Background: With the increasing number of elderly people in the world, usage of concepts
and terminology related to this phenomenon has substantially increased. One concept in …

Objective: Successful aging (SA) is a concept that remains without a consensus definition.
The purpose of the current study was to explore the components of SA by systematically …

The cumulative effects of adversity and unhappiness affect life satisfaction and quality of life
in the growing older adult population. Most of the interventions aimed at improving the …

Objective Caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a stressful situation and an
overwhelming task for family caregivers. Therefore, these caregivers need to have their …

Background Aging is a chief risk factor for most chronic illnesses and infirmities. The growth
in the aged population increases medical costs, thus imposing a heavy financial burden on …

1. Objectives The growth of elderly population is one of the most important economic, social,
and health challenges of the 21st century [1, 2], and identifying the factors affecting aging …

The aim of this article is to explore the perceptions of successful ageing among Iranian
elderly. The data were collected in Tehran city on 60 older adults using a semistructured …

Active aging is a comprehensive and subjective concept that depends on an individuals'
personal experiences. The theory of gerotranscendence focuses on seniors and the aging …

Introduction Population aging is a global and unprecedented phenomenon caused by socio-
economic development and affects many countries, both developing and developed ones …

The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of Expressive Arts Therapy (EAT) in
enhancing subjective happiness and reducing feelings of loneliness among institutionalized …