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Humes, Larry E.; Dubno, Judy R. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This study aimed to compare the perceived hearing difficulties of a community sample of older adults to two clinical samples of older adults, one with no hearing aid experience and the other with hearing aid experience. Method: Scale scores from the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired (CPHI) were analyzed for a community sample…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Older Adults, Assistive Technology, Severity (of Disability)
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Tapley, Howell; Houser, Jeremy; Idlewine, Tiffany; Kiesel, John; Stevens, Douglas; Tapley, Stasia – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2021
The American Physical Therapy Association promotes the Annual Physical Therapy Visit. Similar to an older adult who may see his/her medical provider annually, it is recommended that the aging adult see a physical therapist who will perform screening tests for strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and gait. Early detection of physical decline…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Older Adults, Allied Health Occupations Education
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Yelland, Erin L.; Benson, Jacquelyn J.; Litzelman, Kristin; Gerstenecker, Chelsey Byers; Bartholomae, Suzanne; Stanfield, M. Hunter – Journal of Extension, 2019
As the U.S. population ages, Extension's need for associated organizational readiness increases. We conducted a needs assessment with a sample of 1,028 Extension professionals in the Extension North Central Region (NCR) to identify the current scope of aging-related community needs. Health care, chronic disease prevention and management, housing,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Geographic Regions, Needs Assessment, Extension Agents
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Swanson, H. Lee – Developmental Psychology, 2017
This study investigates whether age-related changes in the structure of 5 complex working memory (WM) tasks (a) reflect a general or domain specific system, (b) follows a similar trajectory across different age spans, and (c) contribute domain general or domain specific resources to achievement measures. The study parsed the sample (N = 2,471)…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Verbal Ability, Short Term Memory