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Social Support Exchange in Shared Living Arrangements with Older Adults—Exploring the Benefits of Intergenerational Living for Older Adults
This qualitative study explores the social support experiences of older adults residing in co-housing projects in Belgium. Co-housing involves...
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Neighborhood Characteristics and Quality of Life (QoL) of Older Adults: A Qualitative Exploration from the Perspective of Indian Older Adults (Case Study of Kolkata, India)
Population ageing combined with the disintegration of the traditional family structure is leading to increased vulnerability of the older adults,...
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Exploring Older Adults’ Perception of Living in Residential Care Facilities as an Alternative Care Option: Tales from Older Adults in Southeastern Nigeria
The report that persons over 65 years of age are the fastest-growing age group and the projected potential effect of the growth rate on older adults’...
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Population Aging and Everyday Challenges for Older Adults in Bangladesh
Population aging is an emerging demographic issue in Bangladesh as the number and proportion of older adults are increasing faster than other...
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Time Use Among Older Adults in India
This paper provides new estimates of how older people in India spend their time and how their time allocations correlate to life satisfaction. Using...
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Intersectionality and Cumulative Disadvantage in Access to Healthcare for Older Adults in India
As the aging phenomenon sweeps across India and calls for creating supportive structures for enabling healthy aging and productive aging for senior...
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Older Adults and Health Equity
The COVID-19 pandemic put to test modern society’s integrity in equal treatment of older adults, most visibly in terms of healthcare services. Media...
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Income Supplements and Subjective Life Expectancy for Low-Income Older Adults
As the world population ages, many countries have introduced income supplements or non-contributory pensions to ensure the well-being of low-income...
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Subjective Wellbeing of Community Dwelling Older Adults in Nigeria
Previous comparative international studies on wellbeing of older adults in Africa have presented figures based on indicators which tend to obscure...
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Who uses technology to socialize? Evidence from older Canadian adults
Socializing is understood to be important for mental and physical health, especially in later life. Technology-mediated socializing may be just as...
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Voices Unheard: Navigating the Disempowerment of Older Adults in Family Dynamics in Kashmir (India)
This paper attempts to investigate the dwindling status of older adults within family settings in Kashmir, specifically focusing on their...
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Gender Resource Gap in Caregiving of Older Adults in India
Gender resource gap (GRG) impacts girls and women in all stages of life as they primarily perform care roles more so at the older age when they...
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“It’s a Period of Constant Loss”: Perspectives of Aging Among Older Adults in Gondar City, Ethiopia
Despite the aging of the population in Ethiopia, little scholarly attention has highlighted the day-to-day experiences of older adults living in...
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A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Memory on the Quality of life of European Adults and Older Adults
Among studies conceptualizing quality of life (QoL) as the subjective measure of one’s well-being, evidence suggests a link between cognitive...
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Mental Health in Older Adults
As the population is aging rapidly and the life expectancy increasing, the probability of psychological morbidity in older adults is expected to...
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Adult Children’s Migration and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Nepali Adults
Traditionally, adult children have served as primary caretakers and providers for older Nepali adults. However, out-migration of adult children for...
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Living Standard Index for the Older Adults: An Indian Peri-urban Study
Traditionally, the well-being and living standards of an individual were measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Later, a gradual shift was...
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Impact of Adult Children’s Socioeconomic Status on the Health of Older Adults in China
Improving the health of older adults is a crucial response to population aging. Based on the China Family Panel Studies data, this study analyzes the...
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Daily Life Activity Levels of Turkish Older Adults and Associated Factors: A Multivariable Analysis
The inability of the older adults to perform daily life activities leads to a transition from independent life to a dependent life. This study was...
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Paid Informal Caregivers’ Management of Older Adults’ Health Demands: Implication for Social Work Professionals in Contemporary Nigerian Society
Oftentimes, older adults experience a decline in health as they age. In Nigeria and other African countries, caregiving for older adults is usually a...
