Nearly 2 million Americans over the age of 65 have Alzheimer's disease. It is a leading cause of death among the elderly. But Alzheimer's disease is not confined (限于) to the aged. There may be a million or more people under the age of 65 suffering from the disease. At one time,...
Unmet healthcare need is a critical indicator, showing a plausible picture of how the healthcare system works in the unprecedented pandemic situation. It is important to understand what factors affect healthcare services of older adults in the midst of t
Moreover, the situation for the disease has also gained massive focus, especially to treat the elderly population. This can be attributed primarily to the increasing elderly population count over the past few years, and the growing awareness for mental health and well-being amongst these age ...
Officials encouraged adults, and especially the elderly, to take the COVID-19 vaccine and saw very high rates of uptake, yet it did not push it on young children, except those with unique risk factors. The country did have some government interventions, such as travel restrictions, in place...
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The ideals of the anti-welfare tendency may confront the realization of deficient, dependent, and delicate bodies, adding to a sense of bodily betrayal, which encumbers independence and sets older adults toward despair. The resulting collision may lead o
Americans are living better these days. We are living even longer and fuller lives than only ten years ago. This sometimes means that elderly people find themselves outliving loved ones or living far from any family. According to theAnimal Humane Society, one way to help those living alone fi...
Emerging evidence suggests that exposure to residential green space is beneficial for people's mental health along multiple pathways. It remains unknown, however, whether the complex pathways found for the general population also apply to internal migrants in China. Aim To examine the mediators of gr...
In the original ACA vision, before the Supreme Court decision, there was no need for ACA marketplace eligibility below that level because all poor people were expected to be eligible for Medicaid. In states that have not expanded Medicaid, adults who are not elderly or disabled and who are ...
In China, ethnic minorities often live in frontier areas and have a relatively small population size, and tremendous social transitions have enlarged the gap between eastern and western China, with western China being home to 44 ethnic minority groups. These three disadvantages have health impacts. ...