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Grisso, Megan R. "ALCOHOL USE AND THE OLDER ADULT: ADDRESSING OLDER ADULTS’ PERCEPTIONS." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/145.
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In order to create more efficient, useful alcohol treatment and intervention methods tailored specifically for the older population, it is important to understand the reasons that older adults perceive that they consume alcohol. For this reason, this study explored older adults’ perceptions regarding why they use alcohol. Older adults, age 60 and older, were surveyed through questionnaires completed at senior community centers within San Bernardino County. This was a mixed method design that used qualitative and quantitative analysis for the purpose of exploring the most frequently reported reasons for why older adults use alcohol. The main finding of the study is that older adults in the sample most frequently reported using alcohol for “having fun and celebration” and for “social reasons.” However, it is important to note that older adults reported a variety of motivations for using alcohol. Further research is suggested to determine correlations between demographics, alcohol use patterns, and older adults’ perceptions of why they use alcohol.
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McFadden, David Wayne. "Senior adults developing a senior adult ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.
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Parise, Carol. "Characteristics of older adult exercisers /." For electronic version search Digital dissertations database. Restricted to UC campuses. Access is free to UC campus dissertations, 2004. http://uclibs.org/PID/11984.
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Olson, Nancy B. "Educational motivation in older adults /." View online, 2001. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131498845.pdf.
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Hodges, Mandi. "Substance use and abuse in older adulthood : experiences of older-adult substance users and adult family members." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4578/.
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This thesis is organised into two volumes. The first comprises a literature review and a research report which explored experiences related to substance use and misuse in older adulthood. The second volume is a collection of Clinical Practice Reports. Volume One includes a literature review entitled “Older adults’ experiences of substance use: a systematic narrative review of qualitative literature” and an empirical research paper which was designed to explore experiences of an adult with children who was also providing care or support for their parent who had an alcohol use problem. Volume Two is made up of five reports. The first presents psychodynamic and cognitive formulations of depression and anxiety experienced by a 33-year-old woman, whilst the second is a case study of cognitive therapy completed with a 23-year-old man with obsessional thoughts and associated notions of inflated responsibility. The third report describes an evaluation of the proposed development of a community forensic service for people with a learning disability, with an evaluation of an intervention based on solution focused therapy with a 69-year-old woman experiencing depression and anxiety being the penultimate report. The volume ends with a summary of an oral presentation detailing the development of an outcome measure for a children’s centre.
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Schuller, Kelly L. "Factors influencing older adult collaboration on health problems." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2004. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/controller.jsp?moduleName=documentdata&jsp%5FetdId=3402.
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Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2004.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 121 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 56-61).
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Liu, Yujun. "Health of the Adult Children Caregivers for Older Adults in Mainland China." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86191.
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Objective. Guided by Pearlin's stress process model, this study explored the health of the adult children caregivers for older adults in mainland China.
Methods. Data were from a nationally representative sample of respondents aged 45+ (N=13,204) who participated in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Wave 2 (2013). Using logistic regression techniques, the first analysis focused on the relationship between caregiver status and social determinants of health and health disparities. For the second analysis, the moderating effect of employment status on caregiving time and depressive symptoms among 1,082 adult children caregivers was examined using multiple linear regression.
Results. Adult children who were women, urban residents, younger, married, and had high school or more education were more likely to be caregivers than non-caregivers. Caregivers were more likely to live alone or live in three generation households and report fewer difficulties with physical functions compared to non-caregivers. Among caregivers, adult children who spent more hours providing care were more likely to experience more depressive symptoms as were adult children who were working outside of the home. The effect of caregiving time on depressive symptoms was moderated by employment status and gender. Unemployed men caregivers who spent more hours providing care reported the most depressive symptoms. Conversely, unemployed men caregivers who spent fewer hours providing care reported lowest level of depressive symptoms.Ph. D.
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Dahlgren, Heather Marie. "Are All Older Adult Transgressors Treated Equally?" TopSCHOLAR®, 2012. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1227.
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Research has shown that young adults treat older adults with less blame and more forgiveness when they commit a social transgression. This study sought to understand whether the stereotype of an assumed positive personality and/or a supposed lack of cognitive ability are potential driving forces behind the greater leniency that young adults display toward older transgressors. Seventy-five young adult participants were randomly assigned to one of five experimental conditions. Participants’ aging stereotypes were primed with one of four paragraphs that depicted older adults as (a) socially warm and cognitively competent, (b) socially cold but cognitively competent, (c) socially warm but cognitively incompetent, or (d) socially cold and cognitively incompetent. A fifth group of participants was assigned to a control condition in which aging stereotypes were not deliberately activated. Participants then read 16 vignettes that varied in terms of (1) the age of the transgressor, (2) how socially close the participant is to the transgressor, and (3) the severity of the transgression. After reading each individual vignette, participants indicated how much they blamed the transgressor for the outcome, and how likely they would be to forgive him or her despite the outcome. Relative to younger transgressors, older transgressors were blamed less, and had a higher likelihood of receiving forgiveness. Participants were also more likely to forgive and less likely to blame transgressors after having been primed with a stereotypical older adult who is socially warm but cognitively incompetent. Inconsistent with expectations, the effect was not unique to the rating of older adult transgressors; it also applied to young transgressors.
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Cantar, Andreia, and Eri Åström. "Interface update from older adult users’ perspective." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Informationssystem, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-201988.
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Is it unavoidable fact that the interface of a program will change when the program is updated. It is a well-known problem that such changes lead to usability issues, even if the new interface in itself is usable. In increasingly digitalized society where using computers and the Internet is no longer a matter of interest, but a necessity to manage everyday life, it is important that older generation is included in the rapid development. Older adults generally suffer from physical, motor and cognitive decline that can create barrier to using computers. Changing interface can be particularly problematic for this age group, and a smooth transition from the old interface to the new one is needed. Fifteen older and five younger computer users were recruited, to study how a drastically modified computer interface influences older adults as computer users. Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 was used as testing software for the case study where the participants were asked to conduct a series of tasks to observe the effects of first time experience with the new interface. The attitudes and the emotions towards the new interface, as well as the difficulties encountered during the first time use were studied in the thesis. The result showed the clear difference between the younger and older participants. Older participants generally had a more positive attitude towards the new browser, even though they encountered more difficulties during the test. The younger participants managed to complete the tasks with less assistance, but were skeptical towards the new interface. Despite the differences in the emotional reactions, both groups were reluctant to update to the new interface, which was shown to be particularly problematic for older participants. The result of the study indicates that an interface that undergoes major restructuring is most likely to be problematic for senior computer users. Thus, there is a need for a bridging strategy between the old and the new interface.
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Lewallen, Jina P. "Homeless Predictors in the Older Adult Population." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271855/.
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This secondary research study uses data from two convenience samples of homeless persons in Central Arkansas collected during 2004 and 2011 Point in Time Counts. The prevalence of predictors of homelessness are compared across years, and also compared by age (<50 and > 50) controlling for year of survey. The number of older adults increased significantly between 2004 and 2011 surveys, and reporting serious mental illness and veteran status significantly decreased from 2004 to 2011. Age differences were noted in 2004 with older adults more likely to report serious mental illness in comparison to younger adults. Older adults were also more likely to report veteran status in comparison to younger adults during both the 2004 and 2011 surveys. The predictors of homelessness -- including serious health problems, substance abuse, race, age, and developmental disabilities-- remained fairly consistent from 2004 to 2011 and across "age groups". In addition to Point in Time data, qualitative surveys and interviews of providers were performed for their observations of the older homeless population. Providers indicated their belief that the older homeless population is increasing. Providers suggested possible challenges and reasons for the increase among older adults who are homeless. In central Arkansas, service providers feel the current economy, programs, and agencies that provide homeless services and funding sources are adequate at this time as evidenced by no increase in numbers. Due to new funding, improvement has occurred with the veteran population through VA programs. Even though this research did not find any change in gender, the providers feel that for future homeless, trends in gender (women in poverty), as well as older adults becoming homeless for the first time, should be watched in addition to other predictive factors such as the economy, increase in substance abuse, and physical and mental health concerns.
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Williams, Amanda L. "Physician adherence to communication tasks with adult vs. older adult female patients." CardinalScholar 1.0, 2010. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1560844.
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The study investigated whether physician communication adherence was similar between
adult and older adult female patients in a family medicine setting. Additionally, the study
investigated whether or not the level of communication adherence was related to patient
perceptions of working alliance. Previous research has failed to adequately examine age
as a variable in physician-patient communication and has neglected to examine the
working alliance within the physician-patient relationship. The sample included 41 adult
female, family medicine patients, who agreed to have their appointment with their
physician videotaped. The videotaped encounters were coded by trained observers using
the Behavioral Science Tape Review Checklist (BSTRC). Participants also completed the
Working Alliance Inventory-Short Form (WAI-SF). Results from the study suggested
that physician adherence to communication tasks did not vary significantly between adult
patients and older adult patients. Further, results demonstrated that the combination of
responses to the bond and tasks subscales of the WAI-SF significantly accounted for 16%
of the variance in communication adherence.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Farrington-Lynch, Valisa. "Learning Strategies and Coping Mechanisms of Older Adults with Low-Level Literacy Skills." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89430.
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Limited literacy remains a prevailing issue among older adult populations. This qualitative study sought to answer the following research questions: How do older adults with limited literacy skills navigate and learn to navigate their daily lives in an advanced literate community such as the United States? What types of informal learning strategies and coping mechanisms have been used by these adults, and what perceived barriers and hindrances have participants faced and are facing in their lives? The study included the interviews, data collection and analysis of five women and two men, ages 67-87, two of whose activities also were observed by the researcher. The objective was to investigate their informal learning strategies and coping mechanisms within their current living environment.
A thematic analysis of the seven narrative 'life stories' resulted in the emergence of four themes, which represented how these adults with limited literacy skills learned to navigate their daily lives and use informal learning strategies and coping mechanisms to survive in a changing environment: (a) Family support (or lack thereof), (b) social networks, (c) desired GED Program engagement, (d) self-directed gained knowledge.
The study concluded that although none of the participants received a high school diploma, all successfully obtained employment and navigated their daily lives by incorporating various strategies. Likewise, given their implementation of self-directed learning strategies (Ausubel, 2000; Knowles, 1990; McClusky, 1974; Tough, 1982), participants viewed some of the dispositional, institutional, and situational obstacles (Cross, 1982), not as barriers, but as navigable and surmountable challenges.
Implications of the study suggested limited literacy adults relied upon family support, social networks and self-direction to pursue knowledge and conceal limited literacy. They gained confidence and developed coping mechanisms to navigate daily activities, circumvent barriers and function in an advanced literate society.
Future professional practice recommendations included incorporating ABE/GED programs at adult living facilities/community centers; invalidating false assumptions regarding limited literacy older adults; volunteering time and building trust with these adults; and validating their current and desired needs. Research recommendations included investigating limited literacy adult capabilities; shadowing their navigation; conducting similar studies in other U.S. regions; and investigating comparative life-span research.Ph.D.
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Rodger, H. "Senior adult ministry for lay leaders." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Edwards, Kerri Anne. "A model of older adult physical activity participation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ28890.pdf.
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Otters, Rosalie V. "Vision Impairment and Depression in the Older Adult." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4848/.
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The older adult population in the United States is rapidly expanding both because of longer life expectancies as well as the aging of the baby boomers. While vision impairment is a growing concern among older adults, there have been few, mostly small studies, of the impact of vision impairment on this population. The present study uses a national data set, the Second Supplement on Aging (1994 -1996) from the National Health Interview Survey, in a cross-sectional study of 9,447 civilian non-institutionalized persons, aged 70 years and over at the time of their interview. The SOA II has been studied in the context of a social theory of aging that emphasizes interdependence through the life course using a stress process model that has been refined into a disability model. Disability is understood as a social construction outcome rather than as a medical outcome. Vision impairment is the stressor which is mediated by health (falls, functioning and self-health report), financial resources (education, income and having only public health insurance) and social support (marital, living along, having no living children, social activities in number and intensity). Depression is a possible, but not a necessary result of vision impairment. Disability may result when a medical pathology leads to an impairment which results in a functional limitation and finally a social disability. This secondary analysis used a multinomial logistic regression for both the whole sample as well as separately for each gender. For the whole sample the results indicate that a typical profile of a vision-impaired older adult depressed some/all of the time, would be a younger-old White woman (aged 70-74 years old) who has fallen in the past 12 months, has difficult with one or more Activities of Daily Living or with both one or more Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, has a poor to fair self-heath report, a family income under $20,000, a high school or less education, lives alone, has a living child and lacks social activities in number and intensity. In the gender samples, only the female sample at the some/all of the time depression category is significant. Older vision-impaired adults, especially older women who have more social supports are less likely to be depressed and so disabled. There is a need for social policies that will educate, encourage and support older vision-impaired adults as they seek to compensate for the loss of vision, often late in life.
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Mueller, Ranell L. "OLDER ADULT MEN’S EMOTIONAL BONDS WITH THEIR DOGS." UKnowledge, 2018. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gerontol_etds/14.
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Knowledge of the deeper meanings of attachment to companion animals is limited, particularly in terms of older adults. This study employed a modified grounded theory method, a phenomenological lens and a life course perspective to gather and analyze data garnered from individual interviews and panel discussions in order to investigate the multiple dimensions of older adult men’s relationships with their companion animal dogs. Individual audio-recorded in-depth interviews and repeated panel discussions with a sub-group of the participants, convened as a panel over a three-month period, explored behavioral and emotional manifestations of attachment and the emotional bond to their companion animal dogs and the changing nature of that attachment and bond over their life span. Analysis involved open, axial and selective coding of transcripts to reveal underlying patterns within the data. Outcomes included movement toward a theory of companion animal attachment for older adult men as well as insight into the role of dogs in development of older adult men’s identities. This dissertation offers insight into the deeper understanding of the human-animal bond resulting in enhancing quality of life for both older adult male pet owners and their companion animal dogs.
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Brennan, Deborah. "Patient Self-Assessment for Older Adult Fall Prevention." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4997.
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Falls and falls with injury are a leading contributor to decreased quality of life for adults aged 65 and older. Complications associated with fall occurrences include death, long term disability, decreased mobility, decreased quality of life, and psychological effects.
The practice focused question addressed in the project asked if the use of a standardized publicly available assessment for falls risk will assist registered nurses in learning more about the patient's fall risk. To address the question, the Stay Independent Check Your Risk for Falling Questionnaire (SICRFQ), obtained from the CDC website, was used as the basis for an education program for nurses to evaluate patient risks for falls. The theory of planned behavior guided the project which resulted in nurses gaining increased knowledge of falls risk assessment using the SICRFQ instrument. Findings from this staff education project indicated that 85% (n=29) of from a general practice unit registered nurses participating in the project reported that the education and the SICRFQ instrument would assist them in engaging and educating patients and families on fall risk avoidance; and 97% (n=33) indicated they would use the instrument for assessing patients. Use of the SICRFQ instrument will assist registered nurses in improving patient safety through accurate assessment of falls risk and potentially decrease falls in their unit thus promoting positive social change.
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Tufford, Madeline. "Opioid Use Among Older Adults." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2020/schedule/61.
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Opioids are the most powerful pain relievers currently known (Huang & Mallet, 2013) and opioid abuse is considered a significant public health crisis (Pezalla, Rozen, Erensen, Haddox, & Mayne, 2017). Older adults face elevated risks for opioid abuse given the unique pain reported by many late adults (Wilder-Smith, 2012) and the potential for overuse of opioids is especially high given the growing population of older adults in the U.S. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003). This project aims to explore the trends of opioid use and abuse by older adults and how to manage this growing epidemic by examining a multitude of options including the marketing of opioids, different addiction treatments, and other solutions.
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Clarke, Shailagh. "Religiosity and spirituality in younger and older adults." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4892/.
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The present study examined the use of MacDonald's Expressions of Spirituality instrument with a younger and older adult sample. Specifically, MacDonald's proposed five factor model was assessed for fit with a sample of college age participants as well as a sample of adults over the age of 65. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess the fit of this model with samples, and this was followed by an exploratory factor analysis, and the results were considered in light of measurement equivalence and the definitions of the constructs of religiosity and spirituality. Further analyses examined levels of religiousness as well as relationships between religiousness/spirituality and potential correlates, such as postformal thinking, life events including changes and losses, emotional and physical well-being, and family upbringing, comparing young and older adult samples. Results of the confirmatory factor analysis revealed a solution with a better fit than MacDonald's model for both younger and older adults. While the number of factors were the same for both samples, item loadings and cross-loadings differed between the younger and older adult samples. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a four factor solution, with religiousness and spirituality items loading onto one factor. With regard to measurement equivalence, findings appear to indicate that the five factor solution and MacDonald's Expressions of Spirituality instrument may not be as useful with older adults. Additionally, findings are discussed with regard to the measurement of the constructs of religiosity and spirituality. In addition to measurement issues, several findings pointed to differences between the younger and older adult samples. For young adults, more life changes were related to higher levels of postformal thinking, but for older adults more life losses were related to higher levels of postformal thinking. Also, the older adult sample had higher levels of religiousness than the young adult sample. Several results were the same for younger and older adults. First, no correlation existed between religious commitment and postformal thinking. Second, a family history of religiousness was positively correlated with current religiousness. Third, for younger and older adults, religiousness was positively correlated with emotional well-being for low loss groups. Limitations of the current study are discussed, and implications for clinical practice and future research are addressed.
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Koumoutzis, Athena N. "Age Differences in Stressors and Outcomes Among Young Adult, Midlife, and Older Adult Caregivers." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1553839757877709.
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Jessome, Jeannine. "Older adult education, the need to chart new directions." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0016/MQ56786.pdf.
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Keane, Kathleen Marie. "Older Adult Narrative of the Experience of Cardiac Surgery." Thesis, Boston College, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104362.
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Thesis advisor: Dorothy A. JonesCardiac surgery is frequently performed as a surgical intervention within the United States; but there is little known about how the older adult (70 years of age or greater) experiences cardiac surgery and recovery over time. This qualitative research study utilized narrative methodology to interview 13 older adults to inform understanding of the older adult's cardiac surgical experience. The purpose of this study was to describe the story of the older adult both coming to surgery (preoperative period) and during the transitional time of the acute recovery period following cardiac surgery (up to 8 weeks after cardiac surgery). The primary research question asked was "What stories do older adults tell of their experience of cardiac surgery from the preoperative period through the first 2 months postoperatively?" Using narrative analysis of participant discourse, consisting of both structural (re-storying of narrative content) and thematic analysis of interview content, there emerged an overarching story of older adult experience of cardiac surgery which can be described thematically as: Moving toward healing: engaged in and appreciating life while conscious of time passing amidst the primacy and struggle of the symptom experience. Knowledge gained from this study can help to broaden the understanding of the experience and the trajectory of older adult recovery after cardiac surgery, and also serves to inform nursing education and practice models, nursing interventions, instrument development and innovative models of care designed to support the perioperative care of older adults
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Submitted to: Boston College. Connell School of Nursing
Discipline: Nursing
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Shumaker, Becki Debora. "MEDICATION BELIEFS AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN THE OLDER ADULT." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610591.
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Purpose: To explore the relationship between beliefs about medication and
medication adherence in the older adult.
Organizing Constructs: Medication adherence and beliefs within the framework
of Orem's Self -Care Theory.
Study Design: This exploratory study uses a correlational design to survey a
convenience sample of older adults.
Methods: A convenience sample of 30 older adults, living independently, at least
65 years of age, and taking at least 3 prescription medications per day, were surveyed to
identify factors that may influence medication non -adherence. Participants were asked to
complete a demographic questionnaire, the Beliefs about Medication Scale, and the
Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. Descriptive analyses and Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficients were conducted.
Results: A relationship between beliefs and medication adherence was not
identified in this group of older adults.
Conclusion: Beliefs may be an important factor in medication adherence. Further
research is needed to explore the relationship between the two concepts in a less
homogeneous sample.
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Hamon, Raeann R. Kunkle. "Filial responsibility expectations among adult child-older parent pairs." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53523.
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The current study is an investigation of filial responsibility expectations endorsed by a randomly selected sample of 144 elderly parent-adult child pairs from the Harrisburg area of Pennsylvania. Descriptive statistics suggested that most older parents and adult children interpreted the filial role to include a great deal of emotional support and discussion of important matters and available resources. Both generations perceived living close and writing letters to parents on a weekly basis as less important. Parents were more likely to disapprove of receiving financial assistance from children, living with children, and having children adjust their work schedules to help them than were their offspring. Robinson's statistical measure of agreement, which examined the amount of consensus between generations, revealed that there was a moderate level of agreement between parents and their children on filial responsibility expectations. Multiple regression analyses indicated that amount of agreement on filial norms did not have an impact on parental well-being, however.Ph. D.
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English, James G. "Older adult falls a a metropolitan airport: 2009-2010." Thesis, Boston University, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/12360.
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PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.We investigated falls at a metropolitan airport to determine fall incidence, identify potential causes of these falls, and suggest opportunities for mitigation. We used de-identified incident reports of all falls requiring EMS response that occurred at the airport during 2009 and 2010. On average, one fall occurred every 2.3 days. Ninety-six percent (96%) of falls occurred in terminals. Of all falls, 44% occurred on escalators, making escalators the most common location. Seventy-two percent (72%) of fallers were females; 43% were ≥ 65 years; 92% of all falls resulted in a documented injury; 37% of falls resulted in transport to hospital emergency departments. Escalator fall risks include carrying bags (due to changes in baggage fees), using cells phones, not using handrails, and compromised strength and balance. Diverting at-risk passengers to elevators could significantly reduce the overall falls. Interventions targeting escalator falls have the greatest promise for reducing falls at this airport.
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Crawley, Charles Eugene. "Leading a local church to plan and implement senior adult ministries." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.
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Kelly, Mark E. "Developing a senior adult ministry in a multi-site context." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p002-0842.
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Wright, Matthew R. "Cohabitation among Older Adults: Well-Being, Relationships with Adult Children, and Perceptions of Care Availability." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1497986334237288.
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Chan, Kin-sun. "An epidemiological study on older adult suicides in Hong Kong SAR." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31678038.
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Klein, Cara, and Cara Klein. "Treatment Practices of Arizona Nurse Practitioners for Older Adults with Depression." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624490.
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Depression is not a normal part of aging; despite this, 15-17% of older adults have symptoms of depression (Lakkis & Mahmassani, 2015). Depression in older adults not only negatively impacts quality of life, but also negatively impacts co-morbid disease progression (Gallagher et al., 2016; Oza, Patel, & Baptist, 2016; Sinnige et al., 2013; Song et al., 2014). Depression treatment improves co-morbid disease outcomes (Bogner et al., 2016; Wood et al., 2015). Arizona has a large population of older adults and the number of older adult is projected to increase 174% by the year 2050 (Arizona Department of Health Services, n.d.). The majority of depressed patients seek treatment in the primary care setting (Lakkis & Mahmassani, 2015; Samuels et al., 2015). Arizona has over five thousand nurse practitioners working in primary care (Arizona Department of Health Services, 2014b). The purpose of this project was to determine the treatment practices of nurse practitioners caring for older adults with depression in southern Arizona.
A needs assessment, using a self-administered survey, was conducted to determine how southern Arizona nurse practitioners self-identify their ability to recognize and treat older adult depression. Results revealed that southern Arizona nurse practitioners have barriers to recognition and treatment of depression in older adults. Barriers to the recognition of depression in older adults included the older adult patient’s medical complaint, limited appointment times in the primary care setting, and limited experience as a nurse practitioner. Treatment barriers identified by survey results included the older adult patient’s attitude toward depression, financial status, and ability to participate in depression treatment. The majority of these barriers are consistent with evidence established in previous studies. The ability of the older adult to participate in depression treatment was a barrier identified in the results not found in the synthesis of evidence. This project supports existing evidence regarding barriers to the recognition and treatment of older adult depression in the primary care setting. Further research is indicated to evaluate if removing the identified barriers will increase the nurse practitioners’ ability to recognize and treat depression in the older adult.
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Anderson, Chelsie L. "Understanding and Improving Older Male Participation and Older Adult Adherence in Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs." FIU Digital Commons, 2018. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3875.
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The aging population and burden of chronic conditions have led researchers and practitioners to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based programs (EBPs) for older adults. The Healthy Aging Regional Collaborative (HARC) was established to make EBPs including Diabetes Self-Management Program, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Matter of Balance, and EnhanceFitness (EF) accessible in south Florida. According to the REAIM model, reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance determine the impact of EBPs. Evaluation of HARC demonstrated widespread adoption of EBPs by community organizations that reached diverse participants and effectiveness among participants attending the recommended number of sessions, but only 19% of EBP participants were male, and only 25% of EF participants met attendance criteria for adherence. This mixed-methods dissertation explored program instructor and coordinator perspectives on barriers and strategies related to male participation in EBPs, examined predictors of short-term and long-term adherence to EF, and applied a theoretical framework to explore participant and instructor perspectives on factors influencing adherence to EF. Fourteen program coordinators participated in a focus group to identify barriers and strategies to improve male participation, and 49 instructors participated in a survey to triangulate findings. Themes among barriers to male participation included women outnumbering men in programs, incompatibility of programs with male gender roles, and preference for other activities. Themes among strategies included endorsement by male community leaders, advertisements featuring males, and content adaptation. Among 5,619 EF participants, logistic regression confirmed age, race/ethnicity, gender, and health status as significant predictors of adherence. The likelihood of short-term and long-term adherence increased with age and health. Black participants were less likely than whites to adhere short-term (OR=0.82, p=.05) but more likely to adhere long-term (OR=1.77, p=.000). Hispanics were more likely than whites to adhere short-term (OR=1.25, p=.008) and long-term (OR=1.30, p=.001). Men were more likely to meet the criteria for short-term (OR=1.47, p=.001) and long-term adherence (OR=1.19, p=.04). Interviews with 12 adherent EF participants and 10 instructors revealed cues to action, goals, beliefs, intentions, program factors, social factors, and benefits that supported adherence. Findings inform efforts to improve participation and adherence in EBPs and maximize their impact on health among older adults.
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Pye, Jonathon. "Sleep-wake disturbances and depression in older adults." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/24973.
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Sleep-wake disturbances (SWD’s) are intertwined with depression in older adults, persist after remission, and predict depression severity and relapse. Little research has focused on objective measurement of sleep-wake cycles, and how they relate to depression in clinical and non-clinical samples of older adults. This thesis evaluated how depressive symptoms, psychiatric history, and a commonly used type of antidepressant relate to sleep-wake disturbances and subcortical brain volumes in older adults.
Chapter 3 explored the association between antidepressant usage and SWD’s. A delay in the sleep cycle of older adults taking antidepressants was observed, as well as increased sleep-wake fragmentation. Chapter 3 provided initial evidence of quantifiable differences in the sleep-wake cycles of older adults using antidepressants.
Chapter 4 examined the sleep-wake cycles of participants involved in a controlled trial of low-dose sertraline for older adults with subsyndromal depression. The sertraline condition showed a significant delay in sleep offset timing and greater activity during post-midnight hours after 3-months. Chapter 4 identified time-of-day specific activating effects with the use of sertraline in older adults.
Chapter 5 examined how irregular sleep is related to active and remitted major depression. Sleep regularity was reduced in those with current major depression. Chapter 5 provides the first evidence for irregular sleep as a marker of major depression in its active phase.
Chapter 6 examined caudate nucleus (CN) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) volumes using magnetic resonance imaging. Irregular sleep and a lifetime history of depression was associated with reduced volumes of the NAc, which was strongly associated with increased sleep-wake fragmentation, and low activity during the day. Chapter 6 provides the first evidence of an association between SWD’s and reduced NAc volumes in older adults with a lifetime history of depression and irregular sleep.
Sleep-wake disturbances (SWD’s) are intertwined with depression in older adults, persist after remission, and predict depression severity and relapse. Little research has focused on objective measurement of sleep-wake cycles, and how they relate to depression in clinical and non-clinical samples of older adults. This thesis evaluated how depressive symptoms, psychiatric history, and a commonly used type of antidepressant relate to sleep-wake disturbances and subcortical brain volumes in older adults.
Chapter 3 explored the association between antidepressant usage and SWD’s. A delay in the sleep cycle of older adults taking antidepressants was observed, as well as increased sleep-wake fragmentation. Chapter 3 provided initial evidence of quantifiable differences in the sleep-wake cycles of older adults using antidepressants.
Chapter 4 examined the sleep-wake cycles of participants involved in a controlled trial of low-dose sertraline for older adults with subsyndromal depression. The sertraline condition showed a significant delay in sleep offset timing and greater activity during post-midnight hours after 3-months. Chapter 4 identified time-of-day specific activating effects with the use of sertraline in older adults.
Chapter 5 examined how irregular sleep is related to active and remitted major depression. Sleep regularity was reduced in those with current major depression. Chapter 5 provides the first evidence for irregular sleep as a marker of major depression in its active phase.
Chapter 6 examined caudate nucleus (CN) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) volumes using magnetic resonance imaging. Irregular sleep and a lifetime history of depression was associated with reduced volumes of the NAc, which was strongly associated with increased sleep-wake fragmentation, and low activity during the day. Chapter 6 provides the first evidence of an association between SWD’s and reduced NAc volumes in older adults with a lifetime history of depression and irregular sleep.
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Kolacz, Kimberly S. "Analysis of Elder Abuse and Ohio's Adult Protective Law in Trumbull County." Connect to online version at OhioLINK ETD Connect to online version at Digital.Maag, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1989/4794.
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Anderson, Jessica H. McDonald-Miszczak Leslie C. "The impact of stress on older adult caregivers' everyday memory /." Online version, 2010. http://content.wwu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/theses&CISOPTR=349&CISOBOX=1&REC=6.
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Price, Ainsley. "User-driven new product development, bathing and the older adult." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0018/MQ47666.pdf.
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Jacobson, Stephanie A. "Older adult sexuality| Measuring healthcare provider knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors." Thesis, City University of New York, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3601877.
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Healthcare provider practices around older adult sexuality are increasingly the focus of scholarship. Researchers use available scales to study health worker knowledge and behavior in their research. This dissertation argues the need for a new scale, because the available measures are dated and do not account for changes in attitudes and medical advances over three decades. After a review of the increasing role of physicians, social workers, and other health workers providing care for sexual issues throughout history, I describe available scales for measuring knowledge and behaviors about older adult sexuality and review research that employs them. The purpose of the dissertation was to develop a contemporary measure regarding older adult sexuality practices among health workers. I utilized a two-phase plan following Bowen and Guo’s 12-step mixed-method approach for scale development (2012). Phase I included a literature review and qualitative interviews with experts on older adult sexuality regarding the construct. Then I created a universe of items, reviewed them with the experts, and revised items. In Phase II, I tested the items with 155 healthcare providers and conducted analysis for reliability and validity. Based on the analysis, I culled items to create a shortened scale. I proposed a scale consisting of 52 items with three subscales: a 25-item Knowledge subscale, a 13-item Attitude subscale, and a 14-item Behavior subscale. The Knowledge subscale showed poor internal reliability (KR-20 = .625). The Attitudes (α = .825), and Behavior (α = .837) subscales showed good internal reliability. I also evaluated content validity and criterion-related validity for the subscales. Flaws in the methods and analysis make the 52-item proposed scale conceptually unsound. Limitations in generating the pool of items, evaluating the items, and testing reliability and validity did not produce a viable scale. I analyze problems with the methodological approach and propose a redesign that corrects for flaws in the approach employed here. I will use an inductive, social justice model that expands scale development to include interviews with practitioners and older adults. I conclude with a number of research, practice, and policy implications that will result from a redesigned scale.
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Collins, De Ann R. "Investigating predictors of ageism : supportive relationship with older adult wanted." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1247.
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Liston, Matthew. "Advances in the assessment and rehabilitation of older adult fallers." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2013. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/advances-in-the-assessment-and-rehabilitation-of-older-adult-fallers(a220e983-e088-4bfd-b8e5-9c6cb232e6d1).html.
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This thesis attempts to answer a number of questions regarding falls in older adults, both in terms of the assessment of individuals experiencing falls and their physiotherapy based rehabilitation. Firstly, an audit (Chapter 2) of a commonly used falls risk assessment tool (the Physiological Profile Assessment: PPA) was performed to determine the variability of component measures in differing age groups and to assess its clinical validity. A novel multi-task directed stepping test was designed and piloted to investigate changes in volitional directed stepping when performing complex spatial tasks (Chapter 3). Changes in prioritisation of postural tasks with older age were identified in healthy older adults compared to a healthy young cohort. A case control trial was performed to compare vestibular function in older adult fallers and age matched healthy individuals (Chapter 4). Both groups were compared to age matched patients with known peripheral vestibular dysfunction across a range of physical and questionnaire measures. It was identified that fallers have significantly higher proportions of vestibular dysfunction than age matched healthy older adults. A 2 arm RCT was performed to investigate the beneficial effects of a customised multi-sensory balance home exercise rehabilitation programme (vs. stretching) (Chapter 5). Older adult falters undertook an 8 week Otago programme combined with either a Multi-sensory or Stretching home exercise programme. Multi-sensory rehabilitation provided significant within group and larger between group changes in FGA scores and PPA falls risk. This study identifies the beneficial effects of multi-sensory rehabilitation in older adult fallers, when combined with the Otago exercise programme.
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Ocakli, Burcu Ozdemir. "Intergenerational relationships between adult children and older parents in Turkey." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e5b11f40-8995-49fc-ab64-03c8ca332b3f.
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Intergenerational relationships have provided a popular focus of enquiry for family sociology. With recent demographic shifts and structural changes in the family, intergenerational relationships have begun to shift throughout the world. Turkey, as a Muslim-majority country with strong traditional intergenerational bonds, is also undergoing demographic transition and structural changes are taking place in Turkish families. For that reason, it is significant to know how intergenerational relationships are affected by these changes. This dissertation aims to understand the nature of intergenerational relationships and how they are affected by socio-demographic factors. The Intergenerational Solidarity Approach by Bengtson and Roberts (1991) is used as the most appropriate theoretical framework for the research objectives and the Turkish context. The results of the quantitative enquiry have revealed that intergenerational solidarity is still strong among Turkish families; however, inconsistency between attitude and behaviour is detected among educated respondents, which has led to another phase of qualitative enquiry. Interviews conducted with adult and older Turkish women show that the gap between normative and felt obligations is putting pressure on educated Turkish women in particular, and that they develop different management strategies to confront the dilemmas they experience. In this respect, the Intergenerational Ambivalence Theory (Lüscher & Pillemer, 1998) is employed to address the findings of qualitative data. The results of both of quantitative and qualitative analysis show that neither the solidarity nor the ambivalence approach is fully capable of reflecting intergenerational relationships in the Turkish context. For this reason, as a final step, the dissertation suggests a theoretical model for examining intergenerational relationships in Turkish families. The suggested model embraces both the solidarity and the ambivalence models and stipulates the use of mixed methodology in intergenerational research. In this respect, this dissertation contributes to empirical, theoretical and methodological knowledge in the literature of intergenerational relationships.
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Ribak, Judith H. "Characteristics of Older and Oldest Adult Drivers: Understanding Risky Driving." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1211932852.
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Moe, Christine. "Medicare Managed Care Penetration and Prevalence of Older Adult Disability." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1663.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between Medicare Managed Care (MMC) penetration and percentage of disability in older adults (individuals age 65 and older). Considering disability as an indicator of one or more unsuccessfully managed chronic diseases, this study investigates the assumption that managed care improves coordination of care, as well as access to preventive care. If managed care’s mandate is being met, then it should be evidenced in decreased prevalence of older adult disability. METHOD: Taking an ecological approach, this study used data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, 2003) to compare the percentage of older adult disability in counties from 30 states and the District of Columbia with high and low MMC penetration. Covariates representing various aspects of community context were introduced into a final multivariate linear regression to examine whether MMC penetration was a significant predictor of countywide percent of older adult disability. RESULTS: While MMC penetration was a significant predictor of prevalence of older adult disability in a bivariate analysis (r=-0.197, p < .001), it lost its significance in the final multivariate model. CONCLUSION: While this study does not demonstrate a relationship between MMC penetration and prevalence of older adult disability, it is possible that MMC, once fully implemented under the 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, could lead to reduced prevalence of disability.
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Julian, Amber. "Guided Autobiography Themes for Older Adult United States War Veterans." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10263727.
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Guided Autobiography is a process of writing, sharing and preserving one’s life stories and life experiences. It leads one down a path through vast stores of memories, leading to an increased awareness and appreciation of having lived through so much.
The purpose of this study was to adapt Birren’s Guided Autobiography (GAB) program for U. S. veterans 65 years of age and older. The themes developed for this study were based on Birren’s nine themes for conducting autobiography groups. It was tailored to include themes relevant to older adult war veterans. Local veterans were interviewed and asked about past war experiences. The responses were recorded and analyzed using qualitative research methods. GAB serves to assist Gerontologists, Social Workers and other Health Practitioners in that it helps to provide insight into veterans’ experiences.
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Kimbler, Kristopher J. "Effective verbal behaviors during cognitive collaboration by older adult partners." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2004. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/controller.jsp?moduleName=documentdata&jsp%5FetdId=3345.
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Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2004.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 114 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-66).
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Moushegian, Natasha Nicole. "Trait Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation in an Older Adult Population." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579315.
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Mindfulness is a multifaceted construct defined as a state of present-moment focus and nonjudgmental awareness of the current experience. It can be assessed in various ways including as a trait or dispositional characteristic. Mindfulness is associated with emotion regulation abilities but to date there is limited evidence for specificity of facets in this association and fewer studies examining this in older adults. The current study examined age differences in trait mindfulness and the association between (a) specific facets of mindfulness and (b) emotion regulation, in older and younger adults. We used the Five Faceted Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ; Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer, & Toney, 2006) and both objective and subjective measures of emotion regulation. Ten older adults and 39 younger adults completed the FFMQ and subsequently performed an Emotional Stroop task following negative mood induction. Results demonstrated significantly higher levels of trait mindfulness in older adults, particularly in the nonjudgment facet. Despite some indication of an association between nonjudgment and reduced emotional response for older adults, no correlations between FFMQ facets and emotion regulation measures were significant. These results suggest that older adults are more mindful than younger adults, and there is reason for further exploration of specific facets of mindfulness.
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Huls, Adele Ann. "Nutrition parameters predicting functional status decline in the older adult." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284372.
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The present study was designed to test the hypotheses that there would be physical, affective, and cognitive function decline from baseline at 3 months and 6 months for the total group and within age groups and that decline would be predicted by nutritional status. Serum concentrations of albumin, cholesterol, hemoglobin, and percent lymphocytes and white blood cells (to calculate total lymphocyte count) were measured; fat reserves and somatic protein were estimated from anthropometry; and physical signs of malnutrition and a composite of nutritional status indicators were assessed. The participants in the 6-month longitudinal study were females and males aged 75-96 years (N = 132). Physical function was measured by the Physical Self Maintenance Tool (PSMT), the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale, and the Tinetti Balance and Gait Evaluation to assess decline. Affective function was measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Cognitive function was measured by the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT). Where decline was significant (p ≤ .05), nutritional parameters were used to predict (p ≤ .10) decline in this exploratory research. Logistic regression revealed physical decline in balance and gait which was predicted by high or low total lymphocyte counts and low fat reserves. Aspects of cognitive decline were predicted by low fat reserves; by combined low fat reserves, low albumin, low cholesterol, and low Mini Nutritional Assessment scores; and by combined high fat reserves and high cholesterol.
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Potter, Andrew Joseph. "Informal caregivers and the health of older adult care-recipients." Diss., University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2260.
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Family and friends provide substantial daily assistance to older adults with disabilities, but little is known about how that caregiving impacts the health of older adults. Using survey data on a nationally-representative sample of older adults and their caregivers, matched with Medicare claims, I explored several aspects of the relationship between caregiving and the health of older adults receiving care. I relied largely on Andersen’s behavioral model, which describes health services use as a product of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics.
I found that 33%-37% of older adults with unmet care needs at one point in time still have them one year later. I also found frequent change in the composition of older adults’ networks of caregivers. Having a formal caregiver was associated with lower odds of unmet care needs for women; conversely, men receiving care from a spouse had three times lower odds of unmet care needs than those receiving care from a non-spousal caregiver.
Some caregivers use services such as respite care, training, and support groups, but some caregivers lack access to desired services. I found that caregivers reporting unmet service need were more likely to be Black and Hispanic, while service use was higher among caregivers providing help on a regular schedule. Care-recipient health and function was associated with both service use and unmet service need, but available measures of local caregiver service supply were not.
Older adults frequently seek care in emergency departments (EDs), but this care may not always be necessary or desirable. I hypothesized, but did not find, that caregiver service use was associated with care-recipient ED use. Instead, chronic health conditions and other need factors were the strongest predictors of ED use. I found that care-recipients of male caregivers had lower rates of ED utilization for reasons that were urgent and not preventable. I also found that care-recipients of adult children had lower rates of non-urgent ED utilization than care-recipients of more distantly-related or unrelated caregivers.
These findings suggest that unmet care needs might be reduced by improving access to formal care for older women with functional limitations and monitoring unmarried older men. In addition, improving service access for Black and Hispanic caregivers, and for caregivers who provide unscheduled care, could reduce caregivers’ unmet service need. Finally, targeting training and support services to male spousal caregivers could improve access both to needed daily care and to emergency care. Future research should focus on replicating these analyses after more data become available and on developing alternate measures of caregiver service supply.
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Naseri, Chiara. "Tailored education for older adult fall prevention after hospital discharge." Thesis, Curtin University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78789.
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The research in this thesis evaluated how tailored fall prevention education provided at hospital discharge affected older adults’ level of engagement in fall prevention strategies during the six months after hospital discharge. Secondary outcomes were levels of capability and motivation to engage in fall prevention activities after hospital discharge, and an exploration of the opportunity (barriers and enablers) experienced by older adults to engage in fall prevention activities during the six months after hospital discharge.
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Ivarsson, Thomas. "Older adults and information technology : Exploring the problems encountered by older adults in their use of information technology." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-49704.
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Designing for older adults often takes the form of design for declining sensory, motor orcognitive ability. Instead of starting from disabilities this thesis aims to explore theproblems older adults experience in relation to information technology from theperspective of the older adult. Through the use of situational analysis data from fiveinterviews and five observations were analysed in order to find what problems, if any,the older adults gave voice to. This resulted in a study focused on three such problems:the instructions older adults receive when learning how to use information technology,the role of the surrounding of the older adults, and the feelings those interactions create.The result is a mix of different ways to view ageing along with a proposition that showsone possible way to reconfigure this interplay between older adults, the surrounding andinformation technology in order to lessen the impact of those problems.
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Alvarez, Trujillo Hector. "The Perceptions of Adults 35 and Older On Online Learning." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/877.
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This qualitative case study examined the level of satisfaction among a group of adults ages 35 years and older enrolled in an online education program (OLEP) in a university in Puerto Rico. Although the current literature revealed that adult students 35 years and older are the fastest growing population enrolling in online college education programs in Puerto Rico, prior satisfaction studies conducted by this institution did not focus on this population. The theoretical framework of this study was guided by Holsapple and Lee's Post e-learning success model. The goal of this study was to understand students' satisfaction with the online program and determine if the program was helping them accomplish their goals. Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews with 8 adult students, 35 years of age or older, who were currently enrolled at the institution. Data were analyzed using the category construction approach, open coding, and thematic analysis. Results indicated that the participants had a positive perception of the online program and its impact on their academic development and educational success. The data also revealed issues related to faculty-student communication and course design, which the participants believed needed to improve. The study's findings helped in the development of a best practice manual for the OLEP faculty. The manual will provide OLEP faculty with the tools needed to improve faculty-student communication and online course design, thereby increasing the student satisfaction among the fastest growing online student population. Improving its OLEP shows promise for the university to continue to be an agent of social change for Puerto Rico's economic growth and social progress.
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Harold, Sharon A. "Education and older women : a resource development perspective." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30643.
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Older women are a rapidly growing sector of the Canadian population and will number about 4 million by the year 2031. They are also a group which must be recognized as being at risk in later life for reasons often beyond their control or comprehension. Elderly women experience higher levels of poverty, institutionalization and criminal victimization than older men. While many of the vicissitudes of old age are unavoidable, aging is much more problematic for women due to socially constructed inequities rooted historically in cultural patterns of age and gender relations. Consequently, women's economic, social and personal resources are more vulnerable in old age because of gender limitations experienced across their entire life course.
Educational opportunities have not kept pace with the challenges encountered by women as they age nor has there been adequate educational programming to help older women negotiate the many changes in society that directly affect the quality of their personal lives. Yet education is considered to be a major strategy for developing and strengthening resources in later life and to be an effective means for promoting individual and collective empowerment among older women for improving their economic and social prospects as they age. By grounding educational objectives in a resource development paradigm, efforts can be made to enhance individual resources and to promote changes in the social relations of power, privileges and opportunities upon which current access and allocation of resources are based. Educational programming aimed at resource development falls into three categories: fostering political and social identity, facilitating economic equity, and aiding in later life transitions. Based on this approach to educational needs analysis, several program and policy recommendations are developed.Education, Faculty of
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