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Senior Health (cont.)

Medical Author:
Siamak T. Nabili, MD, MPH

Dr. Nabili received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), majoring in chemistry and biochemistry. He then completed his graduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His graduate training included a specialized fellowship in public health where his research focused on environmental health and health-care delivery and management.

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Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.

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Social Issues and Seniors

Social circumstances can have a significant impact on physical and mental health of seniors. Some of the important social and psychological problems for seniors may stem from:

  • Loneliness due to losing a spouse and long term friends
  • Taking care of an ill spouse
  • Difficulty with independently managing regular activities of living
  • Adjusting and accepting physical changes of aging
  • Coping with ongoing medical problems
  • Increasing number of daily medications
  • Feeling isolated and less important as adult children are engaged in their own lives
  • Sense of inadequacy from inability to work
  • Lack of routine daily activities
  • Financial constraints from having less income

These are some of the common factors impacting the overall health of older individuals. Addressing these issues makes comprehensive care of the elderly complex and multi-dimensional.

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