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Health professionals should listen harder to older adults with chronic pain
September is Pain Awareness Month, an observance the focuses on recognizing the existence of chronic pain and providing resources for people who experience it (American Chronic Pain Association).
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Is that retirement community really age-friendly?
To anchor an analysis, the authors of a new paper defined an age-friendly community as one that “is engaged in a strategic and ongoing process to facilitate active aging by optimizing the community's physical and social environments and its supporting infrastructure.”
moreCommunity design
An hour of exercise lowers risk of heart failure
Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood (and oxygen) to the rest of the body. It is more common in people 65 years and older (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute).
moreCardiovascular health
Arts program improves well-being among older adults
Over three years, artists conducted workshops every week with four groups of older adults at community centers. Participants created a collective art piece or a performance piece.
moreEmotional wellness
Who takes advantage of adult day services?
For a survey of US longterm care providers, “adult day services center” was defined as a community-based center that provides an array of long-term care services, including structured activities, health monitoring, socialization and assistance with activities of daily living, to seniors or younger adults with disabilities.
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Relaxation technique improves mental health and immune function
The relaxation technique developed by Herbert Benson, MD, was introduced to the public in 1975 in the best-selling book, “The Relaxation Response.” A research team in Spain wondered if performing the technique would improve the immune systems of older adults and reduce their vulnerability to disease.
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