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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"65 and older"”.
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The Effect of 72 Consecutive Hours in the Coronary Care Unit on the Night Sleep of 10 Patients Age 65 and Older
… of heart disease in the population over age 65 has contributed to the increasing number of aged patients hospitalized in critical care units (Gsell, 1977). Changes which occur in the process of aging and in cardiac disease should be considered when providing nursing care to these patients. A …
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Normative data for the Brief Symptom Inventory for mature and independent living adults
… of the population in the United States that is 65 and older is rapidly increasing. It is important that assessment instruments, when used with older individuals, have norms available that are applicable to the particular age group of the individual being assessed. The purpose of this study was …
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Improving Inpatient Influenza Compliance Rates with a Standing Orders Program
… of a primary care performance measure to prevent and control seasonal influenza. Rates of influenza are steadily increasing and can lead to severe negative impacts and even fatalities with patients. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), …
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The Effects of Age, Computer Self-Efficacy, and the Design of Web-Based Training on Computer Task Performance
… population will be comprised of people age 65 and older (Administration on Aging, 2004). Individuals over age 65 will continue to constitute a larger proportion of the total population because people are living longer and healthier lives. With older adults living longer, this senior …
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The Elderly And Internet Usage In Holly Springs, Mississippi
The digital divide among senior citizens 65 and older has prompted a significant number of studies, surveys, and interviews of the barriers and benefits of Internet users and non-users. This project surveyed 39 participants through focus groups, in-depth interviews, and radio shows in Holly …
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Assessment of predictors of health behaviors of elders in frontier Nevada
… investigate health-promoting lifestyle practices and correlate these to self identified factors that may limit health promotion activity of frontier rural elders living in Nevada. Pender's Health Promotion Model provided the theoretical framework for this study. The sample included 114 …
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Our Father Who Art in Heaven: an Exploration of Prayer Using Grounded Theory
… denominations. The individual variables of age and gender were also examined in relation to prayer use. A total of 24 individuals participated in the study. Results revealed five major communicative functions of prayer: 1) prayer as a transactional communication event; 2) prayer as the …
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Abandoned minds : the escalating crisis of geriatric mental illness
Older adults are susceptible to the same mental afflictions that affect other age groups; depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and other illnesses affect all adult age groups to varying degrees. Yet despite recent improvements in the research attention given to mental disorders and …
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Improving Health Outcomes of Older Adults Through Assessment of Health Literacy Skills
… therapy is a practice that encourages health and well-being among individuals by promoting participation in everyday life activities or occupations (American Occupational Therapy Association, 2025). Health literacy and fall prevention are important components that support optimal occupational …
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Relationship between the characteristics of elder caregivers and care recipients in community service utilization
… the characteristics of the elder caregiver and care recipient in community service utilization. The dramatic effect on the prevalence of elder caregiving is a great concern in the United States as the elder population 65 and older increases (Whitlack & Noelker, 1996). This study focused on …
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Safety practices of older women in three Korean apartment complexes
… the residential environments of Korean women age 65 and older living in apartments were safe for them. In order to accomplish the purpose, this study focused on the safety practices of older Korean women in their daily activities. The sample of 90 older women was selected from the residents living …
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A Need for Government Intervention? Prescription Drug Prices and Retail Mark-ups
… the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, better known as Medicare Part D, in an effort to ease the burden of skyrocketing prescription prices for citizens 65 and older. While much of the discussion has focused on the impact on Medicare and Medicaid, the search for …
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Grace Street Senior Center
… periphery of the family structure. Where once grandparents, parents and children all cohabitated, now the oldest family members are relegated to solitary retirement and aging alone. Studies have shown that "depression in the elderly is more likely to lead to suicide. Elderlywhite men are at …
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Using a Narrative Art Therapy Approach to Reduce Depression in Older Adults
… It affects close to 6 million Americans 65 and older. Older adults with significant symptoms of depression have roughly 50% higher healthcare cost than those non-depressed seniors</p> <p>The risk factors of depression vary with the individual. Losses such as the death of loved ones and …
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An exploratory analysis of the restaurant dining patterns of older adults
… restaurant dining patterns of a representative random sample of adults 65 years of age and older and to evaluate the impact that their health concerns and special diets have on their restaurant dining patterns. In addition, the specific features of food service products and services that are …
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The Experience of Asian Americans Caring for Elderly Parents
… of Asian Americans who provide housing and financial support for first-generation biological Asian parents aged 65 and older. Semi-structured interviews regarding how participants came to take care of their parents, the impact it had on close relationships and participants' plans, the …
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Effects of Motivational Interviewing on Levels of Physical Activity in Older Adults
<p>In Canada, 68% of women and 53% of men 65 and older are inactive. Physical activity is crucial for older adults being able to maintain physical and mental health, as well as quality of life. Even the frail, chronically ill, and very old adults can increase mobility and functioning through …
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Outpatient falls reduction utilizing a universal fall screening tool
Background: Outpatient falls result in injuries and hospitalizations that generate billions of dollars in medical costs annually. Adults aged 65 and older are the group most frequently affected by falls. Changes in healthcare status, decreasing eyesight, strength, and mobility issues can all …
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Polypharmacy Issues in Senior Citizens
The number of people age 65 and older will more than double by 2030 as compared with this group in 1989. The population of those 85 years and older will grow from 4 million in 1998 to 8.5 million in 2030 (Wilcox, Himmeristein, & Wollhandler, 1994). The challenges of aging are compounded by the …
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Attachment, social support and loneliness in later life
… research was to study attachment, social support and loneliness in older adults. Tasks were to discover if (a) adult attachment in later life would replicate patterns found in prior research, (b) a stagewise block regression model including attachment would predict loneliness, (c) attachment would …
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