Trend Of Population Aging Research Articles

The influence of subjective age and temporal focus on continuing work of the retireess: a psychological perspective

The demographic trend of population aging is a global phenomenon impacting the world community at large and individual national economies. Despite growing interest in the determinants of continued work among retirees, the internal (psychological) factors influencing an individual’s decision to retire after reaching retirement age have been inadequately studied. This study addresses this gap by examining psychological variables such as subjective age and temporal focus among working retirees. The results of comparing groups of working and non-working retirees revealed several key findings: 1) retirees who continue to work have a lower past focus compared to non-working retirees; 2) the subjective age of working retirees is lower (younger) than that of non-working retirees; 3) an association between a younger subjective age and current focus was found in non-working retirees, whereas in working retirees, no links were found between temporal focus and subjective age; and 4) the desire to stay young (younger social age) predicts the continuation of work in retirement. This study contributes to the development of ideas about the role of psychological time in motivating elderly people to continue their professional activities in retirement. The results strengthen the evidence that a younger subjective age, especially social age, is one of the reasons for continuing a professional career in old age. Additionally, the study enriches scientific understanding with new data on the role of temporal focus in the context of aging.

A Bibliometric Analysis Exploring the Acceptance of Virtual Reality among Older Adults: A Review

In recent years, there has been a widespread integration of virtual reality (VR) technology across various sectors including healthcare, education, and entertainment, marking a significant rise in its societal importance. However, with the ongoing trend of population ageing, understanding the elderly’s acceptance of such new technologies has become a focal point in both academic and industrial discourse. Despite the attention it garners, there exists a gap in understanding the attitudes of older adults towards VR adoption, along with evident needs and barriers within this demographic. Hence, gaining an in-depth comprehension of the factors influencing the acceptance of VR technology among older adults becomes imperative to enhance its utility and efficacy within this group. This study employs renowned databases such as WoS and Scopus to scrutinize and analyze the utilization of VR among the elderly population. Utilizing VOSviewer software (version 1.6.20), statistical analysis is conducted on the pertinent literature to delve into research lacunae, obstacles, and recommendations in this domain. The findings unveil a notable surge in literature studies concerning VR usage among older adults, particularly evident since 2019. This study documents significant journals, authors, citations, countries, and research domains contributing to this area. Furthermore, it highlights pertinent issues and challenges surrounding the adoption of VR by older users, aiming to identify prevailing constraints, research voids, and future technological trajectories. Simultaneously, this study furnishes guidelines and suggestions tailored towards enhancing VR acceptance among the elderly, thereby fostering a more inclusive technological milieu. Ultimately, this research aspires to establish an encompassing technological ecosystem empowering older adults to harness VR technology for enriched engagement, learning, and social interactions.

Mechanisms of erectile dysfunction induced by aging: A comprehensive review.

With the increasing trend ofpopulation aging, erectile dysfunction (ED) among elderly men has emerged as apressing health concern. Despite extensive research on the relationship betweenED and aging, ongoing discoveries and evidence continue to arise. Through this comprehensiveanalysis, we aim to provide a more nuanced theoretical framework for thedevelopment of preventive and therapeutic strategies for senile ED, ultimatelyenhancing the quality of life for elderly men. This review delves deeper into thecore mechanisms underlying ED in the context of aging and offers acomprehensive overview of published meta-analyses and systematic reviewspertinent to these conditions. Our findings revealthat local structural damage to the penis, vascular dysfunction, neuronalinjury, hormonal alterations, other physiological changes, and psychologicalbarriers all play pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of aging-related ED.Furthermore, more than 20 diseases closely associated with aging have beenimplicated in the occurrence of ED, further compounding the complexity of thisissue.

The effects of a flipped classroom approach on older adult students’ performance in digital photography

ABSTRACT The trend of population aging is accelerating globally, which is resulting in increased attention on the educational needs of older adults. Given the cognitive changes associated with aging, there is a pressing need for innovative teaching strategies that cater to their unique requirements. Although the flipped classroom model has shown positive effects on student engagement and learning outcomes across diverse educational contexts, its efficacy in the context of older adult education remains to be empirically validated. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach in digital photography courses designed for older adult students (OAS). The research involved 25 OAS at a third-age university located in western China. This study used a quasi-experimental research design. The experimental group (N = 12) received instruction using a flipped classroom approach, while the control group (N = 13) received traditional lecture-based instruction. Data were collected and analyzed to compare student engagement, in-class observations, out-of-class communications, digital photography assignments, and after-class interviews between the two study groups. The findings indicated that the level of behavioral engagement differed significantly between the experimental and control groups. The observations revealed differences in note-taking methods and out-of-class communications between the two groups. The results further suggest that the flipped classroom approach enhances the learning achievements of advanced photography skills and knowledge. The challenges faced by students in the experimental group are also discussed. The findings of this research will facilitate the application of the flipped classroom model in third-age education.

Gamification of Elderly Life: The Impact of E-sports on Improving the Quality of Life of the Elderly

With the increasing trend of global population aging, it is particularly important to explore effective ways to improve the quality of life of the elderly. This study adopts a qualitative research method to deeply explore the integration of e-sports in the life of the elderly in China and its positive impact on the quality of life of the elderly. Through semi-structured interviews, observations and related case studies, the purpose of this study is to reveal how e-sports as a new form of game to meet the social, psychological and physiological needs of the elderly, and thus improve the quality of their daily life.

Effects of Core Competitiveness on Strategic Alliance and Alliance Performance in Medical Device Industry

Along with the progress of economic development, the enhancement of national income, and the trend of population ageing in past years, people are annually increasing the medical expenses and enhancing the demands for medical devices. Being a part of healthcare, the requirements for the product safety and quality of medical devices are rather high. Manufacturers in the world therefore have to work hard to promote the competitiveness, attempting to achieve corporate goals and supply the best products to medical profession. Core competition combined resources are the sign of competitive advantage. Firms would build excellent competitive advantage through important resource combinations. A company tending to create competitiveness as well as build and lead new markets has to make investment earlier and continuously, apply the imagination to predict, develop, and investigate markets which have not been existed. The research focused on supervisors and employees in the medical device industry. The results reveal notable and positive effects of core competitiveness on strategic alliance and alliance performance, the understanding of how medical device firms apply strategic behavior in the competitive strategic means to reinforce the resource acquisition capability, and the reference for building the competitive advantage after strategic alliance and drafting appropriate competitive strategies for the business management of a domestic firm in medical device industry. It is expected to propose more specific suggestions for firms in medical device industry using core competitiveness in strategic alliance and dedicating to the promotion of competitive advantage.

The Research on the Investment Value of Cigna based on SWOT, Financial and Valuation Methods

Health insurance has always been an area of concern for investors. At the same time, the industry has also been strongly supported by the government in recent years and has always been in the forefront of development.The paper utilizes the SWOT method, financial analysis method, and valuation method to assess the investment potential of Cigna Company. The findings indicate that while Cigna demonstrates strong advantages in technology and innovation collaboration, it also faces challenges related to debt.Companies can adapt to the trend of digital technology and aging population, expand and seize growth opportunities. At the same time, it is reasonable to respond to threats such as disease, data risk, and so on.Through various financial indicators, it can be seen that the overall situation of the company is good and always in an upward trend, and has a good development prospect.Through the valuation method, it is evident that Cigna Enterprises holds a high stock investment value, making it a favorable choice for investors. This paper not only serves as a reference for investors to make more informed decisions, but also aids enterprises in gaining clarity on their strengths and weaknesses, thereby providing a foundation for enhancing market competitiveness.

The effects of population aging on industrial structure upgrading: Empirical analysis of provincial and threshold characteristics in China

Global population aging trends are intensifying, presenting multifaceted economic and social challenges for countries worldwide. As the world’s largest developing country, China has entered a phase of extreme demographic aging, posing significant questions about its impact on the ongoing upgrading of industrial structures. How does this demographic shift influence the upgrading of industrial structures, and does technological innovation mitigate or exacerbate this impact? The empirical results indicate that population aging impedes upgrading the industrial structure, while technological innovation positively affects the relationship between the two. Moreover, using technological innovation as a threshold variable, the impact of population aging on industrial structure upgrading evolves in a “gradient” manner from “impediment” to “insignificant” to “promotion” as the technological innovation levels increase. These findings offer practical guidance for tailoring industrial policies to different stages of technological advancement.

Association between the perceived built environment and health behaviors in older adults: a cross-sectional study from Beijing, China

BackgroundUnder the background of the increasing trend of population aging, the health and quality of life of older adults have become the focus of social concern. As an important part of older adults’ daily life, the design and configuration of the built environment may positively or negatively affect older adults’ health behaviors. Therefore, this study aims to explore the relationship between older adults’ perceived built environments and health behaviors, which is the association between perceived built environments and older adults’ physical activity (PA) and social interactions. This is important for optimizing the community built environment and improving the quality of life of older adults.MethodsIn this study, a questionnaire was surveyed on 916 Chinese older adults aged 60 and above. The questionnaire was used to collect demographic information and social interaction from the participants, and the Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale (PANES) and the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) were used to assess older adults’ subjective perceptions of the built environment in their neighborhoods and their levels of PA, respectively. In data analysis, ANOVA and chi-square tests were used to compare the significance of differences between groups, and multiple linear regression model were used to estimate the association between older adults’ perceived characteristics of the built environment and their PA and social interaction.ResultsAfter controlling for confounders such as gender, age, BMI, and education level, the multiple linear regression model showed that perceived destination accessibility, neighborhood infrastructure, aesthetic qualities, and neighborhood environment indices were significantly correlated with PA (β = 0.083 ~ 0.095, P < 0.05) and social interaction (β = 0.087 ~ 0.144, P < 0.05) among older adults. In addition, neighborhood safety (β = -0.084, P < 0.05), social environment (β = 0.091, P < 0.01), and street connectivity (β = 0.112, P < 0.001) were also strongly associated with older adults’ social interaction.ConclusionsDifferent perceived built environment attributes are correlated with the health behaviors of Chinese older adults to different degrees. This finding helps to guide community planning and construction, provides an empirical basis for improving health behaviors of older adults, and provides an important reference for building healthy communities for older adults and realizing comprehensive healthy development of older adults.Trial registrationThere was no trial registration for this study, but the study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Tsinghua University (No. THU0120230196).

Demand Forecasting of Nurse Talents in China Based on the Gray GM (1,1) Model: Model Development Study.

In a global context, the shortage of nursing personnel has emerged as a significant challenge, particularly in countries such as China experiencing population aging. The inadequacy of nursing human resources has become one of the primary threats affecting the quality of health services available to Chinese residents. Therefore, forecasting the demand for nursing personnel has become an important issue. This study presents a Gray GM (1,1) forecasting model for predicting the future 10-year demand for nursing workforce and the number of specialized geriatric nurses, aiming to provide a scientific basis for the development of policies in health care institutions in China. Based on data from the China Statistical Yearbook 2022, the Gray GM (1,1) model was used to predict the demand for nursing jobs and geriatric nurses over the next 10 years (2024-2033). The results indicate that from 2024 to 2033, amidst a continuous growth in the overall population and an increasingly pronounced trend of population aging, the demand for nursing workforce in China, especially for specialized geriatric nurses, is projected to steadily increase. The paper provides a reference basis for the establishment of China's health care workforce system and the involvement of government departments in health care workforce planning.

Ameliorative effects of mesenchymal stromal cells on senescence associated phenotypes in naturally aged rats

BackgroundAging is a multifaceted process that affects all organ systems. With the increasing trend of population aging, aging-related diseases have resulted in significant medical challenges and socioeconomic burdens. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), due to their antioxidative stress, immunoregulatory, and tissue repair capabilities, hold promise as a potential anti-aging intervention.MethodsIn this study, we transplanted MSCs into naturally aged rats at 24 months, and subsequently examined levels of aging-related factors such as β-galactosidase, superoxide dismutase, p16, p21 and malondialdehyde in multiple organs. Additionally, we assessed various aging-related phenotypes in these aged rats, including immune senescence, lipid deposition, myocardial fibrosis, and tissue damage. We also conducted a 16 S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) analysis to study the composition of gut microbiota.ResultsThe results indicated that MSCs significantly reduced the levels of aging-associated and oxidative stress-related factors in multiple organs such as the heart, liver, and lungs of naturally aging rats. Furthermore, they mitigated chronic tissue damage and inflammation caused by aging, reduced levels of liver lipid deposition and myocardial fibrosis, alleviated aging-associated immunodeficiency and immune cell apoptosis, and positively influenced the gut microbiota composition towards a more youthful state. This research underscores the diverse anti-aging effects of MSCs, including oxidative stress reduction, tissue repair, metabolic regulation, and improvement of immune functions, shedding light on the underlying anti-aging mechanisms associated with MSCs.ConclusionsThe study confirms that MSCs hold great promise as a potential anti-aging approach, offering the possibility of extending lifespan and improving the quality of life in the elderly population.

Cardiovascular disease prediction and a visualization platform building through machine learning

In the increasing trend of population aging, medical security has become an important issue in social life that cannot be ignored. The elderly population generally faces the threat of a variety of cardiovascular diseases, which not only bring potential hazards to their physical health, but also pose more serious challenges to the medical system. Therefore, there is an urgent need to monitor the health indicators of the elderly and provide timely medical care. This article shows the corresponding machine learning model, which can provide relatively accurate predictions based on a given data set. By comparing and studying three Bayesian-optimized algorithms and baseline models (including Decision Tree, Support Vector Machine, Logical Regression, Random Forest, XGB, LGBM), a relatively better algorithm was selected. In this paper, it is believed that the model performance given by LGBM after Bayesian optimization is relatively good. It has a sound framework, high accuracy in predicting cardiovascular disease, and good performance when processing large-scale data, making it feasible for application in the field of medical security. At the same time, this research builds a visualization platform to afford assistance in the early detection of heart disease, is more friendly to non-professionals, and has made contributions in the fields of medical security and public health.

Visual Communication Design of Mobile App Interface Based on Digital

With the obvious trend of population aging, the demand of digital products for the elderly is increasing, and the visual design of APP interface is very important for the user experience of the elderly. This study will focus on how to design and optimize the interface through visual communication to enhance the application experience of elderly users. Through a comprehensive analysis of the design principles, user characteristics and use requirements of the aging reading APP, this paper discusses how to design skillfully in the aspects of color application, picture selection, typesetting layout and interactive operation, so as to create an interface that conforms to the reading habits of elderly users. Through the discussion of this study, the purpose is to provide designers and related practitioners with practical guidance and inspiration for the design of aging APP interface for elderly users. The primary aim is to advance digital product design towards a more human-centered and universally accessible direction, enhancing convenience and comfort for elderly users.

Home Activity Recognition for Rural Elderly Based on Deep Learning and Smartphone Sensors

With the exacerbation of the rural aging population trend, home-based health monitoring for the rural elderly has become a societal focal point, demanding an effective technological means to elevate the level of rural elderly health management. However, traditional algorithms for monitoring rural elderly behavior face myriad challenges, such as effectively capturing temporal and spatial features. Consequently, addressing the need to enhance the accuracy and robustness of rural elderly behavior recognition has become an urgent problem to solve. This study responds to this challenge by comprehensively employing deep learning and temporal modeling techniques, designing, and validating a short-term and long-term dual-layer home-based health monitoring system for the rural elderly.In the short-term layer, the model utilizes smartphones to collect health information from the rural elderly in various ways and performs real-time anomaly behavior detection.

Teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age: An elicited metaphor analysis

ABSTRACT This paper investigated teacher wellbeing in a rapidly expanding educational context of Universities of the Third Age in China. Based on the analysis of 48 metaphors innovatively elicited from 27 teacher participants, important cognitive, affective and social aspects of teaching and learning that configure teacher wellbeing have been outlined. It is argued that teaching is a cognitive development in which new knowledge, ways of teaching and understanding of self are progressively gained in the classrooms where students are often more senior and experienced. Teaching is also an emotional labor where passion, empathy, companionship and patience are crucial in facilitating successful later-life learning and aging. Furthermore, teaching realizes social functions, including but not limited to enlightening older adults, creating a synergized learning environment and fulfilling multiple social responsibilities as a good teacher, a cultural disseminator and a Chinese citizen. Findings suggest the need to understand these under-represented teachers for quality elderly education in the global trend of population aging.

Spatiotemporal Trends and Driving Factors of PM2.5-related Health Burden in Gansu Province, China from 2013 to 2020

To evaluate the spatiotemporal trends and drivers of PM2.5-related health effects in Gansu Province since the implementation of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan, the latest global exposure mortality model （GEMM） was adopted to estimate the health burden attributable to PM2.5 in Gansu Province from 2013 to 2020. The factor decomposition method was used to further quantify the main causes of the long-term changes in deaths attributable to PM2.5 pollution. The results showed that from 2013 to 2020, the population-weighted PM2.5 concentration in Gansu Province decreased by 34.57%, and the proportion of people exposed to areas with an annual average PM2.5 concentration exceeding 35 μg·m-3 decreased significantly from 72.89% to 11.61%. Moreover, the number of attributable deaths in Gansu Province declined from 12 826 （95%CI： 7 840-17 408） in 2 013 to 9 814 （95%CI： 6 407-13 036） in 2020, indicating a decrease of 23.48%. Attributable deaths from stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and lower respiratory infection declined, whereas deaths from ischemic heart disease increased by 12.11%. Notably, individuals aged 60 years and older accounted for more than 80% of all age-related deaths. The number of deaths attributable to PM2.5 in central and eastern Gansu Province was significantly higher than that in the Hexi region, and most regions showed a downward trend. The contribution of the total population, age structure, baseline mortality rate, and PM2.5 concentration to the change in PM2.5-related deaths was -1.26%, 16.16%, -9.84%, and -28.55%, respectively. Overall, population aging and a decrease in PM2.5 concentration were the main factors contributing to the increase and decrease in PM2.5-related deaths, respectively. The active clean air policies in Gansu Province have reduced the health burden caused by PM2.5 pollution, but with the trend of population aging, a significant reduction in PM2.5 concentration will be needed in the future to avoid more attributable deaths.

Peripheral inflammation as a potential mechanism and preventive strategy for perioperative neurocognitive disorder under general anesthesia and surgery.

General anesthesia, as a commonly used medical intervention, has been widely applied during surgical procedures to ensure rapid loss of consciousness and pain relief for patients. However, recent research suggests that general anesthesia may be associated with the occurrence of perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND). PND is characterized by a decline in cognitive function after surgery, including impairments in attention, memory, learning, and executive functions. With the increasing trend of population aging, the burden of PND on patients and society's health and economy is becoming more evident. Currently, the clinical consensus tends to believe that peripheral inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of PND, providing strong support for further investigating the mechanisms and prevention of PND.

Research on the Fiscal and Tax Subsidy System of Family Birth in China under the Background of Three Children

With the rapid development of China's socialist market economy, the trend of population aging is obvious, the "three children policy" is timely introduced, and the problem of resident fertility has risen to the level of national strategy. In 2021, the state actively implemented the "three-child" policy, which provided institutional guidance for solving the problem of population aging. In this context, how China should give full play to the economic leverage effect of fiscal and tax law, and guide and encourage the masses to respond to the national call to give birth to three children by economic means, is a very meaningful realistic topic. To study the optimization of the "fertility friendly" fiscal and tax subsidy policy, explore the optimization of the population structure, timely solve the practical problems for the stable development of the population, the fiscal and tax subsidy policy provides corresponding positive supporting measures to encourage fertility. It establishes the policy, delay and reverse the trend of low population growth of China, and facilitate the implementation of the "comprehensive three child" policy. Current our country to encourage fertility fiscal subsidy policy lack of stable source of income, encourage family fertility fiscal subsidy policy function object is not extensive, encourage family fertility fiscal subsidy policy each link imbalance, encourage family fertility tax single, personal income tax lack of family declaration unit, can through to encourage birth to provide adequate subsidies support, in the family for the tax collection, the implementation of differentiated tax incentive rules to change the current situation. Therefore, from the perspective of fiscal and tax law, it is of certain practical significance to improve the fertility incentive mechanism to stimulate the recovery of fertility rate.

The Re-socialization Path of the Community Elderly from the Perspective of Active Aging: Take Community B as an Example

The 20th report pointed out that “implement the national strategy of actively responding to the aging of the population, develop the pension cause and industry, optimize the services for the elderly, and promote the realization of all the elderly enjoy the basic pension services”. It is estimated that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China’s population will enter a moderate stage of aging. In the current situation of the population aging trend, in addition to the establishment of relevant institutional guarantees for the elderly, we should also promote the social participation of the elderly and promote the re-socialization of the elderly. Community is the basic unit of social organizations and social population gathering. With the functions of socialization, psychological support, social participation and mutual assistance, it is an important field for the re-socialization of the elderly. Community social work is based on the community, through the use of relevant resources, mobilize the community strength, promote the social participation of the elderly in the form of community activities and volunteer services of the elderly. Based on the theory of active aging and re-socialization, this study conducted a questionnaire survey and in-depth interview on the B community in Lanzhou to understand the re-socialization level and re-socialization dilemma of the elderly in community B. On the basis of the analysis of relevant data, from the three dimensions of “participation”, “health” and “guarantee”, the beneficial measures of the community in promoting the re-socialization of the elderly are summarized, and targeted suggestions are put forward.

Listen, talk, understand. Interpersonal communication in a senior project

Studies carried out around the world on the structure of human populations clearly indicate that modern society is “aging”. Demographic indicators show the dynamism of this process, and thus the trend of population ageing will intensify in the coming years. That is why the activation and activity of older people is so important, this is a condition for functioning in society, playing assigned social roles, meeting bio-psychosocial needs and, above all, communicating. Its absence can cause progressive disability, social isolation, loneliness. That is why activating senior projects aimed at increasing independence and counteracting the risk of social marginalization are so important in the lives of seniors. The aim of the research was to establish the factors that determine proper communication with the elderly people. The study involved 86 seniors, participants of the senior project entitled: "Passion - a recipe for eternal youth". A qualitative strategy was used to collect and analyze the data using partially categorized interviews. In order to supplement the information obtained during the interviews, an analysis of the documents held by the senior project organizer was carried out. The presentation of the results of the study was divided into three areas related to communication: listening, talking, understanding. In order to build effective interpersonal communication with seniors, it is important to understand individual experiences, specific needs, expectations and concerns. For seniors in the process of interpersonal communication important elements are: empathy, patience, commitment, as well as understanding their shortcomings related to the aging process. The openness of expressing desires and needs by seniors is fostered by appreciation and listening. In their family environment, they notice a deficit in the area of active listening, as well as the infantilization of the message addressed to them. They emphasize the very important importance of communication in their lives, and identify its lack with loneliness and isolation. They believe that the activity they undertake in the auditory, motor and cognitive spheres affects the slowing down of the aging process, as well as helps in communication. Taking into account the results of the study, it should be proposed to increase the awareness of people working in senior projects on the specifics of interpersonal communication with seniors through the organization of educational trainings in this area, which should be reflected in legal regulations.