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Elders

An elders’ programme in preparation. It offers company, guidance on care and a way to record life stories with consent.

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  1. Masoumeh Abbasi-Shavazi, Zainab Anbari-Nogyni (2019). A Need to Address Different Dimensions of Aging Challenges of Iranian Elderly for Publishing in Elderly Health Journal. Elderly Health Journal. DOI 10.18502/ehj.v5i1.1184
  2. Marzieh Allahdadi, Ali Faraji, Aireza Ajdari (2026). Analysis and Prioritization of the Factors Underlying the Acceptance of Technology by Healthy Iranian Elderly People. Zenodo. DOI 10.22059/jfava.2025.393496.667464
  3. Amirali Lotfi, Behrouz Shahgholi Ghahfarokhi, Marzieh Madanifar et al. (2026). iranian-elderly-psychospiritual-interviews. Hugging Face. DOI 10.57967/hf/8722
  4. Kazem Khalagi, Amir Human Hoveidaei, Hani AziziKia et al. (2024). Identifying determinants for falls among Iranian older adults: insights from the Bushehr Elderly Health Program. figshare. DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7323483
  5. Amir Moztarzadeh, Norm O’Rourke (2014). Psychological and Sociocultural Adaptation: Acculturation, Depressive Symptoms, and Life Satisfaction Among Older Iranian Immigrants in Canada. Clinical Gerontologist. DOI 10.1080/07317115.2014.990601

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Company

    Visits, calls and gatherings in the languages elders speak.

  • 02

    Care guidance

    Guidance for families on care for elders abroad and on public care services.

  • 03

    Memory

    Oral history recording, with consent, by trained volunteers.

  • 04

    Between generations

    Meetings where elders and young people learn from each other.

02Who it is for

  • Older people in the diaspora
  • Families caring for elders
  • Volunteers
  • Oral historians

03How it works

Interest
elders or their families register interest.
Contact
a trained volunteer gets in touch in the elder’s language.
Activity
the elder chooses company, guidance or recording.
Consent
any recording follows a written consent process.

04What it always keeps

  • No recording is made or shared without consent.
  • Elders can withdraw a recording at any time.
  • Volunteers follow the safeguarding policy.
  • Care guidance is information, never medical advice.

05Courses

06More in Development

  • Forming

    Youth

    A network for young people on leadership, identity and heritage.

  • Forming

    Women

    A network for women on leadership, enterprise and mutual support.

  • In preparation

    Wellbeing

    Vetted referrals to culturally competent mental health and social care.

  • In preparation

    Newcomers

    First steps in a new country, with a local guide from a Chapter.

  • In preparation

    Families and heritage schools

    Support for families and weekend schools that teach the languages and heritage of Iran.

  • In preparation

    Convenings

    Festivals, lectures and gatherings, with private venues and published rules.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Elders. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/elders/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Elders.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/elders/.

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@misc{idcdc2026_development_elders,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Elders},
	url = {https://iranians.global/development/elders/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/development/elders/},
}

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  1. A Need to Address Different Dimensions of Aging Challenges of Iranian Elderly for Publishing in Elderly Health Journal

    Masoumeh Abbasi-Shavazi, Zainab Anbari-Nogyni · 2019 · Elderly Health Journal

    ArticleCrossref

  2. Analysis and Prioritization of the Factors Underlying the Acceptance of Technology by Healthy Iranian Elderly People

    Marzieh Allahdadi, Ali Faraji, Aireza Ajdari · 2026 · Zenodo

    ArticleZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  3. iranian-elderly-psychospiritual-interviews

    Amirali Lotfi, Behrouz Shahgholi Ghahfarokhi, Marzieh Madanifar et al. · 2026 · Hugging Face

    DatasetDataCite

  4. Identifying determinants for falls among Iranian older adults: insights from the Bushehr Elderly Health Program

    Kazem Khalagi, Amir Human Hoveidaei, Hani AziziKia et al. · 2024 · figshare

    OtherDataCiteOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  5. Psychological and Sociocultural Adaptation: Acculturation, Depressive Symptoms, and Life Satisfaction Among Older Iranian Immigrants in Canada

    Amir Moztarzadeh, Norm O’Rourke · 2014 · Clinical Gerontologist

    ArticleCrossrefOpenAIRE

  6. Illness of the Mind or Illness of the Spirit? Mental Health-Related Conceptualization and Practices of Older Iranian Immigrants

    S. S. Martin · 2009 · Health & Social Work

    ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefOpenAIRE

  7. The Effect of the Presence of an Elderly Member on Health Care Costs of Iranian Households

    Jafar Yahyavi Dizaj, Maryam Tajvar, Yousef Mohammadzadeh · 2020 · Sālmand

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  8. Healthcare-Seeking Behaviors of Older Iranian Immigrants: Health Perceptions and Definitions

    Shadi Sahami Martin · 2009 · Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

    ArticleCrossrefOpenAIRE

  9. Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) Among Iranian Elderly

    Hashem Shemshadi, Amir Shams, Robab Sahaf et al. · 2020 · Sālmand

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  10. Neck Circumference and Hypertension in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Baseline Phase Findings of the Ardakan Cohort Study on Aging, Iran.

    Saatchi M, Fe’li SN, Pourhoseingholi A et al. · 2025 · Int J Hypertens

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  11. Exploring Discrimination in American Health Care System: Perceptions/Experiences of Older Iranian Immigrants

    Shadi Sahami Martin · 2012 · Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

    ArticleCrossrefOpenAIRE

  12. Mental disorder prevention and physical activity in Iranian elderly

    Seyede Salehe Mortazavi, Kazem Mohammad, Hassan Eftekhar Ardebili et al. · 2012 · International Journal of Preventive Medicine

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

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