McCaslin, R Golant, S M
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Social welfare planners have lacked clear, functional goals against which to evaluate the performance of social and health programs. The authors construct a model for assessing the extent to which a community's services are addressing the independence and behavioral functioning needs of its elderly residents. The model is evaluated using service da...
Dubney, L
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The Golden Age Association, a 6,000-member senior center, provides educational, recreational, social, cultural, and physical activities to well, aged people. In 1983, a training program was developed to enable the center to offer new services and programs to a growing senior population during a time of budgetary restrictions. The importance of main...
Marx, M S Cohen-Mansfield, J Werner, P
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The occurrence of falls and the manifestations of three dimensions of agitation (aggressive behaviors, physically nonaggressive behaviors, verbal behaviors) were recorded in 408 nursing home residents during each of the three nursing shifts. Falls occurred most frequently during the busiest shift (the day shift) and least frequently during the nigh...
Dupree, L W
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The effectiveness of three case-finding strategies for locating elderly alcohol abusers and linking them with an alcohol treatment program was explored. The three approaches emphasized the formal caregiver (CARN), the general public (PAC), and community health clinics (CBO). The CARN and PAC approaches appeared to be most cost-effective. I discuss ...
Netting, E F Hinds, H N
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
We examine benefits and difficulties surrounding the effective implementation of a long-term care volunteer ombudsman program in a rural setting. Discussion focuses on the uniqueness of each rural community and potential strategies that can be mixed and matched to meet individual community needs. We consider implications for the development and imp...
Pruchno, R A Resch, N L
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Levels of disorientation following either intra-institutional relocation or no relocation were compared for a sample of people resident in a nursing home from April to October, 1983, and a second, independent sample who were either moved or not moved between December 1985 and June 1986. Results of separate logistic regression analyses indicated no ...
Supiano, K P Ozminkowski, R J Campbell, R Lapidos, C
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
We examine the effect of participation in an 8-week writing group in six nursing homes. Pretest and posttest assessments of cognitive and affective functional status were administered to 62 participants and 54 control subjects. We asked writing-group participants about previous writing experience and perceived ability to convey feelings, ideas, lif...
Hall, B L
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
In a study investigating intergenerational conflict between adult children and their hospitalized, chronically ill elderly parents, data on present and future conflict, areas of conflict, and presence of negative feelings were collected from both generations. Adult children and their parents report the presence of both types of conflict as well as ...
Lubben, J E Chi, I Weiler, P G
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
We use data from a random sample of 5,454 elderly participants in the California Preventive Health Care for the Aging Program to identify gender and age differences in health screening practices. We present a framework to facilitate an evaluation of current targeting of services by gender and age. This framework clarifies where targeting based on a...
Sison, G F Jr Cotten, P D
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Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
The elderly retarded population continues to grow rapidly, yet there remains a lack of understanding regarding many of the characteristics and needs of these individuals. The aging retarded person presents unique difficulties to care providers because of inconsistencies in population definition, lack of coordination between resources for the aging ...
