People over 65 who alone rather live their healthy high rate, to rate, but lower mental health. Photo by Mike Blake / Reuters People over ...
People over 65 who alone rather live their healthy high rate, to rate, but lower mental health. Photo by Mike Blake / Reuters
People over 65 living alone were more likely to their health seniors live as excellent or very good with others, to describe, according to a study to explore the links between the health of the elderly "and organizing your life.
However, seniors with other life - whether related or not - were much less likely to call their health was excellent or very good, the researchers reported recently in the Journal of Applied Gerontology.
This may be because when older people to serious health problems and increase physical difficulties that often live by themselves, fail and decide to live, support speculation with other people.
Those who share a home with a spouse or partner less likely to report serious psychological problems, which were accompanied by older people, a finding that meshes with previous research.
But the researchers said that they did not draw on conclusions, whether a family home at the age leads to keep to a longer life.
In fact, the elderly, do not hesitate in any way to those over 65 years, according to the study. Those who share a home with a spouse or partner less likely to report serious psychological problems, which were accompanied by older people, a finding that meshes with previous research.
"His physical condition was better to live alone than with a spouse or partner, but the mental health of older people was even worse," said Judith D. Weissman, senior author of the study. She is an epidemiologist and head of research at the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New York.
Mental health affects physical health and thus the psychological well-being of the elderly deserves more attention, he said.
"From a policy perspective, this means that you have to provide support, either emotional or mental health of older people living alone," Weissman said.
The study was of 41 603 adults is based on data, at the age of 65 years of six federal investigations. Researchers studied people who live alone, with a spouse or partner, with other related or unrelated, or only live with children.
The researchers also found a relationship between the organization of the life and health of men and women were different.
For example, older men living alone were less likely to report two or more chronic diseases - such as cancer or diabetes - than their counterparts in households with spouses or partners. They were also less likely to have their health to be reported as fair or poor.
The opposite is true for women in two: those who live alone rather several health conditions than those spouses or partners were reported. However, they were also more likely to describe their health as excellent or very good.
"This apparent paradox can be difficult to unravel because of the different life experiences that lead women to live alone," the researchers said.
For example, she said, are older women to be widowed and often widowed for ever, tend to live alone.
Reporting on Ageing and long - KHN long term care is supported by a grant from the SCAN Foundation partially.
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