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Topic- Health promotion
Another health lecture won't lure elders to day centers
Adult day centers can serve an important role for older adults and their caregivers. At the centers, adults can find professional assistance, activities, social interaction and other services. Caregivers have a respite from their roles. However, for the benefits to occur, older adults need to visit the center.
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Pedometers and mass media most cost-effective for health promotion
As in many developed countries, the majority of people in Australia do not engage in sufficient physical activity. To discover which physical activity promotion activities were most cost-effective, a team of researchers evaluated six types of interventions.
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Messages about brain health and dementia need to be refined
A supplement to The Gerontologist journal focused on “Promoting Cognitive Health in Diverse Populations of Older Adults.”Among the many abstracts, several offered results of focus groups capturing the perceptions of older adults.
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How to encourage a healthy lifestyle for successful aging
In a special issue, the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine published multiple reviews within the theme of lifestyle and successful aging. In an introduction to the issue, authors overviewed the literature and determined that modifiable lifestyle choices, such as physical activity and healthy eating and nonsmoking, are characteristics of people who age well. Are there methods that can lead older adults to adopt healthier behaviors?
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