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18 Μαρ 2021 · Ageism has serious and wide-ranging consequences for people’s health and well-being. Among older people, ageism is associated with poorer physical and mental health, increased social isolation and loneliness, greater financial insecurity, decreased quality of life and premature death.
10 Απρ 2021 · The report highlights that ageism can be institutional, interpersonal, or self-directed and summarises the best evidence on the scale, impacts, and determinants of ageism against both older and younger people and the most effective strategies to address ageism.
Ageism has far-reaching impacts on all aspects of our health and well-being when we are older: It is associated with earlier death. It is linked to poorer physical health, affecting, among others, our ability to recover from disability and our sexual and reproductive health.
Ageism is the stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against people on the basis of their age. Research has shown that ageism directed toward older adults has a negative impact on their health, well-being, and quality of health care received.
18 Μαρ 2021 · For example, ageism is associated with earlier death (by 7.5 years), poorer physical and mental health, and slower recovery from disability in older age. Ageism also increases risky health behaviors, such as eating an unhealthy diet, drinking excessively or smoking, and reduces our quality of life.
14 Νοε 2022 · In the U.S., 1 out of every 7 dollars (15.4%) spent on the eight most-expensive health care conditions among people ages 60 and older is linked to ageism. Research suggests 93.4% of people ages 50-80 regularly experience some form of ageism in their daily lives.
11 Φεβ 2021 · Improved education and training of healthcare professionals in the unique aspects of diagnosis and treatment in older adults will help to combat ageism in health care.
