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Following my previous post, could you please elaborate more on the multi-dimension of successful aging?

StevenWai

3 December 2021

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Hi. Could anyone kindly give me a clue about the definition of “successful aging”?

StevenWai

3 December 2021

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Shall I report older adults’ years of education in the program report?

DonaldCheuk

2 December 2021

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I am designing a questionnaire for community-dwelling older adults. The education variable is set as category, which includes primary, junior, high school, and university. How do you think?

DonaldCheuk

2 December 2021

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Following my previous question, when recoding the variable of age in my dataset, should I then use numbers 60-69 as young-old and 70-79 as old-old?

MarkKai

2 December 2021

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May I ask about the age range of the young-old and old-old?

MarkKai

2 December 2021

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Hi, there! I noticed that different social networks may have different health implications for the elderly! May I know is there a theory that describes this phenomenon?

AnthonyMei

30 November 2021

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We are launching a cooking group targeting the living-alone elderly in the community. After searching for relevant theories, I could not find a satisfactory one to guide me design my program evaluation. Could you please help me?

We are launching a cooking group targeting the living-alone elderly in the community. After searching for relevant theories, I could not find a satisfactory one to guide me design my program evalu ...

AnthonyMei

30 November 2021

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The existing literature indicates singing opera is good for improving the elderly’s cognitive function. But I measured the pre-test and post-test cognitive scores and found no significant difference. Could you please explain a bit for me?

The existing literature indicates singing opera is good for improving the elderly’s cognitive function. But I measured the pre-test and post-test cognitive scores and found no significant differen ...

MatthewFung

30 November 2021

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I am a fresh program worker at a community center. I hope to organize some Chinese Opera Appreciation groups for older adults in our community. Could you give me a hand on how to promote such an event?

I am a fresh program worker at a community center. I hope to organize some Chinese Opera Appreciation groups for older adults in our community. Could you give me a hand on how to promote such an e ...

MatthewFung

30 November 2021

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Following my prior post, may I further ask about the conditions for causal inferences? Could you please kindly give me a clue, take an example of late-life depression and sleep disturbance.

DanielYuen

30 November 2021

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According to my program evaluation on the service for elderly with depressive symptoms, I surprisedly found that many respondents also have sleep problems. Thus, in my evaluation report, can I say that depression may cause sleep problems?

According to my program evaluation on the service for elderly with depressive symptoms, I surprisedly found that many respondents also have sleep problems. Thus, in my evaluation report, can I say ...

DanielYuen

30 November 2021

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