Background Frequent social participation among older adults is associated with greater
health. Although understanding how sex and gender influence social participation is …

Purpose The aim of this study is to measure the trajectory of healthy ageing among Chinese
middle-aged and older population, and explore the disparity of the trajectory, as well as …

Background To address the challenge of the aging population, community-based care
services (CBCS) have been developed rapidly in China as a new way of satisfying the …

Background The increased number of older adults living alone has created a substantial
care need. However, the utilization rate of services and facilities to meet these needs are …

Background Home and community care service (HACCS) is an important policy response
worldwide to the growing and unmet care needs of the aging population. In China, the …

Objectives The guiding principle of current aging policies has been to promote older adults
to live in their private homes, but little attention has been paid to social exclusion of older …

Background Social engagement is closely related to well-being among older adults.
However, studies on the changing trajectory and influencing factors (especially time-varying …

This study examines the prevalence of multidimensional social exclusion and associated
factors of exclusion from social relations among formal home care recipients aged 65 and …

Background Community practice training is an important part of education in medicine,
public health, social medicine, and other disciplines. The objective of this study is to explore …

Social participation comprises comprehensive interactions between individual health and
relevant environmental characteristics, which play an increasingly important role in …