People with Dementia Live Better When Empowered to Manage Their Condition People with early-stage dementia benefit when they are empowered to manage their own condition, a study led by researchers at the University of Exeter has found. Researchers found that attending weekly Û÷self-managementÛª group sessions which encouraged socialization, discussion, problem...
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Group Recommends Screening For Depression For All Adults
Group Recommends Screening For Depression For All Adults The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is recommending screening for depression in the general adult population, including pregnant and postpartum women, and that screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate follow-up....
The Benefits of Social Media for Seniors
The Benefits of Social Media for Seniors
Earlier Hospice Enrollment Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care
Earlier Hospice Enrollment Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care Among family members of older patients who died of advanced-stage cancer, earlier hospice enrollment, avoidance of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions within 30 days of death, and death occurring outside the hospital were associated with perceptions of better end-of-life care, according...
Higher Doses Vitamin D Associated with Increased Risk of Falls in 70+
Higher Doses Vitamin D Associated with Increased Risk of Falls in 70+ Higher monthly doses of vitamin D were associated had no benefit on low extremity function but did increase the risk of falls in patients 70 or older, according to an article published by JAMA Internal Medicine. Lower extremity...
High Anxiety Increases Dementia Risk 48 Percent
High Anxiety Increases Dementia Risk 48 Percent People who experienced high anxiety any time in their lives had a 48 percent higher risk of developing dementia, according to a study led by USC researchers. The findings were based on an examination of 28 years of data from the Swedish Adoption...
Happiness and Unhappiness No Direct Effect on Mortality
A study of a million UK women, published in The Lancet, has shown that happiness itself has no direct effect on mortality, and that the widespread but mistaken belief that unhappiness and stress directly cause ill health came from studies that had simply confused cause and effect. Life-threatening poor health...
Slow Walking Speed Could Be Indicator of Alzheimer’s
Slow Walking Speed Could Be Indicator of Alzheimer’s
Slow Walking Speed Could Be Indicator of AlzheimerÛªs
Slow Walking Speed Could Be Indicator of AlzheimerÛªs
Hearing Loss May Be Associated with Earlier Death! What Did You Say?
Hearing Loss May Be Associated with Earlier Death! What Did You Say?