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Liu N, Liu T, Pan Y, Wang J, Zhao X. Weight loss rather than weight gain has a detrimental effect on successful aging in older adults: A 4-year longitudinal study in China. Geriatr Nurs 2024; 60:297-303. [PMID: 39368449 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 09/03/2024] [Accepted: 09/24/2024] [Indexed: 10/07/2024]
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This study explored the effect of weight change on successful aging in older adults. A total of 1865 adults (≥65 years) were divided into the weight gain group (weight gain ≥5 %), the weight loss group (weight loss ≥5 %), and the weight stable group (weight change <5 %) according to weight changes over 4 years. Results showed that compared to the stable weight, the weight loss is associated with a lower rate of successful aging (OR=0.64, 95 % CI: 0.49-0.83), and the association was found greater in women (OR=0.61, 95 % CI: 0.43-0.86) and young-old adults (OR=0.66, 95 % CI: 0.41-0.88) than their counterparts. However, no significant association was found between weight gain and successful aging. The findings suggest that weight loss rather than weight gain in older adults has a detrimental impact on successful aging, and this detrimental impact is greater in women and young-old adults.
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- Nan Liu
- Faculty of Sport Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
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- Faculty of Sport Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
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- Faculty of Sport Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
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- Faculty of Sport Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
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- Faculty of Sport Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China; Research Academy of Grand Health, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, Zhejiang, China.
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Liu X, Du Q, Fan H, Wang Y. The impact of square dancing on psychological well-being and life satisfaction among aging women. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10405. [PMID: 38710809 PMCID: PMC11074305 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61143-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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As the most popular sport among middle-aged and elderly women in China, square dancing has both physical and psychological benefits for menopausal women. Previous studies have shown that square dance exercises can promote the physical health of older women, but there is a lack of research on the influence of middle-aged and elderly women on mental health and mediating variables. Therefore, this study starts with one of the important indicators of mental health-positive affects, aiming to explore the impact of square dance on the positive emotions of elderly women and further explore the mediating mechanisms involved. We send out The Physical Activity Rating Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Satisfaction With Life Scale to a total of 2311 middle-aged and elderly women. SPSS 23 software and PROCESS were used to perform regression analysis and establish mediation models. Modeling results show square dance exercises could positively predict positive affect through the chain mediating effect of psychological resilience and life satisfaction. The results of this study are of great significance for promoting the extensive participation of middle-aged and elderly women in sports and protecting their mental health.
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- Xi Liu
- School of Art, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Physical Fitness (Beijing Sport University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- Laboratory of Sports Stress and Adaptation of General Administration of Sport, Beijing, China
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- School of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, 100084, China.
- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Physical Fitness (Beijing Sport University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
- Laboratory of Sports Stress and Adaptation of General Administration of Sport, Beijing, China.
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- School of Art, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Jiang L, Chen X, Liang W, Zhang B. Alike but also different: a spatiotemporal analysis of the older populations in Zhejiang and Jilin provinces, China. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1529. [PMID: 37568136 PMCID: PMC10416386 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16433-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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According to the 7th National Population Census, China is experiencing rapid growth of its ageing population, with large spatial disparities in the distribution of older folks in different regions. And yet, scant comparative research has been conducted on the two regions of Zhejiang and Jilin in particular, which differ considerably in economic development but witness nearly the same ageing trend. In response, this article compares Zhejiang, an advanced economic province, with Jilin, with its relatively low level of economic development, to explore the ageing issue and analyse the spatial correlation between older populations and socioeconomic factors. Using the spatiotemporal data analysis and geographical detector approaches, we obtain three significant findings: 1. both provinces have maintained steady rates of increase in ageing; 2. the older populations in Zhejiang and Jilin are mostly concentrated in the provincial capitals and nearby cities with reasonably established economies; and 3. the factors, including local fiscal expenditures, beds in hospitals and nursing homes, and coverage of social security, show a highly similar spatial pattern between older populations in Zhejiang and Jilin. The q-values of all the selected socioeconomic factors in Jilin showed a growth trend, indicating that the spatial correlation between these factors and ageing is strengthening year on year, that is, the resources gained from the socioeconomic development of Jilin have shifted steadily toward old-age services. As a consequence, a vicious circle of the slowing down of the economic growth drives away working forces and quickens the pace of population ageing, is present. From a policy perspective, Jilin province is strongly dependent on state-owned enterprises characterised by institutional rigidity, an inflexible market economy and an under-developed private sector, all of which are profoundly influenced by ageing. The consequence is large population outflows of young people. In contrast, the economy of Zhejiang province is partially decoupled from the ageing trend, so the gap in level of development between its counties has been narrowing. The policy implication here is that Zhejiang represents an active private economy that has coped successfully with ageing by attracting young migrants and developing new forms of development, such as the digital economy.
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- Lei Jiang
- School of Geography and Remote Sensing, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Urban and Migration Studies, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Economics, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Geography and Remote Sensing, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Urban and Migration Studies, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Geography and Remote Sensing, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Urban and Migration Studies, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519000, China.
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Nunbogu AM, Elliott SJ. Towards an integrated theoretical framework for understanding water insecurity and gender-based violence in Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Health Place 2021; 71:102651. [PMID: 34388581 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Disparities in access to basic needs and resources such as water is largely borne out of power imbalance across scale. In examining these power dynamics in the context of health inequalities, scholars have deployed Feminist political ecology analytical framework to situate gender and other forms of vulnerability as emerging from unequal power relations, and political ecology of health to emphasise the health implications of inherent relational power in the distribution of resources. Although appealing, the two theoretical frameworks over time have proven to be limiting in the study of intersectional vulnerabilities such as gender-based violence and water insecurity which reflect multiple dimensions of unequal power structures. This study expands the theoretical space for the study of inequalities in health geography by demonstrating the utility of incorporating feminist political ecology with political ecology of health to form an integrated theoretical framework - Feminist Political Ecology of Health (FPEH). This proposed theoretical framework gives guidance for engaging with a suite of questions and methods related to multifaceted problems such as water insecurity and gender based-violence. The paper highlights these theoretical issues and then discusses how FPEH can enrich research on water security and gender-based violence in Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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- Abraham Marshall Nunbogu
- Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Man W, Wang S, Yang H. Exploring the spatial-temporal distribution and evolution of population aging and social-economic indicators in China. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:966. [PMID: 34020620 PMCID: PMC8140474 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11032-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background China is one of the world’s fastest-aging countries. Population aging and social-economic development show close relations. This study aims to illustrate the spatial-temporal distribution and movement of gravity centers of population aging and social-economic factors and thier spatial interaction across the provinces in China. Methods Factors of elderly population rate (EPR), elderly dependency ratio (EDR), per capita gross regional product (GRPpc), and urban population rate (UPR) were collected. Distribution patterns were detected by using global spatial autocorrelation, Kernel density estimation, and coefficient of variation. Further, Arc GIS software was used to find the gravity centers and their movement trends yearly from 2002 to 2018. The spatial interaction between the variables was investigated based on bivariate spatial autocorrelation analysis. Results The results showed a larger variety of global spatial autocorrelation indexed by Moran’s I and stable trends of dispersion degree without obvious convergence in EPR and EDR. Furthermore, the gravity centers of the proportion of EPR and EDR moved northeastward. In contrast, the economic and urbanization factors showed a southwestward movement, which exhibited an reverse trend compared to population aging indicators. Moreover, the movement rates of EPR and EDR (15.12 and 18.75 km/year, respectively) were higher than that of GRPpc (13.79 km/year) and UPR (6.89 km/year) annually during the study period. Further, the bivariate spatial autocorrelation variation is in line with the movement trends of gravity centers which showed a polarization trend of population aging and social-economic factors that the difference between southwest and northeast directions and exhibited a tendency to expand in China. Conclusions In sum, our findings revealed the difference in spatio-temporal distribution and variation between population aging and social-economic factors in China. It further indicates that the opposite movements of gravity centers and the change of the BiLISA in space which may result in the increase of the economic burden of the elderly care in northern China. Hence, future development policy should focus on the social-economic growth and distribution of old-aged supporting resources, especially in northern China. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-021-11032-z.
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- Wang Man
- Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, 361024, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, A11 Datun Road, Anwai, Beijing, 100101, China.
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- Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,School of Economics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Negative life events and self-harm among the elderly: Result from a survey of 7070 people aged≥60 in China. Psychiatry Res 2021; 298:113727. [PMID: 33588172 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSES Negative life events have been reported as a risk factor for elderly self-harm. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between negative life events and self-harm in a large sample of people aged 60 and older, and explore the role of some previously identified influential factors in this relationship. METHODS Multi-stage stratified sampling method was used to select the elderly people over 60 years old in Shandong, China. Information were collected through face-to-face interviews. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression were used for initial analysis. Karlson-Holm-Breen (KHB) method was used for mediating effect analysis. RESULTS A total of 7070 participants were included in the study, 160 reported they had a history of self-harm (2.3%), 756 reported they had negative life event experience (10.7%). After model adjustment, the association between negative life events, loneliness, economic status and self-harm was still statistically significant. Mediation analysis showed that the association is explained by loneliness (proportion of mediation 48.86%), self-rated economic status (16.13%). CONCLUSIONS Negative life events, loneliness and economic status were associated with self-harm among the older adults. Loneliness and economic status may play an intermediary role in the relationship between negative life events and self-harm, especially loneliness. More psychological and social functions intervention strategies and prevention measures on the self-harm of the elderly should be provided for the elderly who have experienced negative life events.
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Peterson JR, Baumgartner DA, Austin SL. Healthy ageing in the far North: perspectives and prescriptions. Int J Circumpolar Health 2020; 79:1735036. [PMID: 32114971 PMCID: PMC7067180 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2020.1735036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives: This study captured factors integral to healthy ageing in central Alaska. To date, conceptual models fail to meaningfully address how healthy ageing is impacted by location and context, particularly in remote or sparsely populated areas. The way "healthy", or "successful", ageing is defined in an extreme environment, and how that contrasts with global definitions of healthy ageing, has yet to be examined.Method: Residents of central Alaska aged 60 and older completed background demographics and several measures of personality and well-being and then engaged in a guided discussion.Results: Themes identified as important to healthy ageing were attitude/perspective, socialisation, sense of community, purpose and staying active, and independence. Challenges endorsed included service gaps, transportation, seasonality, cost of living, and isolation.Discussion: The current data parallels previous investigations of healthy ageing and provides a new understanding of the importance of resilience factors for those living in central Alaska.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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Luo H, Ren X, Li J, Wu K, Wang Y, Chen Q, Li N. Association between obesity status and successful aging among older people in China: evidence from CHARLS. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:767. [PMID: 32448262 PMCID: PMC7245862 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08899-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background The paper aimed to examine the association between obesity status and successful aging among elderly adults in China and further find gender differences in the effect of components of successful aging on obesity status. Methods The data came from the follow-up survey(2015) of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) and 4019 dwellers age 60 and over are included. Obesity status were defined by the body mass index (BMI) according to Chinese criteria. Successful aging was defined following Rowe and Kahn’s multidimensional model. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the relationship between obesity status and successful aging. Results The rate of successful aging in men and women was 18.87 and 9.48% respectively. For BMI, the proportion of population with underweight, overweight and obesity in men was 10.29, 23.04 and 29.63% respectively and that in women was 1.40, 11.69 and 9.47%. Men with obesity (OR = 1.587 95% CI 1.087 ~ 2.316) has an positive relationship with successful aging than normal weight men; Women with underweight (OR = 0.197 95% CI 0.058 ~ 0.824) has an negative relationship with successful aging than normal weight women; Meanwhile, no matter men and women, the relationship between obesity status and successful aging were not significant among oldest adults(≥75 years). Conclusion Obesity status was significantly association with successful aging in young older adults (60-74 years), and the components of successful aging differently were related with the obesity status of male and female.
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- Huiqiang Luo
- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical Records, West China Secondary University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical, West China School of Stomatology (West China Hospital of Stomatology), Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, No.17 Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Kim MS, Lee SJ, Park MS, Jeong EH, Chang SO. Toward a conceptual framework for the interdisciplinary function-focused care in nursing homes. Jpn J Nurs Sci 2020; 17:e12330. [PMID: 32067384 DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To develop a conceptual framework to structure the shared roles and tasks of interdisciplinary teams for efficient function-focused care of nursing home (NH) residents. METHODS A qualitative study using focus groups. Two focus group interviews were conducted on NH practitioners and professors. Focus group 1 consisted of six practitioners with more than 5 years of practical experience in NHs. Focus group 2 consisted of six professors with more than 5 years of educational experience in geriatrics or gerontology and who are capable of adopting theoretical approaches to older adults' functions. RESULTS The post-acute care-rehabilitation quality framework furnished the underlying structure for the focus group interview questionnaire to develop the shared interdisciplinary function-focused care framework. The focus of the framework is how resident care processes should be based on individuality of the residents and include holistic continuous assessments, integration of care, and professional interventions by each discipline. An interdisciplinary process involves setting shared goals, communicating and coordinating roles and tasks of interdisciplinary teams, and providing complementary care. Shared final outcomes are defined as improving residents' independence and quality of life and reducing hospital transfer and admission rates. CONCLUSION In this study, we have developed the first conceptual framework of interdisciplinary function-focused care in NHs, which will provide an evidence-based foundation for integrated and continuous function-focused care for NH residents. The results of this study will contribute to efficient communication among the interdisciplinary teams and improvement of the outcomes of function-focused care subjects.
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- Mi So Kim
- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Andrews G, Duff C. Understanding the vital emergence and expression of aging: How matter comes to matter in gerontology's posthumanist turn. J Aging Stud 2019; 49:46-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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