Portrait of Couple of Two Happy Seniors and Mature and Old People at Together Pensioner and Retired aerocaminua | 0:00 Older people travel. People exploring the world. Senior man and woman in the ancient greek theatre. allenum | 0:00 Peace, yoga and meditation with old people in studio...
Self-determination theory: basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness. New York: Guilford Press; 2017. Book Google Scholar Stehr P, Luetke Lanfer H, Rossmann C. Beliefs and motivation regarding physical activity among older adults in Germany: results of a qualitative study....
Underweight BMI has previously been associated with increased mortality in Canadian seniors [88]. It is possible that trajectories of body weight changes may have disease-specific impacts on health outcomes and resiliency. However, these results should be interpreted with caution. Finally, females ...
Digital games have traditionally been targeted at younger generations, although the proportion of older adult players is increasing. However, the design pr
Advances in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment have reduced mortality rates and consequently increased the number of individuals with HIV living into older age. Despite this, people aged 50 years and older have been left behind in recent H
Whatever their relational needs, seniors often find unique ways — that don’t always fit into neat categories of single, looking, or partnered — to meet people. Take Lori’s living situation with her ex-husband. Or Tom in Aiken, SC. In 14 years of singleness, he’s been in three da...
Eleven of the participants were women (55%) and the rest men [n=9 (45%)]. All were Caucasian. They had been in practice ranging from 1 to 30 years, with half (n=10) having been in practice five years or less. Thirteen providers (65%) were graduates of the family medicine residenc...
“we don’t screen for suicide risk very well, and we especially don’t do it with older adults,” said Richard Frank, director of the Center on Health Policy at the Brookings Institution. Suicide risk screenings in emergency rooms are done less often with seniors, he said, with “a ...
is one of the first studies to show that older adults with sarcopenic obesity are two to three times more likely to experience a decline in daily activity capabilities, underscoring the independent link between sarcopenic obesity and the onset of functional limitations in community-dwelling seniors. ...
Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Self, Glamour, and more. She has a master’s degree from American University, lives by the beach, and hopes to ...