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Aging gracefully: Planning retirement, social services, and nutrition needs
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Abstract
This is a brochure for the middle-aged Americans to help them understand their aging requirement. It provides three steps to aging gracefully which are planning for retirement, understanding social services and living healthy. These three steps address the social, economic, psychological, nutritional and mental needs of the elderly and when followed can improve the quality of life of the elderly considerably.
Baernholdt, M., Hinton, I., Yan, G., Rose, K., & Mattos, M. (2012). Factors associated with quality of life in older adults in the United States. Quality of Life Research, 21(3), 527-534. doi: 10.2307/41445078
Black, B. S., Johnston, D., Morrison, A., Rabins, P. V., Lyketsos, C. G., & Samus, Q. M. (2012). Quality of life of community-residing persons with dementia based on self-rated and caregiver-rated measures. Quality of Life Research, 21(8), 1379-1389. doi: 10.2307/41684673
Brett, C. E., Gow, A. J., Corley, J., Alison, P., Starr, J. M., & Deary, I. J. (2012). Psychosocial factors and health as determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. Quality of Life Research, 21(3), 505-516. doi: 10.2307/41445076
Cheung, C.-k., & Leung, K. (2010). Ways that Social Change Predicts Personal Quality of Life. Social Indicators Research, 96(3), 459-477. doi: 10.2307/40649330
Coverdill, J. E., López, C. A., & Petrie, M. A. (2011). Race, Ethnicity and the Quality of Life in America, 1972-2008. Social Forces, 89(3), 783-805. doi: 10.2307/41290088
Institute of Medicine: Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries. (2000). The role of nutrition in maintaining health in the nation's elderly: evaluating coverage of nutrition services for the Medicare population. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Baernholdt, M., Hinton, I., Yan, G., Rose, K., & Mattos, M. (2012). Factors associated with quality of life in older adults in the United States. Quality of Life Research, 21(3), 527-534. doi: 10.2307/41445078
Black, B. S., Johnston, D., Morrison, A., Rabins, P. V., Lyketsos, C. G., & Samus, Q. M. (2012). Quality of life of community-residing persons with dementia based on self-rated and caregiver-rated measures. Quality of Life Research, 21(8), 1379-1389. doi: 10.2307/41684673
Brett, C. E., Gow, A. J., Corley, J., Alison, P., Starr, J. M., & Deary, I. J. (2012). Psychosocial factors and health as determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. Quality of Life Research, 21(3), 505-516. doi: 10.2307/41445076
Cheung, C.-k., & Leung, K. (2010). Ways that Social Change Predicts Personal Quality of Life. Social Indicators Research, 96(3), 459-477. doi: 10.2307/40649330
Coverdill, J. E., López, C. A., & Petrie, M. A. (2011). Race, Ethnicity and the Quality of Life in America, 1972-2008. Social Forces, 89(3), 783-805. doi: 10.2307/41290088
Institute of Medicine: Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries. (2000). The role of nutrition in maintaining health in the nation's elderly: evaluating coverage of nutrition services for the Medicare population. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Baernholdt, M., Hinton, I., Yan, G., Rose, K., & Mattos, M. (2012). Factors associated with quality of life in older adults in the United States. Quality of Life Research, 21(3), 527-534. doi: 10.2307/41445078
Black, B. S., Johnston, D., Morrison, A., Rabins, P. V., Lyketsos, C. G., & Samus, Q. M. (2012). Quality of life of community-residing persons with dementia based on self-rated and caregiver-rated measures. Quality of Life Research, 21(8), 1379-1389. doi: 10.2307/41684673
Brett, C. E., Gow, A. J., Corley, J., Alison, P., Starr, J. M., & Deary, I. J. (2012). Psychosocial factors and health as determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. Quality of Life Research, 21(3), 505-516. doi: 10.2307/41445076
Cheung, C.-k., & Leung, K. (2010). Ways that Social Change Predicts Personal Quality of Life. Social Indicators Research, 96(3), 459-477. doi: 10.2307/40649330
Coverdill, J. E., López, C. A., & Petrie, M. A. (2011). Race, Ethnicity and the Quality of Life in America, 1972-2008. Social Forces, 89(3), 783-805. doi: 10.2307/41290088
Institute of Medicine: Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries. (2000). The role of nutrition in maintaining health in the nation's elderly: evaluating coverage of nutrition services for the Medicare population. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
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