Late-life suicide in an aging world

D De Leo - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Suicide is an important problem among older adults and in particular older men. Risk factors
for suicide in older adults include the loss of a loved one, loneliness and physical illness …

Ageism in the discourse and practice of designing digital technology for older persons: A scoping review

I Mannheim, EJM Wouters, H Köttl… - The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Involving older persons in the design process of digital
technology (DT) promotes the development of technologies that are appealing, beneficial …

The worldwide ageism crisis

SR Levy, A Lytle, J Macdonald - Journal of Social Issues, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ageism is a worldwide crisis. The COVID‐19 pandemic exacerbated ageism toward older
adults with hate speech, intergenerational resentment, and human rights violations. This …

Ageism in the time of COVID-19

HJ Swift, AL Chasteen - Group Processes & Intergroup …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, we outline how the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has the
potential to fundamentally change how we think and feel about our own age, and how we …

Experiences of everyday ageism and the health of older US adults

JO Allen, E Solway, M Kirch, D Singer… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Major incidents of ageism have been shown to be associated with poorer health
and well-being among older adults. Less is known about routine types of age-based …

Perceived age discrimination across age in Europe: From an ageing society to a society for all ages.

C Bratt, D Abrams, HJ Swift, CM Vauclair… - Developmental …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 54 (3) of
Developmental Psychology (see record 2018-07554-001). In the article, the copyright …

Pathways from ageism to loneliness

S Shiovitz-Ezra, J Shemesh… - … perspectives on ageism, 2018 - Springer
Many older adults in our society suffer from loneliness–a painful, distressing feeling arising
from the perception that one's social connections are inadequate. When loneliness is …

The role of ageism in the acceptance and use of digital technology

I Mannheim, M Varlamova… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Technology acceptance models associate older age with lower intention to use digital
technology although this assumption is often stereotypically-based and not sufficiently tested …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes of health care professionals toward older adults' abilities to use digital technology: Questionnaire study

I Mannheim, EJM Wouters, LC van Boekel… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Digital technologies (DTs) for older adults focus mainly on health care and are
considered to have the potential to improve the well-being of older adults. However …

Suicide in late life: a viewpoint

D De Leo, AV Giannotti - Preventive medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Suicide in old age represents a sad public health concern. Despite the global decline in
rates of suicide and the general amelioration of quality of life and access to health care for …