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Increasing Social Activity Attendance in Assisted Living Residents Using Personalized Prompts and Positive Social Attention 12 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
Low levels of social activity involvement may have negative implications on overall quality of life for older adults living in residential care settings. Despite the recent growth of assisted living (...
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: A Qualitative Analysis of How Residents of Senior Living Communities May Use the Web to Overcome Spatial and Soci... 12 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
For adults in senior living communities, information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to increase and expand communication for a population that is often spatially and socially separa...
Attendance in Adult Day Care Centers of Cognitively Intact Older Persons: Reasons for Use and Nonuse 12 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
The article aims to (a) examine the reasons for nonuse of ADCC, and (b) explore the reasons for use of adult day care centers (ADCCs) among users. The sample includes 819 respondents of whom 417 are u...
The Role of Religious Coping and Race in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving 12 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias are one of the most critical public health problems in elderly population. Using baseline data from the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregiver Healt...
Skill Acquisition With Text-Entry Interfaces: Particularly Older Users Benefit From Minimized Information-Processing Demands 12 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
Operating information technology challenges older users if it requires executive control, which generally declines with age. Especially for novel and occasional tasks, cognitive demands can be high. W...
Attitudes of Older Adults Regarding Disclosure of Complementary Therapy Use to Physicians 12 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
Many older adults use complementary therapies in health self-management but do not disclose this use to their physicians. This article examines factors affecting disclosure of complementary therapy us...
Korean American Dementia Caregivers' Attitudes Toward Caregiving: The Role of Social Network Versus Satisfaction With Social Support 13 May 2013 | 02:57 pm
The purpose of this study was to explore how Korean American family caregivers view the services they offer to patients with dementia. It also investigated the roles of social networks and satisfactio...
Functional Outcomes by Age for Inpatient Cancer Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Chart Review 13 May 2013 | 02:57 pm
Cancer-related impairments result in disabilities similar to those typically encountered in inpatient rehabilitation settings; however, the use of rehabilitation services by cancer survivors is low. T...
Noncontingent Reinforcement of Disruptive Behaviors in Personal Care Home Settings 13 May 2013 | 02:57 pm
The purpose of this case study was to examine the potential of using noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) to reduce the frequency of disruptive behaviors of three elderly persons in personal care home (P...
"One of My Fears Is That Physically or Mentally, the Time Will Come Where I'll Be Unable to Drive Anymore. And I'm Not Looking Forward to That": A Mix... 13 May 2013 | 02:57 pm
Sixty-seven older adults were assessed using multiple validated tools. The current study aimed to identify high-, medium-, and low-risk impairment among older drivers and to explore high-risk drivers’...
