Settlement conditions in Australia for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women
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For older adults in Canada, too often shame and silence describe their experiences of
sexual health. With more citizens over the age of 65 than ever before and increasing rates of …

This chapter focuses on older women, it emphasizes the social relationships and life
situations that are particularly important to contextualize older women's mental health. The …

Introduction: As life expectancy worldwide is increasing, the prevalence of frailty is also
increasing. This scoping review aimed to identify and collate published information relating …

Inspired by my own experiences as a woman moving through midlife, the purpose of this
research was to better understand the lived experience of Generation X women. Specifically …

—Marlene, a 66-year-old Masters swimmer (in Dionigi et al., 2013)... we must demolish the
false dividing line between 'normal'and 'disabled'[meaning impaired] and attack the whole …

Dependency in old age is commonly linked to declining health and financial resources and
thus, older persons have to rely on family members for support. Nonetheless, family support …

1Ph. D. Candidate, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research
Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, http://orcid. org/0000-0003-2016-1242 Email …