Nearly 10,000 adults aged 65 years and older die by suicide in US annually. Although prior studies have linked individual diagnostic factors to late-life suicide risk, to our knowledge none have examined how accumulated health burden affects suicide risk. Such a metric could be studied utilizing...
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Our research questions were: 1) Are there differences in cognitive function among adults aged 65 and older in the two countries; and 2) If so, are there differences in demographic, socioeconomic or health measures across the two countries that account for the difference in cognitive function?
For additional health benefits, adults aged 65 years and above should increase their moderate- intensity aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes per week, or engage in 150 minutes of vigorous- intensity aerobic physical activity p...
In the past decade, the number of long-term care (LTC) services for older adults in China has grown annually by an average of 10%. Older adults, their family members, and policymakers in China are concerned about patient outcomes in different care settin
Older adults and the elderly have an increased risk of suffering from some type of disease that affects the cognitive state. The active aging exercises work to improve well-being and quality of life as we age, helping to improve the development of an independent and healthy life. ...
Interaction between plant-based dietary pattern and air pollution on cognitive function: a prospective cohort analysis of Chinese older adults. Lancet Reg. Health West. Pac. 20, 100372 (2022). PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Tombaugh, T. N. & McIntyre, N. J. The Mini-Mental State ...
This 2018 US Preventive Services Task Force guideline recommends exercise to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older at increased
The research also found that the global rate of vaccination among older adults falls significantly short of the World Health Organization’s goal to have all at-risk populations fully vaccinated.
And when surveyed older adults cite lower physical-health scores, it’s notable that the rates of the other dimensions (mental, social, and spiritual) decline less rapidly—or even rise, in some countries—with older age. For example, in Japan, those aged 65 to 79 report the highest mental...