Dietary Approaches for Complementary Feeding: The Greek Mediterranean Diet as a Model for Caregivers.

Background/objectives: Complementary feeding (CF), is defined as the process of providing foods in addition to milk when breast milk or milk formula alone are no longer adequate to meet nutritional requirements. CF affects not only growth but also the subsequent development of the child's dietary preferences. The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is one of the most studied dietary patterns worldwide.

Grandparenting: Impact on Physical Activity, Dietary Habits, and Quality of Life.

Informal childcare supply may have a double-edged effect on grandparents' health and quality of life, as different aspects of it may exceed or subceed the capacity of the older persons, in various ways. This study aimed to assess the effect of grandparenting on physical activity, nutrition, and quality of life of older people. The study involved 152 grandparents ≥65 years old (69.

Community-Based Virtual Reality Interventions in Older Adults with Dementia and/or Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Virtual reality devices have been widely used for the rehabilitation among older people with cognitive impairments. They enable the user to navigate in three-dimensional environments, which are constructed by a computer. Recent studies have been focused on the cognitive benefits of virtual reality for people with cognitive deficits.

Knowledge, competence and educational needs of mental health staff on palliative care for the elderly with dementia.

Dementia is a clinical syndrome for which the benefits of palliative care have been recognized. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge and educational needs of mental health physicians and nurses and also their perceptions of their competence regarding palliative care for the elderly with dementia. A total of 96 mental health professionals (doctors, nurses) working in a public psychiatric hospital and its allied community mental health settings participated in the study.

Patterns of flavored e-cigarette use among adult vapers in the USA: an online cross-sectional survey of 69,233 participants.

Background: Flavored e-cigarettes remain a controversial topic with regulators planning or already implementing restrictions worldwide. In this study, we examined patterns of flavor use in e-cigarettes among a convenience sample of US adult vapers.

Methods: Participants aged ≥ 18 years who reported ever using an e-cigarette were included in the study (N = 69,233) and responded to an online questionnaire.