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Predictive modeling of damage and repair for disease and activity of daily living status in ELSA dataset using machine learning models
(2023-12-08)
A good predictive model is useful in health sciences for predicting onset of disease, as well as damage or repair of health deficits. One can predict one or more of these quantities depending on the nature of the collected ...
Integrating Frailty and Physical Resilience to Improve Risk Estimation in Aging Populations
(2024-04-11)
Background:
Physical resilience, broadly defined as the ability to resist or recover from health stressors, is a relatively new concept in the field of aging, yet, anticipated as a potentially game-changing idea. In ...
In My Place: Fostering Connection and Continuity in Canada's Aging Rural Communities
(2024-04-11)
Facing Canada's demographic shift toward an aging population, this thesis addresses the challenges of aging in rural communities, where services for older adults are often lacking. This thesis proposes intergenerational ...