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Bacsu</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Sophia Z. Shalhout</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Morteza Sabet</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Delaram Sirizi</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Matthew Lee Smith</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Swann Arp Adams</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(4), 394-403; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040028">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040028</a> - 26 Nov 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Background: We aimed to examine ACP in older adults in the U.S. across different sociodemographic characteristics and cognition levels (N = 17,698). Methods: We utilized two legal documents from the Health and Retirement Study survey: a living will and durable power of attorney <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/28/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Background: We aimed to examine ACP in older adults in the U.S. across different sociodemographic characteristics and cognition levels (N = 17,698). Methods: We utilized two legal documents from the Health and Retirement Study survey: a living will and durable power of attorney for healthcare (DPOAH). We established the baseline trends from 2014 to assess if trends in 2024 have improved upon future data availability. Logistic regression models were fitted with outcome variables (living will, DPOAH, and both) stratified by cognition levels (dementia/impaired cognition versus normal cognition). Results: Age, ethnicity, race, education, and rurality were significant predictors of ACP (having a living will, DPOAH, and both the living will and DPOAH) across cognition levels. Participants who were younger, Hispanic, black, less educated, or resided in rural areas were less likely to complete ACP. Conclusion: Examining ACP and its linkages to specific social determinants is crucial for understanding disparities and developing effective educational and interventional strategies to enhance ACP uptake among diverse population groups. Future studies are needed to assess whether disparities have improved over the last decade, particularly as 2024 data become available. Addressing ACP disparities is essential for healthcare professionals to advance research and promote effective practices in geriatric care and aging services. <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/28">Full article</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="extending-content content-ready"> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 21 pages, 3757 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/27/pdf?version=1732550615" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Using Virtual Reality Recreation Therapy to Enhance Social Interaction and Well-Being in Homebound Seniors" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/4/27">Using Virtual Reality Recreation Therapy to Enhance Social Interaction and Well-Being in Homebound Seniors</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Jonathan J. Foo</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Keng Hao Chew</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Peggy Lim</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>June Tay</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Carol Hok Ka Ma</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(4), 373-393; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040027">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040027</a> - 25 Nov 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> In view of Singapore’s rapidly ageing population, this study is an exploratory pilot designed to assess the feasibility and potential impact of virtual reality recreation therapy (VRRT) on homebound seniors. A tri-party research partnership was formed between the Singapore University of Social Sciences <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/27/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> In view of Singapore’s rapidly ageing population, this study is an exploratory pilot designed to assess the feasibility and potential impact of virtual reality recreation therapy (VRRT) on homebound seniors. A tri-party research partnership was formed between the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), NTUC Health Home Care, and Vue Reality Labs. The aim was to explore the benefits of VR recreation therapy for homebound seniors, contributing to the goal of ‘aging in place’. Over two years, a 52-week VR curriculum was developed, featuring social, travel, and cultural topics tailored to the seniors. Five care associates from NTUC Health Home Care received facilitator training by Vue Reality Labs. A total of 71 homebound senior participants aged 50 to 102 engaged in over 1600 session hours during the 52-week trial; 62% had varying levels of dementia. A mixed-methods approach was adopted to explore the general impact and feasibility of VR recreation therapy, incorporating quantitative data on participants’ emotional, social, and cognitive conditions and qualitative data from facilitator interviews. The findings revealed that most senior participants enjoyed the VR sessions, perceiving them to positively impact their overall health and well-being. Caregivers reported improvements in cognitive, social, and emotional functioning of the participants. The positive effects extended to caregivers and facilitators, with renewed relationships and enhanced skills, respectively. The insights and observations gathered from this pilot study will serve as a foundation for designing a more robust study for deploying the VR recreation therapy programme in senior care. <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/27">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/27/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="arrow left-arrow" id="prev1529234"><i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i></div><div class="arrow right-arrow" id="next1529234"><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i></div><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow manual" data-cycle-fx="scrollHorz" data-cycle-timeout="0" data-cycle-next="#next1529234" data-cycle-prev="#prev1529234" data-cycle-progressive="#images1529234" data-cycle-slides=">div" data-cycle-log="false"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g001-550.jpg?1732550837" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div><script id="images1529234" type="text/cycle" data-cycle-split="---"><div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='1' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g002-550.jpg?1732550841'><p>Figure 2</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='2' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g003-550.jpg?1732550843'><p>Figure 3</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='3' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g004-550.jpg?1732550844'><p>Figure 4</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='4' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g005-550.jpg?1732550845'><p>Figure 5</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='5' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g006-550.jpg?1732550846'><p>Figure 6</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='6' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g007-550.jpg?1732550847'><p>Figure 7</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='7' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g008-550.jpg?1732550848'><p>Figure 8</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='8' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g009-550.jpg?1732550849'><p>Figure 9</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='9' data-target='article-1529234-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g010-550.jpg?1732550850'><p>Figure 10</p></div></script></div></div><div id="article-1529234-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g001-550.jpg?1732550837" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Tripartite research partnership.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g002-550.jpg?1732550841" title=" <strong>Figure 2</strong><br/> <p>Sample VR recreation therapy content.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g003-550.jpg?1732550843" title=" <strong>Figure 3</strong><br/> <p>Stakeholders relationship.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g004-550.jpg?1732550844" title=" <strong>Figure 4</strong><br/> <p>Participant experiencing VR recreation therapy.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g005-550.jpg?1732550845" title=" <strong>Figure 5</strong><br/> <p>Social—Interaction with family/VR facilitator.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g006-550.jpg?1732550846" title=" <strong>Figure 6</strong><br/> <p>Emotions—cheerful.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g007-550.jpg?1732550847" title=" <strong>Figure 7</strong><br/> <p>Behaviour—Calm/Agitated.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g008-550.jpg?1732550848" title=" <strong>Figure 8</strong><br/> <p>Cognitive—Remembering - where client put their things.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g009-550.jpg?1732550849" title=" <strong>Figure 9</strong><br/> <p>Cognitive—Is the client rational—logical?</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00027/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00027-g010-550.jpg?1732550850" title=" <strong>Figure 10</strong><br/> <p>Cognitive—Is the client more receptive to new activities?</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/27'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <a data-dropdown="drop-supplementary-1522864" aria-controls="drop-supplementary-1522864" aria-expanded="false" title="Supplementary Material"> <i class="material-icons">attachment</i> </a> <div id="drop-supplementary-1522864" class="f-dropdown label__btn__dropdown label__btn__dropdown--wide" data-dropdown-content aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> Supplementary material: <br/> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/26/s1?version=1731837582"> Supplementary File 1 (ZIP, 92 KiB) </a><br/> </div> </div> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 14 pages, 2101 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/26/pdf?version=1731837581" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="The Usability of Hip Protectors: A Mixed-Method Study from the Perspectives of Singapore Nursing Home Care Staff" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/4/26">The Usability of Hip Protectors: A Mixed-Method Study from the Perspectives of Singapore Nursing Home Care Staff</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Tianma Xu</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Yu Venedict Lim</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Lynn Shi Xuan Wee</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Yong Jean Shina Tan</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Agnes Lishan Xue</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(4), 359-372; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040026">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040026</a> - 17 Nov 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> The EXO+ hip protector was developed to minimize the risk of hip fractures in seniors following falls. This study evaluated its usability in a Singapore nursing home from the perspective of the staff, focusing on learnability, efficiency, and satisfaction. A mixed-method design was <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/26/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> The EXO+ hip protector was developed to minimize the risk of hip fractures in seniors following falls. This study evaluated its usability in a Singapore nursing home from the perspective of the staff, focusing on learnability, efficiency, and satisfaction. A mixed-method design was employed, with nursing home residents wearing the EXO+ daily for eight weeks. Quantitative data on wear time were collected alongside qualitative insights from four repeated focus group discussions with care staff. In total, 15 residents (including 8 residents with cognitive impairments) and 9 staff participated. The analysis revealed six themes and fourteen subthemes related to EXO+’s usability. The residents wore the device for an average of 1.54 h per day, with those having cognitive impairments showing increased wear times, especially in the mornings and on weekdays. The findings indicated that the EXO+ was learnable and satisfactory for nursing home use, provided there are adequate supporting features. The efficiency of the EXO+ was not fully measured since no falls were reported during the study period. The study offers valuable insights for potential design modifications and workflow adaptations to enhance the implementation of hip protectors in healthcare settings, highlighting facilitators and barriers to support device uptake. <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/26">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/26/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="arrow left-arrow" id="prev1522864"><i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i></div><div class="arrow right-arrow" id="next1522864"><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i></div><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow manual" data-cycle-fx="scrollHorz" data-cycle-timeout="0" data-cycle-next="#next1522864" data-cycle-prev="#prev1522864" data-cycle-progressive="#images1522864" data-cycle-slides=">div" data-cycle-log="false"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1522864-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00026/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00026-g001-550.jpg?1731837695" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div><script id="images1522864" type="text/cycle" data-cycle-split="---"><div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='1' data-target='article-1522864-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00026/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00026-g002-550.jpg?1731837697'><p>Figure 2</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='2' data-target='article-1522864-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00026/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00026-g003-550.jpg?1731837700'><p>Figure 3</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='3' data-target='article-1522864-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00026/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00026-g004-550.jpg?1731837703'><p>Figure 4</p></div></script></div></div><div id="article-1522864-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00026/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00026-g001-550.jpg?1731837695" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Pictures of hip protector EXO+.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/26'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00026/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00026-g002-550.jpg?1731837697" title=" <strong>Figure 2</strong><br/> <p>Distribution of participants (nursing home residents and care staff).</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/26'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00026/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00026-g003-550.jpg?1731837700" title=" <strong>Figure 3</strong><br/> <p>Wear time data (Group A vs. Group B and mornings vs. afternoons).</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/26'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00026/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00026-g004-550.jpg?1731837703" title=" <strong>Figure 4</strong><br/> <p>Casual relationship diagrams of themes and subthemes.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/26'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 16 pages, 925 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/25/pdf?version=1731073964" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Factors Associated with Heart Disease in Japan: Multivariate Analysis Based on Specific Health Checkups" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/4/25">Factors Associated with Heart Disease in Japan: Multivariate Analysis Based on Specific Health Checkups</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Yoh Tamaki</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Yoshimune Hiratsuka</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Toshiro Kumakawa</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(4), 343-358; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040025">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040025</a> - 6 Nov 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> The global population affected by heart failure is projected to reach 30 million. The number of deaths due to heart disease has surged, rising from 2 million in 2000 to 8.9 million in 2019. In Japan, the prevalence of heart failure is rapidly <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/25/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> The global population affected by heart failure is projected to reach 30 million. The number of deaths due to heart disease has surged, rising from 2 million in 2000 to 8.9 million in 2019. In Japan, the prevalence of heart failure is rapidly increasing, with the number expected to reach 1.3 million by 2030. Primary prevention is crucial to prevent heart disease. We explored the associations of heart disease incidence with findings from checkups performed a decade ago. A multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that individuals who reported a history of stroke, history of chronic renal failure, or weight gain ≥ 10 kg since age 20 in the questionnaire-based health checkup are at high risk for developing heart disease. Additionally, those with biochemical test results from 10 years ago indicating the use of antihypertensive drugs, use of insulin injections or hypoglycemic medications, systolic hypertension, and abnormal creatinine levels also exhibited a significantly higher risk of heart disease. Conversely, individuals who identified as female, walked faster than people of the same age, drank alcohol daily, and felt refreshed upon awakening in the questionnaire-based health checkup were protected from heart disease. <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/25">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/25/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="arrow left-arrow" id="prev1515402"><i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i></div><div class="arrow right-arrow" id="next1515402"><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i></div><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow manual" data-cycle-fx="scrollHorz" data-cycle-timeout="0" data-cycle-next="#next1515402" data-cycle-prev="#prev1515402" data-cycle-progressive="#images1515402" data-cycle-slides=">div" data-cycle-log="false"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1515402-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00025/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00025-g001-550.jpg?1731074044" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div><script id="images1515402" type="text/cycle" data-cycle-split="---"><div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='1' data-target='article-1515402-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00025/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00025-g002-550.jpg?1731074045'><p>Figure 2</p></div></script></div></div><div id="article-1515402-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00025/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00025-g001-550.jpg?1731074044" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Result of the directed acyclic graph (questionnaires).</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/25'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00025/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00025-g002-550.jpg?1731074045" title=" <strong>Figure 2</strong><br/> <p>Result of the directed acyclic graph (biochemical tests).</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/25'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 15 pages, 849 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/24/pdf?version=1731489187" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Strategies to Improve Environmental Comfort of Institutionalized Older Adults: A Scoping Review" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Review</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/4/24">Strategies to Improve Environmental Comfort of Institutionalized Older Adults: A Scoping Review</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Catarina Lobão</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Adriana Coelho</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Rocío Gil Gutiérrez</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Inês Marçal</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Madalena Antunes</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Vítor Parola</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(4), 328-342; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040024">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040024</a> - 5 Nov 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> The demographic trends of an aging global population present significant challenges and opportunities for healthcare, particularly in providing optimal care environments for older adults living in long-term care facilities, with it being imperative to ensure these environments provide basic care and promote overall <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/24/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> The demographic trends of an aging global population present significant challenges and opportunities for healthcare, particularly in providing optimal care environments for older adults living in long-term care facilities, with it being imperative to ensure these environments provide basic care and promote overall well-being through enhanced environmental comfort. This scoping review intends to show evidence-based practices enhancing the environmental comfort of institutionalized older people. Following the Joanna Briggs Institute’s methodology, this scoping review’s inclusion criteria included studies in English, Portuguese, or Spanish between 2013 and 2023, focused on institutionalized people over the age of 65 years residing in long-term care settings where nurses implemented strategies or interventions designed to enhance environmental comfort in which older residents themselves directly evaluated, indexed in Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scopus, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, DART-Europe, or Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP). Out of 497 initially retrieved studies, none of them met the established criteria, leading this study to be an empty review. The absence of studies meeting the inclusion criteria indicates a significant gap in the existing literature, highlighting the need for specialized training programs that equip nurses with the skills and knowledge to implement effective comfort-enhancing interventions, ensuring that the unique and challenging needs of older people are covered. <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/24">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/24/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1514701-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00024/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00024-g001-550.jpg?1731489288" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div></div></div><div id="article-1514701-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00024/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00024-g001-550.jpg?1731489288" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Review flowchart. Abbreviations: CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; RCAPP: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/24'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <a data-dropdown="drop-supplementary-1500938" aria-controls="drop-supplementary-1500938" aria-expanded="false" title="Supplementary Material"> <i class="material-icons">attachment</i> </a> <div id="drop-supplementary-1500938" class="f-dropdown label__btn__dropdown label__btn__dropdown--wide" data-dropdown-content aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> Supplementary material: <br/> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/23/s1?version=1729170162"> Supplementary File 1 (ZIP, 175 KiB) </a><br/> </div> </div> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 12 pages, 273 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/23/pdf?version=1729170162" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Ageism Through the Informational Practices During Health Crisis: A Qualitative Study Among Older Adults in Quebec (Canada)" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/4/23">Ageism Through the Informational Practices During Health Crisis: A Qualitative Study Among Older Adults in Quebec (Canada)</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Nicolai Guzun</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>André Tourigny</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Eve Dubé</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Alexandre Coutant</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Maryline Vivion</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(4), 316-327; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040023">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040023</a> - 17 Oct 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> This study explores the health-information-seeking practices of older adults. Conducted in Quebec, Canada, this qualitative research involved semi-structured interviews with 36 participants aged 60 and over, between 19 July and 20 August 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviews, carried out via online <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/23/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> This study explores the health-information-seeking practices of older adults. Conducted in Quebec, Canada, this qualitative research involved semi-structured interviews with 36 participants aged 60 and over, between 19 July and 20 August 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviews, carried out via online platforms and telephone, focused on information sources, the method of information retrieval, and participants’ reflections on and use of pandemic-related information. Thematic content analysis was used to identify the presence of ageism. The study showed that participants favored government press conferences and traditional media, while remaining skeptical of social media. The analysis identified the concept of ageism (institutional, interpersonal, and self-directed) in about half of the interviews, with institutional ageism predominating in communications and actions of authorities and in the portrayal of older adults by media. The findings highlight the need for reliable, respectful communications reaching older adults for effective and relevant public health messages. <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/23">Full article</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 13 pages, 1297 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/22/pdf?version=1727624288" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Power Distance and Indulgence Are Positively and Negatively Correlated with Ageism, Respectively: Evidence from 31 Countries" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/4/22">Power Distance and Indulgence Are Positively and Negatively Correlated with Ageism, Respectively: Evidence from 31 Countries</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Keisuke Kokubun</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(4), 303-315; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040022">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040022</a> - 29 Sep 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> As the aging of the world accelerates, clarifying the relationship between cultural differences and ageism is an urgent issue. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a correlation analysis between the six cultural scales of Hofstede et al. and the two ageism scales calculated <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/22/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> As the aging of the world accelerates, clarifying the relationship between cultural differences and ageism is an urgent issue. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a correlation analysis between the six cultural scales of Hofstede et al. and the two ageism scales calculated from data on 35,232 people from 31 countries included in the World Values Survey Wave 6 (WVSW6) by Inglehart et al. The results of a partial correlation analysis controlling for economic and demographic factors showed that power distance (PDI) and indulgence versus restraint (IVR) are positively and negatively correlated with ageism, respectively. This is the first study to show that these two cultural scales, which previous studies have not paid much attention to, are related to ageism. <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/22">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/22/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="arrow left-arrow" id="prev1489158"><i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i></div><div class="arrow right-arrow" id="next1489158"><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i></div><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow manual" data-cycle-fx="scrollHorz" data-cycle-timeout="0" data-cycle-next="#next1489158" data-cycle-prev="#prev1489158" data-cycle-progressive="#images1489158" data-cycle-slides=">div" data-cycle-log="false"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1489158-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00022/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00022-g001-550.jpg?1727624414" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div><script id="images1489158" type="text/cycle" data-cycle-split="---"><div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='1' data-target='article-1489158-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00022/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00022-g002-550.jpg?1727624416'><p>Figure 2</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='2' data-target='article-1489158-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00022/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00022-g003-550.jpg?1727624417'><p>Figure 3</p></div></script></div></div><div id="article-1489158-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00022/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00022-g001-550.jpg?1727624414" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Scatter plot showing the relationship between PDI and Δ ageism-A, which is measured by the residuals of a regression analysis in which only the control variables are used as independent variables. PDI: power distance.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/22'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00022/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00022-g002-550.jpg?1727624416" title=" <strong>Figure 2</strong><br/> <p>Scatter plot showing the relationship between IVR and Δ ageism-A, which is measured by the residuals of a regression analysis in which only the control variables are used as independent variables. IVR: indulgence versus restraint.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/22'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00022/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00022-g003-550.jpg?1727624417" title=" <strong>Figure 3</strong><br/> <p>Scatter plot showing the relationship between ageism-P and ageism-A. Ageism-A: ageism regarding ability. Ageism-P: ageism regarding personality.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/22'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 13 pages, 3535 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/21/pdf?version=1727250904" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Momordica charantia Extract Treatment Extends the Healthy Lifespan of Aging Mice via the Bitter Taste Receptor/mTOR Pathway" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Communication</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/4/21"><i>Momordica charantia</i> Extract Treatment Extends the Healthy Lifespan of Aging Mice via the Bitter Taste Receptor/mTOR Pathway</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Keiichi Hiramoto</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Hirotaka Oikawa</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(4), 290-302; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040021">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4040021</a> - 24 Sep 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> We live in a society where extending one’s healthy lifespan is becoming increasingly important. <i>Momordica charantia</i> (MC) extract contains many bioactive substances, such as vitamin D, phytosterols, glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, and triterpenes, and has various health-promoting effects, but its effect on extending a <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/21/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> We live in a society where extending one’s healthy lifespan is becoming increasingly important. <i>Momordica charantia</i> (MC) extract contains many bioactive substances, such as vitamin D, phytosterols, glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, and triterpenes, and has various health-promoting effects, but its effect on extending a healthy lifespan is unknown. This study investigated the effects of MC extract on a healthy lifespan, focusing on bitter taste receptors and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Male and female mice from the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) were divided into control and MC-extract-treated groups, with the latter receiving oral doses of MC extract three times a week for two years. In aged male mice, MC extract increased the muscle mass and grip strength and prolonged the time to exhaustion. MC extract also enhanced the signaling from taste receptor type 2 member 1 (T2R1) to mTOR in muscle in both sexes, elevating the ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 and ribosomal protein S6 levels. This T2R1/mTOR pathway works in protein synthesis and is important for increasing muscle mass. Conversely, the levels of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 and microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 decreased in both aged male and female mice after MC extract administration. These findings suggest that the administration of MC extract may extend the healthy lifespan of male mice, with bitter taste receptors and mTOR signaling playing key roles in this process. <a href="/2673-9259/4/4/21">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/4/21/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="arrow left-arrow" id="prev1484840"><i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i></div><div class="arrow right-arrow" id="next1484840"><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i></div><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow manual" data-cycle-fx="scrollHorz" data-cycle-timeout="0" data-cycle-next="#next1484840" data-cycle-prev="#prev1484840" data-cycle-progressive="#images1484840" data-cycle-slides=">div" data-cycle-log="false"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1484840-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g001-550.jpg?1727250983" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div><script id="images1484840" type="text/cycle" data-cycle-split="---"><div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='1' data-target='article-1484840-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g002-550.jpg?1727250984'><p>Figure 2</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='2' data-target='article-1484840-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g003a-550.jpg?1727250986'><p>Figure 3</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='3' data-target='article-1484840-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g003b-550.jpg?1727250989'><p>Figure 3 Cont.</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='4' data-target='article-1484840-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g004-550.jpg?1727250993'><p>Figure 4</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='5' data-target='article-1484840-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g005-550.jpg?1727250995'><p>Figure 5</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='6' data-target='article-1484840-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g006-550.jpg?1727250996'><p>Figure 6</p></div></script></div></div><div id="article-1484840-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g001-550.jpg?1727250983" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Effect of <span class="html-italic">Momordica charantia</span> (MC) extract treatment in aged male and female mice. Two years after the study began, the body weight (<b>A</b>), muscle volume (<b>C</b>), bone volume (<b>D</b>), and adipose tissue volume (<b>E</b>) were measured. (<b>B</b>) Exemplary images of the muscle, bone, and adipose tissue of a control male mouse captured using 3D micro-X-ray CT. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD from 5 animals. * <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.05, ** <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.01. ns: not significant.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/21'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g002-550.jpg?1727250984" title=" <strong>Figure 2</strong><br/> <p>Effect of <span class="html-italic">Momordica charantia</span> (MC) extract treatment on muscle strength in aged male and female mice. Two years after the study began, the grip strength (<b>A</b>) and time to exhaustion (<b>B</b>) were assessed in male and female aged mice. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD from 5 animals. * <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.05, ** <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.01. ns: not significant.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/21'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g003a-550.jpg?1727250986" title=" <strong>Figure 3</strong><br/> <p>Effect of <span class="html-italic">Momordica charantia</span> (MC) extract treatment on signal transduction from T2R1 to mTOR in the skeletal muscle of aged male and female mice. The levels of T2R1 (bitter taste receptor) (<b>A</b>), IP3 (<b>B</b>), PDK1 (<b>C</b>,<b>D</b>), AKT (<b>C</b>,<b>E</b>), and mTOR (<b>F</b>) were measured. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD derived from six animals. Scale bar = 100 μm. The intensity of the signal was calculated from five random visual fields with the same area using ImageJ software. ** <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.01; * <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.05. ns: not significant.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/21'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g003b-550.jpg?1727250989" title=" <strong>Figure 3 Cont.</strong><br/> <p>Effect of <span class="html-italic">Momordica charantia</span> (MC) extract treatment on signal transduction from T2R1 to mTOR in the skeletal muscle of aged male and female mice. The levels of T2R1 (bitter taste receptor) (<b>A</b>), IP3 (<b>B</b>), PDK1 (<b>C</b>,<b>D</b>), AKT (<b>C</b>,<b>E</b>), and mTOR (<b>F</b>) were measured. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD derived from six animals. Scale bar = 100 μm. The intensity of the signal was calculated from five random visual fields with the same area using ImageJ software. ** <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.01; * <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.05. ns: not significant.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/21'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g004-550.jpg?1727250993" title=" <strong>Figure 4</strong><br/> <p>Effect of <span class="html-italic">Momordica charantia</span> (MC) extract treatment on signal transduction from mTOR to autophagy in the skeletal muscle of aged male and female mice. The levels of S6K1 (<b>A</b>), rpS6 (<b>B</b>), eIF4EBP1 (<b>C</b>), eIF4E (<b>D</b>), and LC3 (an autophagy marker) (<b>E</b>) were measured. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD from six animals. Scale bar = 100 μm. The intensity of the signal was calculated from five random visual fields with the same area using ImageJ software. ** <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.01; * <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.05.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/21'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g005-550.jpg?1727250995" title=" <strong>Figure 5</strong><br/> <p>Effect of <span class="html-italic">Momordica charantia</span> (MC) extract treatment on the level of SREBP in the skeletal muscle of aged male and female mice. The SREBP levels were also measured (<b>B</b>). Western blot diagram of SREBP with molecular weight markers (<b>A</b>). Values are expressed as the mean ± SD from six animals. Scale bar = 100 μm. Intensity was calculated from five random visual fields with the same area using ImageJ software. ** <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.01; * <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.05. ns: not significant.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/21'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00021/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00021-g006-550.jpg?1727250996" title=" <strong>Figure 6</strong><br/> <p>The mechanism underlying the extension of the healthy lifespan via MC extract administration.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/4/21'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 16 pages, 876 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/20/pdf?version=1725273483" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Feasibility and Usability of an Occupation-Based Immersive Virtual Reality Protocol for Older Adults" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/20">Feasibility and Usability of an Occupation-Based Immersive Virtual Reality Protocol for Older Adults</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Sara Benham</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Alexis Cruz</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Ashley Oliva</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Franz Osol</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Elizabeth Strona</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Ann Marie Potter</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 274-289; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030020">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030020</a> - 2 Sep 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> The growing population of aging adults, coupled with the widespread adoption of technology, including within virtual environments, prompts the need to understand technology engagement preferences among older adults. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of older adults engaging with a <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/20/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> The growing population of aging adults, coupled with the widespread adoption of technology, including within virtual environments, prompts the need to understand technology engagement preferences among older adults. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of older adults engaging with a client-centered immersive virtual reality (IVR) protocol tailored to their specific occupational interests. Employing a mixed methods approach, the research combined the quantitative System Usability Scale (SUS) assessment with qualitative interviews to examine the feasibility, usability, and learning experiences of community-dwelling older adults. Fifteen (n = 15) older adult participants trialed an IVR session tailored to match their chosen occupations of importance. Findings revealed that the usability of IVR varied significantly among participants, with an average SUS score of 55, indicating a need for further investigation into usability issues. Qualitative analysis identified three themes: IVR is usable when it is intuitive and with training, balance the apps for success, and overall lasting impressions were related to the perceived implementation for the participant. The incorporation of meaningful occupations in IVR programming is feasible and can be integrated into healthy aging-in-place programming; however, expanding available leisure-based apps and increasing the learning time before engagement should be considered. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/20">Full article</a> </div> </div> <div class="belongsTo" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> (This article belongs to the Special Issue <a href=" /journal/jal/special_issues/FG4Z4OP8R3 ">Aging in Place: Supporting Older People's Well-Being and Independence</a>)<br/> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/20/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="arrow left-arrow" id="prev1469721"><i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i></div><div class="arrow right-arrow" id="next1469721"><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i></div><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow manual" data-cycle-fx="scrollHorz" data-cycle-timeout="0" data-cycle-next="#next1469721" data-cycle-prev="#prev1469721" data-cycle-progressive="#images1469721" data-cycle-slides=">div" data-cycle-log="false"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1469721-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00020/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00020-g001-550.jpg?1725273649" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div><script id="images1469721" type="text/cycle" data-cycle-split="---"><div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='1' data-target='article-1469721-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00020/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00020-g002-550.jpg?1725273650'><p>Figure 2</p></div></script></div></div><div id="article-1469721-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00020/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00020-g001-550.jpg?1725273649" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Private exam room set up of a participant safely seated and interacting with the immersive virtual reality system.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/3/20'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00020/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00020-g002-550.jpg?1725273650" title=" <strong>Figure 2</strong><br/> <p>Visual representation of themes of occupation-based IVR.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/3/20'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 10 pages, 230 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/19/pdf?version=1723095678" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="“I Have Never Visited a Health Center”: Ethiopian Centenarians’ Perceptions of Their Health Conditions" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/19">“I Have Never Visited a Health Center”: Ethiopian Centenarians’ Perceptions of Their Health Conditions</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Samson Chane</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Margaret E. Adamek</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 264-273; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030019">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030019</a> - 6 Aug 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> The global centenarian population is expected to reach 4 million by 2050, yet little is known about the health status of centenarians in Sub-Saharan Africa. A case study examined the health conditions and functionality of nine Ethiopian centenarians. In-depth interviews revealed that all <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/19/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> The global centenarian population is expected to reach 4 million by 2050, yet little is known about the health status of centenarians in Sub-Saharan Africa. A case study examined the health conditions and functionality of nine Ethiopian centenarians. In-depth interviews revealed that all nine were Orthodox Christians and lived with extended family; eight were male. Aside from minor health complaints, centenarians in rural Ethiopia perceived that their sensory/cognitive functionality was normal until their late 90s. Despite a lack of medical care, the centenarians included two survivors, four delayers, and three escapers. Centenarians in rural Ethiopia were embedded in closely knit, religious, multigenerational households and communities and aspired to live resiliently. These findings call for the consideration of the unique health status of centenarians in Global South nations in their own cultural context. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/19">Full article</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 12 pages, 298 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/18/pdf?version=1722617098" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Analysis of the Relationships between Quality of Life, Resilience, and Life Satisfaction Variables in Retired Individuals" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/18">Analysis of the Relationships between Quality of Life, Resilience, and Life Satisfaction Variables in Retired Individuals</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Esther Brasero-Rodríguez</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>María Rueda-Extremera</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>María Cantero-García</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 252-263; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030018">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030018</a> - 2 Aug 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Quality of life, resilience, and life satisfaction are influential variables during periods of change and adaptation, such as retirement. To assess the relationships between these variables and to analyze differences based on sex and length of time in retirement. This descriptive-correlational study was <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/18/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Quality of life, resilience, and life satisfaction are influential variables during periods of change and adaptation, such as retirement. To assess the relationships between these variables and to analyze differences based on sex and length of time in retirement. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted with a sample of 63 participants, aged 50 to 84 years, who were effectively retired and residing in Spain. Participants completed a form measuring levels of resilience, quality of life, life satisfaction, and sociodemographic data. The data showed a positive and significant correlation between resilience and life satisfaction, and between quality of life and life satisfaction. Significant differences were found in quality of life based on the length of time in retirement. This study has elucidated the relationships between quality of life, resilience, and life satisfaction, as well as the influence of sociodemographic variables on these factors. These insights will aid in developing effective intervention programs for the retirement stage that promote quality of life, resilience, and life satisfaction among retired individuals. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/18">Full article</a> </div> </div> <div class="belongsTo" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> (This article belongs to the Special Issue <a href=" /journal/jal/special_issues/95T5NJ5SZ2 ">Quality of Life among Older Adults: Lifestyle Differentiation and Associated Factors</a>)<br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 18 pages, 418 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/17/pdf?version=1722514656" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Health Service Improvement for People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Scoping Review" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Review</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/17">Health Service Improvement for People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Scoping Review</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Susan Williams</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Sarah Jane Prior</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 234-251; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030017">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030017</a> - 1 Aug 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder typically beginning in middle or late life, with risk increasing with age. Accessing health services for people living with Parkinson’s disease can be challenging and stressful, often resulting in the worsening of current symptoms, the development <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/17/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder typically beginning in middle or late life, with risk increasing with age. Accessing health services for people living with Parkinson’s disease can be challenging and stressful, often resulting in the worsening of current symptoms, the development of new symptoms, including infection, fatigue, and confusion, or medication changes. This can lead to an increased length of stay in hospital and/or readmission, further worsening symptoms. The aim of this scoping review is to explore how quality improvement and healthcare redesign initiatives have contributed to understanding issues around length of stay and readmission to hospital for people living with Parkinson’s disease. The review was guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews Checklist. The Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), Medline, and Cumulated Index in Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases were searched for relevant articles published between 2019 and 2023. The included articles were categorised using thematic analysis. Ten articles were included in this review, resulting in the following three major categories: issues contributing to length of stay and readmission, interventions, and recommendations. Quality improvement and healthcare redesign can improve the length of stay and readmission rates for people living with Parkinson’s disease through robust design, delivery, and evaluation. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/17">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/17/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1448072-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00017/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00017-g001-550.jpg?1722514755" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div></div></div><div id="article-1448072-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00017/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00017-g001-550.jpg?1722514755" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>PRISMA chart.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/3/17'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 9 pages, 235 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/16/pdf?version=1721642352" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Social Frailty Prevalence among Older People in Hong Kong" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/16">Social Frailty Prevalence among Older People in Hong Kong</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Jed Montayre</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Kay Kuo</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Ka Man Carman Leung</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 225-233; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030016">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030016</a> - 22 Jul 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Background: The global increase in the ageing population underscores the importance of a holistic approach to gerontological research. Social frailty, a state of vulnerability, is a growing concern that significantly affects the well-being and health outcomes of older people. With Hong Kong projected <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/16/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Background: The global increase in the ageing population underscores the importance of a holistic approach to gerontological research. Social frailty, a state of vulnerability, is a growing concern that significantly affects the well-being and health outcomes of older people. With Hong Kong projected to have the world’s largest ageing population by 2050, research on social frailty within this demographic is crucial. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of social frailty among older adults in Hong Kong and examine its association with demographic characteristics. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using data from an online survey on older adults in Hong Kong, yielding 200 respondents. The survey encompassed demographic details, the Social Frailty Scale (SFS-8), and health-related factors. Results: Participants were categorized into three groups: social non-frailty (SNF, 41.5%), social pre-frailty (SPF, 34.5%), and social frailty (SF, 24%). Spearman’s rank correlation analysis revealed that self-rated health status negatively correlates with social frailty (SF) (r = −0.19, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and the number of diagnosed health conditions (r = −0.29, <i>p</i> < 0.001) but positively correlates with education level (r = 0.14, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Notably, the SPF group exhibited the highest prevalence of high cholesterol, hypertension, visual impairments, and diabetes, followed by the SF and SNF groups. No significant relationship was found between gender and SF, the total number of diagnosed health conditions and SF, or individual chronic diseases and SF. Conclusion: This survey on social frailty among older people in Hong Kong found a higher prevalence of pre-frail and socially frail individuals compared to other regions. While many benefit from strong social support, socially pre-frail and socially frail individuals have reduced interactions, highlighting the importance of social connectedness. The higher incidence of social frailty, especially among the pre-frail, underscores the need to consider Hong Kong’s unique socio-cultural and economic contexts. As the first of its kind in the region, this study paves the way for further research and emphasizes the need for culturally appropriate assessment tools to better understand and address social frailty. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/16">Full article</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 16 pages, 628 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/15/pdf?version=1721216250" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Music Therapy as Non-Pharmacological Treatment in Alzheimer’s Disease—Effects on Memory—Systematic Review" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Review</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/15">Music Therapy as Non-Pharmacological Treatment in Alzheimer’s Disease—Effects on Memory—Systematic Review</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Tania Madera-Cimadevilla</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>María Cantero-García</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>María Rueda-Extremera</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 209-224; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030015">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030015</a> - 17 Jul 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurocognitive disorder characterized by gradual onset and gradual progression, presenting a wide range of symptoms, with one of its main features being episodic memory impairment, present from the early stages of the disease. Currently, there is no cure <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/15/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurocognitive disorder characterized by gradual onset and gradual progression, presenting a wide range of symptoms, with one of its main features being episodic memory impairment, present from the early stages of the disease. Currently, there is no cure for AD, so a multidimensional approach combining pharmacology with other non-pharmacological treatments is recommended to halt or delay cognitive and functional decline in patients. In this regard, music therapy emerges as a promising non-pharmacological treatment for memory in patients with AD, as musical memory appears to be preserved, retaining the ability to recall familiar songs and the memories associated with them. Therefore, the aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the current state of scientific research on the effects of music therapy on the memory of patients with AD in mild and moderate stages. A search was conducted in the Google Scholar, ProQuest, Summon, Web of Science, and Scopus databases, finding 15 articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results seem to support the use of music-based interventions for memory in patients with AD, especially regarding autobiographical memory. However, given the limitations encountered, we consider that the results pave the way for future research rather than providing solid conclusions about their effectiveness. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/15">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/15/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1436987-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00015/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00015-g001-550.jpg?1721216343" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div></div></div><div id="article-1436987-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00015/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00015-g001-550.jpg?1721216343" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>PRISMA-based systematic review process flowchart.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/3/15'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <a data-dropdown="drop-supplementary-1436084" aria-controls="drop-supplementary-1436084" aria-expanded="false" title="Supplementary Material"> <i class="material-icons">attachment</i> </a> <div id="drop-supplementary-1436084" class="f-dropdown label__btn__dropdown label__btn__dropdown--wide" data-dropdown-content aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> Supplementary material: <br/> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/14/s1?version=1721123464"> Supplementary File 1 (ZIP, 29 KiB) </a><br/> </div> </div> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 9 pages, 394 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/14/pdf?version=1721123463" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/14">Development of a Japanese Version of the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire and Its Validity and Reliability</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Koji Abe</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Kana Tomiyama</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 200-208; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030014">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030014</a> - 16 Jul 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Background: Self-perceptions of aging are important predictors of physical and mental health, longevity, and quality of life. The Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ) is the most promising scale of self-perceptions about aging and has been translated into many languages. This study aimed to <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/14/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Background: Self-perceptions of aging are important predictors of physical and mental health, longevity, and quality of life. The Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ) is the most promising scale of self-perceptions about aging and has been translated into many languages. This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the B-APQ and examine its validity and reliability. Methods: A web-based survey of 1500 people aged 65 and older was conducted in Japan. Of the participants, 651 were men and 849 were women. The average age was 72.97 years. Results: No significant distributional biases were found for any items of the Japanese version of the B-APQ. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted using the same model as the previous studies. The results of CFA showed that the goodness of fit indices met the acceptability criteria. Two-tailed Pearson correlations showed significant relationships between each factor of the Japanese version of the B-APQ as well as the cognitive and physical functioning, depression, and well-being of older adults. Conclusions: The Japanese version of the B-APQ has high internal consistency and significant factorial and construct-related validity. The Japanese version of the B-APQ is expected to be used to measure the self-perceptions of aging for further study in Japan. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/14">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/14/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1436084-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00014/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00014-g001-550.jpg?1721123631" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div></div></div><div id="article-1436084-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00014/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00014-g001-550.jpg?1721123631" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Confirmatory factor analysis of the B-APO Japanese version.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/3/14'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <a data-dropdown="drop-supplementary-1428974" aria-controls="drop-supplementary-1428974" aria-expanded="false" title="Supplementary Material"> <i class="material-icons">attachment</i> </a> <div id="drop-supplementary-1428974" class="f-dropdown label__btn__dropdown label__btn__dropdown--wide" data-dropdown-content aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> Supplementary material: <br/> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/13/s1?version=1720096767"> Supplementary File 1 (ZIP, 278 KiB) </a><br/> </div> </div> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 12 pages, 579 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/13/pdf?version=1720096767" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Technology-Driven Intergenerational Physical Activity Intervention: An Instrumental Case Study" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/13">Technology-Driven Intergenerational Physical Activity Intervention: An Instrumental Case Study</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Rachel L. Knight</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Aïna Chalabaev</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Kelly A. Mackintosh</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Melitta A. McNarry</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Joanne Hudson</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 188-199; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030013">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030013</a> - 4 Jul 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Intergenerational contact offers an under-explored strategic approach to challenging age stereotypes and positively influencing health behaviors in older adults and children. It is postulated that through the application of the constructs of Contact Theory, an effective platform for change could be established. Using <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/13/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Intergenerational contact offers an under-explored strategic approach to challenging age stereotypes and positively influencing health behaviors in older adults and children. It is postulated that through the application of the constructs of Contact Theory, an effective platform for change could be established. Using an instrumental case study, the experiential effects of the intergenerational contact phenomenon were pragmatically explored from the perspective of a single familial dyad (61-year-old woman; 9-year-old boy). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant, both during and following engagement with a remote, 12-week, technology-driven physical activity intervention focused on using daily step counts (acquired via any activity of their choice, using physical activity trackers) to collaboratively complete virtual walk routes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through reflexive thematic analysis and interpretation of the data in line with the study’s aim and propositions, four core themes were identified: Reciprocal Encounter; Opportunity for Reflection and Re-evaluation; Platform for Change; and COVID-19. In addition to the perceived positive effects on targeted health outcomes (physical activity, sedentary behavior, health-related quality of life), facilitating intergenerational contact through virtual methods could also, through opportunities to nurture and build relationships, challenge age stereotypes. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/13">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/13/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1428974-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00013/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00013-g001-550.jpg?1720096830" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div></div></div><div id="article-1428974-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00013/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00013-g001-550.jpg?1720096830" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Model of the core themes and sub-themes related to the experiential effects of the intergenerational contact phenomenon. Highlighted sub-themes were more prominent at the post-intervention follow-up.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/3/13'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 11 pages, 213 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/12/pdf?version=1719644924" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Understanding Travel Behaviors and Mobility Challenges Faced by Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/3/12">Understanding Travel Behaviors and Mobility Challenges Faced by Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Troyee Saha</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Kathy Lee</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Kate Kyung Hyun</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Jessica Cassidy</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Soeun Jang</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(3), 177-187; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030012">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4030012</a> - 29 Jun 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults were considered one of the most vulnerable groups as they faced obstacles when traveling for daily activities. This study examined the impact of the pandemic on travel behaviors among older adults, aiming to shed light on <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/3/12/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults were considered one of the most vulnerable groups as they faced obstacles when traveling for daily activities. This study examined the impact of the pandemic on travel behaviors among older adults, aiming to shed light on the challenges they faced and potential strategies for support. Methods: We conducted semi-structured, individual interviews with older adults. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. In addition, their trip frequencies and usage of different transportation modes were descriptively analyzed. Results: While the participants reduced overall trip frequency during the pandemic, they were more observant when discussing essential needs. Study participants emphasized their reliance on family members for rides to essential destinations. Non-drivers faced added stressors and fears, particularly regarding safety measures and hygiene protocols on public transportation. Several individuals embraced ride-hailing services as a viable transportation solution, indicating benefits such as reduced exposure to crowded public transit and increased convenience. Conclusions: Macro-level efforts should include supplementary technological and transportation assistance services, along with increased awareness of safety protocols within public transit. These initiatives are expected to enhance the accessibility of existing mobility systems for older adults. <a href="/2673-9259/4/3/12">Full article</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 21 pages, 736 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/2/11/pdf?version=1717768265" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Engaging in and Sustaining Physical Activity and Exercise: A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Adults 65 Years and Older Using the Self-Determination Theory" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/2/11">Engaging in and Sustaining Physical Activity and Exercise: A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Adults 65 Years and Older Using the Self-Determination Theory</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Anittha Mappanasingam</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Katelyn Madigan</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Michael E. Kalu</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Melody Maximos</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Vanina Dal Bello-Haas</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(2), 156-176; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4020011">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4020011</a> - 7 Jun 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Introduction: Physical activity (PA) and exercise (EX) participation rates have not been increasing among older adults, with many not meeting recommended guidelines. This qualitative descriptive study examined factors influencing engagement in PA within and outside an older adult fitness club context, using self-determination <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/2/11/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Introduction: Physical activity (PA) and exercise (EX) participation rates have not been increasing among older adults, with many not meeting recommended guidelines. This qualitative descriptive study examined factors influencing engagement in PA within and outside an older adult fitness club context, using self-determination theory (SDT). Methods: Thirty-seven community-dwelling adults 65 years and older participated in focus groups or telephone interviews. Two researchers independently coded and analyzed transcript data inductively and deductively using SDT. Results: Two broad themes, <i>The Spectrum of Motivating Factors</i> and <i>Facilitators and Barriers</i>, and nine sub-themes, <i>Physical Activity and Exercise Brings Me Joy; Meaningful Personal Impetuses; I Get Active with a Little Help from my Spouse and Others; I See Changes and Improvements</i> (Theme 1)<i>; I Can Do This; Connections and Sense of Belonging; I Cannot Do This; Setting, Environment, and People Supports;</i> and <i>Pragmatics</i> (Theme 2), emerged from the data. All participants discussed several motivating factors: enjoyment, managing health conditions, being held ‘to account’ by others, opportunities for socialization, and seeing improvements in health and well-being. A lack of supportive environments, knowledgeable staff and suitable settings and programs were cited as barriers by participants who were not older adult fitness club members. Discussion: Factors along the extrinsic to intrinsic regulation continuum facilitated or hindered community-dwelling older adults to engage in and sustain PA within and outside an older adult fitness club context. The findings underscore the need for programs, settings, environments, and related components to be expressly older-adult-tailored to enhance motivation through competence, autonomy, and relatedness support for maximal engagement and participation in PA or EX. <a href="/2673-9259/4/2/11">Full article</a> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/2/11/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1410992-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00011/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00011-g001-550.jpg?1717768389" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div></div></div><div id="article-1410992-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00011/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00011-g001-550.jpg?1717768389" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Self-determination Theory [<a href="#B30-jal-04-00011" class="html-bibr">30</a>,<a href="#B31-jal-04-00011" class="html-bibr">31</a>,<a href="#B32-jal-04-00011" class="html-bibr">32</a>].</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/2/11'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 16 pages, 1019 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/2/10/pdf?version=1717745048" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Motivation and Age Revisited: The Impact of Outcome and Process Orientations on Temporal Focus in Older and Younger Adults" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/2/10">Motivation and Age Revisited: The Impact of Outcome and Process Orientations on Temporal Focus in Older and Younger Adults</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Faizan Imtiaz</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Thomas Vaughan-Johnston</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Li-Jun Ji</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(2), 140-155; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4020010">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4020010</a> - 7 Jun 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> When engaging in a task, individuals may prioritize the task’s results (i.e., the outcome), or they may focus on the task in and of itself (i.e., the process). Previous conceptualizations of outcome and process orientations have focused on population- and context-specific motives rather <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/2/10/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> When engaging in a task, individuals may prioritize the task’s results (i.e., the outcome), or they may focus on the task in and of itself (i.e., the process). Previous conceptualizations of outcome and process orientations have focused on population- and context-specific motives rather than people’s general proclivity toward these orientations across diverse tasks. Using a context-generalized outcome and process measure, we examined whether older adults (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 72.8) and younger adults (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 18.0) varied in their outcome and process orientations, and explored how these differences were related to temporal focus. The results indicated that, compared to their younger counterparts, older adults were more process oriented, and focused more on the present. Meanwhile, younger adults were more outcome oriented and focused more on the past and the future compared to older adults. Mediation analyses further revealed that older adults were more present focused due to their heightened process orientation, while younger adults were more past and future focused due to their outcome orientation. The implications of these findings in applied settings such as the workplace, health promotion, and business are discussed. <a href="/2673-9259/4/2/10">Full article</a> </div> </div> <div class="belongsTo" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> (This article belongs to the Special Issue <a href=" /journal/jal/special_issues/95T5NJ5SZ2 ">Quality of Life among Older Adults: Lifestyle Differentiation and Associated Factors</a>)<br/> </div> <a href="#" class="abstract-figures-show" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/2/10/show" ><span >►</span><span style=" display: none;">▼</span> Show Figures </a><div class="abstract-image-preview "><div class="arrow left-arrow" id="prev1410477"><i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i></div><div class="arrow right-arrow" id="next1410477"><i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i></div><div class="absgraph cycle-slideshow manual" data-cycle-fx="scrollHorz" data-cycle-timeout="0" data-cycle-next="#next1410477" data-cycle-prev="#prev1410477" data-cycle-progressive="#images1410477" data-cycle-slides=">div" data-cycle-log="false"><div class='openpopupgallery cycle-slide' data-imgindex='0' data-target='article-1410477-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00010/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00010-g001-550.jpg?1717745150" alt="" style="border: 0;"><p>Figure 1</p></div><script id="images1410477" type="text/cycle" data-cycle-split="---"><div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='1' data-target='article-1410477-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00010/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00010-g002-550.jpg?1717745152'><p>Figure 2</p></div> --- <div class='openpopupgallery' data-imgindex='2' data-target='article-1410477-popup'><span class="helper"></span><img src='https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00010/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00010-g003-550.jpg?1717745154'><p>Figure 3</p></div></script></div></div><div id="article-1410477-popup" class="popupgallery" style="display: inline; line-height: 200%"><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00010/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00010-g001-550.jpg?1717745150" title=" <strong>Figure 1</strong><br/> <p>Outcome and process orientations across older and younger adults.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/2/10'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00010/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00010-g002-550.jpg?1717745152" title=" <strong>Figure 2</strong><br/> <p>Temporal focus (past, present, future) levels across older and young adults.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/2/10'>Full article</a></strong> "></a><a href="https://pub.mdpi-res.com/jal/jal-04-00010/article_deploy/html/images/jal-04-00010-g003-550.jpg?1717745154" title=" <strong>Figure 3</strong><br/> <p>The mediating role of outcome and process orientations on temporal focus in older and younger adults. * <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.05, ** <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.01, *** <span class="html-italic">p</span> &lt; 0.001.</p> <strong style='display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 18px;'><a style='color: #fff' href='/2673-9259/4/2/10'>Full article</a></strong> "></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="expanding-div collapsed"> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content"> <div class="label right label__btn"> <span style="font-size: 12px; color: #1a1a1a;"> 12 pages, 269 KiB   </span> <a href="/2673-9259/4/2/9/pdf?version=1717148210" class="UD_Listings_ArticlePDF" title="Article PDF" data-name="Cognitive Impairments in Parkinson’s Disease: Professional Support and Unmet Rehabilitation Needs in Patients with and without Self-Reported Cognitive Impairments—A Secondary Analysis" data-journal="jal"> <i class="material-icons custom-download"></i> </a> </div> <div class="article-icons"><span class="label openaccess" data-dropdown="drop-article-label-openaccess" aria-expanded="false">Open Access</span><span class="label articletype">Article</span></div> <a class="title-link" href="/2673-9259/4/2/9">Cognitive Impairments in Parkinson’s Disease: Professional Support and Unmet Rehabilitation Needs in Patients with and without Self-Reported Cognitive Impairments—A Secondary Analysis</a> <div class="authors"> by <span class="inlineblock "><strong>Jette Thuesen</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Tina Broby Mikkelsen</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Knud Juel</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Tina Backmann</strong>, </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Kristian Winge</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock "><strong>Eva Ejlersen Wæhrens</strong></span> </div> <div class="color-grey-dark"> <em>J. Ageing Longev.</em> <b>2024</b>, <em>4</em>(2), 128-139; <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4020009">https://doi.org/10.3390/jal4020009</a> - 31 May 2024 </div> <div class="abstract-div"> <a href="#" onclick="$(this).next('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> <strong>Abstract </strong> </a> <div class="abstract-cropped inline"> Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitive impairments are frequent non-motor symptoms in PD and have a significant impact on everyday life and well-being. Still, rehabilitation services for people with PD predominantly target motor symptoms. <a href="#" data-counterslink = "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/2/9/more" onclick="$(this).parents('.abstract-cropped').toggleClass('inline').next('.abstract-full').toggleClass('inline'); return false;"> [...] Read more.</a> </div> <div class="abstract-full "> Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitive impairments are frequent non-motor symptoms in PD and have a significant impact on everyday life and well-being. Still, rehabilitation services for people with PD predominantly target motor symptoms. Drawing on data from a national Danish survey, this study aimed to determine significant differences among people living with PD with or without perceived cognitive impairments regarding (1) contact with different healthcare professionals, and (2) unmet needs for rehabilitation services. Data were analyzed based on whether the person with PD perceived cognitive impairments or not. Statistically significant differences between results for PD patients with and without cognitive impairments were calculated. Data on 6711 individuals with PD were included in the study. Respondents’ mean age was 73.5 years, and 31% of them were experiencing cognitive impairments. Significantly more people with PD and cognitive impairments were in contact with almost all professionals compared to those without cognitive impairments. 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