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Direct linkMorrow-Howell, Nancy; Hong, Song-Iee; Tang, Fengyan – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to document the benefits of volunteering perceived by older adults and to explain variation in these self-perceived benefits. Design and Methods: This is a quantitative study of 13 volunteer programs and 401 older adults serving in those programs. Program directors completed telephone interviews, and older…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Volunteers, Attitudes, Individual Characteristics
Tang, Fengyan; Choi, Eunhee; Morrow-Howell, Nancy – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: This study tested a theoretical model of volunteering benefits and examined the mechanism through which volunteering benefits older adults. Design and Methods: This is a 2-wave study of 253 older adult volunteers serving in 10 volunteer programs. Older volunteers completed the mailed surveys in 2005 and 2006. Structural equation modeling…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Older Adults, Volunteers, Models
Peer reviewedMorrow-Howell, Nancy; Lichtenberg, Peter A.; Smith, Michael; Frazer, Deborah; Molinari, Victor; Rosowsky, Erlene; Crose, Royda; Stillwell, Nick; Kramer, Nanette; Hartman-Stein, Paula; Qualls, Sara; Salamon, Michael; Duffy, Michael; Parr, Joyce; Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores – Gerontologist, 1998
Describes the development of standards for psychological practice in long-term care facilities. The standards, which were developed by Psychologists in Long-Term Care, address provider characteristics, methods of referral, assessment practices, treatment, and ethical issues. Offers suggestions for use of the standards. (MKA)
Descriptors: Long Term Care, Older Adults, Professional Services, Psychological Services
Peer reviewedMorrow-Howell, Nancy; Ozawa, Martha N. – Gerontologist, 1987
Describes the System to Assure Elderly Services, an innovative program operated by Consolidated Neighborhood Services, Incorporated in St. Louis, Missouri, which trains elderly volunteers to provide instrumental support (telephone reassurance, socializing, shopping, transportation) for their elderly neighbors and to maintain regular contact with…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Helping Relationship, Human Services, Older Adults
Burnette, Denise; Morrow-Howell, Nancy; Chen, Li-Mei – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: An increasingly important task for all disciplines involved in aging research is to identify and prioritize areas for investigation. This article reports the results of a national Delphi study on setting research priorities for gerontological social work. Design and Methods: Delphi methodology, a structured process for eliciting and…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Social Work, Gerontology, Intervention
