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No More Mr. Lonely: How Sense of Purpose Protects against Loneliness in Older Adults

Researchers have found evidence that, for older adults, having a sense of purpose in life can act as a barrier against loneliness and its detrimental effects.

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InvestigAge is an online resource for industry experts, by industry experts, featuring curated and condensed research findings from 2010 to late 2023 covering a broad cross-section of research on aging.

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Discrepancies in End-of-Life Care Preferences
, Care Quality

For elderly patients during the last six months of hospital care, both families and hospital professionals are seeking to improve the lines of communication for…

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Computer Use & Cognitive Testing: What Is the Relationship between Experience & Cognitive Ability?
, Cognitive Health

Computer-based cognitive tests are being used by researchers at an increasing rate, and may be particularly useful in population-based clinical assessments. However, it is difficult…

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Barriers to Employment for Low-Income Older Adults
, The Aging Workforce

Older adults are a growing segment of the US workforce, with many deferring retirement or returning to the workforce in the face of declining retirement…

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What Will Consumers Pay for Technology to Enhance Independence?
, Technology

The growth of the older adult population and the rising costs of providing care have led to great interest in the development of new assistive…

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Benefits of Aerobic & Strength Training for Verbal & Spatial Memory
, Aging & Wellness, Health & Wellness

Physical exercise appears to be an effective strategy to improve or maintain cognitive function. Resistance training (or strength training, such as weight lifting) and aerobic…

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Memory Support Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment
, Aging & Wellness, Health & Wellness

Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a form of cognitive impairment that does not meet the criteria for dementia, but in which memory loss is…

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile Predicts Cognitive Decline
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness

There is great interest in identifying factors that can be used to predict cognitive decline. Research increasingly suggests that midlife risk factors may be particularly…

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Factors That Predict Recovery from Mild Cognitive Impairment
, Aging & Social Factors, Aging & Wellness

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a recent diagnostic category that describes a decrease in cognitive ability that is less severe than that seen in dementia.…

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Cognitive Interventions for Individuals with Dementia
, Operations, Senior Housing

To improve quality of life for individuals with dementia, researchers have been investigating the use of cognitive and/or behavioral therapies to diminish related symptoms and…

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Organizational Structure, Human Resources & Employee Retention in Long-Term Care
, Operations, Senior Housing

Job satisfaction and intent to leave on the part of direct care nursing staff are both important contributors to care quality and staffing. How might…

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Evidence on the Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia
, Operations, Senior Housing

Identifying strategies to prevent and delay dementia is a high priority for researchers and the public at large. While recent attempts to identify pharmaceutical treatments…

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The Recession, Debt, & the Work Environment: Impacts on Retirement
, Newsworthy, Retirement, The Aging Workforce

Retirement planning is influenced by a wide range of individual and social factors. Personal preferences, cultural expectations, large-scale economic climates, and household debt and assets…

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