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Michael Suli , Nicholas Shaffer , Matt LoStracco , and Talen Larkin + Promoting Health and Wellbeing for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities Our research is about leisure activities promoting health and wellbeing in older adults . We utilized a quantitative approach using a one-group pretestposttest design . Findings showed leisure activities improved general health and emotional wellbeing and left marginally statistically significant results . This showed that potentially meaningful leisure activities have the ability to promote health and wellbeing in older adults .
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