Are they half as strong as they used to be? An experiment testing whether age-related social comparisons impair older people's hand grip strength and persistence

OBJECTIVE: To assess how age-related social comparisons, which are likely to arise inadvertently or deliberately during assessments, may affect older people's performance on tests that are used to assess their needs and capability. DESIGN: The study randomly assigned participants to a compariso...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Swift, Hannah J, Lamont, Ruth A, Abrams, Dominic
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2012
Materias:
Geriatric Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22619267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001064

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22619267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001064

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