Life-span psychology assumes that development is multidimensional and multidirectional process that lasts throughout life, from birth until death. The cycle of this process includes both progression and regressive changes. ...

I n t r o d u c t i o n. The period of older age – the third age – is commonly perceived as the period of inactivity and withdrawal from social life, and with growing intellectual and physical limitations. As a result, ...

Age-related oxidative stress is generated by a combination of increased production of free radicals, decreased antioxidants levels, diminished activity of antioxidant enzymes and impaired repair of oxidative damages. ...

Laboratory tests are extremely important in patient’s monitoring and/or diagnosing. We described those that are particularly significant for elderly patients, namely: peripheral blood morphology, arterial blood gasometry, ...

Introduction: Depression often affects people suffering from serious illnesses, including oncological and palliative patients. It reduces their quality of life and worsens their prognosis. This is why it is so important ...

Introduction: Hip joint injuries often have complex and multifactorial causes. Therefore it is so important to apply a properly adjusted physical therapy to each patient. It is especially important in case of older people, ...

Worldwide tendency of a rising life expectancy among populations, resulting in an increase of the retired in the demographic structure, makes the senior health education an extremely important issue. Insufficient preparation ...

Introduction: Parkinson's disease is one of the most common central nervous system diseases. Despite many studies and the use of many different forms of drug treatment, it is still not possible to completely regress the ...

Background: The replacement of inefficient or lost organs, especially in the case of lower ends, is associated with a huge experience for the patient, especially in emotional terms. However, with the development of medicine ...

I n t r o d u c t i o n. The period of old age is a time of numerous changes occurring in various areas of human life, often connected with deterioration of functioning. Staying active in older age may contribute to keeping ...