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Direct linkBardach, Shoshana H.; Rowles, Graham D. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: Relative to the overall population, older adults consume a disproportionally large percentage of health care resources. Despite advocacy and efforts initiated more than 30 years ago, the number of providers with specialized training in geriatrics is still not commensurate with the growing population of older adults. This contribution…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Geriatrics, Allied Health Occupations Education, Health Occupations
Helmes, Edward; Chapman, Joanne – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2012
Education about sexuality is one method of reducing common negative stereotypes about this aspect of the life of older people. Knowledge and attitudes toward sexuality are therefore particularly important in those who educate healthcare professionals. We surveyed schools of medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Quality of Life, Stereotypes
Langer, Nieli – Educational Gerontology, 2009
Aging is a complex process that involves factors such as cultural, ethnic, and gender differences and is unique to each individual. Love, sexual intimacy, and sexuality are characteristics that help define individuals and often contribute to how well they will continue to live and age. Enhanced knowledge and healthy attitudes about sexual needs…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Sexuality, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults
Peer reviewedGrant, Lynda D. – Health & Social Work, 1996
Reviews literature to support the contention that misconceptions about the aging process have a detrimental effect on healthy aging. Seeks to demonstrate how stereotyping can affect the shape and nature of programs for elderly people. Argues that for long-lasting change to occur, service providers need to target these negative attitudes in…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)
Billings, A. E.; And Others – 1980
Because of increased life spans and lower fertility rates, adults over 65 will continue to comprise a larger proportion of the population. The traditional emphasis on individual and family care of older Americans has been replaced by an emphasis on the obligation of society. Currently, poor health is the most prevalent problem reported among older…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Delivery Systems, Geriatrics, Gerontology
Peer reviewedSolomon, Kenneth – Gerontologist, 1982
Examines social factors that lead to the development of learned helplessness in elderly persons in the health care setting, including stereotyping elderly by health care professionals, effects of unequal interpersonal exchange, and behaviors associated with sick and healer roles. Discusses programatic and educational prophylaxis and solutions to…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Health Personnel, Health Services, Helplessness
