The editorial underscores the importance of affordable housing for older adults, particularly for low-income American households.
Results from the study find that multiple logistic regression show that older adults’ need for medical and rehabilitation services is significantly related to instrumental activities of daily living, depression, not having filial children, friend support networks, and having a confidant.
Caregivers in the study had better psychological well-being than noncaregivers, with significantly lower levels of depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, and loneliness.
Findings from the study suggest that family violence and depression are common social problems and that individualized intervention for older women in South Korea is needed.
The journal article examines how the future of aging in Mexico will likely resemble the pattern of aging in the United States and Canada.
Findings from the study suggest that intergenerational relationships have long-term impacts on depressive symptom trajectory classes.
Using data were derived from the Leipzig longitudinal study of the aged (LEILA75+), researchers find a protective effect of more years of education on a lower dementia risk.
Higher prevalence rates were found in females than in males, in individuals in middle age than in younger and older adults as well as in those individuals with lower socioeconomic status among the adult population of the city of Leipzig, German.
The study tested whether health literacy was associated with sunlight exposure behavior for older Chinese adults.
The study finds regional disparities between providers’ knowledge of early diagnosis of dementia and related counseling skills in China.
