HealthDay (6/30, Preidt) reports that a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society “suggests that the problem of missed” medication “rises with age and failing memory, especially for men.” Researchers found that “overall, people aged 80 and older were 1.5 to 3 times more likely to require help taking medications than those ages 65-69.” The investigators found that other factors linked to “medication lapses” were “memory deficits” and having “trouble with the tasks of everyday living.”
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— “Why Some Seniors Don’t Take Their Meds,” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, July 30, 2016.