8 Social issues affect the life and health of seniors

Social issues can have a significant impact on the life and both the physical and mental health of seniors. Some of the major contributors to social and psychological problems for seniors are as follows:

1. Loneliness from losing a spouse and friends
2. Inability to independently manage regular activities of living
3. Difficulty coping and accepting physical changes of aging
4. Frustration with ongoing medical problems and an increasing number of medications
5. Social isolation as adult children are engaged in their own lives
6. Feeling inadequate from an inability to continue to work
7. Boredom from retirement and lack of routine activities
8. Financial stresses from the loss of regular income

These factors can have a negative impact on the overall health of an older individual. Addressing these psychosocial problems is an integral component of seniors' complex medical care.