Barriers to and benefits of leisure time physical activity in the elderly: differences across cultures

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Ethnic differences in attitudes toward barriers and benefits of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in sedentary elderly Mexican and European Americans are compared. It is suggested that while attempting to engage elderly in LTPA, it is important that not only to consider what barriers exist but also what beliefs about the benefits exist among them.

Physical fitness, European Americans, Physical fitness for the aged

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Dementia, race, and education: a cautionary note for clinicians and researchers

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This article examines problems associated with assessing cognitive decline in geriatric patients. Many commonly used cognitive screening tests identify poorly educated patients, a group that disproportionately includes women, racial and ethnic minorities, and older whites, as being mildly demented.

Social aspects, Research, Education, Minorities, Psychological tests, Geriatric psychiatry

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Is large-scale community memory screening feasible? Experience from a regional memory-screening day

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Results indicate that large-scale memory screening to obtain early diagnoses of dementia in elderly populations require stronger components of follow-up care to be effective. Studies were based on 497 subjects who participated in a regional screening-day in New England in 1999.

Product information, Psychological aspects, Testing, Cognition in old age, Old age cognition

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