Physical activity reduces many major mortality risk factors including arterial hypertension,
diabetes mellitus type 2, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer. All‐cause …

The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists,
librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe …

Background Population aging is closely related to high prevalence of chronic conditions in
developed countries. In this context, health care policies aim to increase life span cost …

Physical activity is important for the prevention of chronic disease morbidity and mortality,
and the lack of adequate levels of physical activity represents a growing public health …

Background Home care is integral to enabling older adults to delay or avoid long-term care
(LTC) admission. To date, there is little population-based data about gender differences in …

Objectives. The aim of the present study is to investigate differences in total life expectancy
(TLE), disability-free life expectancy (DFLE), disabled life expectancy (DLE), and personal …

This article provides a critical review of recent active life expectancy literature, describing
trends of special interest to women. We review findings from leading perspectives used to …

This study provided an exploratory analysis of key social determinants of health for older
Canadian women, with a focus on differences between rural and urban residency, given that …

The objectives of this study were to estimate life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life
expectancy (HALE) for Canadians with and without diabetes and to evaluate the impact of …

Background To our knowledge, no population-based studies have examined whether family
or friend caregivers of men and women differ in their experience of distress over time. Thus …