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Direct linkWinter, Laraine; Lawton, M. Powell; Ruckdeschel, Katy – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
Kahneman and Tversky's (1979) Prospect theory was tested as a model of preferences for prolonging life under various hypothetical health statuses. A sample of 384 elderly people living in congregate housing (263 healthy, 131 frail) indicated how long (if at all) they would want to live under each of nine hypothetical health conditions (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Patients, Nursing Homes, Health Conditions, Older Adults
Zeisel, John; Silverstein, Nina M.; Hyde, Joan; Levkoff, Sue; Lawton, M. Powell; Holmes, William – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: We systematically measured the associations between environmental design features of nursing home special care units and the incidence of aggression, agitation, social withdrawal, depression, and psychotic problems among persons living there who have Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. Design and Methods: We developed and tested a…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities
