- Brain Adjusts to Cope with Life's Upsets
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- A qualitative research approach was used with 27 elderly residents and families from five nursing homes. Results. Of the 11 quality of life indicators identified by the participants, the three most important ones were being treated with respect, sympathetic involvement in relationships, and perceived competency through technical (nursing) acts and attitudes.
Authors: Robichaud, Line; Durand, Pierre J.; Bédard, René; Ouellet, Jean-Paul
Source: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 73, Number 4, October 2006 , pp. 245-251(7)
Publisher: Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists CLICK HERE
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- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) study funded by the Fran and Ray Stark Foundation Fund for Alzheimer's Disease Research, the Judith Olenick Elgart Fund for Research on Brain Aging, and the Parlow-Solomon Professorship on Aging. CLICK HERE
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- In a study published in Neuron, psychologists from McMaster University discovered that the ageing process actually improves certain abilities: Older people appear to be better and faster at grasping the big picture than their younger counterparts. CLICK HERE
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- Reasons Story Books for the Elderly are Important CLICK HERE
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- Articles by Natalie Tucker Miller, IAC-CC CLICK HERE
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- The Brain Spa: Elderly Brain Brightening CLICK HERE
