Engagement or Enjoyment? Attitudes of Older Adults in Group Lunch vs. Lifelong Learning Programs
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Open Access
- 8 February 2025
- journal article
- Published by Hapres in Advances in Geriatric Medicine and Research
- Vol. 7 (1)
Abstract
Purpose: This study explores aging attitudes among older adults participating in two distinct community programs: neighborhood lunch (NLP) and lifelong learning (LLP) programs. Methods: Participants were recruited from NLP and LLP programs within the same county in Florida, and an aging attitudes scale originally developed by German researchers was administered.Keywords
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