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Mohd Natar, Ahmad Kamal; Nagappan, Rajendran; Ainuddin, Husna Ahmad; Masuri, Ghazali; Thanapalan, Chandra Kannan K. – Educational Gerontology, 2015
Current cognitive screening tests are difficult to use due to their deficit in cultural and conceptual significance and translation into other languages. The purpose of this study was to translate the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment for Geriatrics (LOTCA-G) into Malay language and test its reliability and validity for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geriatrics, Older Adults, Cognitive Measurement
Bosfield, Saundra – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate if there is a significant difference in the following: (a) nurses' likelihood to remain in geriatrics between age groups (those over 40 years of age and those under 40 years of age); (b) nurses' likelihood to remain in geriatrics and personality traits; (c) nurses' likelihood to remain in geriatrics…
Descriptors: Nurses, Older Adults, Geriatrics, Statistical Analysis
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Behan, Mary; Moeser, Adam E.; Thomas, Cathy F.; Russell, John A.; Wang, Hao; Leverson, Glen E.; Connor, Nadine P. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012
Purpose: Breathing and swallowing problems affect elderly people and may be related to age-associated tongue dysfunction. Hypoglossal motoneurons that innervate the tongue receive a robust, excitatory serotonergic (5HT) input and may be affected by aging. We used a rat model of aging and progressive resistance tongue exercise to determine whether…
Descriptors: Animals, Experiments, Diseases, Hypothesis Testing
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Lester, Paula E.; Sykora, Alzbeta; Wolf-Klein, Gisele P.; Pekmezaris, Renee; Auerbach, Charles; Feuerman, Martin – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
Previous research has been conducted regarding preferences of physicians for life-sustaining treatments for themselves, but there is a dearth of data on personal use of advance directives (ADs) by geriatricians specifically. Using a phone survey, we contacted all graduates of the geriatric fellowship program to assess their personal use of advance…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Graduates, Fellowships
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Weinreich, Donna M. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
Student- or learner-centered teaching has an historical context--it is old and new. This article traces the path that has brought us full circle to once again concentrating on student learning instead of teacher teaching--from the era of learning being restricted to the wealthy and privileged, to today where learning institutions are inclusive.…
Descriptors: Practicums, Gerontology, Geriatrics, Student Centered Curriculum
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de Waal, K. H.; Tinselboer, B. M.; Evenhuis, H. M.; Penning, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Increased post-void residual urine volume (PVR) is often seen in geriatric populations. People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have risk factors in common with these populations. Aims: To investigate in adults with ID: (1) Feasibility of portable ultrasound bladder scanning; (2) Prevalence of PVR; and (3) Relations with proposed…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Chronic Illness