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  • A prospective study of functional performance balance self-efficacy, and bone mineral density in community-dwelling elderly women

    Creator:
    Gunter, Katherine B.
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    In the United States, falls are the leading cause of unintentional death with one of every three people 65 years and older falling each year. Falls account for approximately 95% of hip fractures among older adults and falls to the side predominate hip fracture related falls in this population. However,...
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    postmenopausal women. In particular, data regarding the timing of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) among older

  • Bone mineral density and rowing exercise in older women

    Creator:
    McNamara, Adrienne J.
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    Studies in young women show that rowing exercise is osteogenic at the spine. However, little is known regarding rowing exercise and spine bone mineral density in older women. The aim of this study was to examine differences in spine bone mineral density (BMD) and back strength between premenopausal and postmenopausal...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Mineral Density and Rowing Exercise in Older Women. Abstract approved: Katherine B. Gunter Studies in

  • Aging in place : a contemporary social phenomenon

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    Lee, Megan
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    Most aging individuals prefer to remain in a self-determined home environment, and generally aging adults want to remain in the same home or same community. The benefits of remaining in a self-determined private home environment while aging have been established. Because individuals present a diversity of needs, it takes interdisciplinary...
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    users of the AIP concept. The second research study titled, The Current State of Older Women Aging in

  • How women negotiate family responsibilities and personal health

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    Ourada, Verna E. Zehner
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    Women’s health affects women and society as a whole. In addition to paid employment, women provide unpaid labor as they care for their families, their homes, and ailing relatives. Only by staying healthy can women provide care to their families. Using a feminist perspective, this study examined how women manage...
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    How Women Negotiate Family Responsibility and Personal Health

  • Retinol intake, bone mineral density and falls in elderly women

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    Gramer, Carrie M.
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    This study was designed to investigate the relationship between retinol intake, bone mineral density, and falls in 101 elderly women aged 72 to 90 years (78.6 yrs. ± 4.3 yrs.). Bone mineral density (BMD) (g/cm²) of the left hip, anterior-posterior lumbar spine (L3), and lateral spine (L3) was measured using...
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    Mineral Density and Falls in Elderly Women. Abstract approved: Christine M. Snow, Katerine B. Guntei

  • The structural relationship among gender role conflict, social support and health behavior in older men

    Creator:
    Hill, Wade Garrison
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    Inquiry into the cause of men's premature mortality has been historically framed in a biological deterministic perspective. This research takes an alternative view whereby the possible interactions of psychosocial variables with men's health promoting and health seeking behaviors are examined using cross-sectional survey data with older men. Specifically, this research...
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    Among Gender Role Conflict, Social Support, and Health Behavior in Older Men. Abstract approved: (I

  • Dynamic linkages of personality and health : the effect of traits and states in predicting health-goal progress

    Creator:
    Choun, Soyoung
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    Optimal aging is strongly related to personality factors along with health-behavior habits. Personality has played a key role in understanding the interactions between human behavior and the environment and as a vital predictor in determining health outcomes of individuals. Although previous studies have found links between personality traits and health,...
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    health related dimension of quality of life is significantly important. Health is not the only aspect

  • Evaluating balance and strength of older women in exercise programs

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    Dinger, Melanie
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    Falls are a common problem among older adults, including those who are relatively healthy and living independently. Exercise has been recommended as an intervention to reduce falls by slowing and/or reversing age-related declines in balance, strength, and mobility. However, it remains unclear which types or combinations of programs are most...
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    Evaluating Balance and Strength of Older Women in Exercise

  • Water exercise effects on bone density and fall risk in postmenopausal women

    Creator:
    Littrell, Tanya R.
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    Exercise may be the most effective strategy to reduce osteoporotic fractures in older adults because of its potential to reduce both bone loss and fall risk. It is unclear whether water exercise is an effective strategy to reduce fracture risk in postmenopausal women. PURPOSE: To examine the effects of a...
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    Dissertation

  • Factors influencing body composition of postmenopausal women

    Creator:
    Worley, Susan E.
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    The purpose of this research was to examine some of the factors which may affect body composition of postmenopausal women. The effect of estrogen, physical activity, diet and lifestyle were examined in 9 women receiving estrogen replacement therapy and 11 women not using this drug. For 3 consecutive days, the...
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    the physiological changes associated with aging, especially among older women, since this