Brain Health Knowledge in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Autor/inn/en	Park, Carolyn S.; Troutman-Jordan, Meredith; Nies, Mary A.
Titel	Brain Health Knowledge in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 38 (2012) 9, S.650-657 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2012.686838
Schlagwörter	Knowledge Level; Evidence; Quality of Life; Brain; Housing; Racial Differences; Health; Older Adults; Age; Health Behavior; Prevention; Correlation; Scores; Cognitive Ability; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wissensbasis; Evidenz; Lebensqualität; Gehirn; Unterkunft; Rassenunterschied; Gesundheit; Älterer Erwachsener; Alter; Lebensalter; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Korrelation; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	Aging and its effects on a person's quality of life are a growing health concern and burden for many Americans. Recently, studies have shown that adopting certain healthy behaviors may help maintain and or prevent age-related health issues such as cognitive decline. However, many people are unaware of these newfound facts. Furthermore, there is insufficient research evidence to understand how older adults view brain health and the differences between diverse groups of older adults. This study examines brain health knowledge and behaviors among Caucasian and African-American community-dwelling older adults in North Carolina. Findings were significant for level of education and total brain health knowledge scores, though there were no significant differences between races. In addition, there was a significant association between total number of health conditions and total brain health knowledge scores that warrants further study. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10