Dissertations / Theses: 'Senior Citizens / Elderly'

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Rednour, Allison. "A Nutritional Shopping System for Senior Citizens." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491227694091354.

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Dika, Elona. "Use of a Smart TV as a Platform for Social Engagement for Senior Citizens." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för medieteknik (ME), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-40666.

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The number of studies investigating computer use or other technologies used by senior citizens has progressively increased in the last twenty years. The interest stems from a diverse range of research disciplines including human computer interaction, education, and many others. However, this group of people is less likely to use technology compared to younger groups. Senior citizens generally have a positive attitude towards technology, and they are willing to use the product if they need it. Positive attitudes are also more likely to be expressed towards devices used every day at home, such as the television, microwave etc. Even if those devices are now typically digital, senior citizens are familiar and comfortable with them. A common reason for not wanting to learn different technologies was the feeling that it may be too difficult for them or not having access to a computer or tablet. These characteristics drive us to offer a solution by rethinking the use of some existing technologies and making them more affordable and accessible to older people. It is offered on a TV, something that senior citizens are familiar and comfortable with and which most of them have it at home. As the first step, we identified different requirements and factors that affect senior citizens' daily lives, the things that they do most during the day. Based on these requirements, we had to find services that will fulfill them. The system is constructed from four major services such as video conferencing, news, books and different recreation videos (e.g.: tips about exercise, hunting, cooking or gardening.) Each one of these sections is identified by a review of previous research using a literature survey. These services were chosen, among others, for their effects on senior citizens' quality of life. Thus, our goal was to provide them with an adequate set of required services. The working environment (Smart TV) is based on the different reasons stated below in the research. Some of them are a) a Smart TV is an integrated system which offers features of both a traditional TV and a personal computer, b) it provides a large screen, is easy to use and always ready, and most importantly, c) the TV, the most-user friendly electronic device, is a basic activity of senior citizens in their daily life. Design perspectives and functional requirements are presented. Finally, we describe some scenarios and assessment methods of the proposed system with the target group (senior citizens). Based on the findings, we can conclude that there was great acceptance from senior citizens for the support of daily living and the ability to control their daily activities provided by this service.

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Volschenk, Annegret. "The association between physical activity, functional fitness and balance in senior citizens / Volschenk A." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/6953.

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During the past decades there has been an increase in longevity. These aging trends have an enormous economic impact and present challenges to policymakers, families, and health care providers to meet the needs of aging individuals. Aging is accompanied with various physiological changes that can limit the elderly’s functional status and their independency. Some of the most noticeable changes occur within the musculoskeletal system, however cardiorespiratory changes, as well as changes in the body composition limits the elderly’s aerobic capacity and therefore increases the risk for cardiovascular and hypokinetic diseases. Moderate physical activity reduces the risk, or prolong the onset of physiological changes and various diseases. Physical activity can also enhance functional fitness amongst the elderly. Functional fitness is having the physiologic capacity to perform normal everyday activities safely and independently without undue fatigue. The aim of this study was to determine the functional fitness as well as static balance and dynamic balance status of senior citizens. Secondly, to determine the association between: physical activity, aerobic endurance and functional fitness and status amongst senior citizens. Thirdly, to determine the association between physical activity status, aerobic endurance and static– and dynamic balance amongst elderly. A once off subject availability study was performed, and 58 senior citizens (32 females and 26 males) between the ages of 65 years and 96 years participated. The physical activity index was determined with the Sharkey and Gaskill Physical activity index questionnaire. Functional fitness was measured using the Rikli and Jones Fullerton’s functional fitness test protocol. The static balance and dynamic balance was tested with the one leg balance eyes closed and functional reach test respectively. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the status of the participants. Two way summary tables were used to categorize the amount of weak test results. Partial correlations were used to determine the association between physical activity, functional fitness and static and dynamic balance. The male participants’ functional fitness status compared well with USA normal ranges, however the functional fitness test scores of the female participants were even lower than the older age group (75 to 79 years) of the USA normal ranges. The results of the frequency distribution indicated that 80.77% and 68.75% of the male and female participants respectively, tested poorly in more than four of the functional fitness tests. Neither the male nor the female participants’ static balance score were adequate, although it does not indicate a fall risk. Aerobic endurance showed to have medium (r = 0.3–0.49) to high (r 0.5) partial correlation with all functional fitness tests for the total group, as well as in the female participants. In the male participants aerobic endurance only showed high correlation (r 0.5) with lower body strength and dynamic balance and agility. Dynamic balance correlated well (r 0.5) with all functional fitness tests as well as aerobic endurance and physical activity index in the female participants, and only showed a medium correlation with agility in the male participants. This study showed alarming percentages of poor test results for both male and female senior citizens and highlights the need for physical activity interventions in old age homes. The correlations between aerobic endurance, as well as dynamic balance and functional fitness tests indicates that even simple interventions such as walking programs could enhance the functional fitness of senior citizens and thereby increase their independency.
Thesis (M.A. (Biokinetics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

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Mata, Joe I. (Joe Israel). "The Effects of Age-Graded Associations on the Political Activism of the Elderly." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501086/.

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Although the graying of the American society has been well documented, the question as to whether the elderly populace will indeed become a political factor has yet to be determined. Some studies indicate that the elderly will soon develop the consensus needed for political action; other studies counter that the elderly will never be a viable political factor. Among the determinants listed as influencing the political participation equation are standard socioeconomic variables (e.g., race, social status, education, and income). These factors have been studied extensively (Campbell 1960; Key 1950; Milbrath 1965; Nagel 1987; Rose 1965). Trela recently added an item that could possibly influence the political activism of the elderly: membership in age-graded associations. This study addresses the questions raised by Trela (1971), namely, whether age-graded associations influence the political activity of senior citizens, and if so, in what direction elderly participation is swayed. Unlike previous reports, the preliminary data gathered for this study suggest that the age-graded associations of the elderly cannot accurately predict their political activism.

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Bennett, Bob, Mary Botts, Alberto Chavez, and Bob Woodward. "Community resource usage by the elderly: A study of senior citizens in the Western Riverside County Brown Bag Program." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1993. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2565.

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Richardson, Carline P. "An Assessment of Atlanta Area Emergency Operations Plans for Emergency Relief Services Utilized by Senior Citizens." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2008. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/iph_theses/38.

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The emergency response readiness of the public health and emergency management systems have become increasingly important topics for research, development and action in the United States. Senior citizens represent a large and growing population group in the United States. Older persons are likely to be disproportionately vulnerable during disasters because they are more likely to have chronic illnesses, functional limitations, and sensory, physical and cognitive disabilities than those of younger ages. Elderly health and safety have become the responsibility of the elderly themselves, of the community in which they live, and the various agencies and organizations charged with preparedness planning. The goal of this study was to assess the emergency operations plans (EOPs) of emergency relief agencies and organizations in the Atlanta area for the provision of emergency relief services utilized by senior citizens as a special needs population. The research and analysis performed was completed in two steps: a review of collected disaster and emergency operations plans (EOPs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs), and a qualitative analysis of a survey submitted to the agencies. Although many EOPs and SOPs referred to emergency relief services for special needs populations, the plans were not functional and did not fully outline the ‘who, what, when, where and how” to provide disaster relief services. Public health agencies must endeavor to better address the disaster related needs of elderly persons who have physical disabilities, special medical needs and communication disabilities. Disaster preparedness plans must ensure the availability of all items necessary to control and prevent complications related to chronic diseases, prevent acute events and promote functionality and independence.

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Hallgrimsdottir, Strandberg Elsa. "Åldrande i ett mångkulturellt samhälle : En kvalitativ studie av äldre invandrares tillgång till samhällsinformation och deras deltagande i aktiviteter riktade till äldre medborgare." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-9822.

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In light of the European Union`s 2012 theme year: Active aging and solidarity between generations I wished to gain an understanding of weather elderly immigrant are provided with equal possibilities and access to local community information as the majority population and their participation in activities arranged for senior citizens in the municipality where they live. I have done this by meeting with those who work in this capacity. I also chose to meet with representatives for immigrant organizations in the local community to enquire of their work with senior citizens within their own ethnic group. This is a qualitative study on a phenomenological ground based on nine interviews and four observations. I have had two theories to help me analyze my empirical material. Globalization theory is a good groundwork to understanding the changes in modern multicultural societies where I have looked at the work of Anthony Giddens first at hand. The theory of KASAM by Aaron Antonowsky explains how the sense of coherence helps people to remain positive and satisfied in old age despite their failing health and unfavorable circumstances at times. I have found that the municipality where this study is preformed has a multicultural focus in their manor of spreading information. Yet many ethnic groups seek information verbally from friends and family rather than seek it through the official channels which may be more common among the majority population and immigrants that have established themselves in the society. Still all those whom I interviewed agreed that spreading information through direct contact always is the most effective way to get information across to people. I found that the local community meeting places for senior citizens have no immigrants attending on a regular basis. I did meet a group of senior migrant citizens with their origin in various nationalities that gather under the supervision of a cooperation project that has integration and public health as its main goal. All the participants in their activities for senior citizens started coming through personal invitation from the project leader or other group participants. With regards to the theme year those working with senior citizens were aware of it but haven’t had any specific focus on it in their work except for a few that participate in a regional public health project. They all agree that a theme year for active ageing and solidarity is an important milestone to recognizing the needs for recreation and showing respect to those who are beyond the age for retirement.

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Rhoades, Jason L. "Enhancing the Resilience of Vulnerable Groups Through Participatory Climate Change Adaptation Planning: A Case Study with the Elderly Community of Bridgeport, Connecticut." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1460647254.

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Paschal, Carla. "Exploring Food Security among Elderly Residents in Carrollton and Farmers Branch, Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1157515/.

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Many senior citizens are surviving on minimal Social Security benefits and as a result, struggle with food security. Metrocrest Services in Farmers Branch, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, is a non-profit organization that provides several food programs to residents of the community including some programs that are specifically tailored to the needs of senior citizens. This project was to provide Metrocrest with an assessment of the food security of their senior clientele as well as other elderly residents of the Metrocrest service area and to evaluate the current senior focused programs. The project utilized qualitative research including both Metrocrest clients and residents who were not Metrocrest clients bot whose demographics were similar. The objectives were to determine the coping skills used by senior citizens in obtaining food, to assess seniors' awareness of the programs offered by Metrocrest, to discover barriers to accessing needed resources and to make recommendations of how programs could be improved or modified if needed. Through my research, I was able to present Metrocrest with a number of recommendations to improve their existing programs. I was also able to recommend some potential new programs that could be designed in conjunction with local senior centers to better serve the community.

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Cho, Ho-yan. "A study of housing provision for the elderly in Hong Kong : the Senior Citizen Residences (SEN) scheme /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36438947.

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WIDIYASTUTI, DYAH. "IDENTIFYING THE FEATURES OF SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC SPACE FULFILLING NEEDS OF THE SENIOR CITIZEN." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1093026218.

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Cho, Ho-yan, and 曹可欣. "A study of housing provision for the elderly in Hong Kong: the Senior Citizen Residences (SEN) scheme." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45008437.

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Lee, Kar-yan Karen. "An evaluation of the "Senior Citizen Residences Scheme" for the middle-class elderly in Hong Kong : a case study of Jolly Place /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B35808950.

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Dominguez, Garcia Heliéte [UNESP]. "A terceira idade e a Internet: uma questão para o novo milênio." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93716.

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Com o início do novo milênio, o Brasil passa por profundas transformações na sociedade. Estima-se que, em 2025, a cada cinco brasileiros um terá 60 anos. Os jovens de hoje estão preparados para lidarem com as novas tecnologias. No entanto, as gerações anteriores, consideradas atualmente da Terceira Idade, não tiveram esta formação e estão vivendo numa sociedade altamente informatizada. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivos: Caracterizar o usuário potencial da Terceira Idade, quanto ao uso da Internet nos grupos da UNATI-UEL e do SENAC-Londrina; Identificar a utilização da Internet por usuários da Terceira Idade; Verificar se a Terceira Idade está familiarizada com a Internet e Detectar os sentimentos e aspirações dos usuários da Terceira Idade diante da Internet. A metodologia utilizada nesta pesquisa foi de estudo de caso, sob um enfoque quantitativo-qualitativo. Utilizamos questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas, diferentes para cada instituição estudada. Os resultados obtidos nos permitem concluir que: 1) ambos os grupos pesquisados compreendem a importância da utilização da Internet nos dias de hoje; 2) esta oferece maior facilidade e comodidade na realização de suas tarefas diárias; 3) traz informação e estimula a criatividade.
With the beginning of the new millennium, the Brazilian society is being transformed. It is believed that, by the year 2025, one in five Brazilian citizens will be 60 years old. The youngsters are prepared to deal with new technologies but the previous generations, which are currently considered to be the elderly, are not. In fact, they live in a society which is highly technological. Based on these facts, the purposes of this research are: to characterize the potential elderly user as for the use of the Internet in UNATI - UEL and SENAC - Londrina groups; to identify the use of the Internet by the elderly; to verify if the elderly are familiarized with the Internet and to detect their feelings and aspirations towards the Internet. The methodology used in this research was the case study under a qualitative-quantitative focus. A different questionnaire with open-ended and multiple choice questions was used for each institution studied in this research. The results obtained led us to the following conclusions: 1) both groups understand the importance of the use of the Internet nowadays; 2) it is easier and more comfortable for them to accomplish their daily tasks with the Internet; 3) the Internet brings information and stimulates creativity.

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Lee, Kar-yan Karen, and 李嘉欣. "An evaluation of the "Senior Citizen Residences Scheme" for themiddle-class elderly in Hong Kong: a casestudy of Jolly Place." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45008541.

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Dominguez, Garcia Heliéte. "A terceira idade e a Internet : uma questão para o novo milênio /." Marília : [s.n.], 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93716.

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Orientador: Plácida L. V. Amorim da Costa Santos
Banca: Maria Helena T.C. de Barros
Banca: Maria Cândida Soares Del-Masso
Resumo: Com o início do novo milênio, o Brasil passa por profundas transformações na sociedade. Estima-se que, em 2025, a cada cinco brasileiros um terá 60 anos. Os jovens de hoje estão preparados para lidarem com as novas tecnologias. No entanto, as gerações anteriores, consideradas atualmente da Terceira Idade, não tiveram esta formação e estão vivendo numa sociedade altamente informatizada. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivos: Caracterizar o usuário potencial da Terceira Idade, quanto ao uso da Internet nos grupos da UNATI-UEL e do SENAC-Londrina; Identificar a utilização da Internet por usuários da Terceira Idade; Verificar se a Terceira Idade está familiarizada com a Internet e Detectar os sentimentos e aspirações dos usuários da Terceira Idade diante da Internet. A metodologia utilizada nesta pesquisa foi de estudo de caso, sob um enfoque quantitativo-qualitativo. Utilizamos questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas, diferentes para cada instituição estudada. Os resultados obtidos nos permitem concluir que: 1) ambos os grupos pesquisados compreendem a importância da utilização da Internet nos dias de hoje; 2) esta oferece maior facilidade e comodidade na realização de suas tarefas diárias; 3) traz informação e estimula a criatividade.
Abstract: With the beginning of the new millennium, the Brazilian society is being transformed. It is believed that, by the year 2025, one in five Brazilian citizens will be 60 years old. The youngsters are prepared to deal with new technologies but the previous generations, which are currently considered to be the elderly, are not. In fact, they live in a society which is highly technological. Based on these facts, the purposes of this research are: to characterize the potential elderly user as for the use of the Internet in UNATI - UEL and SENAC - Londrina groups; to identify the use of the Internet by the elderly; to verify if the elderly are familiarized with the Internet and to detect their feelings and aspirations towards the Internet. The methodology used in this research was the case study under a qualitative-quantitative focus. A different questionnaire with open-ended and multiple choice questions was used for each institution studied in this research. The results obtained led us to the following conclusions: 1) both groups understand the importance of the use of the Internet nowadays; 2) it is easier and more comfortable for them to accomplish their daily tasks with the Internet; 3) the Internet brings information and stimulates creativity.
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Woo, Ka-wai. "Can the current residential services fulfill the needs of middle class elderly people? a case study of senior citizen residences (SEN) /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42905631.

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Feninová, Ivana. "Dostupnost sociálních služeb v Ústeckém kraji: případová studie Šluknovsko." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193506.

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The aim of the diploma thesis is to map and evaluate the availability of social services in the Ústecký Region. Special attention is devoted to Šluknov -- an area, which is known as the northern-Czech end of the world and which is also facing social and ethnic problems. Theoretical part of the thesis introduces social services as a part of a social policy, describes their contemporary significance and concept and further confirms their impact on quality of life. It also presents the typology of social services with focus being placed on two selected users groups -- elderly citizens and ethnic minorities. The theoretical part further addresses the legislative grounding of social services in the Czech Republic and introduces a key process of community planning. The practical part of the thesis, based on publicly available data and interviews, analyzes the availability of each type of social services in the Ústecký Region and more deeply maps available social services in Šluknov area according to users groups which were established in the community plan. With respect to the specifics of the district, the thesis concludes that social services are provided in adequate structure. Nevertheless, most of them are situated in central part of Šluknov area, which leads to poor accessibility to residents in marginal areas of the region.

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Chapon, Pierre-Marie. "Qualité territoriale, qualité du vieillissement : contribution du géographe." Thesis, Lyon 3, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011LYO30067.

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Le thème du vieillissement de la population française est bien connu. Les effets sont plus importants qu’on le pense souvent. L’habitat, les pratiques urbaines, les services et commerces doivent être adaptés. Le géographe aborde le thème par la relation des usagers aux territoires en faisant appel aux outils scientifiques donnés par la psychologie environnementale et aux indications de la médecine.Ce travail répond à une demande professionnelle d’ICADE, un des principaux promoteurs immobiliers du pays. L’auteur met en œuvre des méthodes très concrètes : cartes mentales, GPS, qui permettent de saisir le mieux possible les besoins des usagers. Plusieurs expérimentations ont été conduites, à différentes échelles, sur divers terrains (Lyon et Rhône-Alpes, Région parisienne, Nice). La troisième partie de l’ouvrage est une réflexion sur la gouvernance la plus efficiente qui devrait présider à la mise en œuvre de pôles gérontologiques et de réseaux de santé
The aging of the French population is a well- known topic but its effects are more important than is usually thought. The dwelling, the urban living habits, the services and amenities have to be adapted to seniors.The geographer tackles the problem through the relation of elder people to their living territory by using scientific tools provided by environmental psychology, and by referring to medical data.This research work has been made at the professional request of ICADE, one of the leading estate developers in France. The author applies very concrete methods, such as the use of mental maps and GPS trackers, so as to grasp the needs of seniors as accurately as possible. Several experiments have been conducted, at different scales and in different surroundings -Lyon and the Rhône-Alpes region, the Paris region, and also the city of Nice. The third part of the study consists in reflecting on the governance that would be the most efficient to implement the “gerontopôles” (structures associating geriatrics, medical and social care and gerontology)

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Persod, Chloe. "Le Féminin-Psychique à l’œuvre dans le Syndrome d’Épuisement Professionnel - SEP - des aides-soignantes en Établissement d’Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes – EHPAD." Thesis, Lyon 2, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014LYO20080.

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Mon poste de psychologue clinicienne au sein d’une maison de retraite m’a sensibilisée à la souffrance psychique des aides-soignantes. A partir de l’écoute des aides-soignantes dans le cadre de ma mission de support technique à l’équipe, émerge la plainte récurrente d’un déficit égotiste de désinvestissement émotionnel et affectif et la non reconnaissance de la pénibilité de leur tâche, qui me conduit à poser l’hypothèse d’un burn out. La recherche porte donc sur le Syndrome d’Épuisement Professionnel. Elle étudie les relations complexes entre le personnel médico-social aides-soignantes et la cadre de santé, et entre la personne âgée et sa fille. Un questionnaire clinique a fait ressortir l’ampleur du ressenti subjectif d’être épuisé. L’échelle standardisée MSP de Louise Lemyre, celle du ressenti subjectif d’être stressé. Le stress étant convoqué dans la position conceptuelle théorique retenue du Syndrome d’Épuisement Professionnel.L’analyse de ces deux ressentis a révélé les rapports complexes entre soignante–soignée et la cadre et entre fille–mère et grand-mère. C’est ainsi que l’enjeu narcissique du personnel fait ressurgir les origines archaïques de la sexualité infantile dans le lien intime au corps. En même temps, à cause d’une féminisation généralisée de la profession, la spécificité de la fonction du Féminin Psychique s’impose.Cette recherche souhaite apporter, grâce à ce Féminin Psychique, un éclairage autre sur la position intermédiaire de la Cadre. Le statut de bonne ou mauvaise mère que les aides-soignantes lui reconnaissent, aggrave ou diminue le Syndrome d’Épuisement Professionnel et le stress. Enfin, cette recherche insiste une nouvelle fois sur la nécessité impérieuse de la formation permanente institutionnelle et du travail d’élaboration psychique de ces personnels et ce, à périodicités constantes
As a psychologist in an EHPAD (a regulated home for dependent seniors), I became very much aware of the auxiliary nurses’ psychological sufferings. Listening to them during my team-supporting mission, I heard a recurring complaint emerge, that of an egotistical deficit of emotional and affective disinvestment and of a lack of recognition of the painfulness of their task. This has led me to hypothesize professional exhaustion. The research in this thesis therefore focuses on the burn out syndrome. It studies the complex relations between the auxiliary nurses as medico-social staff and the health manager in charge as well as between the elderly person and his/her daughter.A clinical questionnaire highlighted the depth of the subjective feeling of exhaustion while Louise Lemyre’s standardized scale highlighted the depth of the subjective feeling of stress, an operational notion in the theoretical concept of burn out.The analysis of both feelings revealed the complex relations between patient-auxiliary nurse and manager as well as between daughter-mother and grandmother. The narcissism at stake with the staff reactivates the archaic origins if child sexuality in the nursing place. A t the same time, because of the general feminization of the profession, the specificity of the feminine psyche is of foremost importance.Thanks to this notion, the research paper aims to shed a different light on the intermediary position of the manager. The status of good or bad mother figure that auxiliary nurses grant her worsens or lessens the burn out and stress.Last, this research paper further insists on the absolute necessity of permanent institutional training and of psychic elaborative work for the staff at regular intervals

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Sun, Suh-Jen, and 孫素真. "On the willingness factors of senior citizens living in elderly communities." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87066597298682417377.

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國立臺灣大學
醫療機構管理研究所
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On the willingness factors of senior citizens living in elderly communities Abstract It is a very important issue for aging of population. According to the definition given by World Health Organization (WHO); if the percentage of people who are older than 65 years old is greater than 7% of total population, it is an aging society. Since the aging population issue becomes worse and worse, it is a great challenge for the world to put emphasis on senior care in 21st century. The main goals of the study are focused on the willingness factors of senior citizens living in elderly communities, and to understand how senior citizens live in elderly communities. The subjects of the study are retired Taiwanese who are older than 50 years old. The included subjects are able to execute activities of daily living (ADL) by themselves. There are 1139 subjects in Taiwan included in this study. By descriptive analysis, crosstable analysis, and discriminant analysis, we would like to discuss the willingness of the senior citizens to live in elderly communities and reasons to live in. The results of this study are as following: (1). 25.55% of subjects would like to live in elderly communities; 63.3% of subjects depend on their situation; 11.15% of subjects do not want to live in elderly communities. Most of the subjects think they would depend on their situation. We think that there is potential to have them being willing to live in elderly communities. (2). Based on the discriminant analysis, male, junior high school graduated, Buddhist, and people who believe in I-Kuan Tao in ‘tendency factors’, be able to pay between 10,000 and 15,000 NT dollars per month without any deposit in ‘ability factors’ and dreamed place to stay after retire in ‘demand factors’ affect more on the illingness of our subjects to live in elderly communities . Overall, the correct probabilities of classifications in our study are 64.7%.

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Chen, Sin-Yi, and 陳欣怡. "The behavior of domestic traveller of senior citizens and near-elderly adults in Taiwan." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47765157389124321361.

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台南應用科技大學
生活應用科學研究所
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In the whole world, the phenomenon of demographic ageing has been cause to the society turn into ageing society. However, in Taiwan, the demographic ageing society also has been kept up with other advanced countries, which promote consumer market to rise and gradually develop a new business, and it is an important part of travel market for senior citizens in the future. In this study, the mania target is tourism market for senior citizens and near-elderly adults, including the amount of tourist spending, consume frequency, travel times, etc. And we also analyze the travel preferences and intentions to understand who travel and consume types. The questionnaire survey has been used in this works and both senior citizens (Over 65 year-old peoples) and near-elderly adults (The range of age is defined at 55 to 64 year-old peoples) are our research object for this study. Total 1225 questionnaires were issued, and copies of valid questionnaires for the 1068, subsequently, the descriptive statistics and chi-square test are applied to analyzing these data. According to the research results, we can understand as following : (1) Both characteristics and preferences of senior citizens and near-elderly adults play a part in internal tourism are similar. (2) The traveller behavior of senior citizens and near-elderly adults has little difference. (3) In addition to sex and family status, the others population statistics have remarkable affect for traveller behavior. (4) For previous tourist satisfaction, the senior citizens and near-elderly adults has little difference. (5) The respondents who live at different locate has remarkable differences for previous tourist satisfaction. From this study, we could conclude a number of suggestion as following : (1) Senior citizens and near-elderly adults are part to short-term tourism, so travel industries need to note the arrangement of travel place and time. (2) Travel industries have to concern with financial support ability and provide some promotions for senior citizens. (3) Due to senior citizens and near-elderly adults have different personal properties. Therefore, which need to take into account as decide travel actives or marketing. According to this study, some policies can be proposed for competent authorities to develop the domestic tourism market or as a reference for tourism industries to plan of tourism products for senior citizens and near-elderly adults.

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Tsai, Yi-Cheng, and 蔡宜呈. "Satisfaction in Elderly Nursing Home : A Case Study of Yi-Yuan Senior Citizens Apartment." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/v436c6.

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碩士
中國文化大學
都市計劃與開發管理學系
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The International Indicator in March 2018 by the Department of Statistics in the Ministry of the Interior published that elderly over 65 years old is 14.1% of the total population in the country. It’s officially an “aging society”, and it is expected to become hyper-aged society in eight years. During 2011 to 2017, there are 49 more elderly long-term caring facilities. The number of people that actually live in the facilities were increased to 5,496, which showed the raising demand of the elderly nursing facility. The study chose Yi-Yuan Senior Citizens Apartment as the research object and discussed the needs in life and satisfaction of the elderly who live in nursing facility at their own expense. With methods like related document collection, oversea case analysis, on site visit and interview, and survey, it uses general tool by questionnaire to measure and SPSS statistic package software to analyze the usage status, post-evaluation, life satisfactions include food, clothing, living, transportation, education, entertainment, and caring service. The result is as below: 1. The difference in life satisfaction in different attributes of the subject. The six aspects of the nine life satisfactions of the subject are gender, education, marital status, health status, occupation before living in the facility, average monthly income before retirement, religion, living years, and living status. It shows significant difference in life satisfactions in different attributes. 2. The effect to the life satisfactions by the reason why subject live in the nursing facility. Subjects are most satisfied with the service and communication of the caring personnel and safety in public area; whereas least satisfied by the service of the special clinic. Hope this study result would help to understand the relations between living needs and life satisfaction of the elderly. It may also be a reference for future planning of the private elderly nursing facility.

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Yoshikawa, Aya. "Senior Citizens' Adaptive Strategies to Get Around in Their Communities: A Case Study of Yao City, Japan." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10472.

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This study investigated the relationship between seniors' travel behaviors and living environments and the ways they successfully adapt to the environments, using a sequential mixed method in which qualitative methods follow quantitative analyses. The data were collected from the members of social clubs who regularly visit a community center for the elderly in a mid-size city in Osaka prefecture, Japan. One hundred ninety three seniors participated in the questionnaire survey asking about their daily travel patterns, personal backgrounds, social relations, and environmental information. Twenty-one seniors shared their perceptions of the city and the ways in which they get around through face-to-face interviews, sketch mapping, and one-week travel diary. The findings highlighted cultural and gender influences on seniors' mobility and the proactive nature of their travel behaviors. The participants were relatively healthy and active seniors who travel primarily by bicycle. The statistical analyses indicated that gender did not determine overall or average travel frequency but did identify factors related to high travel frequency. Living near a bus stop and the perception of going out more often than in the past predicted men's high travel frequency (going out every day), while women's high travel frequency was predicted by travel modes (bicycling and walking), sidewalk safety, chores (grocery shopping), and social network (seeing friends and having fewer relatives). Furthermore, the results of qualitative analyses revealed that seniors invented, modified, and applied various adaptive strategies to maintain or enhance their mobility. The positive perceptions of their communities such as favorable memories and beautiful scenery fostered seniors' familiarity and sense of belonging. Seniors used and modified social and environment resources to ensure travel safety. In addition, changes in senior's life stages and travel means manifested gender differences in their adaptive strategies. Men tended to focus on maintaining good health to keep their driver's license, representing their social role as a provider, while women's adaptations related to adjustment to widowhood and travel safety.

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Liang, Ya-Hui, and 梁雅惠. "Perceived Service Quality by Kaohsiung Ren-ai Senior Citizens Home’s Elderly Center as an Example." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9gtc9d.

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碩士
國立清華大學
科技管理研究所
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As the elderly population rising, long-term care needs among countries is being taken seriously. In the case of rapid population aging, the issue for the elderly has become one of Taiwan's biggest social problems. However, by the changing in socio-economic environment, the care functions of traditional family had been declined and the family must seek external resources to assist, so care needs gradually expanded from personal problems to social problems. This study based on SERVQUAL scale, consider relevant literature to develop the "quality of institutional care satisfaction scale" involving five dimensions for 19 variables. Research objects contain residents (service recipient) and nursing aides (service Provider). Trying to realize the awareness satisfaction of service quality. A total of 350 questionnaires, 110 valid questionnaires were recovered, the recovery ratio of 31%. The results showed that the degree of attention of care services between the actual perceptions of care services by institution resident were significant differences but by nursing aides were no significant difference. And according to the analysis of the actual perceptions of care service between institution resident and nursing aides were no significant difference.

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Yang, Shih-chuan, and 楊世川. "The Welfare Allowance Policy for Elderly in Taiwan: A Reflection--An example for Senior Citizens Welfare Living Allowance." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59648673278077284217.

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南華大學
非營利事業管理學系碩士班
99
Taiwan’s National Pension Act started operation in October 2008, signifying the end of the transitional Senior (Citizens) Welfare Living Allowance. However, in the literature regarding Senior Welfare Living Allowance, we have found so many who were benefited by this policy. A heated debate therefore triggered among the welfare advocates, opponents who are against fiscal burden, people with doubts about the national pension system, different political ideologies towards benefits, and other similar social allowances (Senior Farmer Welfare Allowance or Living Allowance for Middle or Low-income Senior Citizens) whose nationwide establishment came much later (not until June, 2002). This study conducts literature review on the legislative process of Senior Welfare Living Allowance, and cited the Spicker’s policy analysis (2006), to delve into the legislative aspect, the relationship between practice and such aspect, and other related issues of Senior Welfare Living Allowance.

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Hong, Hau-Yi, and 洪昊熠. "The Impact of Senior Citizens Welfare Living Allowance on Private Transfer and Consumption of One-Person Elderly Household." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45466281580512393744.

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碩士
國立臺灣大學
政治學研究所
100
The senior citizens welfare living allowance originated from the elder allowances from local governments in 1990’s , and it became the national policy in 2002.Then, in 2008 when National Pension Insurance came into effect, the senior citizens welfare living allowance was integrated into the pension system. This study investigates the effect of the senior citizens welfare living allowance on private transfer and consumption among the elderly living alone with different income groups, and also investigates the difference between the local government and central government execution period. Analyzing the family income and expenditure survey in 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2006, there are four findings in this study. The first, the senior citizens welfare living allowance will reduce the net private transfer among the one-person elderly household with all income groups, and the lower the income is, the more net private transfer decreases. The second, the senior citizens welfare living allowance will only increase the consumption among the middle and high-income one-person elderly household, and the more the income is, the more consumption increases. The third, compared with the local government execution period, the senior citizens welfare living allowance leads to bigger differences in private transfer and consumption among one-person elderly household within different income groups in central government execution period. The last, the senior citizens welfare living allowance cannot enhance the well-being of low-income one-person elderly household.

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WU, HAU-MING, and 吳浩銘. "A Study of Promotion of Leisure Activities for the Elderly— Focusing on Senior Citizens Welfare Organizations in Taoyuan County." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34192823767506008898.

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碩士
元智大學
資訊社會學碩士學位學程
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Since the amendment of Senior Citizen Welfare Law in 1997, small-scale private welfare organizations have been permitted to run without the registration as a foundation. Senior citizens welfare organizations, once dominated by the government, thus regained their market functions, and various kinds of organizations have been instituted ever since. In a review of studies related to senior citizen welfare organizations, it was discovered that differences in the management of senior citizen welfare organizations in Taoyuan County has not been investigated so far. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the current management and development of senior citizen welfare organizations in Taoyuan County and probe into the differences in the management of organizations at different institutional scales. The study further applied the differences to construct management models of senior citizen welfare organizations in Taoyuan County and provide contributive suggestions and feasible opinions to managers of these organizations, so as to enhance the service quality of senior citizen welfare organizations in Taoyuan County. According to legal regulations and current operations of senior citizen welfare organizations, the senior citizen welfare organizations in Taoyuan County were classified into large-scale organizations, medium-scale organizations, and small-scale organizations. Based on the qualitative research method, this study conducted semi-structural in-depth interviews with the managers of 8 organizations and administrators in the County Government. Based on the collected data, the current management of these organizations was analyzed, and related theories were applied to examine the internal and external interactions of these organizations. The research findings showed significant differences in the management of organizations at different institutional scales, and the sense of mission is the major factor for the differences in the management. Whether having sufficient resources or not, managers with a strong sense of mission would succeed in their management. If managers of these welfare organizations had insufficient sense of mission, even provided with sufficient resources, the quality of their organizations is still normal. When their sense of mission is absent, and resources are insufficient, the provided service quality will be the worst. In addition to the sense of mission, resource, professional ability, and innovative capability are secondary factors for the differences in the management. For the construction of management models, it was induced that (1) small-scale organizations are mainly based on ideal, sense of mission, and dependence models; (2) most of the medium-scale organizations are based on the dependence model, and some on the stability model; (3) most of the large-scale organizations are based on the stability model, and some on the ideal model.

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Cova, Fernández Euclides José. "ICT and senior citizens : a pilot study in Portugal." Master's thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/12899.

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The research aimed to describe the sociodemographic data, the ownership and use of information and communication technology devices of Portuguese senior citizen participants in the study and to design a research instrument. This exploratory, descriptive and quantitative research performed a survey through a questionnaire to 162 seniors in Portugal. The investigation revealed that the majority of older people are retired, married who have elementary education, live with their families and are mostly female. The study allowed us to know which are the most owned and used devices by seniors are: TV remote control, mobile telephone and corded telephone. Those who have computers think these devices are useful and those who do not own these tools claim they do not need them. The TV remote control is the device that users feel more autonomous and it is also the most frequently used device. Just 23% of elderly in the sample are computer users. The majority of them is male gender and has attended the secondary school level. The investigation also revealed that the activity most frequently performed using the computer, is Internet surfing. In addition, seniors showed a favorable predisposition regarding the contribution of computers to their quality of life. The results described throughout this research may provide general clues about the topic of digital inclusion of older adults in Portugal and the need to propose policies and educational programs tailored to the characteristics of people in this age group.
Cette étude vise à décrire les données sociodémographiques, la possession et l'utilisation des appareils pour la technologie et la communication des personnes âgées portugaises participants et également à concevoir un instrument de recherche. Cette recherche exploratoire, descriptive et quantitative a mené une enquête par questionnaire à 162 seniors au Portugal. L'étude a révélé que la plupart des personnes du troisième âge sont à la retraite, mariées, avec un niveau scolaire d’école primaire, habitent avec leurs familles et sont pour la plupart de sexe féminin. La recherche a permis de savoir que les appareils qui ont et qui utilisent la plus part des personnes âgées participants sont: la télécommande du téléviseur, le téléphone mobile et le téléphone fixe. Les seniors qui ont des ordinateurs, affirment que ces dispositifs sont utiles tandis que ceux sans ces appareils indiquent qu’ils n’ont pas besoin d’eux. La télécommande du téléviseur est l'appareil avec lequel les âgées participants sont plus autonomes et c'est également le plus fréquemment utilisé. Uniquement le 23% des personnes du troisième âge de l'échantillon sont les utilisateurs d'ordinateurs. La majorité est de sexe masculin et a un niveau d'enseignement secondaire. L'étude a également révélé que l’activité plus fréquente avec l'utilisation de l'ordinateur est "surfer sur Internet". En plus, les seniors montrent une prédisposition positive par rapport à la contribution que les ordinateurs peuvent avoir sur l'amélioration de leur qualité de vie. Les résultats présentés dans cette étude peuvent fournir des informations utiles en ce qui concerne la question de l'inclusion numérique des personnes du troisième âge au Portugal et la nécessité de proposer des politiques et des programmes éducatifs adaptés aux caractéristiques de la population de cette étape de l'âge.
A investigação teve como objetivo descrever os dados sociodemográficos, a posse e o uso das tecnologias da informação e comunicação dos seniores portugueses participantes no estudo. Esta pesquisa exploratória, descritiva e quantitativa aplicou um inquérito através de um questionário a 162 idosos em Portugal. A investigação revelou que a maior parte das pessoas mais velhas são reformadas, casadas que têm o nível de escolaridade elementar, moram com a família e são maioritariamente do género feminino. O estudo permitiu saber que os dispositivos mais possuídos e mais usados pelos seniores são: o controlo remoto da televisão, o telemóvel e o telefone fixo. Aqueles que possuem computadores acham que os mesmos são uteis e o que não os possuem afirmam que não precisam deles. O controlo remoto da televisão é o dispositivo que os utilizadores se sentem mais autónomos e sendo também o mais frequentemente usado. Apenas 23% das pessoas mais velhas da amostra são utilizadores de computadores. A maioria é do género masculino e tem uma formação ao nível do ensino secundário. A investigação revelou também que a atividade mais realizada com uso do computador, pelos idosos inqueridos, é a navegação na Internet. Além disso, os seniores mostram uma pré-disposição favorável em relação à contribuição dos computadores para a sua qualidade de vida. Os resultados descritos ao longo desta pesquisa poderão fornecer indícios gerais sobre o tópico da inclusão digital dos idosos em Portugal e a necessidade de propor políticas e programas educativos adaptados às características das pessoas desta faixa etária.
El presente estudio ha tenido como objetivo describir los datos sociodemográficos, la tenencia y el uso de los dispositivos de tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación de los adultos mayores portugueses participantes y diseñar un instrumento de investigación. Esta investigación exploratoria, descriptiva y cuantitativa aplicó una encuesta a través de un cuestionario a 162 personas mayores en Portugal. El estudio reveló que la mayor parte de los adultos mayores son jubilados, casados, con un nivel de escolaridad de primaria, residen con sus familias y son mayoritariamente del género femenino. La investigación permitió saber que los dispositivos que más tienen y usan los mayores portugueses participantes son: el mando de la TV a distancia, el teléfono móvil y el teléfono fijo. Aquellos que poseen ordenadores, opinan que tales dispositivos son útiles mientras que quienes no los tienen señalan que no los necesitan. El mando de la TV a distancia es el aparato con el que los mayores se sienten más autónomos y es a la vez el más frecuentemente utilizado. Apenas el 23% de los adultos mayores de la muestra son usuarios de ordenadores. La mayoría es del género masculino y tiene una formación a nivel de educación secundaria. La investigación reveló también que la actividad más realizada con el uso del ordenador es “navegar en Internet”. Además, los adultos mayores muestran una predisposición favorable en relación a la contribución que los ordenadores pueden tener en mejorar su calidad de vida. Los resultados presentados en este estudio podrán proveer datos de interés en torno al tema de la inclusión digital de las personas mayores en Portugal y la necesidad de proponer políticas y programas educativos adaptados a las características de las personas de esta etapa etaria.

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CHEN, CHENG-FANG, and 陳正芳. "A Study on the Service Demand and Satisfaction of the Senior Citizens'''' in the New Taipei City Small Elderly Welfare Organizations." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5mnr77.

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碩士
中國文化大學
社會福利學系
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Abstract This study is to explore the "service needs" and "satisfaction" of the small-scale elderly welfare conservation agencies residents in New Taipei City. 100 residents were selected to conduct a resident questionnaire survey. 16 experts were invited to interview and collect opinions on differences between service demand and satisfaction to verify the "normative and comparative of experts and scholars "theory of needs, as well as the theory of the" Felt "needs of residents , whether there is any discrepancy between them. Based on the raw data from the survey, the SPSS 22.0 for Windows software was used to process the data. Statistical analysis was carried out with descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA analysis, Scheffe’comparison and Pearson’s product moment correlation . The results are as follows: 1. Residents of New Taipei City small-scale elderly welfare conservation agencies receive partial support for "service demand" due to the assumption that there are significant differences in "background variables". 2.Residents of New Taipei City small-scale elderly welfare conservation agencies receive partial support for "satisfaction" due to the assumption of significant differences in "background variables". 3.Residents of New Taipei City small-scale elderly welfare conservation agencies have partial support for the hypothesis that there is a significant correlation between the "demand" and "satisfaction" for service" of the conservation agencies. 4.Most of the experts and the residents of New Taipei City small-scale elderly welfare conservation agencies received support on the assumption that there was a significant difference between "service demand" and "satisfaction" of the conservation agencies. Keywords:Elderly, Satisfaction, Service Needs, Small-scale Elderly Welfare Conservation Agencies

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LIN, I.-FEN, and 林儀雰. "The Explore of the Participation of Short distance trips to Senior Citizens -Case Study of the seniors of The Elderly Society University, Min Sheng Community, Taipei." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/r7ty5j.

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臺北城市科技大學
休閒事業系碩士班
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The improvement of medical science, technology, equipment in Taiwan as well as the emphasis on the regimen for the public for decades has triggered the retired senior citizens to participate the social activities in addition to their daily lives. Moreover, most of the senior citizens even try to improve their health conditions in and beyond their expertise and take part in the short distance trips which they have never had. Nowadays, the administration rules regulate that one who is over the age of 65 years old should retire. “Grey hair” , “the elderly” and “the senior citizens” in this study mean the senior citizens who are above 65 years old. The research object in the study is the senior citizens of the Elderly Society University Min Sheng Community, Taipei. This study explores and tries to understand the behavior and the cognition, desires and obstructs of the senior citizens’ participation of domestic short distance trips. And further, to explore the connection and other influences to the proactive of the seniors’ daily life. Data collected by questionnaire interviews from 7 senior citizens of the Elderly Society University Min Sheng Community, Taipei. The group includes 2 male and 5 female, with an average age of 70.28. The results show that the interconnection remains proactive among the satisfaction of life quality, physical condition and economic handling of the seniors. Therefore, the research suggests that the relative government administration or private organizations should conduct the activities of health control learning mechanic for the senior citizens and encourage them to participate in both outdoor activities and one-day trips prior to uprising their life quality and help them face their lives in an energetic attitude. After the questionnaire interview, the results show that senior citizens manage their own leisure trips with high acceptance. (Retired pension provides the seniors the autonomy of decision making in life quality, leisure activities and short distance trips.) Trips cost less than one thousand NT Dollars and time duration between 8-10 hours are more popular among senior citizens. The study found that (1) Women are more likely to accept interview than men. (2) Women are more positive to participate in the various short distance trips than men. (3) 86% of seniors interviewed doing exercise once a week as a habit. The older the senior citizens are, the less time or options or capability for activities they have. As a consequence, the rookie senior citizens should take their physical and mental health problem seriously. Senior citizens should leave their house temporary, relax themselves, and experience different culture and customs by attending trips. Also, the senior citizens may enjoy the comfortable feeling that travel brings. Often, the senior citizens would call for friends as a group to recall their childhood while traveling. Thus, it may foster and inspire their family life to be more energetic and active.

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SIE, MING-SHAN, and 謝明珊. "The Evaluation and Strategy Analysis of Urban Transportation Systems for Elderly People: A Case Study of Resident in Taipei Municipal Haoran Senior Citizens Home." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09416787539040676790.

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國立臺北大學
都市計劃研究所
95
Because of the progress of medical science and living environment in the twentieth-one century, people’s life is continuously extending. Change of child birth habit decreases birthrate and ages population structure. The tendency of aging population influences everyone in the world and causes worldwide problems. Most of the previous studies in Taiwan focused on eldercare, and ignored elder’s demand in transportation. Therefore, it is very important to explore the transportation demand of elders and develop strategies of urban transportation systems according to their demand. The objective of this study was to figure elder’s demand on urban transportation systems and develop transportation strategies for elders. The study began with developing evaluation criteria via literature review. Then questionnaire surveys on an elder, who lives in Taipei Municipal Haoran Senior Citizens Home, where processed. Analytic network process and forward-backward approach were employed to explore elder’s demand on urban transportation systems and to develop necessary strategies. This study achieve the following contributions: first, a clear and comprehensive evaluation system for assessing that elder’s transportation demand is recommended. Second, the relative importance or weight for each criterion is investigated, and can be applied to evaluate transportation projects. Third, the opinion distinctions of urban transportation systems between expert and elder are identified. Finally, this study recommends the government to the following two strategies: (1) popularizing transportation safety education and training, and (2)improving the existed transportation facilities. The strategies will satisfy elder’s demand and establish a nice moving environment for elders.

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KAO, CHING-HUI, and 高菁慧. "The Study of Plights and response for Operational Management of Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions in Non-profit Organizations - Case of Certain Elderly Nursing Center in Pingtung." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/772vqg.

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美和科技大學
企業管理系經營管理碩士班
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There is a great effect on institutional management of eldercare as the government has carried out eldercare policy like “Aging in place”, “Community based care”, “Day care” and “ABC mode health care”. In order to survive among this competitive eldercare market, institutional long-term care faculties have to cooperate with the community and transform into a different style of services. The purpose of this research is to investigate both difficulties of non-commercial eldercare management and problem solving. The object of this research is an eldercare institution in Pingtung County. The researcher had interviewed a total of 10 interviewees, including the institute owner, managers and workers. The researcher has investigated operational difficulties that the institution is currently facing through multiple viewpoints. This research aimed to find out difficulties of management and operational problems as well as suggestions on problem-solving, as a result, the research can provide further reference towards eldercare industry. The research findings are as follows: 1. Internal management difficulties of the institution: (1) The communication problems between executive leaders and managers; (2) Human resources problems; (3) Quality management problems; (4) Financial threats; (5) Evaluation problems; (6) Low resident occupancy rate. 2. Strategies of internal management difficulties: (1) Well communication between executive leaders and managers; (2) Employee training; (3) Improvement on the quality of care services to higher the occupancy rate; (4) Follow the evaluation criteria of eldercare to accomplish criterion; (5) Fulfill physical facilities to attract senior citizens. 3. External management difficulties of the institution includes: (1) Due to policy changes, the duration of eldercare was shortened; (2) Without government subsidiaries, the institution was facing financial problems; (3) Costumers prefer Day-care center and Housing services because of government subsidiaries; (4) The uncertainty of eldercare policy has made the institution restless and adrift; (5) The industry became highly competitive due to an increase in the number of small long-term care institutions as well as day-care centers. 4. Strategies of external resources and problem solving: (1) Provide activities to enrich occupants’ lives; (2) Receive governmental or non-governmental supplies to reduce total costs; (3) Conduct activities to gain publicity of the institution; (4) Accomplish government policy requirements such as “Aging in place”, therefore the institution has access to the community; (5) Receive government fund and accept low-income households to increase occupancy rate; (6) Government supplies on institutional eldercare could ease the burden on family members; (7) Strategic alliance could help the institution achieve win-win benefits and make it more competitive; (8) Analyzing strength and weakness of the institutional eldercare to accomplish customer needs and help the family making right decision for the elders.

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Poláková, Anna. "Štěstí v seniorském věku." Master's thesis, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-306512.

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This diploma thesis is focused on happiness in the elderly. It searches answers on questions like: Can be the senior citizens happy? How should we grow old without loosing contentment? The meaning of the word happiness is discussed, as well as multiple points of view on old age. The presence of happiness in elderly is studied including ways toward the happiness. The thesis also includes seven casuistry, which illustrate the happiness of senior citizens. The results of casuistry complement the theoretical parts of the work.

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LIN, CHIH-CHUN, and 林志群. "A Case Study on the Learning Outcome of the Middle-aged and the Elderly in the Senior Citizens' Learning Camp : Taking Its Spiritual Growth Curriculum as an Example." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8yswn6.

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國立高雄科技大學
資訊管理系
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By March, 2018, the data of Taiwan’s household registration revealed that the population of Taiwanese who were 65 or above was around 3.31 million. As predicted, the number of aging people could mount to 20% of entire population, which will result in a “super-aging society” in Taiwan. Recently, besides rooting on the concept of social welfare, attending to physical change, and promoting health, caring mode of the middle-aged and the elderly has placed more foci on the domains featuring mental health and vigorous aging. In specific, how to assist them to engage in life-long learning through senior citizen education is becoming a critical scheme of national developments. Previous literature shows that video-teaching may exert considerable teaching effects and learning outcomes, which has been prevalent in course design. In the past, the middle-aged and the elderly were general preoccupied by their less acceptability to utilizing digital materials in multi-media teaching. This present exploratory study aims to investigate the effects of video teaching on learning results by employing interactive class-preview videos in a “spiritual growth’ course in a university’s Senior Citizen Learning Camp in Kaohsiung City. Pinpointing learning effectiveness and background variables, the pre-test and post-test survey data from “ Learners’ Course Satisfaction Questionnaire” and “The Development of the Well-Being Scale of Elders” were treated and analyzed by statistical procedures such as Descriptive Statistics, Independent-Sample t-test, Paired-Sample t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The research results are 1) All background variable show no significant difference on learning effectiveness, 2) Class-preview videos has positive significant difference on course satisfaction, 3) Class-preview videos demonstrates significant difference on learners’ sense of bliss, 4) the frequency of viewing videos yields significant difference on learning effectiveness. Lastly, several substantial suggestions are proposed for the future studies, which relates to course instructors in senior citizen learning camp and the course planning of using videos appropriately.

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Bian, Goh Siew, and 吳秀綿. "A Senior Citizen (Elderly person) Emotional Adjustment." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54155092330376186105.

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碩士
國立暨南國際大學
輔導與諮商研究所
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This study is designed to explore the emotional adjustment of an elderly person (Senior Citizen) which covers the effect of the emotional factors, factors affecting the elderly people’s emotion and the use of appropriate strategies for coping with the adjustment. It will include an in-depth interview in which the results hope to serve as a guide to provide psychological counseling and community mental health education. The method of the study is based on the phenomenology of the qualitative research and a verbatim transcription of information on the interviews with records, conduct one-to-one interview which the participant was invited to share one’s perceptions and perspectives about one’s life experiences in which data and reports were collected and analyzed to enhance the interpretation of the materials. The results of the research and findings showed the factors affecting an old age people include physical health, living environmental stress, economical problems, financial disputes, interpersonal relationship, the changing role and status, social isolation, not being respected, loss due to distress, arising of negative emotions, resulting in the depression. However through the help of medications, informal social supports (family members and relatives), formal social supports (organizations and nursing homes) and religious beliefs, one will begin to feel more accepted, gain respect and dignity, find new hope and discover that life is more meaningful and worth living. With all the help, support and actions taken to facilitate adaptation, one’s life will be replaced by joy, peace and hope. Finally based on the outcome of the research, findings and discussions on emotional adjustment of elderly people, suggestions and recommendations were proposed to enhance and facilitate counseling services and acts as a reference for future research.

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VANČUROVÁ, Alena. "Problematika umisťování seniorů do domovů pro seniory." Master's thesis, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-252472.

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The thesis deals with problems connected with the placement of senior citizens into homes for the elderly. The objectives of the thesis are to find out how long the waiting period for the placement into a home for senior citizens is and which obstacles and problems connected with the placement into homes for the elderly appear. The theoretical part of the thesis is focused on some demographic trends, the opinion of the Czech population about the old age and senior citizens, history of social services for senior citizens in the Czech Republic and abroad, and the current offer of social services for senior citizens. In this part, I also describe the process of placing of senior citizens into homes for the elderly and the services which homes for the elderly offer to their clients; I also focus on the senior citizens´ financial reimbursement of board and lodging in homes for the elderly. The research was conducted by means of quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques. In the qualitative research, I deal with the second part of my goal identifying obstacles to placement in homes for the elderly. Firstly, I set the following research questions: 1) What are the obstacles and problems in the process of placing senior citizens into homes for the elderly? and 2) Do senior citizens have any other options of care instead of the care in homes for the elderly? Then, I conducted semi-standardized interviews with 3 social workers, 8 senior citizens and with 3 members of families which put their senior citizens into homes for the elderly. I asked all of them almost identical questions to be able to compare their responses later. The results show that nowadays, dependent senior citizens who have no other option of care are more likely to be placed into homes for the elderly. The answers to the question "What are the obstacles and problems when placing senior citizens into homes for the elderly?" were rather variable and they cannot be generalized. The quantitative part of my research relates to the first part of my goal. Here I primarily focused on the waiting period. The following two hypotheses were set for the research. H1: Senior citizens negatively evaluate the waiting period for their placement into homes for the elderly. H2: Senior citizens know only one possibility of care homes for the elderly. To verify the above hypotheses, I used the method of secondary analysis of the data taken from the client's documentation and the method of controlled conversation. Therefore, I conducted my research in the following homes for the elderly: Home for the elderly Light in Písek, Home for the elderly Bechyně, Home for the elderly Diaconia Centre ČCE Blanka in Písek, Home for the elderly Centre for Social Assistance Vodňany. Social workers in each facility advised me to use the greatest possible number of clients who were oriented and able to answer my questions. In total, I analyzed 100 files of personal documentation and then I conducted the structured interviews with the analysed clients in the homes for the elderly which are mentioned above. The average waiting period was 243 days. In the category of the waiting period shorter than 1 month there were 26 senior citizens; from 1 to 2 months 33 senior citizens; from 3 to 4 months 11 senior citizens; longer than 5 months 30 senior citizens. 79 senior citizens rated their waiting periods positively, but 21 senior citizens rated their waiting periods negatively. 56 senior citizens had some knowledge about other possibilities of care; most of them reported the nursing service (54 responses); homes with nursing (8 responses); personal assistance (3 responses); pensions for senior citizens (1 response).

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HÁLOVÁ, Jana. "Rozdíly v pohledu na domov pro seniory před a po umístění klienta." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-188821.

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The diploma thesis Perception of a Retirement Home before and after Client's Admission deals with elderly people's decision to go to a retirement home and their subsequent life in a retirement home. The diploma thesis is divided into two parts theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part focuses on aging and old age, quality of life, autonomy, modern families and elderly care at home as well as in institutions. The chapter Aging, Old Age and the Elderly explains the terms "aging" and "old age". Next, it also describes the changes that occur during old age, how the elderly manage to adapt to these changes and what is their attitude toward old age. From the nursing perspective, the senior citizens can be divided into following categories: able, fragile, dependent, completely dependent and dying. According to this division, the level of care for the elderly can be determined. However, it is vital to maintain acceptable life quality among the elderly as well as respect their real needs. Not only basic physiological needs have to be satisfied, but also higher-level needs cannot be overlooked, such as safety, security, love, acceptance, belonging, respect, recognition and personal fulfillment. One of the next main aspects that also should be taken into account is personal autonomy. Personal autonomy includes independence and freedom. It is self-sufficiency of an individual related to his or her possibilities, abilities and willingness to seize the choices and opportunities that life offers. People have the right to make independent decisions and establish or carry out them in their social environment. In general, people are considered to be autonomous individuals when they manage and organize their own activities without help of anyone else, are able to satisfy their physiological needs, stand up for their opinions and do not enforce approval, closeness and emotional support. They should not excessively fear other people or even feel guilty. If elderly people are no longer self-sufficient due to any reason, it is necessary to provide them with comprehensive care. Elderly people should be entitled to choose their preferred form of care. Elderly care can be provided in clients' private environment, by their family or by field social work. If the elderly do not have a family or it is not possible to take care of them in their home, a housing facility called a retirement home can be used. A retirement home helps its clients with following: accommodation, meals, assistance with daily self-care tasks, personal hygiene or arrangement for personal hygiene, maintaining contacts with social environment, activating tasks and enforcing rights and interests (for instance assistance in dealing with authorities, communicating with various companies, etc.). The aim of the empirical part of the thesis was to determine how the elderly perceive the retirement home before their admission and after adaptation. A secondary aim was to identify the views of family members on changes in the behavior of the elderly after their placement in a retirement home. With regard to the objectives of the thesis, a qualitative research method has been chosen which allows to examine the area in depth. The research was conducted by a survey method (a semi-structured interview). The research was conducted in two retirement homes in South Bohemia. The research group consisted of 10 respondents aged from 60 to 88 years. The target group was selected by quota sampling. The respondents consisted of clients without loss of cognitive abilities placed in a retirement home who could remember their idea about the retirement home before entering it. Another target group were family members of the individual interviewed clients. The diploma thesis states questions related to the research areas.

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Hsiao, Hui-Wen, and 蕭惠文. "Senior Citizens’ Needs for Elder Housing in Taiwan." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/61067384674972920316.

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Lin-Chun, Huang, and 黃麟竣. "The study of Senior Citizens’ Needs for Elder Housing." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/sr53s7.

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碩士
正修科技大學
金融管理研究所
106
This study is mainly to explore the factors that select the Elder Housing for the elderly in Taiwan. Under such circumstances, this paper will depend on all past related article and research methods to study the factors that the senior citizens choose the Elder Housing. Therefore, using questionnaires to conduct empirical research, and using SPSS 21 statistical package software, descriptive statistics and one –way ANOVA analysis, empirical evidence shows that the choice factor are "independence and autonomy" and " Comfortable and convenience.

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Shih-huang, Chou, and 周仕晃. "Risk Assessment of the elderly activity-Take Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation as an Example." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5b3mbw.

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碩士
大葉大學
管理學院碩士在職專班
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation elderly activities for the case (Including inside, outside, small and medium-sized activities) Discussion of elderly activities encounter unexpected and field the relevance of project risk。Through 4 activities through project analysis and investigations and learn about the activities of the four relevant content to explore the elderly people to participate in this type of inside and outside activities security considerations and risk management. After analysis and discussion, summarizes and security-related activities security assessment of future activities for the processing time of standard operating procedures and safety control of reference materials and the establishment of a set of activities specific security mechanisms, not only for future activities for the elderly security programs may also apply to the reference to other kinds of small and medium-sized activity security check. Keywords: Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation、elderly、safety、risk Management、security assessment table、security check。

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Hsu, Chih-Lan, and 許之蘭. "The Needs and Social Sevices for Elderly In Social Welfare Institution:An example of Senior Nursing Institution and Senior Citizen Apartments." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2kqx94.

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中國文化大學
社會福利學系
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This study presents the service need for elderly from the perspective of social welfare institution. In this study, I conduct a survey by the semi-open-ended questionnaire which is focusing on the authorized Senior Citizens Welfare Institutions in Taipei and New Taipei City. The objects of the survey are the elderly in nursing home and elderly housing which are chosen by the mode of purposive sampling. In this study, I conduct the one-on-one interview by adopting the oral reading method and collect a total of 220 valid questionnaires. The study adopts "a survey of the service need for the elderly in Social Welfare Institutions" questionnaire as research tool. The study data are analyzed by descriptive statistical method, t-test and one-way analysis of variance. In addition, Scheffe' method is also used for those data which significant difference is found by the analysis of the data. The conclusions of this study are as follows： I. The elderly on different gender presents the significant difference in the three dimensions of "love and belongingness need", "esteem need", and "self-actualization need", furthermore, the survey indicates that elderly men are higher than elderly women. II. The elderly on different level of education presents the significant difference in the dimensions of "physiological need" and "self-actualization need". In the dimension of "physiological need", the elderly with junior high level are higher than those with junior college level or above; in the dimension of "self-actualization need", the elderly with elementary school level or below are higher than those with senior high school. III. The elderly on different self-evaluation of health conditions presents the significant difference in the dimensions of "physiological need" and "self-actualization need". In the dimension of "physiological need", there is no significant difference, however, in the dimension of "self-actualization need", the elderly who think their health conditions are good are higher than those who think their health conditions are poor. IV. The elderly on different self-evaluation of economic conditions presents the significant difference in the dimension of "self-actualization need", in addition, the elderly who think their economic conditions are good are higher than those who think their economic conditions are on the average and poor. V. The elderly on different welfare institutions presents the significant difference in the dimensions of "physiological need", "love and belongingness need", "esteem need", and "self-actualization need", furthermore, the elderly in elderly housing are higher than those in nursing home. VI. The elderly on different number of children presents the significant difference in the dimension of "safety need" and "love and belongingness need", furthermore, the elderly with children is higher than those without children. The study highlights the need on the elderly in social welfare institutions to illustrate the valuation and recommendation in further development of government and related organizations, welfare institutions, and the elderly and their families. The study aims to provide social welfare institution with kind consideration and useful welfare service.

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YU, FU-TZU, and 游馥慈. "A Study of the Intergenerational Learning Experience by Elders and College Students in Senior Citizens Learning Camp." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/xa9syq.

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碩士
國立中正大學
成人與繼續教育系高齡者教育研究所
105
Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the experience, feelings, interactive difficulties including the solution of it and the expectation while elders and college students attending intergenerational learning programs in senior citizens learning camp. This study is qualitative orientation which means the researcher collects necessary data by interview targets, therefore the researcher congest needed information through interviewed 4 elders and students respectively. Following that, the list below is the 7 key conclusions according to the result of analysis. 1. Respondents received related information about intergenerational learning programs of senior citizens learning camp in 4 ways: message for admission, the invitation of relatives and friends, course arrangement, or work demand. 2. The intergenerational learning programs that respondents participated are diversity. 3. There is little interaction between elders and college students. 4. The perception of each other (elders and students) change positively after they participated the intergenerational learning program. 5. Intergenerational learning program provide positive impact to participants. 6. A few respondents have found difficulties to interact with elders or college students. 7. Respondents tend to use moderate method to solve interactive difficulties they met. Finally, this study will present suggestions to government organizations, senior citizens learning camp, respondents, and future researchers by the conclusions above accordingly. Keywords: Senior Citizens Learning Camp, Elder, Intergenerational Learning

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Jing, Yu Yun, and 景鈺雲. "Elder rights in Southern California -A Study of the City of Irvine’s Senior Citizen Community Services." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19389475772177041410.

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碩士
東吳大學
人權碩士學位學程
100
The rights of the elderly should be on the forefront in discussions of emerging legal rights. While the rights of children have been well documented and discussed, there has been a lack of significant discourse on the elderly segment of the population. Most societies might assume that the rights and concerns of senior citizens are the same as the general population, but seniors have unique needs and concerns associated with their advancing age and associated health issues. In each stage in life, a person has different needs and societies needs to recognize that the elderly have their own unique and special needs. On the other hand, many senior citizens have increasingly felt that their peculiar concerns are being ignored: probate, inheritance taxes, power of attorney (if in poor health), living trusts, how to invest and not outlive their savings, failing or chronic health issues, and lack of enrichment opportunities. There are multiple reasons why elderly people need help from the community. 1. The status of elderly people has diminished as younger people no longer depend on older citizens for information. Due to industrialization, multi-generational households are increasing less common as children move away to get jobs. This decrease in multi-generational homes increases the need for public services for the elderly in order to replace the support that was previously provided by children or relatives. 2. Families are getting smaller; most families have fewer children than previously. It is becoming increasingly more likely for seniors to live alone. Demographics are changing and in most industrialized countries, the birth rate is decreasing. An increasing number of couples do not have kids and are delaying having children to focus on their careers. Also, divorce is causing an increase in single parent families. The average size of households in decreasing and seniors are more likely to be living by themselves. 3. Demographic trends throughout the developed and developing world show that the number of elderly in the world continues to increase. People are living longer than ever before due to improved sanitary conditions and healthcare. Societies will be dealing with effects of an aging population on a scale that they might not have anticipated involving health maintenance, legal issues, financial issues, lack of continuing education, and lack of social activities. As average age increases, society can no longer afford to ignore those problems that are especially characteristic of senior citizens. There should central services to aid and enrich the lives of the elderly in dealing with those problems of aging. Elderly people want the same rights as anyone else - the ability to find work, healthcare, a political voice, and engage in a social life. But as families in developed countries become smaller worldwide, the unique needs of the elderly need to be addressed. One example of how this is being done is by examining the services provided to seniors by a typical city in southern California: Irvine. Senior community services in California are city services that provide innovative community-based service programs to seniors and their caregivers to help them remain independent. Many countries do not provide any senior community services to the elderly. However, it should be considered to be a right of the elderly to have social services. Not only are the elderly living longer, but also they deserve a better lifestyle and dignity. It is important for society to recognize that the demographics trends around the world show that the elderly is the fastest growing segment of the population and therefore, it’s important to keep the elderly as productive and independent as possible. This can be accomplished by the availability of senior community service centers. Keywords: elder rights, social rights, social activities, senior community services, social services, senior demographics, senior independence

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Hsien, Liao Su, and 廖素嫺. "A Study on Community Elders Involvement in Voluntary Service --Focusedon on Community Longevity Clubs for Senior Citizens in Taichung County." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/paq3u3.

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Tai, Pin-Fang, and 戴品芳. "Effects of Community participation on the Psychological Well-being of the Elderly：A Case Study of the Senior Citizens in Pingtung County." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5554u5.

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碩士
國立屏東科技大學
社會工作系所
105
With active aging being the goal of an aging society, how to maintain a meaningful later life for the elderly becomes a critical issue. An important basis for active aging assessment is community participation, through which the psychological well-being of the elderly can be evaluated and the impact on their mental health and their life assessed. 　　Quantitative method is adopted in this study. On the selection of the population for this study, the target for analysis consists of senior Pingtung County citizens aged 65 or more. Purposive sampling of questionnaire survey is administered for data collection. Based on the model derived from the concept of psychological well-being by Ryff（1989,2014）, this study will explore the relationship between Pingtung elderly’s community participation and their psychological well-being. Data from the survey will be tested by multiple regression method. The study selected 24 community caring-concern centers as purposive samples in which 347 questionnaires were returned. 　　This study use a variety of analyses to verify the questionnaire data. When using multiple regression analysis, the model showed that the more elders participated in the community, the higher levels of physical and psychological well-being they have. Moreover, the 4 sub-dimensions of community participation were positively correlated with psychological well-being. The effect levels from high to low of the 4 sub-dimensions are leisure activities, learning activities, community activities and religious activities. The study again confirmed the positive relation between community participation and psychological well-being.

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Chen, Ying-ru, and 陳盈儒. "A Study on Learning Strategies and Relative Factors of Elder Learners in Senior Citizen Social College in Taiwan." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85457409453778556809.

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碩士
國立中正大學
高齡者教育所
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This study takes elder learners in Senior Citizen Social College in Taiwan as target samples to conduct research on learning strategies and theirs relative factors. The purposes of this study is to explore tendency in learning strategies of elder learners, and further to explore the relation between learning strategies and relative factors as a reference for elder educational workers and teachers. The achieve the aims mentioned above, the research starts from the exploring the theories of learning strategies through related papers and articles, then collect empirical studies about learning strategies. Based upon the result of literature review, a “learning strategies questionnaire for elder learners in Senior Citizen Social College” were developed. A total of 479 valid questionnaires are collected for results study, and the discussion is proceeded after performing analysis of sampling distribution, descriptive statistics, chi-square test, independent sample t-test and ANOVA in statistic software; the following conclusions are presented: 1.In using learning strategies, elder learners in Senior Citizen Social College prefer the “metamotivation” strategy, and dislike the “resource management” strategy. 2.In five dimensions of the learning strategies, elder learners in Senior Citizen Social College prefer “monitoring”, “reward”, “memory applications”, “testing assumptions” and “use of human resources”. 3.In five dimensions of the learning strategies, elder learners in Senior Citizen Social College dislike “planning”, “attention”, “external aids”, “critical acceptance” and “identification of resources”. 4.“Age”, “level of education” and “career background” were the factors which influenced the use of learning strategies for elder learners in Senior Citizen Social College. Finding listed above were discussed, and several suggestions were proposed for elder learners, educators, Senior Citizen Social Colleges in Taiwan and further research.

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Hsueh, Chingj-Ju, and 薛靖茹. "The Career Awareness of Engaging in Elderly Social Care -A Study among Students Majored in Social Work and Senior Citizen Service in Central Taiwan." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/02143610139313589598.

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碩士
亞洲大學
社會工作學系碩士班
100
The aging population in Taiwan has been rapidly increasing. In addition to relevant regulations, our country also actively develops huge professional manpower for the elder social care. However, the caring manpower is still not enough for our needs. While students are going to face working forces and job selections, it is a significant issue to know what The Career Awareness of Engaged Elderly Social Care is (CAEESC). Therefore, the study of topic mainly focuses on “The Career Awareness of Engaged Elderly Social Care. The object of study is the students who major in social work and senior citizen service. Using Stratified Clustered Sampling to analyze 690 sets of effective questionnaires is our main method. The study of analysis and the finding are as below: 1. It has no statistically significance that participants work in career knowledge for the elder social care. 2. More than ninety percent of participants consider that they have acquired skills for professional caring. They are free to do what they want to do and also offer their contributions for the elderly care in society. 3. Participants on the elderly social care have statistical significance on career preference. 4. It has statistical significance from those participants who were in the government, organization, home care, education leisure, participation in society and the industrialization. Most students mainly study in Department of senior citizen service. 5. It has statistical significance that participants join the inclinable practical training study the elderly courses and take the career preference in the elder social care. 6. It has highly positive correlation on career values of the elder social care and the career preference. Due to above-mentioned, this study suggests two dimensions as below: 1. The suggestion of the policy 1.1 Advising the department of Government could estbalish the orientation for the subsidiary salary to reward and create the rule to remain with the experienced manpower. 1.2 To promote inclinable vocation in home care and community care of elder social care, we should start in creating care workers’ image and evaluate quality, enhancing license system of the care and service. 2. The suggestion of the practice: 2.1 While Institutions open new opportunity for students, they should offer priority for the students who join practical training in the institution and highly interest in territory.

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Wang, Tzu-Ying, and 王姿穎. "Denture Satisfaction and Oral Health Related Quality of Life and their Associated Factors among Denture Wear Elderly -Example of Kaohsiung City Government Senior Citizen''s Service Center." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09605945119173847766.

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碩士
高雄醫學大學
口腔衛生科學研究所
98
Background:The chewing efficiency of the denture wearer is less than one-sixth that of the subject with a dentition. The satisfaction of government denture in 2007 was 42.76%,. There were few studies had reported denture satisfaction, oral health related quality of life and it’s associated factors in Taiwan. Objectives:The purpose of the study was to understand the denture satisfaction, oral health related quality of life and it’s associated factors among elderly denture wearers in Kaohsiung city. Methods:We use a Cross-sectional study. A total of 278 Kaohsiung city government senior citizen''s service center denture wear subjects partici- pated in this study. A structured questionnaire was collected through face to face interview.The effect of independent factors on denture satisfaction and oral health related quality of life was determined by multiple liner regression adjusted for gender, age, education status, economic status, denturewear experience, oral care behavior and oral sign. Result:The study subjects included 48% male and 52% female. Themean age was 76 years. The result ofmultiple liner regression indicated that gender, RFNT, denture wear ever, dental visit in the last year, pain and denture loose do affect denturesatisfaction. The result of multiple liner regression indicated that education level, RFT, denture status, denture loose, oral ulcer and denture satisfaction do affect oral health related quality of life. Conclusion:The denture satisfaction of Kaohsiung city government senior citizen''s service center denture wearers about 30% and only 10% had good oral health. Based on the results of this study we can arrive to a conclusionthat the denture satisfaction and oral health related quality of life of denture wearers still had much to be desired.The reasons significant affect denture satisfaction included denture loose and pain. The reasons significant affect oral health related quality of life included denture loose , oreal ulcer and denture satisfaction. Therefore, we suggested that denture wearers should emphasize oral health care and regular check up for adjusting denture to maintain good oral and physical health.

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Tsai, Chiu-Min, and 蔡秋敏. "A research on the attitudes toward dying and death of the elderly and the workers in institutional settings： A case study of Hau-Jen senior citizen home in Taipei." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22028900845485206051.

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