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Peer reviewedArkin, Sharon M. – Gerontologist, 1999
Describes and evaluates an elder rehab program, which offers credit to students who serve as rehab partners and fitness supervisors to noninstitutionalized persons with dementia. In addition to aerobics and weight training workouts, participants engage in supervised volunteer work and memory- and language-stimulation activities with their student…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Behavior Modification, Exercise, Higher Education
Download full textSmith, Ronda L. – 1997
Researchers have been slow to acknowledge the salient role communication can play in motivating people to adopt more healthy lifestyles. Because persuasive messages increase awareness and can increase health promoting behaviors, it is important to determine the most effective health promoting messages in various health contexts. Thus, the primary…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, College Students
