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Showing 1 to 20 of 298 for “"older adult"”.
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Dimensions Underlying First Impressions of Older Adult Faces by Young and Older Adult Perceivers
… contexts and have the potential to influence how older adults (OAs), a vulnerable population, are treated by others. The present study used a data-driven approach to examine dimensions underlying FIs of OAs and whether those dimensions vary by perceiver age. In Experiment 1, young adult (YA) and …
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Brain Structure in Older Adult Siblings
… volumes and cortical thickness in a sample of older adult full siblings: 2-4 individuals per pedigree; N = 75). Estimation of heritability was based on computation of intraclass correlations. Heritability estimates were higher for total cortical thickness compared to volumes. There was no …
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Are All Older Adult Transgressors Treated Equally?
<p>Research has shown that young adults treat older adults with less blame and more forgiveness when they commit a social transgression. This study sought to understand whether the stereotype of an assumed positive personality and/or a supposed lack of cognitive ability are potential driving forces …
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Documentation: Delirium in the Hospitalized Older Adult
… of a systematic assessment of delirium in older adults who had been administered an antipsychotic medication. Methods: A descriptive correlational retrospective design was used for this medical record data based study. The setting was a 107 bed acute care community hospital located in …
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Stereotypes of older adult lesbians and gay men
… stereotypes of sexual orientation-unspecified adult and older adult women and men. There has also been research on stereotypes of age-unspecified lesbians and gay men. No research to date, however, has formally focused on stereotypes of older adult lesbians and gay men. This study examined …
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Factors influencing older adult collaboration on health problems
… and severity of the problem) that influence older adults' strategy ratings on health-related problems. One hundred twenty-eight community-dwelling adults aged 60 and older (M = 71.4 years, SD = 7.21) rated strategies to solve four hypothetical health problems in two domains: heart, arthritis …
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Vision Impairment and Depression in the Older Adult
The older adult population in the United States is rapidly expanding both because of longer life expectancies as well as the aging of the baby boomers. While vision impairment is a growing concern among older adults, there have been few, mostly small studies, of the impact of vision impairment on …
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Caregiver readiness for hospital discharge of an older adult
… readiness for the hospital discharge of an older adult. Background: Older adults rely on their caregivers during hospital discharge. However, caregivers are not routinely included in discharge preparation. Caregivers’ experiences of hospital discharge have been studied retrospectively …
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Effective verbal behaviors during cognitive collaboration by older adult partners
… present study examined interactive behaviors in older adults (N = 80 individuals). The main goal of the current study was to examine the process of collaboration and how the interactive process related to the collaborative outcome. Three research questions were addressed. First, did partners …
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Serenity and the Quality of Life in the Older Adult
… It is in this process of aging that the older adults are often forced to cope with increasing numbers of adjustments. Over many of these, they have no control. Successful aging would seem to require the older adult to have the ability to adapt or cope with these changes. Attainment of …
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Advances in the assessment and rehabilitation of older adult fallers
… answer a number of questions regarding falls in older adults, both in terms of the assessment of individuals experiencing falls and their physiotherapy based rehabilitation. Firstly, an audit (Chapter 2) of a commonly used falls risk assessment tool (the Physiological Profile Assessment: PPA) was …
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ALCOHOL USE AND THE OLDER ADULT: ADDRESSING OLDER ADULTS’ PERCEPTIONS
… methods tailored specifically for the older population, it is important to understand the reasons that older adults perceive that they consume alcohol. For this reason, this study explored older adults’ perceptions regarding why they use alcohol. Older adults, age 60 and older, were …
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Nutrition parameters predicting functional status decline in the older adult
The present study was designed to test the hypotheses that there would be physical, affective, and cognitive function decline from baseline at 3 months and 6 months for the total group and within age groups and that decline would be predicted by nutritional status. Serum concentrations of albumin, …
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Examination of the Usability of the IPAD Among Older Adult Consumers
… the iPad was used highly effectively with an older population and the difficulties that this older population experienced were nearly identical to those experienced by younger populations in other research. These findings in combination with the positive and non-intimidating perception the …
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An ethnography of older adult second language learners' expectations for success
… mission boards is an increase in the number of older adults offering service in foreign countries. To be effective, these people often need to learn a new language. However, much evidence has shown that older adults have a more difficult time than their younger adult counterparts in acquiring a …
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Exploring older adult home safety education with photo elicitation via telehealth
… elicitation was used with six participants, well older adults, to draw out their stories and experiences related to home safety. Each participant was engaged in three "rounds" of photography based on provided prompts and an interview followed each round. Interviews took place online through VSee, …
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Meanings and motivations among older adult mall walkers: a qualitative analysis
… and motivation for mall walking among a group of older, rural, independently living adults. Interviews were conducted with 14 respondents aged 62-81 and participant observation was conducted at a rural mall. Mall walking was initially motivated by three conditions: (a) expert-directed advice, (b) …
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The nutrition and hydration of older adult cancer patients in hospice
… was to describe the dietary intake of twelve older adult cancer patients in home hospice care. The mean daily intakes of energy for males ranged from 657 to 2142 kcal per day, or from 28 to 93% of the recommended intake (RI). For females, the mean daily intakes of energy ranged from 358 to …
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