NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 136 to 150 of 1,072 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Simons, Kelsey; Bonifas, Robin; Gammonley, Denise – Health & Social Work, 2011
This study sought to identify client, professional, and employment characteristics that enhance licensed social workers' commitment to aging practice. A series of binary logistic regressions were performed using data from 181 licensed, full-time social workers who reported aging as their primary specialty area as part of the 2004 NASW's national…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Work Environment, Social Work, Geriatrics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lange, Jean W.; Mager, Diana; Greiner, Philip A.; Saracino, Katherine – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
The purpose of the ELDER (Expanded Learning and Dedication to Elders in the Region) Project was to address the needs of underserved older adults by providing worksite education to individuals who provide nursing care to older adults in community health centers, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities. Four agencies located in a Health…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Educational Needs, Nurses, Focus Groups
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shapiro, Johanna; Cho, Beverly – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
Medical Readers' Theater (MRT) is an innovative and simple way of helping medical students to reflect on difficult-to-discuss topics in geriatrics medical education, such as aging stereotypes, disability and loss of independence, sexuality, assisted living, relationships with adult children, and end-of-life issues. The authors describe a required…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Geriatrics, Medical Students, Reflection
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tyler, Carl V., Jr.; Rader, Erin; Campbell, James W.; Zyzanski, Stephen J.; Panaite, Vanessa – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
Adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD) are now living to late life. Whether geriatricians are being trained to provide care for this clinically complex subpopulation of elders has not been examined. Two thirds of all geriatric fellowship directors in the United States responded to a Web-based survey of curriculum and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
de Guzman, Allan B.; Dalay, Naihra Jae Z.; De Guzman, Anthony Joe M.; de Jesus, Luigi Lauren E.; de Mesa, Jacqueline Barbara C.; Flores, Jan Derick D. – Educational Gerontology, 2009
Spirituality is an aspect of holistic care delivery by health team members. However, despite the established relationship of spirituality and health, there had been little evidence of ways of assessing spirituality for nurses' clinical practice in Asia, particularly in regard to geriatric patients. This study aimed to establish an eiditic…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Nursing, Nurses, Chronic Illness
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sanders, Sara; Power, James – Health & Social Work, 2009
Men are playing greater roles in the provision of care for older adults with chronic health conditions. Husbands, in particular, encounter many role transformations as they witness their wives grow in levels of dependence as a result of their illnesses. This qualitative study examines the changes that occurred in the roles, responsibilities, and…
Descriptors: Spouses, Dementia, Caregivers, Social Work
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kerschner, Helen; Rousseau, Marie-Helene – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
In 2004 and 2005 the Beverly Foundation surveyed volunteer drivers in an effort to better understand how and why they support older adults. The sample comprised 714 volunteer drivers from 367 communities, representing 40 states, who responded to the survey. Their responses provided qualitative and quantitative information about who they are, why…
Descriptors: Transportation, Older Adults, Volunteers, Citizen Participation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
de Guzman, Allan B.; Ching, Maria Ivana D.; Chiong, Edwin Mark L.; Chua, Charlene C.; Chua, Jason Eimer P.; Dumalasa, Michelle C. – Educational Gerontology, 2009
Background: Registered nurses (RNs) with specific knowledge and skills in the care of the aged are an important component in the delivery of quality health-care (Venturato, Kellet, & Windsor, 2006). These nurses experience both fervors of being in service and labor that challenge them, but which contribute to their provision of quality health…
Descriptors: Nurses, Labor, Geriatrics, Nursing Homes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McCann-Stone, Nancy; Robinson, Sherry B.; Rull, Gary; Rosher, Richard B. – Educational Gerontology, 2009
This paper describes an Elder Specialist Program developed by one school of medicine to sensitize medical students to geriatric psychosocial issues. Elder Specialists participate in panel discussions as part of each geriatric session. As an alternative to traditional senior mentoring programs, the Elder Specialist Program provides all students a…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Mentors, Older Adults
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Incel, Nurgul Arinci; Sezgin, Melek; As, Ismet; Cimen, Ozlem Bolgen; Sahin, Gunsah – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
On the basis of the importance of hand manipulation in activities of daily living (ADL), deterioration of hand function because of various factors reduces quality and independence of life of the geriatric population. The aim of this study was to identify age-induced changes in manual function and to quantify the correlations between hand-muscle…
Descriptors: Age, Quality of Life, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
de Guzman, Allan B.; Dangoy, Reena-Jane D.; David, Kathleen Christian V.; Dayo, Ken Jarrett H.; de Claro, Keisha A.; de Guzman, Giorgio von Gerri G.; de Jesus, Gerald Ian D. – Educational Gerontology, 2009
Nurses play a significant role in geriatric care. However, as the aging population and demand for geriatric nurses increase worldwide, shortages of nurses seem to arise. This creates the need to assess and address the motivation and attitudes of nurses toward geriatric care. The intent of this qualitative study is to surface the essence or the…
Descriptors: Nurses, Motivation, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rull, Gary M.; Rosher, Richard B.; McCann-Stone, Nancy; Robinson, Sherry B. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
Aging Couple Across the Curriculum is a unique program designed around a couple who "age" a decade with each year of medical school. In these half-day sessions, students encounter the aging couple through a standardized patient experience. Interactive breakout sessions conducted by multidisciplinary professionals enhance student learning and…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Medical Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Meuser, Thomas M.; Carr, David B.; Irmiter, Cheryl; Schwartzberg, Joanne G.; Ulfarsson, Gudmundur F. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2010
Few gerontology and geriatrics professionals receive training in driver fitness evaluation, state reporting of unfit drivers, or transportation mobility planning yet are often asked to address these concerns in the provision of care to older adults. The American Medical Association (AMA) developed an evidence-based, multi-media Curriculum to…
Descriptors: Transportation, Physicians, Gerontology, Pretests Posttests
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ramklass, Serela S.; Butau, Anne; Ntinga, Nomusa; Cele, Nozipho – Educational Gerontology, 2010
In view of South African policy developments related to the care of older persons, it was necessary to examine the nature of the geriatrics content within physiotherapy curricula. A survey was conducted amongst final-year student physiotherapists at South African universities, together with content analysis of physiotherapy curricula. Very little…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Geriatrics, Education Work Relationship, Aging Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Koder, Deborah-Anne; Klahr, Amanda – Educational Gerontology, 2010
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the most commonly used instruments to screen for cognitive deficits within the hospital setting. However training in how to administer this widely used tool is scarce with little, if any, formal training for nursing staff. Scores are also often misused with over reliance on results and cut-offs to…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nurses, Dementia, Knowledge Level
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  ...  |  72