Rates of major depression lower among older adults with insomnia disorder who underwent CBT versus sleep education therapy
Digital voice recorder or smartphone apps can improve prospective memory function, QOL in older adults with mild cognitive disorders
Associations of housework with physical function and sensorimotor performance were intensity-dependent
Life-space assessments may help older adults better understand how cancer treatment impacts their lives, authors say
History of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence linked to greater depression, anxiety, and sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic
Sleep disturbance in older adults also more common among those living with a partner and urinating at night
Biggest increases seen among Black, Hispanic individuals, although they were less likely to be living alone
Authors say physicians should screen and counsel older adults on alcohol use
Loneliness associated with use of NSAIDs, pain medicine, sedatives, anti-anxiety meds, and antidepressants
18.3 percent of respondents aged 50 to 80 years reported worse mental health; 29.0 percent made a lifestyle change to address mental health