Tuvemo Johnson, Susanna Anens, Elisabeth Johansson, Ann-Christin Hellström, Karin
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the 12-month effects of the home-based Otago Exercise Program (OEP) with or without the support of motivational interviewing (MI) on community-dwelling people 75 years and older who needed walking aids and/or home help service. In total, 175 participants were randomized into three groups: O...
Marciniak, Dan Alexander, Neil B Hoffman, Geoffrey J
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The more than 20 million U.S. veterans have a history of physical activity engagement but face increasing disability as they age. Falls are common among older adults, but there is little evidence on veterans' fall risk. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using 48,643 observations from 14,831 older (≥65 years) Americans from the 2006-2014 wav...
Szanton, Sarah L Clemson, Lindy Liu, Minhui Gitlin, Laura N Hladek, Melissa D LaFave, Sarah E Roth, David L Marx, Katherine A Felix, Cynthia Okoye, Safiyyah M
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Objectives: To evaluate whether a fall prevention intervention reduces fall risk in older adults who have previously fallen. Design: Randomized controlled pilot trial. Setting: Participants' homes. Intervention: LIVE-LiFE, adapted from Lifestyle-Intervention Functional Exercise (LiFE) integrates strength and balance training into daily habits in ei...
Bender, Alexis A Halpin, Sean N Kemp, Candace L Perkins, Molly M
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Despite the well-known health benefits of physical activity, older adults are more sedentary than any other age group. This issue is particularly true for assisted living (AL) residents, which also represents an important and often overlooked aspect of palliative care. Here, we analyze ethnographic and interview data from a longitudinal study aimed...
Gonzales, Ernest Lee, Yeonjung Jane Marchiondo, Lisa A
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
This study examines the associations of multiple forms of perceived discrimination and negative neighborhood conditions with mental health and retirement age. Respondents aged above 51 years from the Health and Retirement Study were selected in 2006 and surveyed through 2014. Ordinary least squares regression evaluated associations. Bias-corrected ...
Williams, Ishan C
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Gaitán-Rossi, Pablo García-Appendini, Ida Caterina Félix-Beltrán, Lucía Vilar-Compte, Mireya
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Objective: To analyze whether state-level social programs for older adults (OAs) in Mexico are associated with a reduction: (a) in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (SFI) and (b) in the magnitude of the effect of municipal marginalization on SFI. Method: Cross-sectional study based on urban OAs (65-100 years) from the 2010 census. Three-leve...
Vlachantoni, Athina Feng, Zhixin Wang, Ning Evandrou, Maria
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
This study investigates the relationship between social participation and health outcomes between caregivers and noncaregivers in Great Britain. Previous studies indicate that the impact of informal caregiving on the carer's health is complex, and the intensity of care provision has an adverse impact on the caregivers' health, while social particip...
Abbott, Katherine M B K, Anjali Straker, Jane K Brown, J Scott
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Culture change (CC) is an innovation to improve nursing home resident quality of life. Inconsistencies in how CC is measured make the interpretation of findings inconclusive. The purpose of this study is to determine the underlying factors of CC among Ohio nursing homes to extract the core essence of CC. Data from the 2015 Ohio Biennial Survey of L...
Howe, David Thorpe, Jonathan Dunn, Rosie White, Caroline Cunnah, Kate Platt, Rebecca Paulson, Kevin Wolverson, Emma
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
People living with dementia or cognitive impairment (PwD) and their carers often have unmet needs for informational and social support postdiagnosis. Web-based platforms have the potential to address these needs, although few have been developed for use by both PwD and carers. The CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD platform was developed to provide both user groups...
