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The COVID-19 pandemic and the elevation of aging issues 新冠肺炎大流行与老龄化问题的加剧

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100157

Mary E. Northridge

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Instruments for the assessment of SuperAgers: A systematic review 评估超级老人的工具:系统回顾

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100156

Gabriel Sousa Andrade, Pedro Fernando Wiezel, Amer Cavalheiro Hamdan

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Socioeconomic status, cultural values, and elderly care: An examination of elderly care preference in OECD countries 社会经济地位、文化价值观和老年护理：对经合组织国家老年护理偏好的考察

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100153

Fang Fang , Xiao Yang

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Malnutrition among older adults in India: Does gender play a role? 印度老年人营养不良：性别起作用吗？

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100143

Akancha Singh , Aparajita Chattopadhyay

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Public opinions about an older adult playing a persuasive game: Based on social media messages 公众对老年人玩劝导游戏的看法:基于社交媒体信息

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100145

Jia-Wen Guo , Martin Cheehong Chow , Joseph Amici , Pei‐Chun Yu , Chia-Ting Kuo

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Post-COVID somatic symptom disorders in the social media era 社交媒体时代的新冠肺炎后躯体症状障碍

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100131

Fabio Fierini

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The promise and peril of ChatGPT in geriatric nursing education: What We know and do not know ChatGPT在老年护理教育中的前景和危险:我们知道什么和不知道什么

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100136

Xiang Qi , Zheng Zhu , Bei Wu

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Erratum regarding previously published articles 关于先前发表文章的勘误表

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100140

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“Knowing when it's time to take a break”: Nursing home social workers’ coping during COVID-19 “知道什么时候该休息”：新冠肺炎期间疗养院社工的应对

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100144

Noelle L. Fields , Donna L. Schuman , Vivian J. Miller , Alan Kunz-Lomelin , Nancy Kusmaul , Keith A. Anderson

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Home-delivered between-meal snacks for fragile older adults – A pilot study 为脆弱的老年人提供的家庭餐间小吃——一项试点研究

Aging and health research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2023.100139

Tone E. Bernchou , Lena B. Rasmussen , Pia Gaarde , Kirsten Færgeman , Barbara Voltelen , Palle Larsen

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