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Fringer, André; Huth, Martina; Hantikainen, Virpi – Educational Gerontology, 2015
In geriatric care, movement support skills of nurses are often limited, resulting in unnecessary functional decline of older adult residents and physical strain of nurses. Kinaesthetics training aims to improve movement competences of nurses and residents. The aim of this qualitative descriptive study is to describe nursing teams' experience with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kinesthetic Methods, Geriatrics, Older Adults
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de Guzman, Allan B.; Maravilla, Katrina N.; Maravilla, Veniza Anne M.; Marfil, Jomille D. V.; Marinas, Janine Angelica R.; Marquez, Jorelle Michael B. – Educational Gerontology, 2012
Numerous studies have been conducted worldwide about loneliness in older adults living in nursing homes and the factors associated with it. However, only a few studies have focused on social factors that may predispose these older adults to experience loneliness. The purpose of this study was to examine the interplay between and among loneliness,…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Measures (Individuals), Geriatrics, Social Isolation
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Hsieh, Chang-Ming – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This study explores the relationship between health, quality of care of geriatric case management and quality of life for the purpose of furthering the understanding of the relationship between quality of life and geriatric case management. Using survey data from a group of frail older adults, this study assesses the relative merit of two…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Geriatrics
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Durak, Mithat; Senol-Durak, Emre – Educational Gerontology, 2010
The University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale-Version 3 (UCLA LS3) is the most frequently used loneliness assessment tool. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the UCLA LS3 by utilizing two separate and independent samples: Turkish university students (n = 481) and elderly (n = 284). The results demonstrate that…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Desirability, Life Satisfaction, Self Esteem
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Marquez, David X.; McAuley, Edward; Motl, Robert W.; Elavsky, Steriani; Konopack, James F.; Jerome, Gerald J.; Kramer, Arthur F. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
This study examined the validity of Geriatric Depression Scale--5 (GDS-5) scores among older sedentary adults based on its structural properties and relationship with external criteria. Participants from two samples (Ns = 185 and 93; M ages = 66 and 67 years) completed baseline assessments as part of randomized controlled exercise trials.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Geriatrics, Factor Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
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Desrosiers, Johanne; Hebert, Rejean; Payette, Helene; Roy, Pierre-Michel; Tousignant, Michel; Cote, Sylvie; Trottier, Lise – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2004
This study compared the changes in some bio-psychosocial variables (functional independence, nutritional risk, pain, balance and walking, grip strength, general well-being, psychiatric profile, perception of social support, leisure satisfaction, and caregivers' feeling of burden) in four categories of clients during their program at a geriatric…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Hospitals, Geriatrics, Life Satisfaction