3 results match your criteria: "Matia Institute of Gerontology[Affiliation]"
Walking the talk for dementia: A unique immersive, embodied, and multi-experiential initiative.
Alzheimers Dement
March 2024
Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, USA.
Article Synopsis
- "Walking the Talk for Dementia" is an immersive initiative designed to empower individuals affected by dementia and improve overall understanding of the condition through a collective experience.
- The program included a 4-day, 40 km walk with 300 participants from diverse backgrounds, followed by a symposium aimed at fostering collaborative discussions and breaking down traditional power structures in dementia care.
- This innovative approach highlights the importance of combining physical activities with knowledge sharing to enhance empathy, reduce stigma, and improve dementia care and research on a larger scale.
Friendly Residential Environments and Subjective Well-Being in Older People with and without Help Needs.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2022
Matia Institute of Gerontology, 28020 Madrid, Spain.
Previous studies have shown that friendly environments are associated with well-being and higher quality of life in older people. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between friendly environments and subjective well-being by segmenting the population according to the need for help in performing activities of daily living (ADLs) in a representative sample of people over 55 years of age in the Basque Country (Spain) (n = 2760). To determine the predictive power of friendliness on subjective well-being, two separate linear regression models were obtained according to the need for help in ADLs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysical Environment vs. Social Environment: What Factors of Age-Friendliness Predict Subjective Well-Being in Men and Women?
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2021
Department of Criminal Law, Philosophy of Law, Moral Philosophy and Philosophy, University of Jaen, Carretera Bailen, 12, 23009 Jaén, Spain.
"Age-Friendly Cities and Communities" is an initiative launched by the WHO in 2007 that has spread to more than 1000 cities and communities around the world. This initiative is based on an integrated physical and social environment for older people, and a model of participatory, collaborative governance. An enabling social environment setting is just as important as material conditions in determining well-being in later life.
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