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Elderly women and activewear : their preferences and fitting problems

Creator:: Berman, Laura G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether women aged 65 and older are wearing sweatshirts and sweatpants for activewear, and, if so, to investigate the types of activities they are worn for, reasons for wearing, feature preferences, and fitting problems. While sweatshirts and sweatpants have been popularly worn...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: study was to determine whether women aged 65 and older are wearing sweatshirts and sweatpants for

The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

Creator:: Mau, Sindy Kay
Abstract:: Old women face a unique set of obstacles in their quest for empowerment. In this study the concept of empowerment is explored by politicizing issues of personal safety. The most significant factors that impede an old woman's sense of safety and control include oppression, primarily ageism and sexism, along with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Chauncey, "Twenty percent of women aged seventy-five and over are poor and another thirty percent are

Spirituality and Aging Among Women

Creator:: Orcutt, Nancy Wilson
Abstract:: The term, spirituality, as used in this study, refers to that part of our lives that has the deepest meaning, that which nurtures each of us and moves us toward wholeness. It is the basis for which we live out our lives, following our own truths with honesty and commitment....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a fulfilling life. For this study, a group of 10 women aged 60-87 years was examined, using in

Dietary behavior and body composition parameters among self-reported exercising and non-exercising elderly women

Creator:: Bell, Kathleen A.
Abstract:: The percentage of the American population who are 65 years old or older is rapidly increasing, especially the proportion of women. It is becoming crucial to encourage lifestyle behaviors that will enable senior women to remain in optimal health. Following the 1990 Dietary Guidelines' recommendations to limit fat intake and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: causes of death among women aged 65 and older include cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease

Energy and nutrient intake, and body composition of elderly women with different ages and levels of physical activity

Creator:: Bell, Elizabeth J.
Abstract:: The US population over the age of 65 years is growing rapidly, with elderly women outnumbering men by 50 percent. Studies show that aging is often accompanied by reduced energy intake, inadequate nutrition, and the loss of lean body mass with a subsequent increase in body fat, as well as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: associations. Sixty-three elderly women (aged 65-98 years) volunteers completed a three part study

Possible selves and exercise maintenance among middle-aged women

Creator:: Blais, Robin E.
Abstract:: Given the high risk of relapse during the first year of exercise involvement, it is important to determine the processes of self-motivation which enable novice exercisers to become long-term maintainers. This study was designed to extend previous Stages of Change (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983) research by comparing the Possible Selves...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1997 All Rights Reserved Possible Selves and Exercise Maintenance Among Middle-Aged Women by

Effects of a resistance exercise program on activities of daily living of elderly women

Creator:: DeVries, Christine L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if a 5-month progressive-resistance exercise program would affect measures of activities of daily living (ADLs) and functional stability in elderly women. All subjects were ambulatory women, 80 to 93 years old, who lived in assisted-care facilities. Eight exercise and 7 control subjects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: daily living of elderly women AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Christine L. DeVries for the degree of

Relationship between total, axial and peripheral bone mineral density, lifetime milk consumption and lifetime physical activity in elderly mothers and their premenopausal daughters

Creator:: Ulrich, Cornelia M.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: increases its usefulness (10,50). Among middle-aged or elderly women, the assessment of non-exercise

Relationship of self-reported physical activity behavior and hormone replacement therapy with apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein A1 in postmenopausal women

Creator:: Curtis, Aaron D.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in a group of middle-aged women. Lastly, Sigurdsson and coworkers reported19 that apo Al and

Diet and exercise intervention strategies : preventing metabolic syndromein middle-aged women

Creator:: Bryant, Taylor Kathryn
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 12-week nutrition and physical activity (PA) intervention program for middle-aged, pre-menopausal women at risk for Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) would reduce their risk factors. Ten overweight women (mean ± SD: age = 47 ± 3y; Body Mass Index = 31.0 ±...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Strategies: Preventing Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Women. Abstract approved

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Elderly women and activewear : their preferences and fitting problems

The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

Spirituality and Aging Among Women

Dietary behavior and body composition parameters among self-reported exercising and non-exercising elderly women

Energy and nutrient intake, and body composition of elderly women with different ages and levels of physical activity

Possible selves and exercise maintenance among middle-aged women

Effects of a resistance exercise program on activities of daily living of elderly women

Relationship between total, axial and peripheral bone mineral density, lifetime milk consumption and lifetime physical activity in elderly mothers and their premenopausal daughters

Relationship of self-reported physical activity behavior and hormone replacement therapy with apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein A1 in postmenopausal women

Diet and exercise intervention strategies : preventing metabolic syndromein middle-aged women

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