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Showing 1 to 20 of 310 for “"Older Age"”.
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An exploration of illness representations in older age
… in relation to illness representations and older people living with health conditions. A systematic search of three databases identified ten studies in the area. The findings of the studies are analysed using a qualitative method to identify what has been examined in the literature to date. …
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THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL DRINKING IN OLDER AGE ON COGNITION AND BRAIN HEALTH
… found that roughly 40% of adults 65 years and older not only consume alcohol but also drink more of it than previous generations. Older drinkers are more sensitive than younger counterparts to the psychoactive effects of alcohol due to natural biological changes that occur with aging, and this …
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Care Needs, Social Wellbeing, and Health and Social Services Use in Older Age
… the change in health and social care needs in older age to inform policy and practice. The Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C) study (1985-2015), one of the largest and longest-running population-based studies of the oldest old (75+ years at recruitment), provides a rare opportunity to …
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Factors influencing driving in older age : an application of the theory of planned behaviour
… and decisions to continue or ceased riving in older age. Some older drivers may be unsafe to drive (Drachman & Swearer, 1993), but are unwilling to cease, this can result in referrals to mental health services. The potential influence of attitudes towards driving on driving behaviour has been …
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Analysis of human coordination patterns between a younger and older age group during the timed up and go test
… understand lower limb movement patterns between older and young adults, and to explore a new metric of coordination. Lower limb and torso movement in an older and younger population was captured using both IMU sensors and an optical tracking system. Only data from the optical method was processed …
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"What I do, it's not little, it's really something": a political economy of migrant and minority ethnic care workers' experience in private older-age care in London, Paris and Madrid
… on migrant and minority ethnic workers for older-age care is related to patterns of inequality at the intersection of gender, employment, migration and care regimes. Building upon the possibilities opened up by the cross-national dimension of this research, the thesis presents a gendered …
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The attitude of female adolescents towards school discipline
… occurred for pupils classified according to age and ability/academic level; and (b) whether any<br/>significant relationship occurred between attitudes towards discipline and the variables of self-esteem, anxiety, reasoning, personality and attitude towards school for pupils classified …
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The status and productivity of the Cape hake stock off the west coast of South Africa based on an age-structured production model with different stock-recruitment and fishing selectivity-at-age relationships
… tuning algorithm and utilizes catch-at-age and effort information. Applications of an age-structured model, which takes both CPUE and catch-at-age data into account, provides similar results to the production model if more weight is given to the CPUE data than the catch-at-age data and …
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Risk factors and health effects of overweight and obesity in older adults
Introduction: The older adult population is rapidly increasing, and overweight and obesity prevalence is fast rising in older people globally. It is unclear whether excess body weight in older age reduces or increases the risk of incident dementia and whether it prolongs survival. Evidence of the …
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'No hard feelings': Resolving and Redefining Threatened Masculinity
… displays of masculinity through heterosexuality: Older men (85+) may abandon ideals of masculinity tied to sexual dominance as they once did in middle age. This dissertation weaves together men's three distinct pursuits of dominant manhood: approval of violence against women (AVAW), changes to …
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Cardiac Co-morbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… with the presence of CAD in COPD (p<0.05). Older age, lower body mass index(BMI), lower left ventricular ejection fraction, lower forced expiratory volume in one second(FEV1), and lower hemoglobin level were independently associated with higher mortality in total COPD group (p<0.05), whereas …
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Disability – an Issue for All Ages: A Study of the Experience of Disability and Ageing
… subjective experiences of disability with ageing and ageing with long-term disability and the separate organisation of public policies on ageing and on disability that in part shapes those experiences. Using a constructivist grounded theory methodology, this study includes rich interview …
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Incidence and Prevalence Of Renal Dysfunction In Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Naïve Patients Starting A Tenofovir (TDF) Based ART Regimen In Mitchell's Plain Community Health Centre (CHC) ARV Clinic
… in the study and 56% were female. The mean age was 34 years. Majority, 83%, had normal renal function at ART initiation. Older age [OR = 1.11; 95% CI (1.03–1.19), p =0.005], was associated with an increased probability of non-normal renal function at baseline. The incidence of CrCl < …
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Measuring the Effects of the TYC Gainesville Resocialization Program on Juvenile Offender Resiliency Levels
… facility. Data were examined on the subjects' age, race/ethnicity, length of time at the facility, level of resocialization, and resiliency score. The resocialization programming contains cognitive and social components that would be instrumental in augmenting juvenile offender resiliency …
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Measurement models for understanding the social challenges of caring for the elderly in Brazil and England
An ageing population is a challenge faced by many developed and developing countries. By understanding the needs in health and well-being of the elderly governments can ensure policies and services are as efficient as possible, in order to provide the best care amidst growing demand. The thesis …
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The Impact of Trauma History on Acute Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Major Depressive Disorder
… youth. A total of 292 children and adolescents ages 7 to 18 (53% male, 70% Caucasian, mean age = 12.83), received open treatment with fluoxetine for a period of 6 to 12 weeks. Youth were separated into three trauma history groups: no trauma, trauma—no abuse, and abuse. Associations between …
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High-Definition Fiber Tracking Study of the Executive Control Network in Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury
… right DLPFC-thalamus tract count. A strong Group×Age interaction effect was observed on DLPFC-caudate tract count, indicating worse outcomes with older age in the bTBI group. Groups had similar SST performance, which strongly correlated with HDFT metrics across tracts in the comparison group; go …
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Reconceptualizing preretirement planning: a comparison of the traditional and life span approaches
… of the two programs for employees varying in age, gender, and occupational status at a large university in the Southeastern United States. The primary focus of the traditional program was on describing consequences to expect following retirement, such as income decline, health care costs, and …
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Falls and dizziness in frail older people. Predictors, experiences and the effects of a case management intervention
Falling in old age may have a large impact on daily life. Falls can lead to injuries, reduced mobility and reduced quality of life. The risk of falls increases with age and frailty level. Dizziness is a strong risk factor for falls, and preventing falls and dizziness in older people is essential. …
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