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Geertshuis, Susan; Cooper-Thomas, Helena – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
This paper examines the extent of patients' health-related learning from a range of sources and aims to identify psycho-cognitive variables that predict learning. Using a survey design, we found that people higher in perceived health competence were lower in anxiety and took a more logical approach to decision making. Low perceived health…
Descriptors: Patients, Decision Making, Anxiety, Predictor Variables
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Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.; Buys, Laurie; Lovie-Kitchin, Jan – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Learning is an important aspect of aging productively. This paper describes results from 2645 respondents (aged from 50 to 74+ years) to a 165-variable postal survey in Australia. The focus is on learning and its relation to work; social, spiritual, and emotional status; health; vision; home; life events; and demographic details. Clustering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Mail Surveys, Adult Learning