Transitions:  Ten Centenarians share their secrets about living longer

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Project Team
 Dr Charmaine Power (Project Manager), Professor Tina Koch, Dr Debbie Kralik,
Ms Natalie Howard (Research Coordinator)

Project Dates
February - June 2004

Project Summary
The aim of this study is to explore the experience of life transitions with people who have reached 100 years of age.   Objectives of the study are to:

  • Present a contextual snapshot of centenarian lives through gathering demographic and narrative data;
  • Generate succinct and readable individual stories about their life experiences into a book for public consumption;
  • Focus on specific self identified situations and explore ways centenarians were able to move;
  • Present new understandings of transitions

 

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