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Architectural Lifeworld: Exploring Meanings of Spatial Environments for Residents in Dementia Care
DownloadSpring 2020
This study explores the architectural lifeworlds in three dementia care buildings in Alberta, Canada, helping architects better understand the meanings of architectural spaces to people with dementia. Addressing the practical design issue of evidence-based design guidelines challenging...
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Fall 2011
With population aging, the ethnic diversity among older adults in Canada is of great significance as the main source of immigrants to Canada has shifted from Europe to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Researchers have pointed out the need to use an ethnno-cultural lens in order to address...
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Fall 2010
This study seeks to establish a working definition of contributions, related to older adults, from the perspective of stakeholder groups (elders, caregivers to elders, practitioners, and policy makers). A secondary content analysis was conducted on 4 group interviews of stakeholder groups....
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Spring 2024
As the Canadian population ages, the labour force will also become older. Over the next decade, the contributions of older workers who are aged 55 and older will become more important to the overall productivity of the Canadian economy. The prolonged working life of older workers is viewed by...
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Spring 2013
A key question in health promotion is how to predict and modify the adoption and maintenance of health enhancing behaviors such as leisure. Health promotion approaches that focus on promoting health-enhancing behaviors give particular attention to individuals’ motivation and self-determination to...