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Age Differences in Choice Deferrals as Functions of Interattribute Conflict and Decision Domain
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Pethtel, Olivia L.; Chen, Yiwei – Educational Gerontology, 2013
The primary purpose of the present study was to examine age differences in choice deferral when young and older adults make high vs. low conflict decisions in two domains (i.e., health and commodity). Sixty young and 60 older adults were presented with four different decision scenarios in which they could either choose an option or use choice…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Decision Making, Older Adults, Young Adults
Residential and Health Care Transition Patterns among Older Medicare Beneficiaries over Time
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Sato, Masayo; Shaffer, Thomas; Arbaje, Alicia I.; Zuckerman, Ilene H. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: To describe annual care transition patterns across residential and health care settings and assess consistency in care transition patterns across years. Design and Methods: This retrospective cohort study used the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (2000-2005). The sample comprised beneficiaries aged 65 years and older (N = 57,684…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Housing, Older Adults, Health Services
Displaced Older Adults' Reactions to and Coping with the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
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Kamo, Yoshinori; Henderson, Tammy L.; Roberto, Karen A. – Journal of Family Issues, 2011
Guided by an ecological perspective, the authors examined event, individual, structural/cultural, and family/community factors that shaped the psychological well-being of older adults displaced from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. The authors first established the negative effects of displacement on psychological well-being by comparing…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Older Adults, Coping, Well Being
Relationships between Objective and Perceived Housing in Very Old Age
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Nygren, Carita; Oswald, Frank; Iwarsson, Susanne; Fange, Agneta; Sixsmith, Judith; Schilling, Oliver; Sixsmith, Andrew; Szeman, Zsuzsa; Tomsone, Signe; Wahl, Hans-Werner – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: Our purpose in this study was to explore relationships between aspects of objective and perceived housing in five European samples of very old adults, as well as to investigate whether cross-national comparable patterns exist. Design and Methods: We utilized data from the first wave of the ENABLE-AGE Survey Study. The five national…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Housing, Family Environment, Foreign Countries
Life Satisfaction of Elderly Individuals in Regular Community Housing, in Low-Cost Community Housing, and High and Low Self-Determination Nursing Homes.
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Vallerand, Robert J.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Administered life satisfaction questionnaire to 199 French-speaking older adults in Montreal, living in nursing homes and in the community. Found that elderly persons living in regular community housing, in low-cost community housing, and in high self-determination nursing homes had similar levels of life satisfaction, and more satisfaction than…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Housing, Life Satisfaction
Situational Influences on the Morale of Older Rural Adults in Child-Shared Housing: A Comparative Analysis.
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Kivett, Vira R.; Learner, R. Max – Gerontologist, 1982
Results showed no significant difference in the morale scores of older rural adults living with children (N=97) and those in other arrangements (N=243) when health was controlled. However, more than twice as much variance in morale scores could be explained for parents in child-shared housing as for other parents. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Extended Family, Family Relationship
Mental Health Status: A Comparison of Different Socio-Cultural Environments for the Elderly.
Chappell, Neena L.; Penning, Margaret J. – Essence: Issues in the Study of Ageing, Dying, and Death, 1982
Compared the mental health of the elderly living in three different environments: conventional community housing, subsidized housing, and institutions providing medical care. Mental health variables include autonomy and independence. Results indicated institutions do not appear to have better effects for their inhabitants given similar levels of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Disabilities, Environmental Influences