5031.1: Wednesday, November 19, 2003: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Poster | |||
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| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Use of treatment and prevention therapies in postmenopausal women diagnosed with low bone mineral density Christine Rohr, DO, Arup P. Sarkar, MD, John M. Clements, MPA | |||
| VR Fitness Program: Increasing Functioning and Physical Activity Levels in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults through Technological-Based Simulative Environment Patricia Heyn, PhD, Beatriz Abreu, PhD, FAOTA | |||
| A Comparison of stage of change measures for exercise and fruit and vegetable consumption among older smokers and non-smokers Mary L. Greaney, PhD, Faith D. Lees, MS, Phillip G. Clark, ScD | |||
| Predictors of older women’s medical expenditures: Intersections between health conditions and women’s social characteristics Sharon L. Larson, PhD, Amy K. Taylor, PhD | |||
| Behavioral and psychological factors related to falls in older adults: Implications for prevention and practice Elizabeth M. Bertera, PhD | |||
| Northern California's Chronic Care Network for Dementia: Lessons learned from divergent health care systems David W. Coon, PhD, Elizabeth Edgerly, PhD, Katie Maslow, MSW, Richard J. Moore, MD, Susan Roth, RN, MS, Marilyn P. Williams, RN, MS, Catherine Steinbach, RN, MS, Glenna Dowling, RN, PhD | |||
| Optimism, religion, and health: An exploratory study among older African Americans and non-African Americans with chronic diseases Idethia Shevon Harvey, MPH, Donald Musa, MA, Myrna Silverman, PhD | |||
| Withdrawn -- Powerful tools for congregations: Evaluation of a caregiver self-care education program in faith-based communities Caryn D. Etkin, MPH, Dan Kuhn, MSW, Linda Hollinger-Smith, PhD, Mary Beth Hardy, RN, MPH | |||
| Geographic information system (GIS) assessment of at-risk older populations in a South Carolina public health service region John E Stewart, MS, MPH, Barbara Hirshorn, PhD | |||
| A Multi-Level Analysis of the Factors Contributing to the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among Nursing Home Residents Lucinda Deason-Howell, PhD, MPA | |||
| Organized by: | Gerontological Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus; Medical Care; Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||