Mental health took a hit, but seniors seemed to be adapting to shelter-in-place conditions this spring, a new study finds. More than half spent more time socializing remotely, and most used internet technology to do so.
Among more than 18,000 participants without pre-existing depression, those who received active vitamin D3 supplements for five years were no more or less likely to become depressed than a placebo cohort.
Older adults who went online daily and those who socialized via email were less likely to report depression and to experience poor life satisfaction than those who did not, say investigators.
Apathy is a distinct sign of looming dementia in individuals at risk, say researchers. Monitoring patients for this symptom could catch the problem early on, they argue.
Highly rated operations had 3% fewer newly admitted residents with Alzheimer’s. CNA wages and Medicaid add-ons may play a role in the findings, report investigators.
Seniors who perceive themselves as younger are less likely to suffer the mental health effects of social distancing, say researchers.
Repetitive negative thinking is linked to cognitive decline and brain deposits seen in early Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found.
Seniors responding to an April survey reported distress symptoms at rates double those of 2018. Researchers attribute the spike to turmoil caused by the pandemic.
Bupropion had no effect in the largest trial yet to study apathy treatment in Alzheimer’s, say investigators.
A tendency toward resilience is common in seniors, but the strain of continued coronavirus lockdown in eldercare communities is beginning to show, say providers.
