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Social participation and subjective well-being among older adults: item-level evidence and screening potential in an East Asian aging society

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CONCLUSION: Higher social participation is strongly associated with better subjective well-being in older adults, particularly through relational and health-oriented activities. Social participation scores may serve as a useful community-based indicator for detecting low well-being. Culturally sensitive interventions that promote meaningful, voluntary, and inclusive participation-alongside structural supports such as transportation and social prescribing-may help enhance psychological well-being...
Kai-Lin Liang

Patient-reported measures of physical activity level for older adults in the home care setting: a systematic review and assessment of psychometric properties

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CONCLUSIONS: CHAMPS, PASE, and LAPAQ showed the most acceptable psychometric properties. Most PROMs had limited responsiveness and inconsistencies. Implementation should focus on robust PROMs, while research should enhance measurement quality, validate tools in home care settings, and standardize measurement methods.
Roger Martí-Tarradell

Determinants of medical students' perceptions of older people: a cross-sectional study

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CONCLUSIONS: Medical students mostly demonstrated positive attitudes towards older people, particularly in terms of respect and willingness to provide support. Regular contact with older people and appropriately designed gerontological education may contribute to more positive attitudes towards older adults and help counteract ageism among future healthcare professionals.
Sylwia Kocur

Age-Associated Senescence of Decidual Macrophages: A Key Mediator of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Advanced Maternal Age

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Senescence of immune cells can drive senescence of solid organs, and reversing immune cell senescence ameliorates organismal senescence phenotypes. As the second largest subset of decidual immune cells, macrophages play a critical role in pregnancy. However, whether decidual macrophages (DM) exhibit senescence in advanced maternal age (AMA) pregnancies (≥ 35 years old) and their involvement in AMA-related adverse outcomes remain undefined. This study elucidates the phenotypic and functional...
Yujing Zhang