
Weimo Zhu, PhD, and Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, PhD, Editors
©2006 • Paperback • 208 pp • ISBN 978-0-7360-5364-8
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Based on the 10th Measurement and Evaluation Symposium, “Measurement Issues and Challenges in Aging Research,” Measurement Issues in Aging and Physical Activity considers research from experts around the world relating to the latest questions, challenges, and techniques in aging and measurement. The reference addresses a range of topics in aging research, including issues from the fields of kinesiology, biology, physiology, technology, urban planning, measurement, and statistics.
Measurement Issues in Aging and Physical Activity also provides information on the benefits of and barriers to exercise in older adults, interventions to improve quality of life in older adults, advanced statistical methodologies, and issues regarding training of future aging research and measurement specialists. For both veterans and newcomers to the field, this reference will be a comprehensive guide to the latest research on aging in measurement and physical activity.