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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"aging adults"”.
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Integrative Neighborhood Design: Enhancing Community Support for Aging Adults
… can be retrofitted to better support aging in place through community-oriented design. As the aging population grows, many older adults express a desire to remain in their homes and communities; however, most suburban environments are not equipped to meet their social, physical, or …
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The Influence of Warning Label Presentation in Memory Recognition of Aging Adults
… or prescription medication. Typically, as adults age, they are increasingly responsible for remembering the hazards of taking medications. If inadequate information exists in memory in regards to side effects, dosage, and other warnings, the likelihood of improper usage will increase. …
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Effect of creatine monohydrate supplementation in aging adults with type II diabetes
… performance, with greater decreases found in aging adults with type II diabetes (T2D). Supplementing with creatine, a nitrogen-containing compound formed from reactions involving the amino acids arginine, glycine and methionine, is an intervention which have been shown to increase muscle …
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Policy priorities for aging adults with autism: Perspectives of personal support persons
Background: The field of aging with autism spectrum disorder is a rapidly growing area of research. Experts are increasingly focused on understanding the unique challenges faced by adults on the spectrum as they navigate aging. The challenges include aspects like maintaining independence, managing …
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Peripheral biomarkers and brain behavior, structure, and function in healthy, aging adults
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Effects of Noise on Cognitive Function During Dual Tasks across Normally Aging Adults
<p>This study expands upon methods used to investigate cognition and speech perception which have been limited by lack of (a) pre-screening of cognitive function in participants, (b) reporting visual or auditory accuracy and reaction time measures across experimental conditions that examine …
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What Impacts Life Satisfaction Of Aging Adults Following Stressful Life Events?: An Examination Of The Buffering Effect Of Personal Resources
<p>Purpose: Existing research has shown that elders experience changes in their life satisfaction following stressful life events. There is an abundance of literature supporting the predictive nature of not only stressful life events on life satisfaction, but social support, autonomy, and financial …
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Unmet Needs And Service Utilization by Informal Caregivers
… in the United States, and the numbers of those aging adults with multiple chronic conditions also continues to grow. It is estimated that by 2050, there will be 89 million adults over the age of 65 years living in the United States. For a variety of reasons, including policy, personal, and …
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Effects of training with an increase in training bar diameter on strength and functional endurance within older adults
… of muscular atrophy that occurs throughout the aging process. This issue of muscle atrophy more specifically known as sarcopenia, has been (and will continue to be) a great burden on both health care and quality of life. Current research has shown the importance of resistance training (RT) …
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COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN AGING COCAINE SMOKERS
… disorders are becoming more prevalent in the aging population. Cocaine, specifically, is a major concern as it is the most commonly reported illegal drug associated with emergency room visits among older adults. The combined effects of aging and long-term cocaine use may significantly impact …
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Soy Isoflavone Supplementation Does Not Alter Distribution of Circulating Lymphocytes or Natural Killer Cell Activity in Postmenopausal Women
… whether isoflavones affect immunity in aging adults is particularly relevant since compromised immune function has been observed in this population. Therefore, the purpose of this double-blind, placebo-controlled, 4-wk intervention trial was to investigate whether supplementation with …
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The effect of phonological and semantic cues on word retrieval in adults
… 1997) and to a lesser extent, typically aging adults. This can affect an individual's ability to name pictures accurately and quickly. Cues are used to help individuals with word retrieval difficulties in fmding specific words. Two commonly used cues are semantic and phonological cues. …
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The Impact of Oral Health on Quality of Life in the Aging Population
… health care teams to meet the future needs of aging adults.</p>
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… the potential of it rising to 35% in 2050. The aging of Japan is thought to outweigh all other nations, as the country is purported to have the highest proportion of elderly citizens, with almost one in four over the age of 65. Interesting phenomena have resulted from this situation, such as the …
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Exploring Gaps in Understanding and Responding to Ageism: A Conceptual Model, Psychosocial Health, and Racialized Ageism
… which has harmful effects on the health of older adults. This dissertation includes three manuscripts which explore gaps in understanding and responding to ageism through three distinct methodological approaches. Two primary gaps are addressed in the three manuscripts: 1) conceptualizing and …
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The Effectiveness of Interactive Metronome® as a Tool to Improve Cognition and Motor Performance in Healthy Older Adults in Eastern North Carolina
… cognitive and motor performance in healthy older adults. As the aging adult population continues to rise, it is important to explore tools which can support this population to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible. Literature indicates there is a natural decline in cognition …
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Through Their Eyes: Exploring older adults’ experiences with an intergenerational project
Canada’s aging population and intergenerational programs’ ability to encourage active aging point to the need for further support and encouragement for these programs. The purpose of this case study was to explore and understand, from an insider’s perspective, the lived experiences of six older …
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Aging with Stroke: Using Functional Electrical Stimulation as a Neuromodulatory Intervention Supplement
… cause of long-term disability among older adults, characterized by impaired walking, balance dysfunction, and increased fall risk. Conventional clinic-based rehabilitation targets volitional balance but does not adequately address reactive balance, the rapid compensatory responses that are …
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Age Related Decline in Memory: Examining the Mediation Effect of Processing, Executive Functioning and Intelligence in Normal Adults
… examine the prominent theories of cognitive aging (i.e., Common Cause, Processing, and Executive Decline Hypotheses) along with other cognitive domains that are sensitive to aging are rare. Moreover, having identified that cognition begins to decline as early as 30 years old, few studies have …
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The Effects of Aging on Cross-Modal Attention
Healthy aging is accompanied by declining sensory function in all five senses and subtle deficits in higher order cognition. Among the age-related changes that have been observed is an increase in multisensory integration. In the young brain, multisensory integration is governed by a combination of …
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