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Samuels, David Israel – 1979
Previous research in suicidology has revealed that Caucasian males in their 80's pose the greatest suicide risk of any segment of the population. Only a few people have begun to investigate the interrelationships of this target population with the particular environments in which they reside. Realizing that the median age of Skilled Nursing…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Environmental Influences, Gerontology, Health Personnel
Solomon, Kenneth – 1978
The literature on attitudes of health workers toward the elderly suggests three variables as contributing to the elderly patient's perception of helplessness in the health care setting. First, the health worker may age-stereotype the elderly person as dependent, low in competence, and unlikely to respond to treatment. Secondly, the disparity in…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Counselor Attitudes, Health Personnel, Helping Relationship
