Home-delivered meals, long provided through a network of community-based organizations funded through the Older Americans Act, state dollars, and charitable contributions, grew out of a need to promote food security, socialization, and independence among older adults [18]. Until recently, meals have...
The passage of Medicaid home- and community-based service waivers in 1981 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Medicaid 1915c) further fostered the development of HCBS [2]. The policy questions asked in past research studies were whether older adults’ use of HCBS reduced their use of ...
Older Americans Resources and Services PASE: Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly RMSEA: Root mean square error of approximation SEM: Structural equation modeling TUG: Timed up and go WLSMV: Weighted least square mean and variance ...
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To some extent, the much greater reliance by older Americans on cars is due to the absence of feasible alternatives—in stark contrast to the three European countries, which offer far better walking and cycling facilities and public transport systems. In the USA, disconnected, poorly designed, ...
Physical activity modifies the influence of apolipoprotein E ε4 allele and type 2 diabetes on dementia and cognitive impairment among older Mexican Americans. Alzheimers Dement. 2018;14(1):1-9. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2017.05.005 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 42. Stewart R, Prince M...
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Mental health is important in older age; neighborhood environment is considered a protective factor of depression. Research has established that a critical indicator of neighborhood environment, street connectivity, is related to older people's health. H
America is growing older.Fifty years ago,only 4out of every 100people in the United States were 65or older.Today,10out of every 100Americans are over 65.The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways-education,medicine,and business.Quietly,the graying(老龄化)of America...