The present study provides information whether older adults are obtaining disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. [read more...]

This creatively designed study by Andel and colleagues addressed some problems in previous research to shed new light on whether physical exercise in midlife helps prevent dementia 30 years later. [read more...]

The researchers explored this issue - challenging behavior in older adults with intellectual disabilities – because of its importance to staff welfare and the need to provide the best care for these individuals. The authors particularly wanted to study the intra-individual change in staff-averse challenging behavior among older adults with intellectual disabilities. [read more...]

This study examined “health-engagement control strategies” (HECS) which is a measure of how actively one engages in countering physical health problems. [read more...]

These researchers believed that social networks are associated with higher levels of physical and mental health, and therefore they created and strengthened neighborhood social networks to help sustain a walking regimen for older people. [read more...]

In this article, the authors focus on divorce and remarriage because it is assumed that divorce weakens the bonds between parent and child. This has important implications for later in life. As years pass, and these parents are aging, will their children (now adults) support them (financially or personally)? [read more...]

Although there has been much research examining play, it nevertheless seems that play is hard to define, especially for people beyond childhood. In fact, there has been only a little research concerning adult play, particularly among older women. [read more...]