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A recently published concept considers a significant proportion of the occurrence and persistence of functional movement disorders (FMD) to be explained by increased/incorrect weighting of the expected movement (feedforward signal) in the presence of decreased/altered actual feedback of the movement. In the context of aging and age-associated diseases, there is an increased likelihood that these prerequisites will occur, also in combination. For example, the feedforward signal can be enhanced by accumulation of a wealth of experience but can for example become prone to error due to changes in attention and (fear of) falling. Conversely, the actual feedback is subject to age-related changes, such as reduction of sensory functions. This could explain why FMDs also occur in old age and offer treatment approaches for this so far poorly studied disorder. It follows that a specific focus on (the correction of) feedforward signals and strengthening as well as training of the actual feedback are potentially promising therapeutic approaches for older people with FMD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Chronic pain in the elderly is becoming increasingly important and is associated with serious health impacts. Therefore, international guidelines demand that pain therapy for the elderly preferably be a multimodal therapy based on a bio-psycho-social pain model. Specific psychometric tests and interview guidelines are available for the interdisciplinary pain assessment. Evidence for the effectiveness of multimodal pain therapy in the elderly remains limited. However, controlled clinical trials have shown that these patients benefit—especially if the intervention is adapted to their specific needs. The focus of movement therapy is not only muscle strengthening but also coordination exercises. In individual physical therapy and occupational therapy, everyday solutions can be developed for individual physical limitations that are more frequent in old age. In psychological training, pain acceptance, balancing rest and activity, social integration and dealing with aging are particularly important topics. Relaxation and mindfulness techniques can also favorably affect pain and function. Thus, these are popular with patients and are often adopted in everyday pain management. Pain education is considered useful as an adjunctive measure and can also be increasingly supported by digital media in the elderly. Complementary therapy components include confrontational treatment of fear-avoidance beliefs (the German AMIKA scale, Ältere Menschen in körperlicher Aktion, "older people in physical action") and naturopathic applications as an active self-help strategy. Since it is unclear how long the achieved therapeutic effects last, follow-up care is of particular importance in therapy for older patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The literature on the relationship between social policies and the lives of migrants is dominated by a focus on transnational migration. This contribution is dedicated to the less discussed topic of internal migration and the example of old-age provision in Kenya. Since its inception in the colonial period, formal employment has been closely linked to internal migration, but also to land purchase and house building in the region of origin. Initially thought of as temporary, formal employment was later sought permanently, and it benefits from state instruments of old-age provision. However, not even the monthly pension of privileged occupational groups is sufficient. In some cases, retirement is accompanied by a return internal migration, for example to pursue income-generating activities more intensively or to reduce the cost of living. However, a growing and ageing society can afford less and less to rely on solutions based on land ownership.

Does the therapeutic style differ in age-homogeneous and age-heterogeneous therapeutic dyads? Background and aims: Differences between age-homogeneous and age-heterogeneous therapeutic dyads have rarely been the subject of research.The present study aimed to investigate differences in therapeutic style (Healing and Stressful Involvement). Method: A sample of 527 questionnaires completed by therapists of different ages was available. Therapy style was compared between two patient groups (under 40 and over 65 years old) and three therapist groups (25-39, 40-59, ≥ 60). Results:The results show in particular more stress experienced by younger therapists in the treatment of older patients, while older therapists report less stress.There were no or fewer differences in the treatment of younger patients.The regression-analytical results show that the experience of stress in the therapy of older people is associated with a greater fear of old age. Conclusion: Finally, some conclusions are discussed with regard to training and supervision of therapists in the treatment of older people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Commission for Pedagogical Anthropology of the DGfE held a conference on the topic of "Aging and the Elderly" in Cottbus. The conference dealt with the cultural and historical conceptions of human images in different stages of life. Various aspects of aging were discussed, such as the staging of aging, the education of the elderly, and the significance of the body in old age. The conference offered an interdisciplinary exchange and expanded the perspective on the topic of "Aging and the Elderly" beyond the Central European context. The article is about a conference on the topic of aging and the elderly, where various speakers discuss different aspects of this topic. It emphasizes that aging is not only experienced physically but also corporeally, and that educational practices should take into account the heterogeneity of aging. It also points out the importance of power structures and social conditions in old age. Other topics include intergenerational relationships, memories, and the use of digital technologies in old age. At the end of the article, a network for pedagogical anthropology is introduced. [Extracted from the article]

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For some time, the health-related consequences that publicly shaped representations of age and aging can have with regard to individual actions or the experience of personal aging have been discussed. The focus here is particularly on media representations of old age. However, up to now there have been hardly any reliable studies that investigate the effects that old age images can have on recipients. A multi-method series of studies confronted older people with prototypical age frames and anticipated consequences for old age and mental health. The results prove that the reception of a negative age frame leads to an improvement in the self-image of older people. On the other hand, the reception of the positive age frame leads to a deterioration in self-image. Accordingly, media representations of age show complex and apparently paradoxical effects. For example, there are negative effects on older people‘s perceptions of themselves and old age if the portrayal of age is unilaterally positive. It can be assumed that social comparison processes take place here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Embedded in the framework of lifelong learning, the participation of elderly in education has become an increasingly important topic for politics, applied research and practices of adult education. Various studies support the idea of education as a key factor to successful ageing (Müllegger, 2021). Regarding recent demografic changes it has to be assumed that the elderly will become a highly desired target group within the adult education market (Thiele, 2018). Nevertheless, a discussion of marketization of education in old age is still missing within educational sciences and educational research. Therefore first implications for the special field of education in old age are elaborated. Furthermore the article shows that images of old age also affect perception and evaluation of marketing strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The longitudinal population-based study Gesundheit 65+ aimed to close data gaps on health and well-being of older adults in Germany in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The target population comprised persons 65 years and older permanently residing in Germany and with sufficient German language skills. Proxy interviews were possible and consent from legal representatives was obtained as necessary in order to enable participation of physically or cognitively impaired persons. A two-stage sampling process, was used to draw 128 primary sample points (PSUs) and within these PSUs sex- and age-stratified random samples were drawn from population registries. A mixed-mode design was applied to contact the study population and for data collection. Data were collected between June 2021 and April 2023. Participants were surveyed a total of four times at intervals of four months. At month 12 participants were offered a home visit including a non-invasive examination. Data on all-cause mortality and information on neighborhood social and built environment as well as health insurance data will be linked to primarily collected data at the individual level. Discussion: Results will inform health politicians and other stakeholders in the care system on health and health care needs of older people in Germany.

Atasözleri, uzun bir süreçte toplumların tecrübelerinden şekillenmiş, bir durumu ya da düşünceyi ifade etmek için kullanılan çarpıcı sözlerdir. Bu sözler, hangi millete ait olursa olsun insanlığın ortak dilidir. Atasözleri, tarihsel süreçte işlevselliğini yitirmediğinden nesilden nesile aktarıla gelmiş sözlü kültürün öne çıkan araçlarından birisidir. Geçmişte olduğu gibi günümüzde de sözlü kültürün önemli taşıyıcı aktörlerinden birisi yaşlılardır. Söz konusu grup, yaşlılığı tanımlamak için atasözü ve deyimlere sıkça başvurmaktadır. Bu bağlamda araştırma, 65 yaş üstü bireylerin kendi yaşamlarını ve yaşlılık olgusunu tanımlarken atasözü ve deyimleri nasıl kullandığının cevabını aramaktadır. Bunun için 65 yaş ve üstü dindar, muhafazakâr bireylerin sosyal medya hesaplarında siber etnografik gözlem yapılmıştır. Ayrıca Antalya ili merkezli kendini dindar, muhafazakâr kabul eden 65 yaş ve üstündeki bireylerle yaşlılıkla ilgili derinlemesine mülakatlar gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın amacı yaşlıların kendilerini tanımlarken atasözleri ve deyimleri hangi bağlamlarda kullandığının analizini yapmaktır. Bu gayeyle 20 erkek 13 kadınla görüşülmüştür. Araştırmada 65-84 yaş aralığında kişilerden veriler toplanmış bu verilerin analizi yapıldığında görüştüğümüz kişilerin yaşlılıkla ilgili konuşmalarda sıklıkla atasözü ve deyimlere müracaat ettiği görülmüştür. Örneklemimizdeki bireylerin kullandığı atasözü ve deyimlerde yaşlılık, bilgelik ve tecrübe dönemi olarak kullanılmıştır. Yine bedensel güçsüzlük nedeniyle bir mekâna bağlılığı artan yaşlılar toplum açısından olumsuz olarak algılanan bu durumu ruh ve beden ayrımı yapan atasözü ve deyimler aracılığıyla aşmıştır.

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In the next two decades the aging baby boomers in Germany will gradually be leaving the work force. They are being followed by the much less numerous, "baby bust" generation who now need to finance and staff healthcare for the growing number of old people in society. In order to care for more needy persons with a smaller working population, the healthcare system must be restructured; however, despite these worrisome prospects, the awareness of the problem is still low in many areas. Here we focus on the area in the healthcare system that is growing particularly rapidly and additionally has the greatest need of personnel per patient: the care of the critically ill and functionally impaired patients. The lack of coordination of hospitals, rehabilitation centers and nursing institution is historical in origin. It promotes the tendency to discharge functionally impaired patients to nursing facilities without giving them a chance for recovery of functional autonomy. As the demographic change progresses, this tendency threatens to increase. In a first of two parts, we attempt to describe the present situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with older people as victims of fraud. It points out that older people are more susceptible to fraud due to certain changes in their life world. The so-called "Silveragers" are particularly attractive to fraudsters because they have financial resources. It emphasizes the importance of developing specific prevention concepts that involve not only older people themselves but also their social environment. It also points out that older people are overrepresented in fraud cases. However, the exact number of annual fraud victims among older people is difficult to determine as many cases go unreported. It emphasizes that fraud offenses use sophisticated and target-oriented narratives to achieve wealth transfers. Answering the question of whether older people are particularly susceptible to fraud or whether fraudsters deliberately tailor their strategies to older people could provide a valuable basis for prevention and criminal proceedings. It also addresses the long-term consequences of fraud for older victims, which can be significant on both emotional and financial levels. It emphasizes that there is no uniform definition of old age and that different research disciplines draw different age limits. Sociology considers aging as a process characterized by social and societal losses. This includes the loss of social status and power, social roles, social environment, and social interactions. In order to achieve life satisfaction in old age, these changes and deficits must be adequately addressed. Psychology examines not only coping strategies for increasing deficits but also the benefits of aging such as life experience and individual freedom. Aging is seen as a stage in life that includes both negative aspects such as health problems and dependence and positive aspects such as freedom and availability of one's own time. Research divides old age into different phases, including the consolidation phase after reaching retirement age and the phase of old age from 80 years onwards. Fraudsters often target older people in the first phase of old age because they have financial resources and can still independently decide on their use. The self-image and the image of older people by others contribute to the risk of victimization. Older people are more susceptible to fraud because they have age-related limitations in sensory perception, information processing, and decision-making. Fraudsters exploit these weaknesses by overwhelming the victims with a lot of information and using emotional pressure tactics. The victims are then more willing to accept false information and act impulsively. Fraudsters use various strategies such as the grandchild trick or impersonating an official to gain access to the victims and initiate financial transactions. It is important to educate older people about these fraud methods and help them make rational decisions. The article deals with various fraud schemes that older people can fall victim to. A common method is the call from fake police officers pretending that a family member has been involved in an accident and urgently needs money. The fraudsters exploit the fears and social responsibility of older people. Another fraud scheme involves the financial exploitation of older people by caregivers. The victims are persuaded to [Extracted from the article]

Poverty in old age is a topic of mass communication. Reasons as well as interventions are presented on an individual as well as on a societal level. Regional and national newspapers and magazines, consumer magazines, online press releases and news from the digital offerings of TV and radio stations were researched for the article. The Google Alert search option was used. Since this can continuously display the changes in the WWW, these could also be considered. A descriptive overview was developed that omits quantitative aspects to concentrate on the content and arguments of the term “poverty in old age”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the marginalization and poverty of older people in society. It emphasizes that the image of old age as an unproductive phase of life is a distorted deficit image and that social risks such as poverty have more to do with a person's social status than with age itself. The authors shed light on the role of age images and social norms in the marginalization of older people and highlight the importance of digital technologies for their social participation. Therefore, old-age poverty and marginalization in old age are underestimated phenomena with complex causes that will be examined in more detail in this special issue. [Extracted from the article]

The article deals with the book "Die großen Fragen des Alterns" (The Big Questions of Aging) by Wolfgang Schmidbauer. The book addresses various questions about aging in the 21st century and criticizes modern society for not accepting and fighting against aging. Instead, Schmidbauer recommends forgetting oneself, turning to others, and discovering slowness. The article explores various aspects of aging and how one can be content in old age. The author, Wolfgang Schmidbauer, talks about the importance of everyday rituals and how they can help focus on the positive. He also discusses topics such as eroticism, communication, and psychotherapy in old age. Schmidbauer emphasizes the diversity of aging and warns against hasty generalizations. He recommends distancing oneself from destructive ideals and striving for essentials instead of expansion. The book offers a mixture of biographical, psychoanalytic, and wise advice and is aimed at people who want to achieve maturity in old age. [Extracted from the article]

This article deals with a selection of contemporary texts by Swiss authors that address the theme of the family in various ways. The question put forward is whether such literary representations still represent today’s families or whether they miss the mark. The variety of literary forms and the spectrum of perspectives in this selection proved far more diverse than expected. Nevertheless, auto-fictional narration is still fundamental, whereby retrospectives of a life lived are conveyed from within the narrator’s own family circle. The discourse of memory continues to dominate substantial parts of the narrative, and a preoccupation with father-son and mother-daughter relations within family constellations still remains relevant. However, humour and irony are also important as a means of creating distance at moments where reality verges on the absurd and the narrator’s own family is shown in a comic light, or where the terrain is delicate, as for example when the action takes place in a nursing home.

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