How does online technology affect sociability? Emerging evidence—much of it inconclusive—
suggests a nuanced relationship between use of online technology (the Internet, social …

Due to the demographic changes and the increasing awareness of the role of physical
function, mobility in older age is becoming an important topic. Mobility limitations have been …

The WHO World report on ageing and health is not for the book shelf it is a living breathing
testament to all older people who have fought for their voice to be heard at all levels of …

The purpose of this study was to stratify an older adult population for subsequent
interventions based on functional ability, and to estimate prevalence, characteristics and …

Rationale. The neighbourhood socio-physical environment has effects on health in later life
including health behaviours, chronic illnesses, mental health and mortality. Few studies …

Background The efficacy of promoting social interactions to improve the health of older
adults is not fully established due to residual confounding and selection bias. Methods The …

Objective To test the acceptability and effectiveness of a lay-coach-facilitated,
videoconferenced, short-term behavioral activation (Tele-BA) intervention for improving …

Background Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people with mobility, vision, hearing, and
cognitive disabilities were at a higher risk of lower psychosocial well-being than people …

This study examines the impact of social engagement on elderly health in China. A two-
stage residual inclusion (2SRI) regression approach was used to examine the causal …

Background Recently, many studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of
exergames on the social well-being of older adults. Objective The aim of this paper is to …