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		<title>AgeLine® Database</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AgeLine is an online, bibliographic database produced by AARP that focuses on the subject of aging and middle-aged and older adults, particularly addressing the social, psychological, economic, policy, and health care aspects of aging. AgeLine summarizes journal articles, books and chapters, research reports, dissertations, gray literature, and educational videos from many publishers and organizations, including [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=45&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BC Network for Aging Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BC Network for Aging Research. he BC Network for Aging Research is a unique framework for bringing together researchers from different disciplines, research streams, academic institutions, community based organizations and health regions. It is our goal to provide opportunities for these researchers to collaborate in generating innovative aging research. BCNAR will facilitate the development of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=41&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by Washington State Hospices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LE Kozak, L Kayes, R McCarty et all Purpose. To assess the use of complementary and alternative medicine in hospice care in the state of Washington. Methods. Hospices offering inpatient and outpatient care in Washington State were surveyed by phone interview. Results. Response rate was 100%. Results indicated that 86% of Washington State hospices offered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=38&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calming Music and Hand Massage With Agitated Elderly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruth Remington Background: Agitated behavior is a widespread problem that adversely affects the health of nursing home residents and increases the cost of their care. Objective: To examine whether modifying environmental stimuli by the use of calming music and hand massage affects agitated behavior in persons with dementia. Method: A four group, repeated measures experimental [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=35&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Therapeutic massage in older persons: research issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SP Weinrich, S Haddock, K Robinson Growing recognition of the importance of holistic nursing interventions is resulting In a revival in the use of therapeutic massage. Massage contributes to health and healing through enhancement of relaxation, and is a safe, caring, and inexpensive Intervention. Therapeutic massage research using older populations is reviewed for identification of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=31&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Training Family Caregivers in Hand and Foot Massage for Hospitalized Patients: Feasibility, Challenges, and Lessons Learned</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KR. Faurot, SA. Gaylord, JD Mann Increasingly, research is demonstrating the safety, efficacy, and patient satisfaction associated with use of nonpharmacological, complementary interventions for pain management in hospital settings. One such intervention, massage, has been found to be effective for pain and anxiety reduction in limited forms, such as described here, massage is relatively easy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=29&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Use of Human Touch to Improve the Well-Being of Older Adults: A Holistic Nursing Intervention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bush Touch and massage are viable nursing modalities that are both underutilized and understudied. This underuse of touch is especially noted in settings aimed at improving the well-being of older adults. Anumber of studies suggest that the appropriate use of touch by nurses has the potential to significantly improve the health status of older [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=27&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Psychophysiological effects of back massage on elderly institutionalized patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRASER J, ROSS KERR J An experimental design was used to measure the effects of back massage on anxiety levels of elderly residents in a long-term care institution. Twenty-one residents, 17 females and four males, participated in the study. Subjects were randomly assigned to three groups which received &#8216;back massage with normal conversation&#8217;, &#8216;conversation only&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=24&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Massaging The Elderly: A Clinical Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Penny Robertshawe Abstract Australia is experiencing rapid growth in its aged population. This paper looks at the implications of this for the massage therapy practitioner working in a clinical environment. It highlights three case studies and discusses the different approaches used to treat each client. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society September 2006 Volume 12 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=22&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Life chance characteristics of older users of Swedish massage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KD Willisona, GJ Andrewsb, WC Cockerhamc Summary The characteristics of those who use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as an approach to chronic disease management, are poorly understood. They may however be important to nurses and other health professionals given that CAM is increasingly used by their patients with chronic disorders. In these contexts, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtabcageing.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6720956&amp;post=19&amp;subd=mtabcageing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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