales by Kaichao Wu, Leonardo L. Gollo

“…We mapped intrinsic timescales and gray matter volume (GMV) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in young and elderly adults. We found shorter intrinsic timescales across multiple large-scale functional networks in the elderly cohort, and a significant positive association between intrinsic timescales and GMV. …”
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Role of MicroRNA Changes by Celestino Sardu, Michelangela Barbieri, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Pasquale Paolisso, Giuseppe Paolisso, Raffaele Marfella

“…Different studies have shown a different prognosis in T2DM patients and T2DM elderly patients treated by CRT-D. We reviewed the literature data on CRT-D effect on adult and elderly patients with T2DM as compared with nondiabetic patients.…”
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Canadian Normal Lung Function Values by Nick R Anthonisen

“…Adequate representation of different ages and sex were obtained, although it appeared to be harder to recruit elderly men than elderly women. A full battery of tests was performed on each person. …”
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Concevoir des objets techniques pour une population normale, c’est-à-dire comprenant aussi des personnes handicapées ou très âgées by Jean-Claude Sperandio

“…Technologies can be formidable obstacles for disabled people or the elderly, or inversely, can also provide effective solutions to the problems that these people encounter. …”
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IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN KAWASAN RAMAH LANSIA DI KABUPATEN DHARMASRAYA, PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT by M Iqbal Sarabayan Pazka, Ria Ariany, Desna Aromatica

“…The high number of elderly people, namely 7.01%, is the basis for the Dharmasraya Regency Government to make the elderly one of the regional problems that must be resolved. …”
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Demographic study: Aging in the context of urban decline in Vojvodina cities by Pogrmić Zorica, Bubalo-Živković Milka, Đerčan Bojan, Sekulić Milena

“…We focus on the accelerated increase in the share of elderly (65 and over) (2011-2022). This trend has significant implications for the economic structure, social resources and the health sector, given the needs of the elderly population for health care and support. …”
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The effect of a water jogging exercise course on older men with knee osteoarthritis by Yaser Khanjari, Razie Garooei

“…So, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a water jogging training program on the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis in elderly men. 15 elderly men with knee osteoarthritis were purposefully selected as subjects. …”
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Scoping Review on the Interactive Digital Tools Used for the Physical and Cognitive Stimulation of Healthy Older Adults by Auriane Busser, Sylvain Fleury, Abdelmajid Kadri, Olfa Haj Mahmoud, Simon Richir

“…This scoping review reports on the digital tools used in publications between January 2015 and December 2023 regarding the physical and cognitive stimulation of healthy elderly people. The search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases. …”
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