Search results for "AGEING"

Disability in Older People and Socio-Economic Deprivation in Italy: Effects on the Care Burden and System Resources

2021

The sustainability of European Long-Term Care systems faces the demographic and socio-economic circumstances, mainly the increasing ageing of the population, with its chronic disease conditions, and the simultaneous economic general crises, exacerbated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond the increase in general rate of relative poverty, there is a higher risk of poverty among elderly and families in a high demand of care, especially if situations of Activities Daily Living (ADL) disability are present. Italian welfare, which is based on family care regimes and regional strategies, and is oriented to private or public care, is a relevant case study with which to analyze such a relationsh…

Neuromuscular function and balance control in young and elderly subjects : effects of explosive strength training

2014

Changes in physical performance according to job demands across three cohorts of older workers in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

2023

This study set out to evaluate the association between job demands at baseline and physical performance over a six-year period across three cohorts of older Dutch workers examined 10 years apart. Data were drawn from three cohorts (1992–1999, 2002–2009 and 2012–2019) of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Individuals aged 55–65 years from each cohort who worked for pay were included (n = 274, n = 416, n = 618, respectively). Physical performance was measured using gait speed and chair stand performance. A population-based job exposure matrix was used to indicate levels of exposure probability of physical (use of force and repetitive movements) and psychosocial (cognitive demands and tim…

Prenatal thyroid hormones accelerate postnatal growth and telomere shortening in wild great tits

2021

AbstractEarly-life environment is known to affect later-life health and disease, which could be mediated by the early-life programming of telomere length, a key hallmark of ageing. According to thefetal programming of telomere biology hypothesis, variation in prenatal exposure to hormones is likely to influence telomere length. Yet the contribution of key metabolic hormones,i.e. thyroid hormones (THs), has been largely ignored. We recently showed that in contrast to predictions, exposure to elevated prenatal THs increased postnatal telomere length in wild collared flycatchers, but the generality of such effect, its underlying proximate mechanisms and consequences on survival have not been i…

Environmental Effects on Mechanical, Thermophysical and Electrical Properties of Epoxy Resin Filled with Carbon Nanofillers

2019

The aim of this work was to establish the effect of environmental factors (moisture and temperature) on some mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of epoxy-based composites filled with carbon nanofillers: nanotubes (CNT), nanofibers (CNF) and hybrid nanofiller (nanotubes/nanofibers in the ratio 1:1) and to reveal the most environmentally stable NC. First, the nanocomposites (NC) containing different nanofiller contents were prepared to evaluate electrical percolation threshold and to choose NC at certain electrical conductivity for further characterization of the physical properties in initial state and during/after environmental ageing. The environmental ageing consisted of water a…

The effects of locomotor pattern diversity and ageing on the lower limb joint mechanics and loading during human walking and running

2015

Vascular Aging effect on Medial aorta degeneration: focus on blood keukocyte telomere lenght in Hypertensive and old patients with sporadic thoracic …

2012

Older Physical Education Teachers’ Wellbeing at Work and Its Challenges

2022

This article examines older physical education (PE) teachers’ wellbeing over the course of their career in Finland. The study highlights challenges to physical and mental functioning as well as how teachers respond to these challenges. The six interviewees were over 55-year-old PE teachers, whose career had lasted for more than 30 years. Qualitative methods were used in the collection, transcription and analysis of the research data. The qualitative analysis consisted of a series of interpretations that visualised the world described by the interviewees. All the research participants had physical problems that affected their teaching and make teachers consider a potential career c…

Japānas novecojošā sabiedrība: risinājumu meklējumos

2019

Darbā tiek aprakstīti novecojošas sabiedrības veidošanās cēloņi un situācija pasaulē, īpaši Japānā. Atspoguļojot vēsturisko un esošo situāciju, kā arī valdības risinājumu meklējumus, tiek apskatīta iespējamā sabiedrības nākotne. Darba mērķis ir sniegt nelielu ieskatu Japānas novecojošās sabiedrības rašanās iemeslos, censties izprast, kā izveidojusies šāda situācija, un saprast, cik efektīvi ir risinājumi. Aprakstīti Japānas valdības centieni valstiskā līmenī risināt sabiedrības atražošanas problēmu, un kā tas ir ietekmējis valsts labklājības attīstības virzienu. Darbā tiek apskatīta Japānas novecojošās sabiedrības situācija no vēsturiskā, kultūrvēsturiskā, tradīciju un labklājības aspekta. …