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Direct linkDong, XinQi; Chang, E-Shien; Wong, Esther; Simon, Melissa – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: Recent demographic growth of the U.S. Chinese aging population calls for comprehensive understanding of their unique health needs. The objective of this study is to examine the perceptions, social determinants of depressive symptoms as well as their impact on health and well-being in a community-dwelling U.S. Chinese aging…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Health Education, Public Health, Participatory Research
Yoon, Wonah – ProQuest LLC, 2009
As the population of older Americans rapidly increases and the costs of institutional health care rise, there is much concern about how to satisfy the future care needs of older Americans. As these demographic and socioeconomic trends are coupled with limitations on federal funds for public health care programs, policymakers are focusing on…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Health Needs, Futures (of Society)
Wister, Andrew V.; Wanless, Deanna – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2007
Due to increasing life expectancy over time, persons who live into their nineties, known as nonagenarians, are an important and growing segment of the Canadian population. In 2001, there were 130,325 nonagenarians (compared to 3,795 centenarians), and it is estimated that they will top 400,000 by 2026. This paper provides a health profile and an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Profiles, Public Health, Physical Activities
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
This document contains materials from a Congressional public forum which focused on multigenerational approaches to the health and economic problems of Americans. Introductory remarks are included from Fernando Torres-Gil, staff director of the House Select Committee on Aging; Victor Sidel, president of the American Public Health Association…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Children, Disadvantaged, Family Problems
Peer reviewedCapitman, John; Sciegaj, Mark – Gerontologist, 1995
Develops a framework for identifying community long-term care program and policy features that support or hinder client autonomy. Offers a contextual approach for understanding individual autonomy and discusses its relevance to community long-term care. Illustrates how current financing, organization, and delivery of care provide clients with…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Health Services, Community Programs, Health Needs
Forbes, Dorothy A.; Morgan, Debra; Janzen, Bonnie L. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
The purpose of this research was to examine the characteristics of older Canadians with dementia (compared to those without dementia), their use of health care services, and the impact of place (rural/urban) on use of services. Andersen and Newman's Behavioural Model of Health Services Use (1973) guided the study. A cross-sectional design used…
Descriptors: Dementia, Health Services, Gender Differences, Age Differences
