Category: Resilience

Silvering but Not Aging: What Does It Take to Flourish in Later Life?
A large portion of research on the elderly focuses on the deficits accompanying old age. However, there are many exemplars …

Computer Vision Based Video Game to Enhance Agility for Elderly Individuals
Staying physically and mentally healthy is important for the elderly individuals. In this paper, we propose a computer vision video …

Accepting the Difficult Realities of Caregiving of Aging Carers Living with Adult Persons with Intellectual Disability and Challenging Behaviours
Background: Many persons with intellectual disability (ID) continue to live in the family home in their adulthood. Yet, caregiving becomes …

Cost-Benefit Considerations of Post-clinical Telerehabilitation for Stroke Patients
The REHA2030-project aimed to implement telerehabilitation for stroke patients to be able to train at home. It included a robotic …

Mitigating Social Engineering Attacks on the Elderly: Personalized Countermeasures to Enhance Cyber Situational Awareness
The elderly population has experienced a significant financial and psychological impact from cyber abuse, particularly during and after COVID-19. This …

Revitalising Urban Spaces to the Needs of the Aging Population – Biophilic Healing Index Supporting Active Aging in Inclusive Cities
Due to recent years’ involvement in research on behaviours of vulnerable aging people, the author had the opportunity to explore …

Improving Resilience in the Elderly Through Robot-Assisted Dementia Therapy
The number of older people with dementia has been steadily increasing for years. Physical and mental fitness is a supporting …

Characteristics of Support Cases for Single Elderly People in Daily Life, Medical Care, Long-term Care, and Death Situations
In Japan, the number of the elderly who cannot be supported by family members in decision making is increasing. Difficulties …