Limited-income seniors report multiple chronic diseases in quality-of-life study

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" Limited-income seniors report multiple chronic diseases in quality-of-life study "
Blackburn, Mary L

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	944642
Doc. No	:	LA779096z9
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Blackburn, Mary L
Title & Author	:	Limited-income seniors report multiple chronic diseases in quality-of-life study [Article]\ Blackburn, Mary L
Title of Periodical	:	California Agriculture
Volume/ Issue Number	:	64/4
Date	:	2010
Abstract	:	The silver century is now! Seniors 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the world’s population, and in the United States the 85 and over age group is increasing at the highest rate. This study documents the chronic diseases reported by a diverse group (n = 377) of urban, limited-income seniors who attended UC Cooperative Extension Quality of Life education forums. The data suggests that their greatest educational need is learning how to integrate multiple concepts and complex research and technology into their personal lives. The data correlated disease conditions, diet and physical activity with age and ethnicity to show the mag-nitude of multiple diseases among them, identify perceived educational needs, and describe seniors’ expectations and preferred education and training delivery methods.