Background Evidence shows than an estimated one billion women have experienced
menopause worldwide. The experience of menopause is influenced by beliefs and values …

Women tend to live longer than men, and thus typically have more interactions with the
healthcare system in old age than men do. Ageism and stereotypes of older people in …

Margaret Cruikshank's Learning to Be Old examines what it means to grow old in America
today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness, and the other …

This study utilises annual historic and forecasted population figures from the UN World
Population Prospects (2015 Revision) to describe Australia's population changes for the …

A core set of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health codes was
used to ascertain general profiles of functionality as a function of biological and …

The functioning and cognition of older adults can be influenced by different care contexts.
We aimed to compare the functioning profiles and cognition of institutionalized and …

Background The aging population and its associated health needs require specific nursing
care. The aim of this study was to draw an epidemiological profile of Portuguese elderly …

Background With the successful improvement of global health systems and social security in
societies, the world is now advancing toward aging. All countries have to face the …

Ageing, Gender and Sexuality focuses on the experiences of older lesbian, gay and
bisexual (LGB) individuals, in order to analyse how ageing, gender and sexuality intersect to …

There is a growing appreciation of the significance of socio-cultural context for the
experiences of an individual living with dementia. There is, too, an emergent awareness that …