The increasing aged population has recently become a focus of interest in developing countries. The aims of our study were to evaluate chronic diseases and measure the quality of life of elderly people in Samsun. A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 1 and April 30,2001. There were 8350 elderly people in the study area. The study group consisted of 835 elderly people, calculated b...

The world's elderly population is expanding rapidly, and we are now faced with the significant challenge of maintaining or improving physical activity, independence, and quality of life in the elderly. Counteracting the progressive loss of muscle mass that occurs in the elderly, known as sarcopenia, represents a major hurdle in achieving these goals. Indirect evidence for a role of inflammation...

In the era of aging society in China, focusing on the issue that it is difficult for elderly people to operate a variety of computing devices with the physiological and psychological changes brought by the aging, a research for ergonomics of interactive devices was put forward for elderly user groups. The research studied the performance of elderly people using the mouse, stylus and touchscreen...