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In their own words: a model of healthy aging.

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By reframing healthy aging in older people's own terms, this model encourages interdisciplinary support of their desired goals and outcomes rather than only medical approaches to deficits and challenges.
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This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 2001-10-01. It has received 256 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Health services research & Social support.

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Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques

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Validity of Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale: a systematic review

TL;DR: The validity and reliability of Antonovsky’s life orientation questionnaire/sense of coherence scale (SOC) seems to be a reliable, valid, and cross culturally applicable instrument measuring how people manage stressful situations and stay well.
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Quality of life in older ages

TL;DR: With all other influences controlled, ageing does not influence quality of life negatively; rather a long period of good quality ofLife is possible; rather the maintenance and improvement quality oflife should be included among the goals of clinical management.
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Ageing in Place in the United Kingdom

TL;DR: In this article, the benefits, problems and challenges that exist in relation to Ageing in Place in the United Kingdom are discussed. But, the reality is not straightforward and some results of qualitative research are presented to illustrate the benefits and problems that exist.
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The COACH prompting system to assist older adults with dementia through handwashing: An efficacy study

TL;DR: The COACH system shows promise as a tool to help support older adults with moderate-levels of dementia and their caregivers, and the findings reinforce the need for flexibility and dynamic personalization in devices designed to assist elderly adults with dementia.
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Basics of qualitative research : grounded theory procedures and techniques

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Self-rated health and mortality : a review of twenty-seven community studies

TL;DR: This work examines the growing number of studies of survey respondents' global self-ratings of health as predictors of mortality in longitudinal studies of representative community samples and suggests several approaches to the next stage of research in this field.
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Unraveling the mystery of health: how people manage stress and stay well

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Definition of medical model of ageing ?

The paper does not specifically define the "medical model of aging." The paper discusses older people's perceptions of health and the factors that contribute to healthy aging.