Ageing in Place, which is also referred to as Ageing at Home (Callahan 1993; Andrews et al. 2007; Rojo-Pérez et al. 2001), living with autonomy and independence, is an expression which accurately summarises healthy (Bartlett and Peel 2005), active (World Health Organization 2002) and/or successful ageing (Rowe and Kahn 1997) of the population. These concepts require a broad definition and are f...

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The 20th century saw an unprecedented increase in average human lifespan as well as a rapid decline in human fertility in many countries of the world. The accompanying worldwide change in demographics of human populations is linked to unanticipated and unprecedented economic, cultural, medical, social, public health and public policy challenges, whose full implications on a societal level are o...

The paper deals with population ageing from demographic aspects. It is a general trend in human development. A new accelerated stage with shrinking labour force has been started. There is a redefinition of young, working-age and old-age groups. Trends in schooling, postponement in family formation, childbearing are connected also with ageing with this respect. The cohort ageing can also be defi...

The share of the population aged 60 and over is projected to increase in nearly every country in the world during the period 2005–50. Population ageing will tend to lower both labour-force participation and savings rates, thereby raising concerns about a future slowing of economic growth. Our calculations suggest that OECD countries are likely to see modest—but not catastrophic—declines in the ...

Population ageing is a concern in all developed countries. For the first time, there are now more people over the age of 65 in the United Kingdom than there are children under 15 years. Over the past century, the proportion of over 65s has grown from about one in 20 to around one in six. Although declining birth rates and infant mortality formed the basis for this growth from the end of the 19t...

SUMMARY Life expectancy for haemophilia has increased significantly in many countries. This represents a major success of the improved safety of therapeutic materials to treat haemophilia and of improved quality of care. This improved longevity will generate a population of older individuals with haemophilia with complex medical problems associated with age and managing such clinical issues is ...

The extent of ageing in the musculoskeletal system during the life course affects the quality and length of life. Loss of bone, degraded articular cartilage, and degenerate, narrowed intervertebral discs are primary features of an ageing skeleton, and together they contribute to pain and loss of mobility. This review covers the cellular constituents that make up some key components of the muscu...

Pruritus occurs frequently in the elderly population, but it has not been fully defined and its precise prevalence is unknown. Putative causes of pruritus are numerous and patients' quality of life can be greatly reduced. In the absence of any specific cause, a diagnosis of senile pruritus is proposed, suggesting that itch is secondary to ageing. However, the relationship of pruritus with skin ...

Individual cells of the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, have a limited division capacity and undergo characteristic changes as they senesce, primarily increasing both their cell size and cell cycle time. The mortality curve for ageing yeast cells can be described by the Gompertz equation, the classical definition for an ageing population. Recent work from several laboratories has demon...