Perceptions and beliefs about the role of physical activity and nutrition on brain health in older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Wilcox, Sara ^a   Sharkey, Joseph R ^a   Mathews, Anna E ^b   Laditka, James N ^c   Laditka, Sarah B ^c   Logsdon, Rebecca G ^d   Sahyoun, Nadine ^e   Robare, Joseph F ^f   Liu, Rui ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Exercise; Nutrition; Perceptions; Physical activity; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68149128398     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp078     Document Type: Article

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