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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"community-dwelling older adults"”.
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Factors Influencing Health Status in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
… to examine factors influencing health status in community-dwelling, older white and black adults. The following research question was addressed by the study: What are the relationships among the individual characteristics (age, gender, race, education, and income); the behavior-specific …
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A Matter of Balance: Program Outcomes for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
… fall control, and fall management in community-dwelling older adults.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Participants included community-dwelling older adults over the age of 60 who were concerned about falls and attended at least five of the eight AMOB/VLL program sessions. Fear of …
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Association of Cognitive Impairment with Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
BACKGROUND: Frailty is highly prevalent in older people, but its association with cognitive function is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the association between cognitive function and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: Data were from the 2008 Living Profiles …
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Community Physiotherapy and Chronic Disease Self-Management for Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Research problem: The majority of older Canadians live with at least one chronic disease. Exercise has been shown to be an effective means to reducing symptoms, and to improving physical dysfunction in chronically ill populations; and self-management is a nationally advocated approach to dealing …
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Association Between Walking Speed and Cognitive Executive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
… and each of three types of walking speeds in community-dwelling older adults. Types of walking speeds included comfortable, fast, and the difference between the change in comfortable to fast walking speed (├â┬ä FWS-CWS). This exploratory investigation was carried out using cross-sectional …
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The Impact of Fall Efficacy on Occupational Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
<p>Falls are a major health concern in the older adult (OA) population. While there is research on falls and their prevention, research on how low fall efficacy (FE) impacts the occupational engagement of the OA population is limited. FE is defined as the confidence a person has in his/her ability …
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Access to Care: The Experience of Community-Dwelling Older Adults Receiving Medicare and Medicaid
… and social needs of an exploding population of older adults living in the United States. This qualitative study was undertaken to discover the essence of access to care by community-dwelling older adults with Medicare and Medicaid. Participants were recruited from a metropolitan area in Southern …
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An Inventory of Evidence-Based Health and Wellness Assessments for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
<p>It is estimated that by 2020 older adults will makeup one fifth of California's population. Many of these older adults are living in the community and are maintaining their independence. In order to help the older adults to maintain their independence, occupational therapists are turning to the …
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Increasing Fall Self-Efficacy and Awareness of Fall Risks Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
… self-efficacy and awareness of fall risks in community-dwelling older adults.</p> <p><strong>Method:</strong> This research study utilized a quantitative, quasi-experimental pretest-posttest singlegroup design with a qualitative element. The fall prevention program was the intervention of this …
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Not in it alone: a program to decrease loneliness in community-dwelling older adults
… is a pressing issue effecting affecting many older adults that has far reaching implications for health and wellness (Collins et al., 2020). A literature review by this author was conducted to determine if there are interventions that are effective for decreasing loneliness in retired older …
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between physical activity and health services utilization in community-dwelling older adults
… between PA and health service utilization among older adults and the role of PA in reducing health services utilization in this population is examined via two studies. Study 1: The purpose of Study 1 was to examine relationships between LTPA and health services utilization in a nationally …
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Pain and emotional well-being as variability predictors and the role of mindfulness in community-dwelling older adults
… variability, pain variability and mindfulness in community-dwelling older adults diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic illnesses. Its sufferers experience a great deal of pain and a potentially substantial decline in emotional well-being. …
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The association between musculoskeletal pain and physical activity, falls and psychological concerns related to falls in community dwelling older adults
… pain (CMP) is a common pervasive issue among older adults and may affect mobility and falls risk. Aims Investigate the relationship between CMP and physical activity/ sedentary behaviour, psychological concerns related to falls and falls in community dwelling older adults. Method A mixed …
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Examining the relationships between body motion gaming or mind-body practice and balance, cognition, and social engagement in community dwelling older adults
… if similar benefits could be seen in healthy, community dwelling older adults. Eleven participants volunteered for the study. Pre, post, and one-month post assessments performed included the Berg Balance Scale, Functional Gait Assessment, 30-second Chair Stand Test, Montreal Cognitive …
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ALCOHOL AND MEDICATION USE IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM-ACTING MEDICATIONS ON THE RISK FOR FALLS
… conditions, and use of medications render older adults more susceptible to alcohol-disease or alcohol-drug interactions that may lead to harmful outcomes. In this dissertation project the risk profile of alcohol and medications use among older adults was investigated. Considering the rise …
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MULTIFACTORIAL SCREENING FOR FALL RISK IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS IN THE PRIMARY CARE OFFICE: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE FALL RISK ASSESSMENT & SCREENING TOOL (FRAST)
… Control and Prevention reports that 1 in 3 adults aged 65 years and older will experience a fall this year; 20% to 30% of those who fall will sustain a moderate to severe injury. Physical therapists (PTs) and other primary care practitioners (PCPs) caring for older adults are usually engaged …
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MULTIFACTORIAL SCREENING FOR FALL RISK IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS IN THE PRIMARY CARE OFFICE: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE FALL RISK ASSESSMENT & SCREENING TOOL (FRAST)
… Control and Prevention reports that 1 in 3 adults aged 65 years and older will experience a fall this year; 20% to 30% of those who fall will sustain a moderate to severe injury. Physical therapists (PTs) and other primary care practitioners (PCPs) caring for older adults are usually engaged …
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Subjective wellbeing in healthy, community-dwelling, older adults: measurement operationalisations and examination of folate, vitamin B12, homocysteine and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as potential predictors.
… in the trajectory of SWB over 18-months in older people. n-3 LC PUFAs have been implicated in several mood disorders; deficient levels have been found in psychiatric patients and several randomised controlled trials have observed an improvement in depression with n-3 LC PUFA supplement …
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The Effect of a Combined Multiple-Modality Exercise Intervention on Sensorimotor Function in Community Dwelling Older Adults, with A Subjective Cognitive Complaint: The M4 Study (Multi-Modal; Mind Motor)
… can be seen to attenuate cognitive decline in older adults with a self-reported cognitive complaint.
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