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  • 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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    Dissertation
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    as people move from mid-life to later life (Hooker, 1992). For older adults in particular, the

  • Perceptions of residential grab bars among community dwelling seniors

    Creator:
    Thrall, Patti L.
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    Despite the perceived importance of grab bars to facilitate aging-in-place and healthy aging, many community-dwelling older adults do not have them installed. The aim of this study was to investigate predictors of grab bar installation among well-educated community dwelling seniors. Data was collected quantitatively through an electronic survey of Oregon...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , 2010). Housing tenure among households headed by older people indicate that 20% are renters and 80