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Ageing population in developed countries is in our time a crucial issue provoking serious social, economic, welfare, and health complications. Especially in Greece, increased life expectancy and the dramatic fall of birth rate, results in our country as one of the most aged nations around the world along with Italy, Germany and Sweden. While in […]

Few individuals or families do not face the practical, ethical and emotional dilemmas that arise from the need of taking care of a vulnerable or elderly person. Population ageing and the care of the elderly, “weak and dependent” persons, do concern a lot European Member states about the economic costs for social care, and especially

What is Dementia? Dementia is not a specific disease. It is a descriptive term for a collection of symptoms that can be caused by a number of disorders that affect the brain. People with dementia have significantly impaired intellectual functioning that interferes with normal activities and relationships. They also lose their ability to solve problems

In recent decades, scientists have recognized the value of non-drug therapies aimed to preserve the highest possible level of autonomy and quality of life of elderly people. The interest in the implementation of programs for boosting elderly people’s mental capacity is the result of studies arguing that participation in various mental activities has a positive

Falls are one of the major causes of morbidity, mortality and loss of quality of life of the elderly patients. It is always difficult to consider all the consequences of falls, but ordinarily they include both physical as well as psychological traumas. falls occupy the first position of the fatality accidents of the elderly and

Chronic diseases are diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, are by far the leading cause of mortality in the world, representing 63% of all deaths. Out of the 36 million people who died from chronic disease in 2008, nine million