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Direct linkAnderson, Lynda A.; Day, Kristine L.; Beard, Renee L.; Reed, Peter S.; Wu, Bei – Gerontologist, 2009
The present review assesses the public's perceptions about cognitive health and Alzheimer's disease among adults in the United States. We searched the published literature and Internet, and contacted experts in the field to locate surveys assessing the public's perceptions about cognition. We found 10 eligible surveys and abstracted data…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Brain, Mental Health, Memory
Beard, Renee L.; Fetterman, David J.; Wu, Bei; Bryant, Lucinda – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: Most individuals with Alzheimer's are cared for in their homes by unpaid family members. Research on caregiving focuses disproportionally on costs of care, service utilization, and negative psychosocial outcomes. Few narrative accounts of Alzheimer's exist; those that do suffer similar pejorative framings and narrow foci. No studies that…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Dementia, Focus Groups, Disabilities
Wu, Bei; Goins, R. Turner; Laditka, James N.; Ignatenko, Valerie; Goedereis, Eric – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: Research suggests that men and women often differ in knowledge and beliefs about causes and treatments of a variety of diseases. This study examines gender differences in views about cognitive health and behaviors that have been associated with its maintenance, focusing on older adults living in rural areas. Design and Methods: We…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Females, Alzheimers Disease
Friedman, Daniela B.; Laditka, James N.; Hunter, Rebecca; Ivey, Susan L.; Wu, Bei; Laditka, Sarah B.; Tseng, Winston; Corwin, Sara J.; Liu, Rui; Mathews, Anna E. – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: Evidence suggests that physical activity and healthy diets may help to maintain cognitive function, reducing risks of developing Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Using a cross-cultural focus, we describe older adults' awareness about cognitive health, and their ideas about how to inform and motivate others to engage in…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Health Education, Physical Activities, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedRose-Rego, Sharon K.; Strauss, Milton E.; Smyth, Kathleen A. – Gerontologist, 1998
Examines differences in subjective psychological well-being between husband and wife caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease in comparison to the psychological states of noncaregiver spouses similar in age and ethnicity. Significant interactions for six out of nine psychological measures indicate that gender-related differences between…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Mental Health, Older Adults
Peer reviewedLawton, M. Powell; And Others – Gerontologist, 1989
Conducted baseline interviews with 642 caregivers of aged Alzheimer's disease patients, then assigned one-half to formal respite care. Over 12 months, families with respite care maintained Alzheimer's patient significantly longer in community than did caregivers without respite. Respite care was ineffective for caregiver burden and mental health,…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Chronic Illness, Family Caregivers, Mental Health
Peer reviewedArkin, Sharon M. – Gerontologist, 1999
Describes and evaluates an elder rehab program, which offers credit to students who serve as rehab partners and fitness supervisors to noninstitutionalized persons with dementia. In addition to aerobics and weight training workouts, participants engage in supervised volunteer work and memory- and language-stimulation activities with their student…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Behavior Modification, Exercise, Higher Education
Peer reviewedShaw, William S.; Patterson, Thomas L.; Semple, Shirley J.; Grant, Igor; Yu, Elena S. H.; Zhang, M. y.; He, Yanling; Wu, W. y. – Gerontologist, 1997
Compared coping factors among family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in Shanghai, China (n=110) and San Diego, California (n=139). Uncovered four coping factors that were reliably consistent in both samples: behavioral confronting, behavioral distancing/social support, cognitive confronting, and cognitive distancing. Shanghai caregivers…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Comparative Analysis, Coping, Cross Cultural Studies
