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Title: Who are the Older Adults?


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Who are the Older Adults?
  • Robert B. Wallace, MD, MSc
  • Department of Epidemiology
  • University of Iowa College of Public Health

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Where Do Elders Move?
  • Percent relocating outside of midlife area
    modest
  • Common reasons
  • -Young-old Retirement
  • -Old-old Family proximity/ long-term care
  • Geographic locale
  • -Sunbelt
  • -Both urban and rural locations
  • Housing
  • -Smaller, less maintenance, more services

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Population Estimates of Substance Abuse among
Americans 65D. Oshin Univ. of Penn.
Current / Last 12 months
Alcohol Dependence 2 - 4
Medication misuse ? Overall Chronic Benzodiazepine use 5 20
Nicotine dependence 10 - 15
Illicit Substance dependence lt 1
Pathological Gambling 1-2

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Summary
  • More elders and oldest old
  • Each successive cohort will have different early
    exposures and experiences
  • Many imponderables about our aging future
  • Immigration
  • Affluence wealth and assets
  • Access to sustenance and medical care
  • New external threats infections, war,
    environmental contamination
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