Individuals 65 and older account for a growing proportion of the population and a disproportionate share of days of doctor care and hospital stays. Infectious illnesses (e.g., influenza, pneumonia, septicemia) rank among the top 10 causes of mortality in these older individuals, and play a part in the increased use of health care resources in this population. Aging contributes to the immune deficits that give rise to the prevalence of infectious illnesses in older adults, and the immunosuppressive effects of stress compound this risk factor. Research on stress in older adults provides evidence that
increased stress exposure, inadequate stress buffering, exaggerated stress reactivity, extended stress duration, and possibly diminished restorative processes have effects that mimic, exacerbate, and sometimes accelerate the effects of aging on immunity. It is therefore imperative that the specific nature of these combined effects, as well as the salubrious effects of sleep (and associated anabolic processes) and stress buffering, be determined.
Individuals 65 and older account for a growing proportion of the population and a disproportionate share of days of doctor care and hospital stays. Infectious illnesses (e.g., influenza, pneumonia, septicemia) rank among the top 10 causes of mortality in these older individuals, and play a part in the increased use of health care resources in this population. Aging contributes to the immune deficits that give rise to the prevalence of infectious illnesses in older adults, and the immunosuppressive effects of stress compound this risk factor. Research on stress in older adults provides evidence thatincreased stress exposure, inadequate stress buffering, exaggerated stress reactivity, extended stress duration, and possibly diminished restorative processes have effects that mimic, exacerbate, and sometimes accelerate the effects of aging on immunity. It is therefore imperative that the specific nature of these combined effects, as well as the salubrious effects of sleep (and associated anabolic processes) and stress buffering, be determined.
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