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Activities, Adaptation & Aging
Dignified and Purposeful Living for Older Adults
Volume 22, 1997 - Issue 4
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Altruistic Activity

Does It Make a Difference in the Senior Center?

Alice L. Williams MS Department of Health Promotion and Gerontology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-1028, USA
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David Haber PhD Department of Health Promotion and Gerontology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-1028, USA
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Gayle D. Weaver PhD Department of Health Promotion and Gerontology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-1028, USA
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Jean L. Freeman PhD Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch, USA
Pages 31-39 | Published online: 11 Oct 2008

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John Dattilo, Amy e. Lorek, Jacqueline Mogle, Martin Sliwinski, Sara Freed, Margaret Frysinger & Sandy Schuckers. (2015) Perceptions of Leisure by Older Adults Who Attend Senior Centers. Leisure Sciences 37:4, pages 373-390.
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SherryL. Dupuis & Murray Alzheimer. (2008) Leisure and Ageing Well. World Leisure Journal 50:2, pages 91-107.
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Joseph Cipriani. (2007) Altruistic Activities of Older Adults Living in Long Term Care Facilities: A Literature Review. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 26:1, pages 19-28.
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Dana M. Howell & Kimberly K. Cleary. (2007) Rural Seniors' Perceptions of Quality of Life. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 25:4, pages 55-71.
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Joseph Cipriani, Shannon Faig, Karrie Ayrer, Lindsay Brown & Nathaniel C. Johnson. (2006) Altruistic Activity Patterns Among Long-Term Nursing Home Residents. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 24:3, pages 45-61.
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RonaldL. Jirovec. (2005) Differences in Family Functioning and Health Between Older Adult Volunteers and Non-Volunteers. Journal of Gerontological Social Work 46:2, pages 23-35.
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Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Aleksandra Parpura-Gill, Meg Campbell-Kotler, John Vass & FlorenceR. Rosenberg. (2005) Elderly Persons' Preferences for Topics of Discussion and Shared Interest Groups. Journal of Gerontological Social Work 44:3-4, pages 39-57.
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Miguel Ángel García-Martín, LuÍS Gómez-Jacinto & Clara Martimportugués-Goyenechea. (2004) A Structural Model of the Effects of Organized Leisure Activities on the Well-Being of Elder Adults in Spain. Activities, Adaptation & Aging 28:3, pages 19-34.
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