The study illustrates the importance of increasing older adults’ exposure to cognitively stimulating and socially integrated activities or environments, which may help to preserve the cognitive function of older adults.
After controlling for sociodemographics, researchers find that a higher level of psychological sense of community was related to a lower likelihood of self-reporting poor or fair health and of developing more depressive symptoms.
Maintaining emotionally supportive relationships with their migrant children abroad may help to prevent depressive symptoms among older adults, especially among those with functional limitations and who have no children remaining in the home country, according to the study.
The study finds that the majority of Chinese immigrant grandparents maintained close relationships with their grandchildren, and grandparents’ adjustments of acculturation played an important role through improved English language proficiency, acceptance of American culture and adjusted expectations.
Findings from the study suggest that acculturation can promote activity engagement probably through media use and social relations, whereby older adults may acquire information about opportunities for various activities.
The goal of the study was to explore the typologies of health information source and their predictability to unmet healthcare needs.
Researchers identify four major thematic clusters that influence African Americans beliefs about and participation in clinical research.
Researchers find that yhe Positive Mood and Active Life (PMAL) program is effective in reducing depressive symptoms of at-risk long-term care facility residents.
The study aimed to develop and validate a prognostic tool, the increased risk of death (IRD) scale, based on the minimum data set (MDS).
The study finds that knowledge of Latin@ older adults’ perspectives and experiences with depression disclosure can inform strategies to support older Latin@s facing the dilemma of disclosure.
