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Direct linkMak, Wingyun; Sorensen, Silvia – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: This study examines the longitudinal patterns of Preparation for Future Care (PFC), defined as Awareness, Avoidance, Gathering Information, Decision Making, and Concrete Plans, in first-degree relatives of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Design and Methods: Eight time points across 6.5 years from a subsample of adults aged 70 years…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Patients, Older Adults
Szinovacz, Maximiliane E.; Davey, Adam – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: Caregiving research has typically relied on cross-sectional data that focus on the primary caregiver. This approach neglects the dynamic and systemic character of caregiver networks. Our analyses addressed changes in adult child care networks over a 2-year period. Design and Methods: The study relied on pooled data from Waves 1 through 5…
Descriptors: Adults, Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Older Adults
Menne, Heather L.; Whitlatch, Carol J. – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: Research underscores how autonomy and decision-making involvement may help to enhance the quality of life of older adults; however, individuals with dementia are often excluded from decision making that is related to their daily functioning. In this study we use a modified version of the Stress Process Model to consider the stress process…
Descriptors: Dementia, Quality of Life, Multiple Regression Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
Schoenberg, Nancy E.; Amey, Cheryl H.; Stoller, Eleanor Palo; Muldoon, Susan B. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study examined age and contextually related factors that are influential in lay referral patterns during cardiac treatment decision making. Design and Methods: A complementary design was used. The Myocardial Infarction (MI) Onset Study identified demographic correlates of who sought medical care for 1,388 MI (heart attack) survivors.…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Health Education, Referral, Heart Disorders
