Video Respite (VR) is a series of videotapes designed to capture long-term memory and maintain the attention of patients with Alzheimer's Disease. The purpose of this study was to determine whether VR viewing significantly affects the behavior of cognitively impaired nursing home residents. Specifically, repeated measures ANOVA and paired t-tests...
The ecology of a population of snowshoe hares, Lepus
americanus washingtonii, was studied in western Oregon from 1960
to 1962. Objectives were to obtain information to control hares,
which frequently cause damage to coniferous reproduction in the
region, and to compare the life history of this little-studied subspecies
with others....
Despite today’s high divorce rate, one out of five first marriages
lasts 50 years. Such long-lasting relationships are a
contemporary phenomenon. Consider this: At the end of the 19th
century, the average length of marriage when one spouse died
was about 28 years. Now it's over 43 years!
Research on sibling relationships has focused mostly on childhood and
adolescence. What we currently know about siblings in later life
is limited, but our knowledge is growing. Although the number of
living siblings an individual has declines with age, contact among
siblings increases with age.
Published March 1991. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Decreasing mortality rates and increasing life
expectancy are contributing factors in a trend currently
referred to as the "graying" of America. Some members of
this aging population will require caregiving support from
their families. Because women tend to outlive men, adult
daughters generally assume this important role for their
widowed...
The kinematic characteristics of 17 elite male cross-country skiers competing in the 50 km race of the 1992 Winter Olympic Games were determined. Each skier used the open field skating technique, one of four skating techniques used in free technique cross-country ski races. Skiers were filmed by the use of...
Identifying factors related to adolescent sexual activity is an important
issue for health care, education, and public policy. This research explores the
idea that sexual identity relates to adolescent sexual activity and the riskiness of
the behavior. Sexual identity is composed of many factors, including self-esteem,
sexual self-efficacy, body image,...
AIDS attacks more than the immune system of HIVinfected
people. AIDS also attacks the well-being of
families by draining their relationships as well as their
economic, emotional, spiritual, and social resources.
