Ageism in Birthday Cards: A Mixed-Method Content Analysis.

Background And Objectives: Ageism is oftentimes sugarcoated within humor. Paper birthday cards are 1 delivery approach in which ageist messages are perpetuated and reinforced through humor.

Research Design And Methods: A convenience sample of birthday cards (k = 227), all indicating a decade of age, were acquired from 7 national retail stores in Colorado Springs, CO.

Psychological and physical health behavior deviations in students amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study sought to understand how the pandemic impacted mental and physical health behaviors in University students. Undergraduate and graduate students were asked to answer questions on depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, and physical activity "prior to" and "during" the shutdown. 457/960 (47.

Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Emotional and Physical Health of Older Adults Compared with Younger Cohorts.

Objectives: This study compared emotional and physical health and overall well-being related to social restrictions during the pandemic among older, middle-aged, and younger adults in the United States ( = 276).

Methods: Online surveys collected information on mental and physical health, as well as positive and negative impacts of the pandemic. One-way MANOVAs and hierarchical regressions were used to analyze data.

A Virtual Reality Intervention to Reduce Dementia-Related Agitation Using Single-Case Design.

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to use a single-case design to evaluate the utility of a VR intervention to reduce agitation behaviors in two female participants with a diagnosis of dementia.

Methods: A single-case research design with an ideographic approach was selected given the novelty of this intervention. A blended single case experimental design was used combining the Multiple-baseline design across individuals with a reversal design to examine the effects of VR nature scenes on agitation.