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Topic- Emotional wellness
Mental health matters across the life course: ILC report
Decision-makers around the world are failing to meet society's mental healthcare needs -- a failure with negative economic and social consequences that will be magnified across our longer lives, according to a recent report from the International Longevity Center (ILC). It's something active-aging communities should be aware of, because mental health conditions go beyond dementia, and affect countries and communities globally.
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Telemedicine may curb use of unnecessary health tests
Low-value care -- medical tests and procedures that provide little to no benefit to patients -- contributes to excess medical spending and both direct and cascading harms to patients. A recent study found that telemedicine may help to reduce the use of these tests, and the findings are worth sharing with residents and members.
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WHO accelerates interventions to prevent older abuse
The scarcity of evidence-based interventions for preventing and responding to the abuse of older people (ages 60 and older, per the UN definition) is an important global issue, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Given the lack of quality research, in 2022, WHO initiated a priority-setting exercise and convened a 50-member group of experts and stakeholders from across the world to identify promising interventions. The selected interventions are now in an easily accessible database, and this study provides details on which interventions were included in this first phase of the initiative, why and how.
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More than one-third of adults 50-80 feel lonely, isolated
Loneliness and isolation among older people in the US have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that means more than one third of people ages 50 to 80 feel lonely, and nearly as many feel isolated, a review of six years of data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging found.
And some older adults -- especially those dealing with major physical health or mental health issues -- have much higher rates of loneliness and social isolation than others. It's something active-aging organizations should be aware of.
Emotional wellness
Strong attachment to a pet can ease depression, anxiety
A strong emotional attachment to a pet--particularly a dog--could help ease depression and anxiety, especially among adults who were victims of childhood abuse, a recent study suggests. For all adults in the study, researchers found associations between high scores on questionnaires of pet attachment and lower scores on measures of depression and anxiety. Associations were strongest for adults who reported abuse as children. According to the researchers, the findings suggest that future research on the topic could yield new strategies for preventing and treating depression and anxiety in people who have experienced childhood abuse.
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Tech Talk: "Digital afterlife" industry may cause harm
Artificial intelligence (AI) that allows users to hold text and voice conversations with lost loved ones runs the risk of causing psychological harm and even digitally "haunting" those left behind without design safety standards, according to University of Cambridge, UK, researchers.
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