Article: Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Result From Senior Falls

Article: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES CAN RESULT FROM SENIOR FALLS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 23, 2008 ;     671 words ......following press release: Traumatic brain injuries due to falls...among Americans 65 and older, according to a new report...Journal of Safety Research. Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are...or misdiagnosed among older adults. TBI often results in...our research shows that ...

Article: Technophobia Amongst Older Adults in Ireland
Irish Journal of Management;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Older Adults and Computer Usage The number of older adults is growing worldwide. The United Nations (2002...evidenced by a recent survey which states that older adults are the fastest growing online population in the...

Article: Developments in Clinical Interventions for Older Adults: A Review.
New Zealand Journal of Psychology;  December 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Older adults are increasing as a percentage of the population in...remain under-researched or even wholly unexamined in older adults. Also, biases and assumptions about older adults can help instil a false sense of security in clinical...

Article: Depression in older adults.(geriatric depression)
Adultspan Journal;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......address selected aspects of depression in older adults. Specifically, symptoms, risk factors...and interventions for depression in older adults are reviewed. ********** Ageism can influence the diagnosis of depression in older adults because of a tendency of society to...

Article: Sexuality in older adults: a deconstructionist perspective.(Clinical report)
Adultspan Journal;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......against active expression of sexuality in older adults, but these prejudices are unfounded...addresses issues surrounding sexuality in older adults. Implications for clinical practice...this article, I examine sexuality in older adults from a historical, psychological, and...

Article: Psychosocial treatments for major depression and dysthymia in older adults: a review of the research literature.
Journal of Counseling and Development;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Gallagher-Thompson, 2002). The population of older adults in the United States is growing at a...the last 100 years, the population of older adults has more than tripled in percentage...increasingly be faced with meeting the needs of older adults and their families (Myers & ...

Article: Applying the 'Disaster Lens' to Older Adults
Generations;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......brutality. Each had a profound impact upon older adults, their families, and the professionals...planning and service delivery. For example, older adults constituted only 15 percent of the population...unprecedented disaster, more than 700,000 older adults left their homes, their ...

Article: Intergenerational program has benefits for children, older adults.
M2 Presswire;  November 11, 2003 ;     569 words ......Intergenerational program has benefits for children, older adults(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...live far from their grandparents and older adults tend to be isolated from others, special ways must be found for children and older adults to interact. A program through ...

Article: Health and Wellness Promotion for Older Adults
Dynamic Chiropractic;  August 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ......year 2020, it is estimated that older adults will make up 22 percent of the population. Eighty-eight percent of older adults seek some form of complementary...generation, a large number of older adults will be seeking to promote health...

Article: Community Partnerships for Older Adults: Meeting the Housing Challenge
Generations;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......makes it easier to build housing for older adults in suburban neighborhoods. In Boston...for the rapidly growing population of older adults. The three cities are among the grantees of the Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPFOA) program, an eight-year, $20...

Article: Research Challenges to Recruitment and Retention in a Study of Homebound Older Adults: Lessons Learned From the Nutritional and Dental Screening Program
Care Management Journals;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......why it is difficult to recruit homebound older adults to participate in research studies. The...The need for valid studies of homebound older adults grows with each passing day. Older adults comprise an increasingly large proportion...

Article: Prevalence, risk factors and strategies to prevent dehydration in older adults.(Clinical report)
Contemporary Nurse;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......fluid and electrolyte equilibrium of older adults (>65 years of age) is an integral part...be classified as mild to severe. In older adults 3% loss of TBW is considered significant...rapidly deteriorate to severe dehydration. Older adults living in residential care facilities...

Article: Older Adults' Use of Postacute and Cardiac Rehabilitation Services After Hospitalization for a Cardiac Event
Rehabilitation Nursing;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......to describe the differences between older adults who use these services and those who...and 4 and 6 months later. Of the 60 older adults in the sample, 73% used PAC after discharge. Older adults discharged home without PAC services...

Article: Effects of Music Listening and Relaxation Instructions on Arousal Changes and the Working Memory Task in Older Adults
Journal of Music Therapy;  July 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......music and relaxation instructions on older adults' arousal and working memory. Fifteen female older adults participated in 10 minutes of all 3...subject-preferred music has potentials to increase older adults' energetic arousal and reduce tension...