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Li, Kin-Kit; Cardinal, Bradley J.; Vuchinich, Samuel – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
This study examined the effect of health worry (i.e., cognitive aspect of anxiety resulting from concern for health) on walking difficulty in a nationally representative sample (N = 7,527) of older adults (M age = 76.83 years). The study further tested whether physical activity mediates the effect of health worry on walking difficulty in a 6-year…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Anxiety, Older Adults, Longitudinal Studies
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Magana, Sandra; Smith, Matthew J. – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2006
The impact of caring for a child with a developmental disability on the physical and mental health of Latina and Black American women was examined. We used the National Health Interview Survey to compare the health of older mothers who were co-residing with a child who had a developmental disability to the health of same age mothers without…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Caregivers, Mothers, Mental Health