Background Older people generally prefer to continue living in their own homes rather than
move into residential age care institutions. Assistive technologies and sensors in the home …

Objectives: Social participation has been shown to improve health, well-being, and quality of
life in older adults. Previous reviews on social participation have been limited to identifying …

Background: The concept of social participation is highly valued in old age. However, there
is ambiguity and disagreement in the definition and attributes of this concept among the …

In an aging world, there is increased need to identify places and characteristics of places
that promote health among older adults. This study examines whether there are rural-urban …

Background and objectives Although the positive influence of social activity on health is now
well-established, a complex relationship exists among social participation, personal, social …

Abstract Background and Objectives Neighborhood places that facilitate older residents to
meet and interact (third places) receive an increasing research interest as studies have …

Background Social participation is a modifiable health determinant influenced by physical
and social aspects of the environment. Little is known about aging women's and men's …

This study compared the relationship between social participation, including work, and
incidence of functional decline in rural and urban older people in Japan, by focusing on the …

The concept of “ageing in place” has become increasingly significant in the environmental
gerontology literature. Despite its predominance, there have been limited efforts to offer a …

This paper presents a systematic literature review on the impact of the neighborhood
physical environment on mobility and social participation among people using mobility …