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Office workers advised to get up and stand
A consensus statement based in a review of research is prefaced with the statement that people working in offices spend 65-75% of their work time sitting, which has been identified as a health risk factor.
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Older adults find tablet computers easier to use
Interviews were conducted with 21 older adults who started using tablet computers because they saw others using them, the devices were recommended or they received one as a gift.
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Privacy and honesty most important to residents in long-term care
To discover what leads to quality of life among residents in long-term care residences in Canada, 928 residents were surveyed. Positive ratings of their quality of life were based on factors such as privacy during visits (76.9%)
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Stats watch: two new reports profile midlife and older adults
The current editions of two compendiums of statistics, “Profile of Older Americans 2014” and “Health, United States, 2014” (with a special section on people ages 55-64 years), have been released. Both publications collect data from a number of federal surveys and bureaus. One group of numbers details the chronic conditions prevalent at older ages, many of which are related to lifestyle.
moreHealth conditions
What works in evidence-based programs
Evidence-based programs are based in research that has tested the effectiveness of an intervention or model (National Council on Aging).
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Employment and lifelong learning lead to health at older ages
Interviews were conducted among older adults for the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging.
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