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Age and Sex Differences in Steadiness of Elbow Flexor Muscles with Imposed Cognitive Demand [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: These studies determined (1) age and sex-related differences in steadiness of isometric contractions when high cognitive demand was imposed across a range of forces with the elbow flexor muscles (study 1) and, (2) sex differences in steadiness ...
Hunter, Sandra +5 more
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Are they ‘worth their weight in gold’? Sport for older adults: benefits and barriers of their participation for sporting organisations [PDF]
, 2016 The ageing global population has led to an increased focus on health for older adults. However, older adults have not been a specific priority for some sporting organisations (SOs).
Alexander K. +18 more
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021 Introduction: Schema therapy (ST) is an efficacious psychotherapy for personality disorders (PDs) in adults. The first empirical support for the effectiveness of ST in older adults with cluster C PDs was provided recently.
L. van Donzel +4 more
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BMC Family Practice, 2020 Background General practitioners (GPs) are advised to offer advance care planning (ACP) to people with dementia (PWD). In a randomized controlled trial, an educational intervention for GPs aimed at initiating and optimizing ACP proved to be effective ...
Bram Tilburgs +6 more
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Understanding the Use of Voice Assistants by Older Adults [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Older adults are using voice-based technologies in a variety of different contexts and are uniquely positioned to benefit from smart speakers' handsfree, voice-based interface. In order to better understand the ways in which older adults engage with and learn how to use smart speakers, we conducted qualitative, semi-structured interviews with four ...
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Understanding How Older Adults Comprehend COVID-19 Interactive Visualizations via Think-Aloud Protocol [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Older adults have been hit disproportionally hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. One critical way for older adults to minimize the negative impact of COVID-19 and future pandemics is to stay informed about its latest information, which has been increasingly presented through online interactive visualizations (e.g., live dashboards and websites). Thus, it is
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Affective norms for italian words in older adults: Age differences in ratings of valence, arousal and dominance [PDF]
, 2017 In line with the dimensional theory of emotional space, we developed affective norms for words rated in terms of valence, arousal and dominance in a group of older adults to complete the adaptation of the Affective Norms for English Words (ANEW) for ...
Ambrosini, Ettore +3 more
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Understanding Barriers and Design Opportunities to Improve Healthcare and QOL for Older Adults through Voice Assistants [PDF]
, 2021 Voice based Intelligent Virtual Assistants (IVAs) promise to improve healthcare management and Quality of Life (QOL) by introducing the paradigm of hands free and eye free interactions. However, there has been little understanding regarding the challenges for designing such systems for older adults, especially when it comes to healthcare related tasks.
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Wheelchair-based game design for older adults [PDF]
, 2013 Few leisure activities are accessible to institutionalized older adults using wheelchairs; in consequence, they experience lower levels of perceived health than able-bodied peers.
Baalam M. +4 more
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Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice, 2018 Vrijwillige maatjes voor eenzame ouderen. Grenzen en mogelijkheden van vrijwillige inzet bij een kwetsbare doelgroepIn de Nederlandse beleidscontext wordt een grote rol toegedacht aan vrijwilligersorganisaties bij het ondersteunen van kwetsbare ...
Anja Machielse, Pien Bos
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