Do older adults become more depressed with age in Taiwan? The role of social position and birth cohort

C Chiao, LJ Weng, A Botticello - Journal of Epidemiology & …, 2009 - jech.bmj.com
Background: Depression is one of the most commonly encountered mental health problems
during older adulthood. This study examines differences in depressive symptom trajectories …

[PDF][PDF] Active Engagement and Health Status of Older Malaysians: Evidence from a Household Survey.

J Kimm Lii Teh, NP Tey, SL Lai… - Pertanika Journal of …, 2023 - journals-jd.upm.edu.my
Malaysia is undergoing rapid age structural shift to becoming an ageing nation by 2030
when 14% of its population will be aged 60 and over. Population ageing strains the …

An evaluation of self-reported material well-being using latent Markov models with covariates

E Genge - Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 2023 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
A household's financial satisfaction is one of the most significant factors driving subjective
well-being. However, Poland ranks close to the lowest position, 22nd out of the 28 EU …

The path to well-being among elderly Arab Israelis

H Litwin - Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 2006 - Springer
The purpose of this inquiry was to test a path model that explains how sociodemographic
background characteristics, functional health state, social network structure, and extent of …

[HTML][HTML] Factors Associated with Physical Activity among People with Hypertension in a Rural Area in Bangladesh: Baseline Data from a Cluster Randomized Control …

FMA Islam - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The health benefits of physical activity (PA) are well recognized, and PA levels vary in
different populations. The study aimed to investigate PA levels and associated …

The study of resilience and hope among elderly people

S Gupta, A Singh - Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2020 - indianjournals.com
This study was intended to investigate the relationship between Resilience and hope in
elderly people. The study sample comprised of 151 elderly people, age varying from 60 to …

Health inequality in Hong Kong

RY Chung, SYS Wong - China Review, 2015 - muse.jhu.edu
Poverty, social disadvantage and ill health are interrelated. Around the world, poorer and
more deprived people tend to have poorer health outcomes than the better off and more …

Survival benefit of abdominal adiposity: a 6-year follow-up study with Dual X-ray absorptiometry in 3,978 older adults

JSW Lee, TW Auyeung, T Kwok, M Li, J Leung, J Woo - Age, 2012 - Springer
In contrast to that in the middle-aged, higher body mass index (BMI) in older people is
associated with higher survival rates. Yet, BMI makes no distinction between fat elsewhere …

Personality and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Hong Kong Chinese older people: Resilience as a mediator and financial status as a moderator

DWL Lai, J Li - Aging & mental health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Personality can influence older adults' health and quality of life. However, the
pathways are relatively less examined. This study aimed to understand the mediating effect …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with smoking and smokeless tobacco use, intention to quit, and the number of cigarettes smoked among adults with high blood pressure in …

FMA Islam, J Williams - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current research is an initial investigation aimed at reporting the factors associated with
smoking tobacco, smokeless tobacco (SLT) use, the number of cigarettes smoked, and the …