Health and Health care in Later Life

Work transitions and health in later life.

OBJECTIVES The goal of the analysis was to examine the association between health status and work behavior among men aged 55-69. We specifically examined the conditions under which health is most strongly associated with labor force exit and reentry. METHODS The association between health and labor force transitions was examined using logistic regression analyses, based on data from the 1984 ...

Mental Health Disorders in Later Life

Life skills, wealth, health, and wellbeing in later life.

Life skills play a key role in promoting educational and occupational success in early life, but their relevance at older ages is uncertain. Here we measured five life skills-conscientiousness, emotional stability, determination, control, and optimism-in 8,119 men and women aged 52 and older (mean 66.7 y). We show that the number of skills is associated with wealth, income, subjective wellbeing...

Role of Religious Involvement in Health in Later Life: An Integrated Review

Aging includes natural, progressive, and irreversible physiological changes that affect physical and mental strength. Religious involvement can help older adults cope with these changes and the stresses of later life. This integrative review study aimed to determine the role of religious involvement in health in later life. To this end, the authors searched keywords, such as religious involveme...

Maternal and infant nutrition and health in later life.

Sir: In response to the article, “Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Health in Later Life” by Robert L. Jackson,’ let me say that the science of many disciplines is crystal clear in finding that breast feeding the human infant is the optimum method of nutrition. The reasons are well known, accepted and not in need of repetition. Nutrition of the infant, however, is a highly complex problem invol...