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Le confort en bouche, un nouveau concept pour mieux comprendre les attentes des consommateurs seniors
2020
International audience; In humans, oral food intake is the ultimate stage of food supply chain and the beginning of food disintegration and digestion process. During aging, the oral health changes and sometimes eating food can be a real challenge as food can be hard to masticate, humidify or swallow. To meet this challenge, and as part of the AlimaSSenS project, a team of researchers from the Centre of taste and eating behaviour investigated the concept of “oral comfort” when eating a food in an elderly population. A group of 107 seniors aged 65 years and more participated in qualitative (focus group) and quantitative studies (tasting sessions) in order to explore the concept of oral comfor…
L'effetto del sovraccarico di scelta: un'indagine su bambini, adolescenti, adulti e anziani
2021
L’effetto del sovraccarico di scelta è stato finora studiato prevalentemente su adulti. L’unico studio condotto su fasce di età diverse dagli adulti ha fornito una prima dimostrazione del fatto che le conseguenze negative dell’avere troppa scelta non si estendono in egual misura a bambini, adolescenti, adulti e anziani. Il presente lavoro si propone di indagare ulteriormente le conseguenze negative dell’avere troppa scelta su bambini, adolescenti e anziani. I dati suggeriscono che mentre gli adolescenti sono influenzati dal fenomeno in modo simile agli adulti, i bambini e gli anziani sembrano invece esserne immuni. Sono discusse le implicazioni teoriche e pratiche dei risultati e sono forni…
Evaluation of dietary patterns among men and women over 80 years of age living in a rural area of south-west Poland
2018
Background: Proper nutrition is an important factor in maintaining health and preventing disease development or progression regardless of age, but is especially relevant for elderly people. Seniors rarely follow nutritional and life-style guidelines, which may correlate with poor health, multiple morbidities, polypharmacy and premature death. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional pattern, food choices, knowledge about healthy eating, body mass and health issues among men and women over 80 years of age living in a rural area of south-west Poland. Material and methods: 100 participants, women and men, aged 79.6–93.3 years, responded to a questionnaire on nutr…
Body structure and physical fitness assessed by the Senior Fitness Test: a cross-sectional study in a sample of Polish seniors
2021
Background: The Senior Fitness Test (SFT) measures the underlying physical parameters associated with functional ability, and identifies whether an older adult may be at risk of loss of functional fitness. Assessing the functional fitness performance of older adults is an essential element in the design of effective exercise programs. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to assess selected parameters of the body structure and functional fitness of the elderly using the SFT. Material and methods: 60 people (30 women and 30 men) were examined. The participants were divided into two age groups: the younger group (people up to 74 years old) and the older group (people over 75 years old). H…
Seniors in the 21st century: social, medical and psychological support
2021
The subject of the analysis addresses seniors. Social, medical and psychological support can be classified as particularly important considering problems seniors face in their everyday life. This implies the need to narrow down the field of analysis to those aspects that the authors are able to responsibly undertake based on their professional experiences and education. Hence, the idea of this article is to explain and justify the need to develop tridisciplinary cooperation: sociology, medicine and psychology. The analysis of issues related to supporting seniors shows also the need to stimulate the processes of the seniors activation and counteracting social marginalization.
Loneliness of seniors in long-term care institutions and COVID-19 restrictions
2022
The ageing of society is a significant social and economic challenge in the 21st century Europe. The article analyses loneliness and social isolation among seniors in long-term care (LTC) institutions, as well as how COVID-19 restrictions influence their social isolation. Loneliness and social isolation are different phenomena, but they are interconnected. The feeling of loneliness is a person’s psychological state, but it is especially exacerbated among seniors. Loneliness is closely linked to the deficit of social relations. The study employs a mixed methods approach: a survey using the UCLA Loneliness Scale and semi-structured interviews with social workers in LTC institutions during the…
Understanding frailty:a qualitative study of European healthcare policy-makers' approaches to frailty screening and management
2018
ObjectiveTo elicit European healthcare policy-makers’ views, understanding and attitudes about the implementation of frailty screening and management strategies and responses to stakeholders’ views.DesignThematic analysis of semistructured qualitative interviews.SettingEuropean healthcare policy departments.ParticipantsSeven European healthcare policy-makers representing the European Union (n=2), UK (n=2), Italy (n=1), Spain (n=1) and Poland (n=1). Participants were sourced through professional networks and the European Commission Authentication Service website and were required to be in an active healthcare policy or decision-making role.ResultsSeven themes were identified. Our findings re…
Rencontres innovantes avec la Chambre de Commerce de l'Industrie de côte d'Or
2012
National audience; Nos recherches visent à tester l'efficacité cognitive d'un nouveau dispositif technique de prévisualisation dans des documents numériques (sites web). Ce dispositif est une souris informatique qui permet à un utilisateur de pouvoir consulter un document en profondeur. La possibilité de pouvoir naviguer sur une vue réduite d'un document afin de choisir les pages pertinentes et de ne charger que celles-ci représente un véritable confort d'utilisation. La navigation est beaucoup plus rapide et précise (diminution du nombre de pages consultées pour trouver une information et donc, du temps passé et des temps de connexion). Une expérience a été conduite avec 56 participants (é…
Traditional versus functional strength training: effects on muscle strength and power in the elderly.
2012
Published versiom of an article in the journal:Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. Also available from Human Kinetics: http://http://journals.humankinetics.com/japa-back-issues/japa-volume-21-issue-1-january/traditional-versus-functional-strength-training-effects-on-muscle-strength-and-power-in-the-elderly The aim was to determine whether strength training with machines vs. functional strength training at 80% of one-repetition maximum improves muscle strength and power among the elderly. Sixty-three subjects (69.9 +/- 4.1 yr) were randomized to a high-power strength group (HPSG), a functional strength group (FSG), or a nonrandomized control group (CG). Data were collected using a force …