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Topic- Attitudes & perceptions
Workplace wellness is great, but don't make me do it
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of organizations serving older adults offer employee wellness programs, according to a survey of 554 respondents to an ICAA survey (ICAA Wellness Industry Development Survey 2012). Many employers offer wellness programs, but employees may not take advantage of them. A recent tactic is to incentive them by asking employees to pay a higher share of health insurance premiums if they do not participate or meet health goals, such as losing weight or lowering blood pressure.
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Centenarians share keys to healthy aging
A recent analysis counted 55,000 centenarians (people 100 years and older) in the United States, 2007-2011, most of whom were women (The Centenarian Population 2007-2011). Beyond the demographics of education, marital status and poverty level, what are centenarians thinking?
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Purpose in life could lead to longer life
Participants in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study reported on their purpose in life by responding to statements such as “Some people wander aimlessly through life, but I am not one of them.” They also were assessed using other psychosocial variables that gauged their positive relations with others and experience of positive and negative emotions.
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Too much information hinders retirement planning
Financial literacy is the ability to understand financial matters and options, and make informed decisions that lead to financial stability.
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Ageist propaganda alive and well on Facebook
Using a Facebook search engine, researchers examined the content in 84 publicly accessible Facebook groups that talked about people over 60 years old. There were 25,489 members in the combined groups.
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At older ages, it's hard to let go of possessions
How easy is it for you to toss out the things you have accumulated over the years? To discover how people felt about their possessions, the responses of 1,814 people 50 years and older participating in the Health and Retirement Study (2010) were analyzed.
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