Research on healthy aging commonly concerns problems related to loneliness and food
intake. These are not independent aspects of health since eating, beyond its biological …

The population of older adults aged 85 years and over (the very old) is growing rapidly in
many societies because of increases in life expectancy and reduced mortality at older ages …

Objective: To investigate associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and prevalence,
awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Japan's general population. Methods …

Abstract Background The Aotearoa New Zealand population is ageing accompanied by
health and social challenges including significant inequities that exist between Māori and …

Low socio-economic status (SES) is often associated with various health-related problems.
Therefore, the present paper aims to review the available literature to identify the prevalence …

Aim To establish the prevalence of nutrition risk and associated risk factors among adults of
advanced age newly admitted to hospital. Methods A cross‐sectional study was undertaken …

Background The oropharyngeal dysphagia is an underestimated symptom with various
causes in the geriatric population. Clinical presentation is often insidious and dysphagia …

Objectives To determine which social network, demographic, and health-indicator variables
are associated with SCREEN-8 (nutrition risk) scores at two time points, three years apart …

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and associated risk
factors among older adults living in three residential aged care (RAC) facilities within …

Objective To investigate the associations between nutrition risk status, body composition
and physical performance among community‐dwelling older New Zealanders. Methods This …