Family Caregivers' Role in Navigating Diet: Perspectives from Caregivers of Older Asian Americans.

Family caregivers uphold significant healthcare responsibilities including language translation and diet management. This study sought to understand family caregivers' experiences and challenges navigating and managing their older Asian American relative's diet. We conducted an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study with family caregivers involving (1) qualitative interviews ( = 40) and (2) a nationwide survey ( = 100).

Characteristics of Cannabis and Opioid Users Among Older U.S. Veterans and Their Health Outcomes: A Longitudinal Perspective.

Medical cannabis use among U.S. Veterans has continued to rise.

Prevention, Practice, and Policy: Older US Veterans' Perspectives on Cannabis Use.

Background And Objective: Veterans often struggle with disabling physical and mental health conditions that tend to worsen as they age. Current medications used to treat these conditions include opioids and benzodiazepines though they can have negative side effects. Looking for alternatives to these medications, many older Veterans use cannabis for medical purposes.

Relationships of Low Cognitive Performance and Sleep Disorder With Functional Disabilities Among Older Adults.

ObjectivesThis study examined the relationships of low cognitive performance and sleep disorder with functional disabilities among older adults. NHANES 2011-2014 data on 3179 individuals [M=69.71] were analyzed.

Weeding Out the Stigma: Older Veterans in Illinois Share Their Experiences Using Medical Cannabis.

Many U.S. Veterans are using cannabis for medical purposes.

Biopsychosocial factors and health outcomes associated with cannabis, opioids and benzodiazepines use among older veterans.

: Older Veterans may experience injuries that result in chronic pain and mental health conditions. Given the increasing availability of medical cannabis, it is important to examine if it serves as a viable or undesirable form of care relative to existing approaches.: We compared cannabis, prescription opioids, and benzodiazepines use between older Veteran and non-Veterans, and identified outcomes of cannabis use among Veterans.

Use of cannabis and opioids for chronic pain by older adults: Distinguishing clinical and contextual influences.

Introduction And Aims: Chronic pain is one of the most common health-related conditions experienced by Americans over the age of 65. In this study, we examine the intersection between pain, opioids and cannabis use among older adults in Colorado and Illinois and examine how medical needs and other variables associated with a persons' background and attitudes influence choices concerning the use of opioids and cannabis to treat pain.

Design And Methods: Data were collected via a survey about cannabis and opioids use, and questions related to individual need factors (e.