Health Promotion and The Older Adult Collection
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Title: Health Promotion and The Older Adult Collection 1 Author(s): Stephen Blair,Ming Wei, Meredith Minkler, Helen Schauffler, Kristen Clements-Nolle, Teresa E. Seeman, David M. Burns Publication: American Journal of Health Promotion colllection 1 Keyword(s): The American Journal of Health Promotion Collection 1 includes four articles: Sedentary Habits, Health, and Function in Older Women and Men Steven Blair, Ming Wei  [From the September/October 2000 Issue]  This literature review evaluates the relationship of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness to morbidity, mortality and functional limitations in older persons. Prospective epidemiological studies and clinical trials that include data from age groups 60 years and older, use valid measures of exposures, and have clearly specified outcomes, are included. These studies show that active and fit individuals are at much lower risk when compared with sedentary and unfit persons. Health Promotion for Older Americans in the 21st Century  Meredith Minkler, Helen Schauffler, Kristen Clements-Nolle  [From the July/August 2000 Issue]  This review of the literature focuses on the behavioral and environmental contributors and barriers to health promotion for Americans over 65. Creative health promotion interventions sensitive to the needs of older adults have the potential to improve the current health and quality of life of older adults. Programs that promote individual risk reduction and target the broader social or physical environment are likely to have the greatest impact. Health Promoting Effects of Friends and Family on Health Outcomes in Older Adults  Teresa E. Seeman  [From the July/August 2000 Issue]  This review of the literature concludes that there is strong support for the claim that higher levels of social integration among older adults is associated with lower mortality rates. Less extensive evidence suggests that higher levels of social integration provide protective effects against physical and mental illnesses and facilitate recovery from disease. A small, but growing, literature suggests potential negative effects from relationships characterized by conflicts and excessive demands, especially in stimulating angina and depression. Cigarette Smoking Among the Elderly: Disease Consequences and the Benefits of Cessation  David M. Burns  [From the July/August 2000 Issue]  Older smokers are less likely to attempt to quit smoking than younger smokers, but when they do quit, they are more likely to use formal assistance and to be successful in quitting. The excess death rate for smokers vs non-smokers increases with age for lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and other smoking-related causes of death. Death rates from all causes drop by the first year after quitting.