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Exploring Older Adult’s Views of the Age-Inclusivity of Physical Activity Websites Using the Think Aloud Method: Qualitative Analysis

Exploring Older Adult’s Views of the Age-Inclusivity of Physical Activity Websites Using the Think Aloud Method: Qualitative Analysis

Together, the themes showed how older adults drew on the imagery and language of websites to inform their decisions, as well as some existing schemas of what types and intensities of activity are appropriate for older adults (ie, implicit ageism). Participants were encouraged by websites depicting people of mixed ages, body shapes, and abilities using their service, and were not looking for services offered purely for older adults.

Veda Clemson, Elisabeth Grey, Julie Barnett, Ella Burfitt, Fiona Gillison

JMIR Aging 2025;8:e68951

Public Discourse Toward Older Drivers in Japan Using Social Media Data From 2010 to 2022: Longitudinal Analysis

Public Discourse Toward Older Drivers in Japan Using Social Media Data From 2010 to 2022: Longitudinal Analysis

This study quantified issues surrounding older drivers through Twitter, a leading social media platform, contributing to advancements in research on public health and ageism. The function of social media, such as posting and sharing tweets on any subject along with figures and URLs in Twitter, enables to prompt the swift dissemination of information [49] and derive population-level inferences.

Akito Nakanishi, Masao Ichikawa, Yukie Sano

JMIR Infodemiology 2025;5:e69321

ChatGPT’s Attitude, Knowledge, and Clinical Application in Geriatrics Practice and Education: Exploratory Observational Study

ChatGPT’s Attitude, Knowledge, and Clinical Application in Geriatrics Practice and Education: Exploratory Observational Study

The term ageism, coined by Robert Butler in 1969, refers to age-based stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination [34]. Self-perception of aging is another emergent concept related to ageism [35]. Ageism is global and prevalent in daily life [34,36,37], health care systems [34,38], and the news media [39,40]. It is present in various medicine specialties such as oncology [41] and cardiology [42] and was persistent during the COVID-19 pandemic [43,44].

Huai Yong Cheng

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e63494

Education Program for Enhancing Health Care Students’ Attitudes Toward People Living With Dementia: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pre-Post Study

Education Program for Enhancing Health Care Students’ Attitudes Toward People Living With Dementia: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pre-Post Study

Distinguishing ageism from carefully reasoned clinical decisions can be challenging [6]. Health care professionals such as medical doctors, public health workers, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and nutritionists may inadvertently perpetuate ageism, as it can be deeply embedded in daily procedures. As a result, older adults may not receive the same level of care as younger patients [7].

Dianis Wulan Sari, Haruna Kugai, Ayumi Igarashi, Manami Takaoka, Hiroshige Matsumoto, Haruno Suzuki, Jinyan Wu, Rizki Fitryasari, Ike Ayunda Nasifah, Eka Mishbahatul M Has, Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e62654

Advocating for Older Adults in the Age of Social Media: Strategies to Achieve Peak Engagement on Twitter

Advocating for Older Adults in the Age of Social Media: Strategies to Achieve Peak Engagement on Twitter

Age Platform Europe, a network lobbying for the rights of older adults, began the #Ageing Equal campaign in 2018 to raise awareness of ageism [50]. More recently, the World Health Organization started the hashtag #AWorld4 All Ages in a bid to encourage individuals to build a more age-inclusive world [51]. Moving forward, age advocacy organizations could consider embedding their tweets with more hashtags to improve the visibility of their content.

Reuben Ng, Nicole Indran, Luyao Liu

JMIR Aging 2024;7:e49608

Youth is Prized in Medicine, Old Age is Valued in Law: Analysis of Media Narratives Over 200 Years

Youth is Prized in Medicine, Old Age is Valued in Law: Analysis of Media Narratives Over 200 Years

The issue of youth-directed ageism is beyond the ambit of this study. Nevertheless, it cannot go unacknowledged that narratives on younger lawyers have become increasingly negative. Over the years, clarion calls have been sounded for bullying in the legal profession to end. In 2018, the International Bar Association surveyed 7000 lawyers from 135 countries on the topic of bullying and sexual harassment in the profession [55].

Reuben Ng, Nicole Indran

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e45855

Strategies to Mitigate Age-Related Bias in Machine Learning: Scoping Review

Strategies to Mitigate Age-Related Bias in Machine Learning: Scoping Review

When data are measured or gathered using improper tools or techniques, the resulting evaluation of the data by an ML model does not reflect the relevant variables within the data [5,9] Digital ageism is a form of ageism perpetuated through the development, use, and deployment of technology and ML models [10,11].

Charlene Chu, Simon Donato-Woodger, Shehroz S Khan, Tianyu Shi, Kathleen Leslie, Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi, Rune Nyrup, Amanda Grenier

JMIR Aging 2024;7:e53564

Examining Public Awareness of Ageist Terms on Twitter: Content Analysis

Examining Public Awareness of Ageist Terms on Twitter: Content Analysis

Ageism has been defined as the “ideas, attitudes, beliefs, and practices on the part of individuals that are biased against persons or groups based on their age” [1] and “stereotyping and discrimination against individuals or groups based on their age” [2]. Ageism stems from everyday language that portrays older adults as a burden on society.

Emily Schramm, Christopher C Yang, Chia-Hsuan Chang, Kristine Mulhorn, Shushi Yoshinaga, Jina Huh-Yoo

JMIR Aging 2023;6:e41448

Understanding Intersectional Ageism and Stigma of Dementia: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Understanding Intersectional Ageism and Stigma of Dementia: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Ageism and stigma reduce the quality of life of marginalized older adults, including those living with dementia. Research shows that ageism and stigma are associated with higher rates of discrimination, lifetime victimization, social exclusion, and poorer physical and mental health [1]. Older adults are often stigmatized because of stereotypes and negative beliefs associated with old age. This type of stigma related to aging is often referred to as age stigma or ageism [2].

Juanita-Dawne Bacsu, August Kortzman, Sarah Fraser, Alison L Chasteen, Jennifer MacDonald, Megan E O'Connell

JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e46093

Ageism and Artificial Intelligence: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Ageism and Artificial Intelligence: Protocol for a Scoping Review

The World Health Organization recently published a policy brief entitled “Ageism in Artificial Intelligence in Health” [8]. However, ageism in AI extends beyond the confines of health care and health-related data and has been described as digital ageism [9]. Ageist attitudes, beliefs, and practices may be overt or covert; for example, these conditions may be created through the bias of omission or exclusion [10].

Charlene H Chu, Kathleen Leslie, Jiamin Shi, Rune Nyrup, Andria Bianchi, Shehroz S Khan, Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, Alexandra Lyn, Amanda Grenier

JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(6):e33211