The Roybal Center directed by Dr. Park funds many different research projects that focus on the effect that age-related declines have upon older adults' functioning in medical environments. The Center facilitates research in this domain through seed grants, international conferences, and fellowships.
Older adults are more likely to take medication correctly than younger adults.
Older adults' memory for completing a behavior can be facilitated greatly by asking them to imagine in detail the completion of the intended behavior. Imagining the behavior links its initiation to subtle cues in the environment.