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Describes the cardiovascular responses to submaximal isokinetic exercise in older adults in Canada. Determination of peak torques in concentric and eccentric knee extensions; Increase of heart rate and mean arterial blood pressure from resting values throughout exercise bouts; Level of cardiovascular stress by concentric knee extension exercise.

In this Canadian study, a participatory action research approach was used to examine the relationships between families of residents of traditional continuing care facilities and the health care team. The objectives were to (a) explore the formation and maintenance of family--staff relationships, with attention paid to the relational elements of engagement and mutual respect; (b) explore family and staff perspectives of environmental supports and constraints; and (c) identify practical ways to support and enhance these relationships. Results indicate that the resource-constrained context of continuing care has directly impacted family and staff relationships. The nature of these relationships are discussed using the themes of "Everybody Knows Your Name," "Loss and Laundry," "It's the Little Things That Count," and "The Chasm of Us Versus Them." Families' and staff's ideas of behaviors that support or undermine relationships are identified, as are concrete suggestions for improving family--staff relationships in traditional continuing care settings in Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]