Publications by authors named "N Asiamah"

Background: Workplace Age Discrimination Experienced (WADE) can be disorientating and detrimental to well-being. Hence, older employees would like to avoid it, but those who experience it may discriminate against their older peers. WADE may be associated with Age Discrimination of Peers (ADP), and this relationship can be moderated by Occupational Health Literacy (OHL).

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  • - This study investigates how frailty relates to functional difficulties in older adults, comparing low- and higher-income groups in Accra, Ghana, and looking at both men and women.
  • - Researchers collected data from community-dwelling adults aged 50 and above, using hierarchical linear regression to analyze differences and associations within income groups.
  • - Findings indicate that while frailty is linked to functional difficulties in both income groups, the association is stronger in higher-income individuals, with variations between men and women in both groups.
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Background: Research to date suggests that physical activity (PA) can buffer menopausal symptoms and support well-being, but there is limited evidence on the link between PA and menopausal symptoms in the United Kingdom, and no study has assessed how PA affects well-being through menopausal symptoms and three psychosomatic factors (i.e. depression, anxiety and stress).

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Background: Research to date has shown that work-related sitting time can be a major occupational health risk. This understanding has encouraged several workplace health promotion efforts. Even so, some domains of work-related sitting time and their associations with Perceived Workplace Support for Health (PWSH) have not been considered in research.

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The literature suggests that two distinct competencies [i.e., information technology ability (ITA), and internet self-efficacy] are necessary for the effective use of information technologies for successful ageing, but no study has examined the association of these skills on successful ageing and its domains (i.

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