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Food Avoidance and Food Modification Practices of Older Rural Adults: Association with Oral Health Status and Implications for Service Provision
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Quandt, Sara A.; Chen, Haiying; Bell, Ronny A.; Savoca, Margaret R.; Anderson, Andrea M.; Leng, Xiaoyan; Kohrman, Teresa; Gilbert, Gregg H.; Arcury, Thomas A. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Dietary variation is important for health maintenance and disease prevention among older adults. However, oral health deficits impair ability to bite and chew foods. This study examines the association between oral health and foods avoided or modified in a multiethnic rural population of older adults. It considers implications for…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Rural Population, Prevention, American Indians
The Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties
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Carpenter, Brian D.; Balsis, Steve; Otilingam, Poorni G.; Hanson, Priya K.; Gatz, Margaret – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: This study provides preliminary evidence for the acceptability, reliability, and validity of the new Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS), a content and psychometric update to the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Test. Design and Methods: Traditional scale development methods were used to generate items and evaluate their psychometric…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Risk, Patients
Family Caregiver Satisfaction with Medical Care of Their Demented Relatives.
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Haley, William E.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1992
Interviewed 88 family caregivers concerning experience with medical care of demented relatives. Most caregivers expressed overall satisfaction with services. Greatest dissatisfaction was expressed in regard to receiving insufficient information about dementia; fewest concerns were expressed about inappropriate physician control. Families reported…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Family Caregivers, Medical Services, Older Adults
Living Alone with Alzheimer's Disease: Effects on Health and Social Service Utilization Patterns.
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Webber, Pamela Arnsberger; And Others – Gerontologist, 1994
Examined differences in patterns of service use between persons with probable or possible Alzheimer's disease who lived alone (n=439) versus those living with others (n=2,026). Found that those living alone were more likely female, poor, older, and had milder cognitive impairments; less likely to use medical services; and more likely to use…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Frail Elderly, Home Programs, Medical Services
Evaluating Alzheimer's Special Care Units: Reviewing the Evidence and Identifying Potential Sources of Study Bias.
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Sloane, Philip D.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1995
Examines the effectiveness of special care units (SCUs) for Alzheimer's disease by summarizing published studies on SCUs. Presents and discusses the many potential sources of bias that pose special problems for SCUs for Alzheimer's disease research. Proposes strategies for conducting and interpreting future outcome studies in this research…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Bias, Gerontology, Health Facilities
Services for Persons with Dementia and Their Families: A Survey of Information and Referral Agencies in Michigan.
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Shope, Jean T.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1993
Surveyed 244 Michigan agencies providing geriatric information and referral (I&R) to determine service availability, families' needs, and problems providing I&R for persons with dementia and their families. Home-delivered meals, nursing, and social work assessments were considered most available. Medical assessment was considered "very available"…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Alzheimers Disease, Human Services, Individual Needs