How to Negotiate With Resistant Aging Parents? Borrow These Tips From the Business World
Negotiation techniques can help health care providers and family caregivers find common ground with older adults who resist advice or support.
Cardiovascular Disease Is Primed to Kill More Older Adults, Especially Blacks and Hispanics
Cardiovascular disease is the biggest killer of older Americans, with Black and Hispanic people at higher risk. Despite medical advances, researchers say, disparities are expected to worsen in the coming decades.
La enfermedad cardiovascular podr铆a matar a m谩s adultos mayores hispanos
El dram谩tico envejecimiento de la poblaci贸n de Estados Unidos y el n煤mero creciente de personas con afecciones como hipertensi贸n, diabetes y obesidad 鈥攓ue aumentan el riesgo card铆aco鈥 se espera que contribuyan a este escenario alarmante.
When Older Parents Resist Help or Advice, Use These Tips to Cope
Dealing with a stubborn or resistant older parent can be a difficult problem for adult children. Family caregivers and professionals have some hard-won lessons on how to manage these evolving relationships.
Tips para ayudar a los padres mayores que se resisten a recibir ayuda o consejos
Lidiar con un padre mayor que se resiste obstinadamente a aceptar ayuda no es f谩cil. Pero la soluci贸n no es que los padres sientan que se est谩 pasando por encima de ellos, tomando el control de sus asuntos.
How to Grow Your Social Network as You Age
As your circle of close friends shrinks, there are ways to rebuild 鈥 but not replace 鈥 the social network you had when you were younger.
Fatigue Is Common Among Older Adults, and It Has Many Possible Causes
Persistent fatigue 鈥 the feeling of having no energy 鈥 can contribute to frailty and affects 40% to 74% of older patients with chronic illness. Yet its causes can be elusive.
Being 鈥楽ocially Frail鈥 Comes With Health Risks for Older Adults
Researchers are identifying new ways to assess older adults鈥 social circumstances and identify risks that can compromise their health. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a more complete picture of older adults鈥 circumstances than any one factor alone,鈥 one expert said.
Por qu茅 los adultos mayores con ansiedad suelen no recibir ayuda
La ansiedad es el trastorno psicol贸gico m谩s com煤n que afecta a los adultos en Estados Unidos. En las personas mayores, se asocia a una angustia considerable y a problemas de salud, disminuci贸n de la calidad de vida y elevadas tasas de discapacidad.
Seniors With Anxiety Frequently Don鈥檛 Get Help. Here鈥檚 Why.
Older people often aren鈥檛 being screened for anxiety disorders, even though it is a common affliction 鈥 one masked by other problems when growing old.
Dementia Care Programs Help, If Caregivers Can Find Them
Programs assisting people with dementia 鈥 and their caregivers 鈥 improve quality of life and care. But millions of unpaid family and friend caregivers may not know where or how to find help.
Lo que necesitan saber los adultos mayores sobre covid y Paxlovid
Expertos dicen que la terapia de primera elecci贸n debe ser Paxlovid, un tratamiento antiviral para personas con covid leve a moderado con alto riesgo de enfermarse gravemente.
What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid
Covid-19 continues to hit seniors with disproportionate severity. Experts say Paxlovid is an effective therapy that is being underprescribed for people 65 and older.
Siete preguntas que una persona mayor debe hacer antes de someterse a una cirug铆a compleja
En muchos casos, la cirug铆a puede salvar la vida del paciente o mejorar su calidad de vida. Pero la edad avanzada los expone a un mayor riesgo de resultados no deseados, como dificultades en las actividades cotidianas, hospitalizaciones prolongadas, problemas de movilidad y p茅rdida de independencia.
Weighing Risks of a Major Surgery: 7 Questions Older Americans Should Ask Their Surgeon
How do older adults know when the potential benefits from surgery are worth the risks? And what questions should they ask as they try to figure this out? Our columnist asks experts for guidance.
Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It.
Multiple studies show a strong association between higher levels of optimism and healthy aging. We ask some dedicated optimists what might explain the connection.
A Family Death During the Holidays Prompts Questions and Reflection
The death of a sharp but frail patriarch just days before Thanksgiving casts a shadow on a family鈥檚 holiday season.
Assisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents
Assisted living was meant to be a home-like setting where older adults could interact with other residents while receiving help with daily tasks such as bathing and dressing. But as the concept has become more popular, residents are now older and sicker than in the past, and a panel of experts is calling for more focus on their medical and mental health needs.
驴Deber铆an los adultos mayores someterse a cirug铆as invasivas? Nueva investigaci贸n ofrece gu铆a
Casi 1 de cada 7 adultos mayores muere dentro del a帽o despu茅s de someterse a una cirug铆a mayor, seg煤n un nuevo estudio que arroja luz sobre los riesgos que enfrentan las personas mayores cuando tienen procedimientos invasivos.
Should Older Seniors Risk Major Surgery? New Research Offers Guidance
An important new study offers much-needed data to inform older Americans of the risks and benefits they must weigh when facing major surgery.