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Direct linkKim, Jung-Hyun; Knight, Bob G. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: This study investigated direct and indirect effects of caregiver status on the physical health of Korean American caregivers in terms of caregiver coping styles and the quantity and the quality of informal social support. Design and Methods: Using a sample of 87 caregivers and 87 matched noncaregivers, we analyzed a path model, employing…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Physical Health, Coping, Korean Americans
Naik, Aanand D.; Burnett, Jason; Pickens-Pace, Sabrina; Dyer, Carmel B. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional home evaluation of 100 community-living older adults referred by Adult Protective Services for geriatric self-neglect and 100 matched adults from a…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Performance Tests, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Levy-Storms, Lene; Schnelle, John F.; Simmons, Sandra F. – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of family members' responses to open-ended interview questions about an intervention to improve incontinence and mobility care for their relative in a nursing home. Design and Methods: The study was a randomized, controlled intervention trial with incontinent nursing home residents…
Descriptors: Intervention, Nursing Homes, Physical Mobility, Patients
Resnick, Barbara; Gruber-Baldini, Ann L.; Pretzer-Aboff, Ingrid; Galik, Elizabeth; Buie, Verita Custis; Russ, Karin; Zimmerman, Sheryl – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this report is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the five-item Evaluation to Sign Consent (ESC), a measure that can guide determination of an older adult's capacity to consent for research. Design and Methods: Information was obtained from 346 nursing home residents from six facilities who were being enrolled into…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Nursing Homes, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Medvene, Louis; Grosch, Kerry; Swink, Nathan – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: This study concerns one component of the ability to provide person-centered care: the cognitive skill of perceiving others in relatively complex terms. This study tested the effectiveness of a social motivation for increasing the number of psychological constructs used to describe an unfamiliar senior citizen. Design and Methods:…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Allied Health Personnel, Students, Females
Bode, Christina; de Ridder, Denise T. D.; Kuijer, Roeline G.; Bensing, Jozien M. – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: We tested the effectiveness of a brief educational program that is based on proactive coping theory. The program entails a four-session group intervention for people aged between 50 and 75 years and was intended to improve proactive coping competencies. Furthermore, we investigated the positive as well as negative side effects and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Older Adults, Psychological Characteristics, Intervention
