Executive summary Around the world, populations are ageing at a faster pace than in the
past and this demographic transition will have effects on all aspects of societies. In May …

In China, the population is rapidly ageing and the capacity of the system that cares for older
people is increasingly a concern. In this Review, we provide a profile of the long-term care …

Executive summary 1 World Health Organization: World report on ageing and health, 2015.
2 World Health Organization: Towards long-term care systems in sub-Saharan Africa, 2017 …

Healthcare structures serve to protect and improve public health; however, they can have
negative effects on human well-being and the environment. Thus, sustainability is an …

This review advances the discussion about the future of laboratory medicine in the 2020s. In
five major topic areas: 1. the “big picture” of healthcare; 2. pre-analytical factors; 3. Analytical …

Background Provision of informal care may adversely affect health, daily and social activities
of the informal caregivers, but few studies have examined these effects in relation to …

Ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies have received increased attention from
government, industry and research. Informal caregivers will be directly affected by the use of …

Background: This paper had two aims. Firstly, to provide a broader view of the profile of non-
professional caregivers in Europe, and secondly, to estimate the economic value of the non …

Background The increase in the elderly population, chronic and degenerative diseases, as
well as accidents at work and on the road in Malaysia would result in an increased demand …

Background: Aging is key to inclusion, and it should be taken into account when designing
every place of human activity. However, the implementation of such guidelines often fails the …