Culph, Jennifer Clemson, Lindy Jeon, Yun-Hee Scanlan, Justin Laver, Kate
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
This study examined how occupational therapists, nurses, and their managers within different organizational contexts in the Australian health and aged care system prepare for implementation. The program being implemented was the Care of People with dementia in their Environment (COPE) program, a community reablement program for people with dementia...
Muruthi, James R Dolbin-MacNab, Megan L Jarrott, Shannon E
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
While the significance of social capital to the well-being of black South African grandmothers raising grandchildren has been well documented, few studies have systemically investigated the sources, types, and patterns of use of social capital in this population. The aim of the current qualitative study is to use the social capital framework to exp...
Zawisza, Katarzyna Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata Galas, Aleksander Grodzicki, Tomasz
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The study aimed to develop and validate a tool to recognize the presence and to evaluate the level of self-neglect in community-dwelling older people. The cross-sectional study included 2,894 face-to-face interviews with randomly selected individuals from among the general population, social service users, and hospital patients. In addition, specia...
Piedra, Lissette M Ridings, John Howe, Melissa J K Smith, Jennifer L O'Brien, Catherine Howard, Alexis Conrad, Kendon J
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Few studies explore the differences between diverse stakeholders' understandings of what constitutes "positive aging" for Latino older adults. To address this gap, we worked with a 20-member steering committee (SC) of community stakeholders to collect concept mapping data from 38 scholars and community workers. We generated 90 statements related to...
Miyashita, Jun Kohno, Ayako Yamamoto, Yosuke Shimizu, Sayaka Azuma, Teruhisa Takada, Toshihiko Hayashi, Michio Fukuhara, Shunichi
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Objectives: This study aimed to reveal the features of older adults' advance care planning (ACP) discussions by identifying psychosocial factors related to their discussions in Japan, where people value family-centered decision making. Methods: A qualitative study using in-depth interviews was conducted with 39 participants (aged ≥65 years) recruit...
Sangrar, Ruheena Mun, Kyung Joon Griffith, Lauren E Letts, Lori Vrkljan, Brenda
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Driver training has the potential to keep older adults safe behind-the-wheel for longer, yet there is limited evidence describing factors that influence their willingness to participate in training. Focus groups with community-dwelling older drivers (n = 23; 70-90 years) and semi-structured interviews with driving instructors (n = 6) and occupation...
West, Bethany A Bergen, Gwen Moreland, Briana
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
To understand older adults' attitudes about future mobility and usefulness of mobility assessment materials. Data came from a telephone survey of 1,000 older adults aged 60-74 years. After answering baseline questions, respondents received mobility assessment materials, then completed follow-up interviews. Respondents were asked about future mobili...
Zhou, Yuanjin Ishado, Emily O'Hara, Avery Borson, Soo Sadak, Tatiana
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Resilience, a capacity for addressing, recovering, and growing from challenging situations, can mitigate dementia care partners' burden. Three main theoretical models predominate, treating resilience variably as an outcome, a trait, or a process. In this scoping review, we examine how these three models inform definitions and measures of resilience...
Barnard-Brak, Lucy Parmelee, Patricia
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Wandering is a potentially dangerous event for individuals living with dementia and is equally as stressful for their caregivers. The purpose of the current study was to examine the validity of the Risk of Wandering (RoW) scale in terms of predicting wandering. We compared the RoW scale's validity against two widely used scales that assessed dement...
Settels, Jason
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Close social networks provide older persons with resources, including social support, that maintain their well-being. While scholarship shows how networks change over time, a dearth of research investigates changing social contexts as causes of network dynamics. Using the first two waves of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project survey...
