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Topic- Attitudes & perceptions
Stats: 20% of LGBTQ older adults in SF fear senior services
One in five LGBTQ older adults in San Francisco don't use aging services because they feel unsafe or unwelcome, according to a recently released report, "Accessing Aging Services Needs Assessment of LGBTQ Senior Health in San Francisco." Other barriers include mobility limitations (nearly 50%) and difficulty accessing transportation (25%). It's likely that results would be similar or more pronounced in cities or regions that are less tolerant of gender differences, and active-aging organizations should be aware that these potential clients and customers are in need but may not easily walk through the door.
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Quality, not quantity, of friendships linked to wellbeing
Are people with numerous connections to friends, families and acquaintances through online social networks any happier than those who have smaller circles of face-to-face relationships? The answer is likely no, researchers say. It's the quality, not quantity, of social relationships that boost wellbeing, according to their study, which compared wellbeing among people under age 45 with larger social networks and those over age 60, whose networks tended to be smaller.
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Stats: 40% of 65+ adults, caregivers say depression is normal with age
"Driving Towards Age-Friendly Care for the Future," a survey of more than 2,700 adults ages 65 and older and their caregivers, found that 40% considered depression a normal part of aging, and nearly 40% didn't know that certain prescription medications can impact cognition. The findings point to opportunities for active-aging organizations to educate staff, constituents and families about depression and its treatment, as well as mobility issues and, of course, dementia, which many survey respondents also felt were inevitable.
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Age representation online needs fixing
Not surprisingly, recent research from AARP reveals that adults ages 50+ often are not depicted in online images, and when they are, they are more likely to be shown in a negative light than are younger people.
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Sight valued more than longevity
Researchers in London, UK found that on average, people would choose 4.6 years of life in perfect health over 10 years of life with complete sight loss. When a similar exercise was performed for hearing, respondents chose an average of 6.8 years of perfect health as an alternative to 10 years of life with complete hearing loss.
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Stats: 82% would take a genetic test for Alzheimer's risk
The latest World Alzheimer's Report focuses on attitudes towards dementia, providing survey results from 70,000+ people from more than 155 countries, expert essays, case studies and a compilation of programs aimed at reducing stigma.
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