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La solitudine rappresenta un rischio sostanziale per la salute e in quanto tale è attualmente al centro di studi empirici. Le ricerche che si concentrano sul tema della solitudine prendono spesso in esame una fascia di età avanzata, dal momento che, in questa fase della vita, sono riscontrabili alcuni fattori specifici di rischio particolarmente marcati. Allo stesso tempo va sottolineato che la solitudine non è un fattore universale, né un problema che riguarda esclusivamente gli anziani: infatti, può colpire persone di tutte le fascie di età, con un picco iniziale nella giovane età adulta. A livello scientifico, la solitudine è definita come una sensazione emotiva negativa. Questa sensazione è legata sia a tratti individuali della personalità sia a circostanze situazionali. Nel corso della vita questo sentimento può presentare diversi contesti ed essere influenzato da cambiamenti relativi al bisogno di interazioni sociali e dalle relazioni, eventi critici, percezioni positive/negative dell’età o modi di vedere le persone anziane, nonché dalla storia dello sviluppo del singolo, comprese le esperienze relazionali interiorizzate. A prescindere dal livello socio-strutturale, la solitudine può essere oggetto di attenzione anche in psicoterapia; gli interventi psicoterapeutici possono concentrarsi su diversi aspetti tra quelli sopra citati per alleviarne l’intensità e supportare le persone colpite. Vi rientrano, ad esempio, la gestione di desideri contrastanti (ad es. auto sufficienza e assistenza) nel contesto di eventuali perdite di persone a causa dell’avanzare dell’età e il rafforzamento delle risorse psico-sociali degli anziani. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A recently published concept considers a significant proportion of the occurrence and persistence of functional movement disorders (FMD) to be explained by increased/incorrect weighting of the expected movement (feedforward signal) in the presence of decreased/altered actual feedback of the movement. In the context of aging and age-associated diseases, there is an increased likelihood that these prerequisites will occur, also in combination. For example, the feedforward signal can be enhanced by accumulation of a wealth of experience but can for example become prone to error due to changes in attention and (fear of) falling. Conversely, the actual feedback is subject to age-related changes, such as reduction of sensory functions. This could explain why FMDs also occur in old age and offer treatment approaches for this so far poorly studied disorder. It follows that a specific focus on (the correction of) feedforward signals and strengthening as well as training of the actual feedback are potentially promising therapeutic approaches for older people with FMD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Physical and social activity can influence positively the effects of ageing. This study examined differences in balance, physical activity and social integration between everyday active, sportive or dancing 60- to 80-year-old people in Lower Austria.

Introduction: Online "Twitter Alter" accounts have emerged in the Philippines, particularly among its men who have sex with men (MSM) community, including gay and bisexual men. It enabled them to mask their identities, avoiding discrimination based on their sexual preferences, orientations, and behaviors. Given these and the rising use of the internet, Google Trends can be used as a surrogate measure to determine changes in public interest concerning HIV and Twitter Alter. Methods: This study aimed to elucidate search pattern changes and related interest of the online public regarding "Twitter Alter" and "HIV/AIDS" over ten years from July 2011 to June 2021. An analysis of Google Trends for keywords "Twitter Alter" and "HIV/AIDS (Illness)" from July 2011 to June 2021 was done as a surrogate measure of public interest and awareness. Search volumes, related queries, and topics were described and compared. Results: It was found that the search volume for "Twitter Alter" has increased by about 10000% while the "HIV/AIDS (Illness)" search volume decreased to 67%. Conclusion: Online public interest, as an alternative measure to public awareness, has increased for "Twitter Alter" while decreasing for HIV. Given these, "Twitter Alter" may put its users, mostly young MSM, at a more conducive venue for high-risk sexual behaviors due to the higher behavioral control while avoiding public stigma. Nonetheless, the online "Twitter Alter" community may also be mustered in information campaigns for HIV prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Der digitale Wandel fördert das Interesse an Online-Lernplattformen, wirft jedoch Fragen bezüglich der Gestaltung motivierender altersgerechter Angebote auf. Gamification, die Integration von Spielelementen und -mechanismen unter anderem in Lernkontexten, bietet Potenzial zur Steigerung von Motivation und mithin Nutzungsengagement und Lernleistung. Die Effektivität von Gamification hängt dabei stark von der Akzeptanz durch die Lernenden ab, insbesondere bei Erwachsenen, bei denen eine subtile Implementierung nötig sein kann, um den bis in die Gegenwart sozialhistorisch nachvollziehbaren Gegensatz zwischen Spiel und Ernst zu umgehen. Die Herausforderung liegt darin, spielerische Aspekte so zu integrieren, dass sie, um Ablehnung zu vermeiden, die Lernmotivation ohne offensichtliche Spielmechanismen fördern. Forschungsergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass erwachsene Lernende spielerischen Inhalten in ernsten Kontexten häufig kritisch gegenüberstehen, was die Wirkung von Gamification einschränken oder verhindern kann. Eine erfolgreiche Anwendung von Gamification erfordert demnach ein Verständnis für die Zielgruppe, ihre Wahrnehmung und Einstellungen. Zukünftige Forschungen sollten sich darauf konzentrieren, altersspezifische Strategien zu entwickeln, um das Potenzial von Gamification effektiv im Rahmen von selbstgesteuerten non-formalen Bildungsangeboten wie Online-Lernplattformen nutzen zu können.

The significant increase in patients during the COVID-19 pandemic presented the healthcare system with a variety of challenges. The intensive care unit is one of the areas particularly affected in this context. Only through extensive infection control measures as well as an enormous logistical effort was it possible to treat all patients requiring intensive care in Germany even during peak phases of the pandemic, and to prevent triage even in regions with high patient pressure and simultaneously low capacities. Regarding pandemic preparedness, the German Parliament passed a law on triage that explicitly prohibits ex post (tertiary) triage. In ex post triage, patients who are already being treated are included in the triage decision and treatment capacities are allocated according to the individual likelihood of success. Legal, ethical, and social considerations for triage in pandemics can be found in the literature, but there is no quantitative assessment with respect to different patient groups in the intensive care unit. This study addressed this gap and applied a simulation-based evaluation of ex ante (primary) and ex post triage policies in consideration of survival probabilities, impairments, and pre-existing conditions. The results show that application of ex post triage based on survival probabilities leads to a reduction in mortality in the intensive care unit for all patient groups. In the scenario close to a real-world situation, considering different impaired and prediseased patient groups, a reduction in mortality of approximately 15% was already achieved by applying ex post triage on the first day. This mortality-reducing effect of ex post triage is further enhanced as the number of patients requiring intensive care increases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In an alliance of science and civil society as well as the social, digital and agricultural sectors, the Alterperimentale (Age-Periphery Experiment) project brings together competences from different social sectors in order to meet the challenges of demographic structural change processes regionally and to enable good living in old age in rural areas. The focus is on the participatory design of socio-technical, socio-ecological and socio-spatial innovations in the areas of public services, health, care, agriculture and digitalisation. The basic idea of the alliance is to establish decentralised practical research centres as local places of knowledge transfer with and for older people for the design of sustainable living and working environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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