older adults
Research Topic
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Research problems linked to this topic
- Benzodiazepine (BZD) drug use among community-dwelling seniors is a significant health issue.
- Depression is a serious concern for older adults.
- elder maltreatment is a major risk for older adults' mental health, quality of life, health, institutionalisation and even mortality.
- Hearing impairment (HI) is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults.
- The fast rate of increase in the number of older people in less-developed countries threatens to further strain the limited health resources of these countries.
- The COVID-19 pandemic presents many medical and social issues for older people.
- Most countries are experiencing growth in the number and proportion of their ageing populations and this issue is posing challenges for economies and societies worldwide.
- Explicit memory declines with age, but age effects on implicit memory are debated.