A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States

jiangyun submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (content.nejm.org)

In our study, the frequency of sexual activity reported by respondents who were sexually active was similar to that reported among adults 18 to 59 years of age in the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS), the only other comprehensive, population-based study of sexuality in the United States.30 The frequency of sexual activity did not decrease substantially with increasing age through 74 years of age, despite a high prevalence of bothersome sexual problems (>50%)

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Attention: elderly get bad rap on film

captainclaw submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.abc.net.au)

The health of the older characters was good 73% of the time.Many of the elderly characters also had cracking voices, were hunched over and if female "were often depicted with saggy breasts".Aside from villains, most older characters were peripheral to the films' story and plot.

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Older adults don't stay as active in retirement

Reviver submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.reutershealth.com)

By 2025, an estimated 1.2 billion individuals will be 60 years of age or older, up from the current 600 million, according to the World Health Organization. Research indicates that regular exercise can help people maintain good physical and psychological functioning.For many adults in the Netherlands, where people work an average 18.2 kilometers (11.3 miles) away from their homes, physical activity is largely work-related -- 28 percent of workers cycle or walk to get to work and some engage in manual labor at the job site.

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