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Elderly housing for elderly buildings
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, February 1986.
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Hopelessness in the Institutionalized Elderly
<p>The losses and stresses of the elderly make them susceptible to powerlessness which ultimately may lead to hopelessness and death. The use of client initiated interventions designed to increase the individual's control of the environment may interrupt the powerlessness, hopelessness and death …
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Designing cities for the elderly
… its design and services to meet the needs of its elderly citizens. Among the many challenges seniors face in Brookline are barriers to mobility, need for activity and company, threats to physical safety, and limited range of travel. Through careful planning and design, local governments can make …
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Avoidance Behavior in the Elderly Driver
Do older drivers modify their driving habits in response to functional impairment? Older drivers who avoid challenging driving situations were compared with non-avoiders, to determine whether functional limitations were related to avoidance and whether avoidance is related to reducing crash risk. …
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Housing the elderly in new communities
The growth of the elderly population in America has rapidly increased since the beginning of the twentieth century, primarily due to increasing life expectancy and decline in the birth rate. Because of their numbers alone, the elderly deserve greater consideration and concern than they have had in …
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Hip fractures in the elderly: literature
Contains fulltext : mmubn000001_02867412x.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Adaptation of Housing for the Elderly
… part of the study some characteristics of the elderly, underlying their relevant needs for various provisions, were examined. Since the beginning of this century, in accordance with government policies, many forms of provision have been developed, expanded and made available for the elderly to …
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Community acquired bacteraemia in the elderly
Age affects the human frame at all levels - from the skin which is ravaged by exposure to ultraviolet light and toxic irritants to the immune system which becomes progressively less responsive to antigenic stimuli. Bacteraemia follows a focal infection and thus any change which results in increased …
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Long-term care and the elderly
… the largest uninsured financial risks facing the elderly. Medicaid provides incomplete insurance against these costs: unlimited nursing home benefits with a deductible equal to the savings and income above the means-testing limits. While private insurance is available, fewer than 10 percent of the …
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Transportation planning options for elderly mobility
… system is not designed to accommodate the elderly. Reduced mobility has a profound impact on elderly well-being, and the transportation needs of older people will only increase as the baby boomer generation ages in the suburbs. Where transportation options do exist, few meet the standards …
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Subjective well-being among the elderly
… and predict subjective well-being among the elderly as a function of their social location in society and the nature of their social networks. More specifically, the study seeks to answer the following questions: First, how do the elderly perceive their well-being? Second, does social …
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Elderly housing, orphanage, and community center
Architecture cannot target only a particular age group or type of person worthy of its attention, but rather must respond to the entire human condition. I chose to design a project that would allow me to consider architecturally the span between birth and death, with both segregated and interactive …
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Nutrient intake of elderly hospital patients
A three-day food intake was recorded for 100 elderly patients who were subsequently interviewed to determine the relationship of income level, educational level completed, and sex of the person with the nutrient intakes of these patients. Three-day caloric and nutrient intakes were recorded and …
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The epidemiology of musculoskeletal pain in an elderly population within a selected elderly care facility in KwaZulu-Natal
Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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