Long-term adherence to heart healthy behaviors in older adults: A theory-based approachDespite evidence-based recommendations, long-term adherence to heart-healthy behaviors is generally low in older adults. Many behavioral strategies have induced short term improvements in physical activity, diet...
The relationship between antiepileptic drug load and challenging behaviors in older adults with intellectual disability and epilepsy Author links open overlay panelRosemary Monaghan a b, Máire O'Dwyer a, Retha Luus c, Niamh Mulryan c d, Philip McCallion e, Mary McCarron c, Martin C. Henman ...
Internet use and cancer-preventive behaviors in older adults: findings from a longitudinal cohort study Background:The Internet is a key provider of health information, but little is known about its associations with cancer-preventive behaviors. This study investigated the associations between Internet ...
According to theWorld Population Ageing 2020 Highlights, the older population aged 65 and above reached 7.27 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach 15 billion in 2050, accounting for 16% of the world’s population. China is experiencing a faster population aging process than other countries [1...
The SLI is a 26-item measure designed to assess the health behaviors of older adults and was developed in 4 phases. Contained within the SLI are 3 subscales: Nutrition (5 items), Active Composure (10 items), and Maintenance (7 times). The SLI contains 4 additional items related to use...
Check access to the full text by signing in through your organization. Access throughyour organization Section snippets Methods The primary research question for this study was: “What are community-living older adults' health information-seeking behaviors as they pertain to nutrition and health?” An...
Depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality in Korean older adults: A 3-year population-based prospective study: Mental health and mortality To examine the association between depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality in a population-based prospective study.Data from the 2008 baseline and 2011... ...
The Social Support Appraisals scale (SS-A), the ULS-8 Loneliness Scale, and the Self-rated abilities for health practice scale (SRAHPS) were used to measure social support, loneliness, and health behaviors in older adults, respectively. A moderated mediation model was built to examine the ...
Circumstances and consequences of falls in independent community-dwelling older adults BACKGROUND: knowledge of the circumstances and consequences of falls in older adults is important for understanding the aetiology of falls as well as for e... WP Berg,HM Alessio,EM Mills,... - 《Age & Ageing...
Health-promoting life styles of older adults: comparisons with young and middle-aged adults, correlates and patterns. The purposes of the study presented were to compare the health-promoting behaviors of older adults with those of young and middle-aged adults, to examine t... SN Walker - 《...