Designing a Training Program for Understanding Sensory Losses in Aging

Shore, Herbert

doi:10.1093/geront/16.2.157

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“…Mathews (1979) says that to the extent that such dependence and the compliance it engenders is uncomfortable, the old person may withdraw from social interaction to avoid it. Shore (1976) highlights the age-related declines in the five senses which can make it harder for the aged to pick up nuances of verbal interaction. Lawton (1977) in his environment docility hypothesis argues that the biological changes and losses of aging heighten the docility of the elderly in the face of environmental constraints and influences.…”

Section: Physiological Ageing: Social Consequencesmentioning

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Use of controlling language in the rehabilitation of the elderly

Lanceley

1985

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Discussion rests on the notion that a paradox exists in the techniques used by nurses during the rehabilitation of elderly patients; and that this can be identified in the language nurses use during interactions with their patients. This language is seen as essentially controlling and as such contributing to a sense of helpless dependence rather than confident independence conducive to patients' successful rehabilitation. Social and physical antecedents to this are identified and the pertinence of issues of power and control in the lives of the elderly discussed. Supporting evidence is drawn from studies of nurse-patient verbal interaction. An attempt is made to identify and emphasize the subtle nature of 'controlling language'. Research questions are identified and the future contribution of research highlighted.

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Section: Physiological Ageing: Social Consequencesmentioning

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Use of controlling language in the rehabilitation of the elderly

Lanceley

1985

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…A detailed presentation of definitions and the benefits associated with use of various types of simulations and games have been outlined by de Tornyay and Thompson (1987). Exercises for sensitizing students to sensory losses have been outlined by Ernst and Shore (1977), Hickey and Fatula (1975), and Shore (1976). It is very important to debrief students following the use of all of these resources in order to establish the link between the game, the simulation, or the role play, and clinical practice with older people (Burnard, 1987).…”

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Humor as an Innovative Method for Teaching Sensitive Topics

Johnson

1990

Educational Gerontology

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“…The first attempts to simulate sensory losses that accompany the human aging process go back to the seventies (Shore, 1976). By using everyday materials, as goggles (vision), rubber gloves (tactile), ear plugs or -muffs (auditory), wheelchairs and bandages (kinesthesia), single sensory limitations were simulated to show mostly young participants what it feels like to be old.…”

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How an Age Simulation Suit affects Motor and Cognitive Performance and Self-perception in Younger Adults

Vieweg

Schaefer

2020

Experimental Aging Research

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Background/Study Context: We assessed the influence of wearing an Age Simulation Suit (GERT) on gross motor, fine motor and cognitive performance in healthy young adults.Methods: In a within-subjects design, we tested 20 young adults (M age = 22.3 years) with and without the Age Simulation Suit. We assessed gross motor (Functional Fitness test) and fine motor (Purdue Pegboard test) functioning, cognitive performance (Digit Symbol Substitution test), and questionnaires on perceived physical state and mood.Gross and fine motor tests provided norms for large samples of older adults.Results: Wearing the Age Simulation Suit leads to significant performance reductions in all task dimensions, with large effect sizes. Depending on the subtest, participants' performances were reduced to the level of mid-50-to 85-years-olds for almost all tests of gross and fine motor performance. Mood and perceived physical state also declined while wearing the suit. Conclusion:We argue that the GERT suit offers an attractive possibility to experimentally simulate the effects of aging-related sensory and motor losses and propose future studies with this paradigm, in the context of cognitive-motor dualtasking or motor learning.

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Designing a Training Program for Understanding Sensory Losses in Aging

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Use of controlling language in the rehabilitation of the elderly

Use of controlling language in the rehabilitation of the elderly

Humor as an Innovative Method for Teaching Sensitive Topics

How an Age Simulation Suit affects Motor and Cognitive Performance and Self-perception in Younger Adults

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