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National Indian Council on Aging, Albuquerque, NM. – 1983
Attracting over 550 Indian and Alaska Native participants representing 139 tribes, the conference focused on formulation of a National Indian Policy on Aging and paying tribute to American Indian and Alaskan Native elders. Section I of the proceedings presents an introduction with background information on the conference and conference format…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Alaska Natives, American Indians, Civil Liberties
Litwak, Eugene; And Others – 1982
Two central issues relevant to services delivered to older adults by family members (including extended family) were analyzed: the method used in delivering the services and the geographic proximity required to deliver the service. The analysis involved a study of 1,400 people aged 65 and over and 800 of their helpers. Delivery of services was…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Extended Family, Family Involvement, Gerontology
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1986
Increasingly, the health care needs of older people are dominating the field of medicine and the health care system. The supply of physician gerontologists and geriatricians, the attention they pay to the special needs of the elderly, and the adequacy of their training are addressed in these hearings, which consider a Senate bill to improve the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Graduate Medical Education
Harvey, Dexter; Cap, Orest – 1986
This instructional module on human development aspects of aging is one in a block of 10 modules designed to provide the human services worker who works with older adults with basic information regarding the aging process. An introduction provides an overview of the module content. A listing of general objectives follows. Two sections present…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Aging (Individuals)
Christensen, David; Carp, Frances M. – 1983
While published recommendations for housing design and neighborhood planning for older people continue to proliferate, these standards and criteria are rarely subjected to empirical testing. In this study, objective field assessments, using objective measures of residential quality, measured residential resources for meeting life maintenance and…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Females, Gerontology, Housing
Norris, Raymond C.; And Others – 1983
Models of well being and human functioning have traditionally been based on empirical studies done with children and young adults. As part of an ongoing research program to develop and test a model of effective functioning and positive health in older adults, 31 elderly individuals (7 males, 24 females), with a mean age of 73.58 years, completed…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Daily Living Skills, Gerontology
White House Conference on Aging, Washington, DC. – 1981
This first volume of three of the final report of the 1981 White House Conference on Aging contains the response to the congressional charge to the Conference that the final report propose a national policy on aging not only for the minority who need aid but also for the majority of older adults who live in comfort and security. The report is…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Economic Climate, Gerontology
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1981
The proceedings of this subcommittee of the House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging explore the incidence and causes of elder abuse and consider ways of dealing with the problem. Statements of victims of elder abuse and statements of social service personnel are included. Legal aspects of the problem and the possibility of government…
Descriptors: Aggression, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Financial Problems
Administration on Aging (DHEW), Washington, DC. Federal Council on the Aging. – 1979
This publication contains the reports of two major public advisory bodies which studied and conducted hearings on mental health needs of the elderly and developed recommendations for public policy to address these needs. The first report reviews current mental health needs and considers the projected needs for dealing with emotional stress during…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Emotional Problems, Geriatrics, Gerontology
Sengstock, Mary C.; Liang, Jersey – 1982
While the family has traditionally been the preferable alternative to nursing home care for the aged, recent research indicates that some elderly persons are subjected to neglect or abuse by their families. To investigate this problem, elderly abuse victims in Detroit completed questionnaires and interviews; their families and social service and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Family Problems
Neale, Anne Victoria; And Others – 1980
Severe problems in turnover and absenteeism among workers in geriatric and long-term care organizations have sparked great interest in the impact of job satisfaction on the quality of care provided to the elderly. The Job Description Index (JDI) is a job satisfaction index which measures satisfaction with several dimensions of the job: co-workers,…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Gerontology, Job Satisfaction, Nursing Homes
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1980
The testimony provided in these hearings addresses the most fundamental problem facing older Americans today, i.e., economic security. The report discusses the results of expanding social services and income transfer programs to reduce poverty, and examines ways to increase older adults' economic self-sufficiency through expanded employment…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Economic Status, Gerontology, Hearings
Barber, Clifton E.; Richburg, Robert W. – 1980
A model is presented for developing an introductory gerontology course in which teaching strategies are aimed primarily at realizing affective rather than cognitive outcomes in the lives of students. The four course objectives are described in terms of the following areas: (1) examination of personal values and attitudes concerning aging and the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Aging (Individuals), Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
Kane, Robert L.; And Others – 1980
Demographic and utilization date are used to project the need for physicians to provide care for the elderly over the next 50 years. The quantitative estimates are coupled with qualitative analyses leading to recommendations for means to deliver the needed services. Estimates are that the United States will require about 8,000 geriatricians by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Family Practice (Medicine), Geriatrics, Gerontology
Mor, Vincent; And Others – 1978
As a part of the plan for Mental Health Manpower development for the State of Rhode Island (Department of Social Gerontological Research), a patient assessment survey of a random sample of the interviewable patients at the Institute of Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) in Rhode Island was conducted by the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged (HRCA).…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Support, Gerontology, Helping Relationship
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