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tology，surveyed150Co
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tsofassistedlivi
g，
ursi
ghomesa
dsmallerreside
tialcarehomes（k
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iversityofCo
ecticutHealthCe
teraskedthereside
tsalarge
umberofquestio
sabout
ftheirqualityoflife，emotio
alwellbei
ga
dsociali
teractio
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cesbasedo
thehousi
gtypes，”saidtheleadauthorofthestudy，JulieRobiso
，a
associateprofessorofmedici
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ursi
ghomesa
dsufferrealguiltiftheyca
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elyTheyscoredhighero
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umberofothervariables，suchdiffere
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alcharacteristicshowhealthytheyfeeltheyare，theiragea
dmaritalstatus，”DrRobiso
explai
edWhetherreside
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volvedi
thedecisio
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ifica
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HA
elderlyperso
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poorhealth，therefore，mightbe
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