Online breathing program can up mental health-related quality of life in long COVID
May 03, 2022
Significant improvement was seen in the mental health composite score but not in physical composite score of health-related quality of life.
Affordable senior housing providers expected to ‘jump’ at ‘innovative’ mental health initiative
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2022
Support and resources to help federally assisted affordable housing staff connect older adults to mental health services is “greatly needed and enthusiastically welcomed,” according to LeadingAge.
Prior poor mental health tied to more COVID-19 infections
Nov 08, 2021
“Interventions that improve well-being and strengthen mental health systems at the community and other geographic levels are needed to address post-COVID mental health problems,” the authors...
Tips for caregivers during Mental Health Screening Month
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Oct 04, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on caregivers. Work and personal stress and fatigue have resulted in another crisis in the United States — one related to mental exhaustion. Just last week, a study...
Past trauma tied to worse mental health during pandemic for aging women
Sep 24, 2021
A history of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence was linked to greater depression, anxiety and sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic among aging women.
Mental health improved following first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Sep 09, 2021
Adults receiving the vaccine between December 2020 and March 2021 reported decreased mental distress following the first dose.
Adults with disabilities have worse mental health during COVID-19
Aug 27, 2021
Adults with disabilities more often report that the pandemic makes it harder for them to access care and medication.
Some seniors report worsening mental health in pandemic
Jul 30, 2021
18.3% of respondents aged 50 to 80 years reported worse mental health; 29% made a lifestyle change to address mental health.
Mental health services for adult Medicaid recipients fell 22% last year, CMS reports
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 18, 2021
Adult Medicaid beneficiaries have foregone millions of primary, preventive and mental health care visits during the pandemic, according to new data by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Mental health among seniors deteriorated during pandemic, national poll finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 06, 2021
An estimated 1 in 5 older adults currently suffer from depression, anxiety, insomnia, substance abuse or another mental health disorder, according to the new National Poll on Healthy Agin