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Systematic Literature Review of Randomized Control Trials Assessing the Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
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Bandayrel, Kristofer; Wong, Sharon – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: Nutrition interventions may play an important role in maintaining the health and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. To the authors' knowledge, no systematic literature review has been conducted on the effectiveness of nutrition interventions in the community-dwelling older adult population. Design: Systematic literature…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Educational Attainment, Quality of Life, Older Adults
Counsellors' Perspectives on the Use of the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) in an Alcohol Counselling Setting.
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Cheyne, Alex; Kinn, Sue – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2001
Seeks counselors' views of using the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIGoL) to investigate the feasibility of the tool. Data reveal that the SEIQoL provided users with a graphic, visual and dynamic means to identify important areas that contributed to their quality of life and it appeared to enhance the reflective…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies
Attachment Pattern, Reasons for Living, and Suicide Risk among College Students.
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Buelow, George; Schreiber, Roxanne; Range, Lillian M. – Journal of College Counseling, 2000
Explores the relationships between attachment, reasons for living, and suicide among 163 college students. Results indicate that, although survival and coping skills are most associated with low suicidal intentions, students' level of attachment and their view of parents as accessible are also significantly associated with low suicidal intentions.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, College Students, Coping
Social Support: A Critical Review of the Literature as it Applies to Black Americans. Occasional Paper No. 26.
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Milburn, Norweeta G. – 1986
Social support is a significant component of mental health; yet, it has not been examined extensively among black Americans. This paper is a critical review of the research literature on informal social support. The review identifies how social support is conceptualized and defined, the importance of social support for mental health, and the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Coping, Counseling, Economic Factors
Values in Life Role Choices and Outcomes: A Conceptual Model.
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Brown, Duane; Crace, R. Kelly – Career Development Quarterly, 1996
Values are viewed as central to the selection of, and subsequent satisfaction with, life roles. Because no conceptual framework has been advanced to guide the work of practitioners and researchers, values are widely ignored by both groups. This article sets forth propositions aimed at remedying this oversight by clarifying the importance of values…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Counseling, Critical Thinking
The Financial Well-Being of Women and the Family.
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Dickinson, Amy – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1996
Financial insecurity can affect family life at all income levels across all races. Hardships resulting from financial insecurity fall most heavily upon women--directly through inferior wages and income opportunities, or indirectly through abusive actions by discontented spouses. Empowering women in the financial arena can stabilize families and…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling, Dependents, Family (Sociological Unit)