Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
| At Risk Persons | 7 |
| Correlation | 7 |
| Older Adults | 4 |
| Aging (Individuals) | 3 |
| Nursing Homes | 3 |
| Cognitive Ability | 2 |
| Dementia | 2 |
| Diseases | 2 |
| Gerontology | 2 |
| Health Promotion | 2 |
| Health Services | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Gerontologist | 7 |
Author
| Algase, Donna | 1 |
| Arling, Greg | 1 |
| Bachman, Ronet | 1 |
| Beck, Cornelia | 1 |
| Beck, John C. | 1 |
| Bershadsky, Julie | 1 |
| Blozik, Eva | 1 |
| Bove, Carolyn | 1 |
| Colling, Kathleen B. | 1 |
| DeCicco, Barry | 1 |
| Degenholtz, Howard B. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Colorado | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| United Kingdom (London) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSchafer, Markus H.; Ferraro, Kenneth F. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether childhood misfortune reduces the likelihood of being disease free in adulthood. Design and Methods: This article used a sample of 3,000+ American adults, aged 25-74, who were first interviewed in 1995 and reinterviewed in 2005. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of avoiding…
Descriptors: Obesity, Smoking, Diseases, Children
Wilcox, Sara; Sharkey, Joseph R.; Mathews, Anna E.; Laditka, James N.; Laditka, Sarah B.; Logsdon, Rebecca G.; Sahyoun, Nadine; Robare, Joseph F.; Liu, Rui – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: To examine older adults' perceptions of the link between physical activity (PA) and nutrition to the maintenance of cognitive health. Design and Methods: Forty-two focus groups (FGs) were conducted with 396 ethnically diverse (White, African American, American Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Hispanic) community-dwelling older adults. FGs…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, American Indians, Dementia, Focus Groups
Arling, Greg; Kane, Robert L.; Mueller, Christine; Bershadsky, Julie; Degenholtz, Howard B. – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between nursing home staffing level, care received by individual residents, and resident quality-related care processes and functional outcomes. Design and Methods: Nurses recorded resident care time for 5,314 residents on 156 units in 105 facilities in four states (Colorado,…
Descriptors: Nurses, Nursing Homes, Institutionalized Persons, Daily Living Skills
Whall, Ann L.; Colling, Kathleen B.; Kolanowski, Ann; Kim, HyoJeong; Hong, Gwi-Ryung Son; DeCicco, Barry; Ronis, David L.; Richards, Kathy C.; Algase, Donna; Beck, Cornelia – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: In an attempt to more thoroughly describe aggressive behavior in nursing home residents with dementia, we examined background and proximal factors as guided by the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior model. Design and Methods: We used a multivariate cross-sectional survey with repeated measures; participants resided in nine randomly…
Descriptors: Aggression, Dementia, Caregivers, Nursing Homes
Lachs, Mark; Bachman, Ronet; Williams, Christianna S.; Kossack, Alice; Bove, Carolyn; O'Leary, John R. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: We estimate the independent contribution of crime victimization to nursing home placement in a cohort of older adults who were community dwelling at baseline. Design and Methods: The data come from an observational cohort study of 2,321 community-residing older adults who were members of the New Haven Established Populations for…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Health Services, Social Networks, Crime
Zhang, Zhenmei – Gerontologist, 2006
This study examines the effects of marital history on the burden of cardiovascular disease in midlife. With use of data from the 1992 Health and Retirement Study, a series of nested logistic regression models was used to estimate the association between marital history and the likelihood of cardiovascular disease. Results suggest that, in midlife,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Diseases, Human Body, Marital Status
Lubben, James; Blozik, Eva; Gillmann, Gerhard; Iliffe, Steve; von Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang; Beck, John C.; Stuck, Andreas E. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: There is a need for valid and reliable short scales that can be used to assess social networks and social supports and to screen for social isolation in older persons. Design and Methods: The present study is a cross-national and cross-cultural evaluation of the performance of an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Social Isolation, Risk, Social Networks
