Roberts, Tonya J Nolet, Kimberly Bowers, Barbara
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Objective: To describe and compare certified nursing assistant (CNA) staffing between adopter and nonadopters of consistent assignment. Data sources: One month of preexisting CNA assignment and scheduling sheets from a purposive sample of 30 homes. Study design: A descriptive comparative study was conducted to calculate and compare numbers of CNAs ...
Tsang, Siny Sperling, Scott A Park, Moon-Ho Helenius, Ira M Williams, Ishan C Manning, Carol
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
To aid primary care providers in identifying people at increased risk for cognitive decline, we explored the relative importance of health and demographic variables in detecting potential cognitive impairment using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Participants were 94 older African Americans coming to see their primary care physicians for ...
Jimenez, Daniel E Schulz, Richard Perdomo, Dolores Lee, Chin Chin Czaja, Sara J
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The overall aim of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a multicomponent, psychosocial intervention specifically designed to meet the unique needs of caregivers who are balancing caregiving duties with work responsibilities. Seventy-one family caregivers employed at a private, nonprofit institution in South Florida w...
Ashe, Maureen C Michalowski, Victoria I Chudyk, Anna M Gerstorf, Denis Madden, Kenneth M Hoppmann, Christiane A
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Objectives: We explored associations between co-habiting partners for sedentary behavior (type and time, via accelerometry and self-report), gender, and a surrogate health measure (inflammatory biomarker: C-reactive protein, CRP). Methods: Participants completed activity questionnaires and the Timed Up and Go (mobility), wore an accelerometer for 7...
Weissberger, Gali H Goodman, Morgan C Mosqueda, Laura Schoen, Julie Nguyen, Annie L Wilber, Kathleen H Gassoumis, Zachary D Nguyen, Caroline P Han, S Duke
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Characterizing the types of elder abuse and identifying the characteristics of perpetrators are critically important. This study examined the types of elder abuse reported to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) resource line. Calls were coded with regard to whether abuse was reported, types of abuse alleged, whether multiple abuse subtypes oc...
Kim, Jaehyun Kim, Junhyoung Han, Areum
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Neighborhood social cohesion can contribute to leisure time physical activity (LTPA) involvement and psychological well-being. In spite of the value of neighborhood social cohesion for health benefits, there is a dearth of empirical study that explores how neighborhood social cohesion influences LTPA and mental health among older adults. Therefore,...
Smith, Kelly M Thomas, Kali S Johnson, Shanthi Meng, Hongdao Hyer, Kathryn
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
To examine the relationship between dietary service staff and dietary deficiency citations in nursing homes (NHs). 2007-2011 Online Survey and Certification and Reporting data for 14,881 freestanding NHs were used to examine the relationship between dietary service staff and the probability of receiving a dietary service-related deficiency citation...
King, Emily C Boscart, Veronique M Weiss, Brett M Dutta, Tilak Callaghan, Jack P Fernie, Geoff R
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Home care providers experience high occupational injury rates. Improving safety is becoming increasingly urgent as this sector expands to support the aging population. Caregivers identify assisting with toileting as a particularly frequent and difficult activity. This mixed-methods observational study identified and analyzed the toileting subactivi...
Scharlach, Andrew E Lehning, Amanda J Davitt, Joan K Greenfield, Emily A Graham, Carrie L
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Guided by resource dependence theory, this mixed-methods study examined organizational characteristics contributing to the perceived sustainability of Villages, a rapidly proliferating grassroots approach for promoting social participation and service access for community-dwelling older adults. Surveys conducted with leaders of 86% of Villages in t...
Amspoker, Amber B Hersch, Gayle Snow, A Lynn Wilson, Nancy Morgan, Robert O Sansgiry, Shubhada Kunik, Mark E
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are often associated with a gradual loss of the ability to participate in rewarding activities. Caregivers may struggle with spending quality time with the person with dementia (PWD) when the demands of caregiving dominate. However, the importance of activity participation among PWDs is internationally recogn...
