People smile in various emotional contexts, for example, when they are amused or angry or simply being polite. We investigated whether younger and older adults differ in how well they are able to identify the emotional experiences accompanying smile expressions, and whether the age of the smiling person plays a role in this respect. With this aim, we produced 80 video episodes of three types of...

CONTEXT Whether hemoglobin concentrations defined as anemia by the World Health Organization (WHO) are associated with increased mortality in older persons is not known. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between hemoglobin concentration and cause-specific mortality in older persons. DESIGN Community-based study conducted from 1986 to 1996 (follow-up period, 10 years). SETTING Leide...

Seniors' long-term care preferences resemble those of younger persons with disabilities, but the two groups are treated differently. Younger persons with disabilities pursue the goal of social integration, whereas safety and efficiency receive undue emphasis and ageist differences prevail in the way older persons are served. Among the changes needed to help older consumers get what they want ar...

This paper examines older persons' positions as heads of households in the Agincourt sub-district of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Older person's access to non-contributory pensions in a context of AIDS-related chronic illness and premature death, might increase their household responsibilities which, in turn, may be manifested in higher rates of household headship. We use descriptive anal...

Context. Little is known about the number and types of moves made in the last year of life to obtain healthcare and end-of-life support, with older adults more vulnerable to care setting transition issues. Research Objective. Compare care setting transitions across older (65+ years) and younger individuals. Design. Secondary analyses of provincial hospital and ambulatory database data. Every in...

y 2030, the U.S. population of persons who are older than 65 years is expected to double to more than 60 million.1 Sixty-five percent of Americans 60 years and older have hypertension, but only 27 percent of these persons have adequate blood pressure control.2 Furthermore, persons who are normotensive at age 55 have a 90 percent lifetime risk for developing hypertension.3 This and the presence ...

AIM To explore communicative challenges in encounters between nurse assistants and older persons during home care visits. BACKGROUND The older population is increasing worldwide. Currently, there is a shift in care for older people from institutional care to home care. Providing home care in a person's home involves several challenges, including the complexity of communication. DESIGN A des...