Drug Topics August 19, 2024
Participants were asked to rate their level of concern on 26 health topics.
When it comes to health topics, older adults are most concerned about health care costs and financial scams, according to research published in JAMA.1
The study, led by a team from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI), was based on data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging. The recurring survey of adults 50 years or older was conducted online and by phone with a stratified random sample of adults 50 to 101 years old in February and March 2024.
For each of 26 health topics, participants were asked to rate their level of concern (very, somewhat, or not concerned), as older...