Browsing by Subject "older adults"
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(2011-10-21)The purpose of the study is to investigate how older adults adjust to getting older and the losses that come with aging. This study examines how E.T. Higgins's theory of self-discrepancy mediates the relationship between ...
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(2010-10-12)Regular walking has several physical and psychological benefits for frail older people. However, many residents in long-term care facilities are too sedentary to achieve these benefits. Indoor walking appears to be a ...
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(2016-04-14)This dissertation presents three studies designed to elucidate the phenomenon of hunger and food insecurity among older adults of Mexican heritage in Texas-Mexico border colonias. First, a comprehensive background of the ...
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(2017-04-24)Approximately half of all falls among adults age 65 and older result from tripping. Therefore, improving the ability to recover balance after tripping may be an effective approach for reducing the number of falls among ...
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(2022-08-02)For the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on vulnerable older Americans. In addition to illness and even death due to infection and complications, COVID-19 has left many of the general medical ...
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(2009-05-15)Older adults represent a growing part of the population of the United States. Due to decreased physical activity, dietary changes, and alterations in metabolic rate this population is susceptible to an increased rate of ...
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(2014-08-04)This study aimed to examine the relationship between health literacy and the health status of older adults. The first section of the study consisted of a comprehensive literature review of prior research regarding cognitive, ...
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(2014-07-29)How old one feels, one’s subjective age, has been shown to predict important psychological and health outcomes. However, few studies have demonstrated a relationship between subjective age and cognitive performance. The ...
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(2023-01-11)Cognitive assessments are important diagnostic and screening tools for cognitive conditions, such as mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). As the US population ages, the cost of AD will increase, resting ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Older adults have historically utilized mental health services at substantially low rates. Unfortunately, though professional, policy, and other recent developments portend an increase in service use, there has been scant ...