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¿Es bueno tener mejores amigas? Los expertos desvelan si debemos priorizar (o no) una amistad
Los seres humanos somos naturalmente sociales, y la necesidad de tener un mejor amigo responde a esta tendencia. De hecho, es muy habitual que usemos la expresión "mejor amiga" para referirnos a esa persona en la que primero pensamos cuando algo importante nos ocurre. Tener una amistad cercana nos ofrece un refugio emocional, un espacio donde podemos ser nosotros mismos sin miedo al juicio.
An Agentic Familiarity: The Context of HIV/AIDS and Sexual Orientation for Older Canadians during the COVID-19 Pandemic
1. Introduction COVID-19 has often been described as the first pandemic in over a century. In fact, there have been others, including the Spanish Flu of 1918–1920 [1,2], tuberculosis in the late 19th century; polio in the 1950s; SARS in 2002; the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009–2010; and HIV/AIDS, first identified in the early 1980s and continuing as a major public health issue. These previous epidemics and pandemics exist as context for many of those now confronting COVID-19.
Healthcare
Dear Colleagues, By 2050, the older world's population is expected to double to nearly two billion (22% of the world's population). These demographic changes highlight the need to promote the health and well-being of older populations. However, two biopsychosocial phenomena stand out as potential major public health pandemics with major negative impact on the mental health of older adults: loneliness and stigma.
Beyond Mortality: The Social and Health Impacts of COVID-19 among Older (55+) BIPOC and LGBT Respondents in a Canada-Wide Survey
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A Modified World
Abstract This paper reports findings from a modified World Café conducted at a palliative care professional conference in 2019, where input on tools to support advance care planning (ACP) was solicited from healthcare practitioners, managers and family members of patients. Barriers to ACP tool use included insufficient structures and resources in healthcare, death-avoidance culture and inadequate patient and family member engagement.
Exploring and promoting advance care planning among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) older adults living in non-metropolitan British Columbia
This qualitative Canadian study explores advance care planning among LGBTQ older adults living in non-metropolitan regions in the province of British Columbia. We examined the level of engagement in advance care planning (ACP) among LGBTQ persons and introduced a region-specific ACP Tool to our participants. Six focus groups were held with 32 participants with ages ranging from 55 to 84 years (M = 67.3 years).
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