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Tomioka, Michiyo; Braun, Kathryn L.; Compton, Merlita; Tanoue, Leslie – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: Stanford's Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) has been proven to increase patients' ability to manage distress. We describe how we replicated CDSMP in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. Design and Methods: We used the "track changes" tool to deconstruct CDSMP into its various components…
Descriptors: Exercise, Self Management, Self Efficacy, Pacific Islanders
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Ntiri, Daphne W.; Stewart, Merry – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
This study evaluated the effect of a transformative learning (TL) intervention on functional health literacy and diabetes knowledge in older African Americans. Twenty participants from senior community centers completed a six-session intervention. The short-form Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (s-TOFHLA), Literacy Assessment for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Diabetes, Transformative Learning, Community Centers
Friis, Henning; Sheppard, Harold L., Ed. – 1990
These six papers report on future-oriented studies of the situation of the elderly. "Changing Elderly in a Changing Society: Danish Elderly in the Next Century" (Henning Friis) reports on research dealing with preferences of the future elderly for their life when they grow older. "Aging Effectively: Meeting the Challenge of an Aging…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)