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Sirisuwan, Petcherut; Phimha, Surachai; Banchonhattakit, Pannee – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: Ageing populations are a global phenomenon resulting from increasing life expectancy and decreasing fertility rates. Thus, investigation into the factors affecting the quality of life (QOL) of the elderly has become important. This study aimed to assess the association between active ageing and health literacy, and QOL in a sample of…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Quality of Life, Correlation
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Papadopoulos, Charilaos; Jager, Johnna M. – Educational Gerontology, 2016
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a strength-training program combined with an educational intervention on resistance-training knowledge, adherence, psychological parameters, and functionality in older individuals residing in assisted living facilities. Twenty-four (mean age: 83.8 ± 8.0 years) participants were divided into…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Physical Fitness, Health Related Fitness, Statistical Analysis
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Nagasawa, Yoshinori; Demura, Shinichi – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2011
This study examined age-group corresponding relationships of the controlled force exertion based on sinusoidal and quasi-random waveforms in 175 right-handed male adults aged 20 to 86 years. The subjects were divided into 3 groups based on age-level: 53 young (mean age 24.6, SD = 3.3 years), 71 middle aged (mean age 44.3, SD = 8.7 years), and 51…
Descriptors: Age, Computer Uses in Education, Older Adults, Age Differences
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Katz, Renee S. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1990
Examined whether personality is related to attitudes toward older people in 228 college students, 78 of whom were working with older people in professional capacities. Results indicated a constellation of personality traits was related to attitudes toward older people, including low anxiety traits, sensitive-intuition traits, and intellectual…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Correlation, Gerontology