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Session: Promoting and Maintaining Independence among Older Adults
3037.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Poster
Promoting and Maintaining Independence among Older Adults
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Board 1A significant indicator of health disparities in later life: Physical functioning of African-Americans and non-Latino white older adults
Kathleen Ann McCarthy, RN, MSPH
Board 2"Home is where the heart is...or is it?" A qualitative exploration of the meaning of home for older women in congregate housing
Katherine H. Leith, PhD(c), LMSW
Board 3Impact of urogenital pain and age on male sexual function
Rosebud O Roberts, MD MS, Debra J Jacobson, MS, Cynthia J. Girman, DrPH, Thomas Rhodes, MSPH, Michael M. Lieber, MD, Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD
Board 4Life Space and Mortality among the Functionally Independent Elderly
Chiyoe Murata, MPH, Takaaki Kondo, MD, PhD, Yoko Hori, Msc, PhD, Koji Tamakoshi, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Yatsuya, MD, PhD, Hideaki Toyoshima, MD, PhD
Board 5Impact of education on presentation of dementia
A. V Rayner, MD, Joseph L Hagan, MSPH, Stephen W. Looney, PhD
Board 6A Statewide Resource Guide on End of Life Issues: Providing Information and Promoting Discussions
Ruth Palombo, PhD RD, Margaret Ann Metzger, JD, John A. Fromson, MD
Board 7Depressive Symptomatology and High Blood Pressure In Puerto Rican Elderly: Is there a relationship?
José R. Rodríguez, MD, MPH, PhD, Mariel Dávila, MS, Priscille Joglar, MS
Board 8Engaging physicians in community based services to homebound and older adults
Nancy Aries, PhD, Tracey Dewart, PhD, Shoshanna Sofaer, DrPH, Jeremy Boal, MD, David Muller, MD
Board 9Spousal health, widowhood, and mortality risk in a community sample of elderly
Frank M. Ahern, PhD, Debra A. Heller, PhD, Carol H. Gold, PhD, Kristine E. Pringle, MS, Theresa V. Brown, MPA
Board 10Our Changing Work Environment: Making a Positive Difference in the Lives of Older Workers
Nancy L. Falk, MBA, BSN, Robert D. Tuch, MSPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Gerontological Health
Endorsed by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA