“Loneliness is a sad disease”: oldest old adults’ empirical definition of loneliness and social isolation from a mixed-method study in Northern Italy by Sara Santini, Mauro Colombo, Antonio Guaita, Paolo Fabbietti, Georgia Casanova

“…This study wishes to fill in these literature gaps by analysing empirical definitions of loneliness and social isolation arising from a mixed-gender randomized sample of Italian oldest old people. Methods Between January and March 2019, 132 older people, most aged 80+, living in a northern Italian town, were asked to answer a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. …”
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The attitude of the People’s Labor Union of Russian Solidarists and its subsidiaries to national administrative construction in 1987–1998 by M. S. Novikov

“…Formed in Serbia in 1930, by emigrants, it was the oldest Russian national organization opposing the communist regime in the USSR. …”
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Do indigenous people get left behind? An innovative methodology for measuring the unmeasurable economic conditions and poverty from the poorest region of Luzon, Philippines by Emmanuel A. Onsay, Jomar F. Rabajante

“…Their socioeconomic circumstances are intricate and varied. The oldest societal issue ever is poverty, which is also the hardest to solve. …”
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Self-Monitoring Home Blood Pressure in Community-Dwelling Older People: Age Differences in White-Coat and Masked Phenomena and Related Factors—The SONIC Study by Jinmei Tuo, Kayo Godai, Mai Kabayama, Yuya Akagi, Hiroshi Akasaka, Yoichi Takami, Yasushi Takeya, Koichi Yamamoto, Ken Sugimoto, Saori Yasumoto, Yukie Masui, Yasumichi Arai, Kazunori Ikebe, Yasuyuki Gondo, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Hiromi Rakugi, Kei Kamide

“…On comparison of age groups, there was a tendency for the white-coat phenomenon to be common in young-old people in their 70s and the masked phenomenon to be common in very old people in their 90s. …”
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O KOM, O KOM, IMMANUEL – VENI, VENI EMMANUEL:

“…It is argued that its popularity, even in circles outside the church, indicates that it could bring church people and people in the public domain together and be a medium through which believers and non-believers, or people who experience doubt, could communicate with each other. …”
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Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related emergency department visits of older patients living with cancer in South Korea by Jung-In Ko, Sun Young Lee, Shin Hye Yoo, Kyae Hyung Kim, Belong Cho

“…The proportion of the “oldest old” (≥ 85 years) increased from 9.6 to 12.1%. …”
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Les Wayana de Guyane française sur les traces de leur histoire by Marie Fleury, Tasikale Alupki, Aimawale Opoya, Waiso Aloïké

“…The genesis of wayana people is located in the Tumuc-Humac area in the far south of French Guyana. …”
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Sedentarismo e inactividad física según sexo, edad y nivel socioeconómico en el País Vasco. Estudio transversal by Marta Ijalba Martínez, Antonio Moreno Llamas, Unai Martín Roncero

“…Results: The overall prevalence of sedentarism was around 32% in sexes, reaching 60% in the age group older than 85 years and 45% in young people aged 18 to 29 years. The prevalence of physical inactivity was 22% in men (15% in the youngest and 37% in the oldest) and 29.5% in women (17% in the youngest and 64% in the oldest). …”
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A specific role of village doctors in reducing disparities: a quantile regression analysis of end-of-life medical care by Yuan Fang, Shih-Ting Huang, Chengrui Xiao

“…Village doctors are the most accessible medical care providers for rural older people. As a result, this study aims to uncover the importance of village doctors in EOL medical care for rural older people in China. …”
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Vulnerable population to COVID-19 according to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in Cienfuegos by Alder León Brito

“…<strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: the most vulnerable health areas were identified in the Cienfuegos municipalities of greater economic importance; especially in the Cienfuegos city, in the oldest part, more densely populated and with the greatest number of services, all of which implies an extra risk, since the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads easily, live a greater number of vulnerable people to COVID-19.…”
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Morale in Old Age and Its Association with Sociodemographic, Social, and Health-Related Factors in Different Age Groups by Marina Näsman, Johan Niklasson, Jan Saarela, Mikael Nygård, Birgitta Olofsson, Yngve Gustafson, Fredrica Nyqvist

“…Multidimensional interventions targeting especially social and mental health and the oldest-old could therefore be recommended.…”
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One More Time about the Age of Teachers in Russian Universities: Old Problems and New Trends by V. F. Pugach

“…It is shown that due to the rapid decline after 2010 in the proportion of young people under 30 years of age and increasing share of population over 65 years of age, the imbalance is growing in favor of older people. …”
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Tourism Initiatives as a Lever for Reintegration of Former FARC Combatants in Colombia by Anne Marie Van Broeck, Monica Guasca, Dominique Vanneste

“…This was complemented with semi-structured interviews with people involved in the tourism projects or who visited the ETCR. …”
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Chickenpox at Ninety Four: A Case for Extending the Use of Varicella Vaccine in the UK by Justin Bendig, Fiona Sindall

“…The patient recovered but seventeen days after presentation she developed a stroke from which she subsequently died. Chickenpox in older people is relatively rare—this case may be the oldest case of laboratory-proven chickenpox described—but it is a life-threatening illness. …”
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Repair of Ceramic Ware in the Neolithic and Eneolithic (case study of the extreme North-East of Europe) by Viktor N. Karmanov

“…As a result, it was determined that the oldest evidence of ware repair in the region is associated with early pottery (VI millennium BC). …”
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Explanatory Factors of the Expansion of Recreation Function on the Bank of Danube River in Budapest by Pál Szabó, Zoltán Mihályi, Tamás Szomorjai, Emese Tóth

“…Two case studies are in the paper also: the Margaret Island as the oldest traditional recreational area in Budapest, and the Kopaszi-dam, as the newest and successful recreational area of Budapest. …”
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THE MONASTERY OF “NEW NEAMŢ” – THE SACRED RIVER THAT FLEW IN THE OCEAN OF ROMANIAN HISTORY by Stela GUŢANU

“…This is a part of the people’s psychic and spiritual life, through the feelings and the attitudes that it transmits. …”
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Population aging: a look from nursing practice based on the Nola J. Pender model by María de los Ángeles Villegas Dorticós, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García, Omayda Urbina Laza, Noel Alberto Pardillo Mustelier, Jacquelin Cordero Odery, Maydelis Gómez Valdivia

“…Pender in the health promotion model place it as a reference framework in research, by strengthening the profession and basing its work objectively on the interests of professionals and the people needs.…”
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Selected fermented indigenous vegetables and fruits from Malaysia as potential sources of natural probiotics for improving gut health by Olaide Olawunmi Ajibola, Raymond Thomas, Babatunde Femi Bakare

“…Lactic acid fermentation is generally a local-based bioprocess, among the oldest form and well-known for food-processing techniques among indigenous people there. …”
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Peri Cholecystectomy Bile Analysis for Fasciola hepatica Eggs in Sulaimani Teaching Hospital by Seerwan Hama Shareef, Taher Abdullah Hawramy, Osman jamal nasrulla, Karwn Hama amin, Dara Ahmed Mohammed, Raz Seerwan Hama

“…Fascioliasis is one of the oldest zoonotic infestations, which returned back to 3000 years B.C., it is caused by Fasciola hepatica or gigantica. …”
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