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Rizzo, Victoria M.; Rowe, Jeannine M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objectives: This study examines the impact of social work interventions in aging on quality of life (QOL) and cost outcomes in four categories (health, mental health, geriatric evaluation and management, and caregiving). Methods: Systematic review methods are employed. Databases were searched for articles published in English between 2004 and 2012…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Social Work, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education
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Tumosa, Nina; Morley, John E. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
In gerontology and geriatrics, learning often requires both the acquisition of new facts and a change in attitude towards elderly persons. Games, in addition to stimulating a desire to learn, are powerful instruments to change attitudes. This paper introduces games currently being used by the Gateway Geriatric Education Center to teach…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Exercise Physiology, Educational Gerontology, Games