THE IMPACT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ON THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS

doi:10.1080/0360127930190102

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THE IMPACT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ON THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS

Published 1993 · K. Panayotoff

Educational Gerontology

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Abstract

Research suggests that activity is important for predicting an individual's sense of well‐being in later years. Since continuing education can be viewed as an interpersonal activity, it was hypothesized that continuing education would have a positive impact on the health of older adults. One hundred and fourteen subjects who were registered in four different programs offered for older adults at a community college participated in the study. A 41 ‐item multidimensional self‐report Self‐Evaluation of Life Function (SELF) scale was administered as a pretest, posttest and delayed posttest. The scale measured the following health factors: depression, self‐esteem, social satisfaction, personal control, and symptoms of aging. A series of 4 X 3 repeated measures‐design analyses of variance showed that participation of older adults in continuing education had varying effects on their health. At the end of instruction, three health factors (depression, social satisfaction, and symptoms of aging) showed significant ...

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Key takeawayContinuing education for older adults positively impacts health factors like depression, social satisfaction, and symptoms of aging.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

THE IMPACT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ON THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS

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