5 datasets

ZivaHub + Deakin Research Online + DMU Figshare2026 · dataset

<p dir="ltr">This report examines elder care in Zwelihle, Mount Pleasant and Hawston, three communities in the Overstrand Municipality, to explore a policy tension at the heart of South Africa's Older Persons Act: the Act promotes ageing in place, but investment in community-based care that would make this viable remains limited. Drawing on a comparative study across the three sites, the report do

ZivaHub + Deakin Research Online + DMU Figshare2026 · dataset

<p dir="ltr">[Fact Sheet]</p><p dir="ltr">This fact sheet examines elder care in Zwelihle, Mount Pleasant and Hawston, three communities in the Overstrand Municipality, to explore a policy tension at the heart of South Africa's Older Persons Act: the Act promotes ageing in place, but investment in community-based care that would make this viable remains limited. Drawing on a comparative study acro

figshare + Loughborough Research Repository2026 · Astronomical catalogue

<p dir="ltr">Health and fitness apps are increasingly used among older adults, yet their efficacy is often undermined by mismatches between age-friendly design features and users’ motivational needs. This study integrated a systematic review (Study 1; <i>n</i>=92 articles) and an incentive-aligned Maximum-Difference experiment with direct anchoring (Study 2; <i>n</i>=913 older adults) to prioritiz

figshare2026 · Astronomical catalogue

Background<p>The many studies revealing a connection between serum uric acid (SUA) and dementia have reported conflicting results. This study sought to investigate the relations between SUA and cognitive function in older adults.</p>Materials and methods<p>The sample was 2,767 American adults aged ≥60 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2014. Cognitive performance

figshare2026 · Astronomical catalogue

<p dir="ltr"><i>This dataset contains fully anonymized cross-sectional data from 597 older adults recruited from two tertiary outpatient centers in southern Brazil (Curitiba and Londrina). It includes medication adherence variables supporting the manuscript entitled 'Loneliness and medication non-adherence in older adults: A multicenter cross-sectional study'.</i></p>