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Medicine and Health Sciences

Selected Works

2008

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Full-Text Articles in Family, Life Course, and Society

Plan Your Future With Advance Directives Poster, Debra M. Sellers Aug 2008

Plan Your Future With Advance Directives Poster, Debra M. Sellers

Debra M. Sellers

Poster, three pages that define Living Will, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.


Assistive Technology Postcard, Debra M. Sellers, Erin J. Dittman Jul 2008

Assistive Technology Postcard, Debra M. Sellers, Erin J. Dittman

Debra M. Sellers

Postcard on assistive technology, tools to help make life easier, for people with arthritis, disabilities, etc.


Fashion An Easier Lifestyle With Assistive Technology: Leader's Guide, Debra M. Sellers, Erin J. Dittman Jul 2008

Fashion An Easier Lifestyle With Assistive Technology: Leader's Guide, Debra M. Sellers, Erin J. Dittman

Debra M. Sellers

Assistive technology is about tools to help make life easier, for people with arthritis, disabilities, etc. It helps with meals, housework, personal care, and other activities.


Fashion An Easier Lifestyle With Assistive Technology: Fact Sheet, Debra M. Sellers, Erin J. Dittman Jul 2008

Fashion An Easier Lifestyle With Assistive Technology: Fact Sheet, Debra M. Sellers, Erin J. Dittman

Debra M. Sellers

Assistive technology is about tools to help make life easier, for people with arthritis, disabilities, etc. It helps with meals, housework, personal care, and other activities.


Social Psychological Aspects Of Communication And Aging, Marie Savundranayagam, E. Ryan Dec 2007

Social Psychological Aspects Of Communication And Aging, Marie Savundranayagam, E. Ryan

Marie Y Savundranayagam

Language plays an important role in defining identities in older adulthood. Both self-perception and others' perceptions of older adults are reflected through language used by older and younger adults (see recent texts: de Bot & Makoni, 2005; Harwood, 2007; Hummert & Nussbaum, 2001; Nussbaum & Coupland, 2004). In this review, we outline key theoretical perspectives on the study of communication with older adults and provide evidence supporting these perspectives within the context of age stereotypes, intergenerational communication, cross-cultural communication, and health care encounters. Given that communication is an interactive process, we discuss how older adults use language and communication to …