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Topic- Attitudes & perceptions
Poor sleep not a normal part of aging
Sleep doesn't come easily for nearly half of older adults in the US, and more than a third have resorted to medication to help them doze off at night, according to the latest national poll on healthy aging, which surveyed 1,065 people ages 65 to 80.
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Report: Negative attitudes about aging impact health
The Gerontological Society of America has published an AARP-sponsored supplement issue of The Gerontologist devoted solely to attitudes and stereotypes about aging.
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Accentuate the positive to curb chronic disease risks
People who experience a wide range of positive emotions - dubbed "emodiversity" - seem to have lower levels of inflammation in their system, which may reduce their risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, according to a recent study conducted in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Positive view of aging may soften money worries
People with low incomes, limited social networks and low levels of physical activity can be at a disadvantage as they age.
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Stereotypes of dementia flourish in social media
Using a new software developed to analyze comments on social media, researchers found that among private users of Twitter accounts, 51% of 31,150 tweets made thoughtless or demeaning statements about people with dementias and Alzheimer's disease.
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Drive and talk? Over half of 65+ do
A survey was answered anonymously by 397 people 65 years and older, 82% of whom owned a smartphone.
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