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Aging & Social Factors
Social Network Type Predicts Health Behaviors
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Demographic InfluencesSocial networks have been shown to influence well-being in many ways. For example, a large, diverse social network can provide access to social support and…
Read MoreHealth & Financial Literacy: Important Foundations for Decision-Making
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Retirement & Workforce AgingResearchers at the Rush University Medical Center examined the influence of health and financial literacy on decision-making ability among community-dwelling older adults without dementia. Their…
Read MoreLoneliness, Functional Decline, & Mortality
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Demographic InfluencesIt is well known that social connectedness and the avoidance of loneliness are important aspects of healthy aging. The psychological experience of loneliness is distinct…
Read MoreUpdated Falls Prevention Guidelines
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Demographic InfluencesFalls are the most common cause of injury to older adults, and a fear of falling keeps many from physical and social activity. Minimizing falls…
Read MoreEconomic Influences on Remarriage & Cohabitation
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Demographic InfluencesAs the US population ages, older adults are the fastest growing age group of people who cohabitate (or live in an unmarried intimate domestic relationship).…
Read MoreAging & Demographic Change in Chile
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Demographic InfluencesThere is much to say about the global aging of the human population, as life expectancies tend to rise, and fertility rates tend to decline,…
Read MoreWomen & the Meaning of “Age” in Bhubaneswar, India
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Research Methodology & TheoryThe meaning of “old age” can vary tremendously across time and across cultures, profoundly influencing how we order our lives. It can even vary within…
Read MoreExercise May Reduce Falls Risk Via Cognitive Benefits
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Health & WellnessResearch has shown that falls reduction programs that include exercise are most effective for reducing falls risk. It is often assumed that these programs are…
Read MoreGenerativity: Contributing to Others May Enhance Well-Being
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Research Methodology & TheoryScholars of the life course have long hypothesized that generativity, or constructive activity that benefits others, is important to mid- and later-life human development. (Examples…
Read MoreHospitalization & Cognitive Decline
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Health & WellnessHospitalization of individuals is often necessary, but it can be associated with several risks. For example, among older adults, hospitalization has been linked to an…
Read MoreAir Pollution & Cognitive Decline
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Social/Environmental/Economic Determinants of HealthResearchers who study cognitive decline are working to identify modifiable risk factors and other ways of reducing or delaying dementia. Epidemiological research has suggested that…
Read MoreAging in (a Nice New) Place
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness, Social/Environmental/Economic Determinants of HealthA truism has developed within the senior housing industry over the last couple of decades: older adults want to age in place. This is a…
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