McKnight's May 13, 2024
A study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association provides some guidance about how much recreational TV watching and screen time is detrimental to mental and physical health among middle-aged and older adults.
Given the many hours of time spent in front of the TV for older adults in long-term care settings, the findings from this study are particularly relevant.
Basically, the amount of time spent watching TV increases the risk of having dementia, a stroke or Parkinson’s disease.
The objective of the study, “Associations between recreational screen time and brain health in middle-aged and older adults,” was to explore the associations between recreational screen time, which included television and computer use,...
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