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Connectedness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the processes involved with connectedness in community-dwelling older adults, which the authors contend is quality of life from a generative perspective. Using a grounded theory approach, 12 older adults were interviewed using a semistructured interview guide.
M Elizabeth, Register, Kathleen M, Scharer   +1 more
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Gait Variability in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2001
OBJECTIVES: To describe gait variability at usual and fast walking speeds in community‐dwelling older adults and to describe the effects of increasing gait speed on gait variability. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional, descriptive study.
J S, Brach, R, Berthold, R, Craik, J M, VanSwearingen, A B, Newman   +4 more
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Community-dwelling older adults' attributions about falls

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1995
To examine the extent to which 162 older adults attributed the cause of their fall to their own limitations and to their surroundings, and the relationship of these attributions with selected sociodemographic, health-related, locus of control, and fall-related characteristics.A stratified (by age > or = 65, gender, and area of residence) random sample;
L E, Weinberg, L A, Strain
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Swallowing Changes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Dysphagia, 2018
Older adults may evidence changes in swallowing physiology. Our goals were to identify dysphagia risk in community-dwelling older adults with no history of dysphagia, and to compare swallowing physiology and safety between older and younger adults.
Rachel W, Mulheren, Alba M, Azola, Stephanie, Kwiatkowski, Eleni, Karagiorgos, Ianessa, Humbert, Jeffrey B, Palmer, Marlís, González-Fernández   +6 more
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Nocturnal Enuresis in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1996
OBJECTIVE : To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of nocturnal enuresis in community‐dwelling older adults and to identify potential predisposing variables. DESIGN : Interview survey.
K L, Burgio, J L, Locher, D G, Ives, J M, Hardin, A B, Newman, L H, Kuller   +5 more
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