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...

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...

Sexuality in older adults: a deconstructionist perspective.(Clinical...

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...

"Tone your bones": A model for health education for older adults

Journal of Physical Therapy Education;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Purpose. Health education programs for older adults are one strategy to encourage people...community-based health education program for older adults with osteoporosis, the "Tone Your Bones...example of an approach that encourages older adults to take control of their health through...

Research Challenges to Recruitment and Retention in a Study of Homebound...

Care Management Journals;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Although the proportion of dependent older adults living in nursing homes increases with age, most older adults with functional impairment will remain...two to three functionally impaired older adults reside in the home (M. F. Folstein...The health concerns of homebound older ...

Personal relevance modulates the positivity bias in recall of emotional...

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Some studies have suggested that older adults remember more positive than negative...for these inconsistencies. Younger and older adults were instructed either to passively...a subsequent incidental recall test, older adults recalled equal numbers of positive and...

Issues in Mental Health Care for Older Adults After Disasters

Generations;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Older adults typically fare...of a healthy, community-dwelling 83year-old are...of vulnerable older adults who are at risk...every aspect of community life is disrupted...suggested that older adults were more vulnerable...

Predicting the probability for falls in community-dwelling older adults.

Physical Therapy;  August 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Identification of older adults who are at a risk for falling is a...represent a health hazard to many older adults, there is mounting evidence that suggests...contributing to increased fall risk among older adults.[1-6] Approximately 25% to 35% of...7-9] The consequences of falls among ...

Personal characteristics that influence exercise behavior of older adults

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Abstract-Long-term exercise participation among older adults will result in healthier lifestyles...that influence exercise behavior in older adults and (2) to have health professionals...exercise initiation and adherence in older adults. The expert panel examined nine determinants...

Effects of a Pedometer-Based Intervention on the Physical Performance and...

Therapeutic Recreation Journal;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......performance and mobility-related self-efficacy in community-dwelling older adults. The age range of the participants was 55 to...Stewart, Ferrucci, Ciol, & Guralnik, 2005). Community-dwelling older adults who are unable to walk a half...

The shared activities of older adults with dementia and their caregivers

Therapeutic Recreation Journal;  July 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......activities among community dwelling older adults with dementia...KEY WORDS: Older Adults, Dementia...programs for community dwelling older adults with dementia...number of community dwelling older adults with dementia...

Use of clinical and impairment-based tests to predict falls by...

Physical Therapy;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......researchers (21) studying community-dwelling older adults found BBS scores...risk in a group of community-dwelling older adults who were independent...Subjects One hundred six community-dwelling older adults (age range=65-90...

Experiential learning: Exposure to variability among older adults

Journal of Physical Therapy Education;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......students are reluctant to work with older adults. A study of 326 physical therapist...appreciation of the diversity inherent among older adults. Research has demonstrated a positive...opportunities for positive interactions with older adults during their physical therapy ...

An own-age bias in face recognition for children and older adults

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......study, we examined whether children and older adults exhibit an own-age face recognition...younger adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults and were administered a recognition test Results showed that both children and older adults more accurately recognized own-age faces...

Assessing pain in older adults. (try this: best practices in nursing care...

Dermatology Nursing;  June 1, 2003 ;     577 words ......the special needs of older adults and use the highest...Studies on pain in older adults (65 years of age and...demonstrated that 25%-45% of community dwelling older people have chronic...strictly focuses on pain in older adults, studies with younger...utilization ...