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The Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties
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Carpenter, Brian D.; Balsis, Steve; Otilingam, Poorni G.; Hanson, Priya K.; Gatz, Margaret – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: This study provides preliminary evidence for the acceptability, reliability, and validity of the new Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS), a content and psychometric update to the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Test. Design and Methods: Traditional scale development methods were used to generate items and evaluate their psychometric…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Risk, Patients
Psychological and Cognitive Effects of an Exercise Program for Community-Residing Older Adults.
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Emery, Charles F.; Gatz, Margaret – Gerontologist, 1990
Examined effects of 12-week aerobic exercise program on psychological well-being and cognitive functioning in 48 urban older adults. Subjects were randomly assigned to aerobic group, social activity group, or waiting list group. Results indicated little change in psychological well-being and provided limited support for association of…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Cognitive Processes, Locus of Control, Older Adults
Group Therapies for Nursing Home Adults: An Evaluation of Two Treatment Approaches.
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Moran, John A.; Gatz, Margaret – Gerontologist, 1987
Assigned nursing home residents (N=59) to one of three conditions: task-oriented peer counseling group, insight-oriented peer counseling group, or control. Task group increased in internal locus of control and life satisfaction; insight group increased in internal locus of control and trust; controls decreased in trust. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence, Life Satisfaction, Locus of Control