A cross-cultural study of the subjective well-being of married elderly persons in the United States and India

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Simultaneous factor analyses and systematically comparable data on elderly, married persons in the US and in India enable a cross-cultural examination of the effects of emotional social support of role relationships such as adult children, and friends and relatives. There is a marked similarity in the influences of the emotional support from these relationships on the well-being of the elderly. This study implies the similarity in role relationships between people of two countries, irrespective of their diverse cultural backgrounds.

Married people, Interpersonal relations, Cross-cultural studies, Cross cultural studies

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Longitudinal investigation of eyeblink classical conditioning in elderly human subjects

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An analysis of eyeblink classical conditioning (EBCC) in aged individuals over a period of three years indicates a stability in EBCC in cognitively normal adults with mean ages of 69.1 years (young-old) and 83.2 years (old-old). Poor Blessed Information Memory Concentration scores result due to poor EBCC in the old-old group. The chances for the old-old subjects with poor initial EBCC to become mentally insane or die are high in cases where the conditioned responses are below 25%.

Research, Cognition, Old age, Optics, Physiological, Physiological optics

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Factors underlying the institutionalization of elderly persons in Canada

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Five socioeconomic factors which influence the institutionalization of elderly persons in Canada are analyzed using data from a survey conducted by Health and Welfare Canada in 1987. These sociodemographic characteristics are age, marital status, health, family income and region of residence. These five factors are viewed as primary determinants of the future health care requirements of the country.

Aged, Elderly, Canada, Institutional care

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