A large UK Biobank study tracked sleep in over 77,000 adults. Here’s what the data reveals about age, sex and mood.
[read the full story...]How sleep changes across later life, and what it means for mental health
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Changing sleep patterns linked to cognitive decline and dementia
Two large cohorts (one UK, one Chinese) found shifting from optimal to non-optimal sleep or stopping napping linked to higher dementia risk. But reverse causation limits certainty about prevention.
[read the full story...]Community arts participation linked with wellbeing, life satisfaction and purpose in older adults
Karen Mak considers a recent study that explores the associations between participation in community arts groups and aspects of wellbeing in older adults in the US.
[read the full story...]Do experiences of loneliness differ across the lifespan?
Gemma Wilson-Menzfeld and Alison Osborne review a nationally representative US survey which finds that loneliness affects people of all ages; particularly young adults, people in middle age, and also very old age.
[read the full story...]Volunteering in later life: good for our physical health, but more evidence needed on mental health
Sophie Large summarises a recent Campbell Systematic Review, which explores the impact of volunteering on the physical and mental health of older volunteers.
[read the full story...]Living in anxious times? The rise of anxiety disorders in the UK
Alice Grishkov and Derek Tracy explore a recent paper, which finds that generalised anxiety disorder is on the rise in the UK, especially in young women.
[read the full story...]Foresight report: future of an ageing population
Mike Clark summarises the latest Foresight Report on our ageing population and its likely impact on health and social care.
[read the full story...]Independent living: what matters most to very old people?
Jill Manthorpe reports on an Australian qualitative study on what independent living means to very old people.
[read the full story...]Living positively with dementia: findings from a qualitative systematic review
Clarissa Giebel finds a lot to discuss in a recent qualitative systematic review about living positively with dementia.
[read the full story...]Staff supporting people ageing with learning disabilities identify their needs for training
Last week we posted a second blog about a project aimed at helping older people with learning disabilities have an active and inclusive retirement. The number of people with learning disabilities in England aged over 60 continues to rise with the most recent predictions suggesting that by 2030 the number of adults aged over 70 [read the full story…]