Reference value of old people's hematocrit and geographical factors
China ; Elderlypeople ; Health ; Regional disparities ; Regression analysis
The paper provides a scientific basis for a unified standard of the reference value of Chinese healthy old people's hematocrit. It is found that the altitude is the most important factor affecting this reference value.
Attitude ; Behaviour ; Elderlypeople ; Enquiry ; Medical services ; Population ; Population ageing ; Service ; Slovenia
To determine the views of elderlypeople to remote home care in Slovenia a survey was conducted and the results are discussed in this article. They show that elderlypeople have positive attitudes towards a remote home care. This was attributed
to the effective information of respondents. Raising awareness of potential users is crucial for its acceptance in a society but, the respond to the needs of the elderly in urban and rural areas should be different. - (IKR)
Moves into supported private households among elderlypeople in England and Wales
Elderlypeople ; England and Wales ; Household ; Housing occupance ; Living conditions ; Longitudinal analysis ; Migration ; Residence ; Retired people ; United Kingdom ; Way of life
Everyday mobility of elderlypeople in different urban settings : the example of the city of Bonn, Germany
Bonn ; Daily life ; Elderlypeople ; Germany ; Leisure ; Mobility ; North Rhine Westfalia ; Residential environment ; Retired people ; Satisfaction ; Urban district ; Way of life
Analysis of access to cars from the 1991 UK census samples of anonymised records: a case study of the elderly population of Sheffield
Car ; Distance travelled ; Elderlypeople ; England ; Retired people ; Sheffield ; Social integration ; Transport ; Trip ; United Kingdom ; Way of life
The study uses logistic regression with categorical and dichotomous socio-economic independent variables to investigate access to cars amongst the elderly population in Sheffield. The method can be applied to any UK metropolitan or county area
Berlin ; Elderlypeople ; Germany ; Housing ; Living conditions ; Network ; Residential neighbourhood ; Social geography ; Spatial analysis ; Town
The article describes the activities of a network in Berlin (Märkisches Viertel) that aims to enable elderlypeople to live independently in their own homes as long as possible. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used, including spatial
analyses, participant observation, structured interviews, group discussions and a questionnaire. The results show that elderly residents value the estate as a good place to live. The paper deals with the terms housing estate, elderly persons accommodation
Demography ; Elderlypeople ; Family structure ; Housing market ; Netherlands (The) ; Population ageing ; Retired people
This book charts the consequences of the increase in the number of people over 65 for the supply side of the housing market. The research was built around three concepts : the dissolution of a household, the departure from a dwelling
Housing and the elderly in the post-World War II Suburb
As American suburbs support a higher percentage of old people, a need has arisen for support services for this age-group : home health care, assistance with home maintenance, adult day care and transportation. A case study of this aging-in-place
Spatial and structural change in institutional care for the elderly in South East England, 1987-90
Collective facilities ; Elderlypeople ; Greater London ; Health ; Hospital facilities ; Medical services ; South-East England ; Spatial distribution ; United Kingdom
Stability and change in temporal distance between the elderly and their children
Children ; Demography ; Distance ; Elderlypeople ; Family ; Internal migration ; Longitudinal analysis ; Matrimonial status ; Migration model ; United States of America