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Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska; Jensen, Barbara; Resnick, Barbara; Norris, Margaret – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: Behavior problems are common in nursing homes. Current guidelines recommend nonpharmacological interventions (NPHIs) as first-line treatment, but pharmacological regimens (PIs) continue to be used. Given differences in background and training of those who treat behavior problems in residents, we compared attitudes of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Psychologists, Physicians, Nurses
Gardner, Lara; Gilleskie, Donna B. – Journal of Human Resources, 2012
Medicaid policies that may affect long-term care decisions vary across states and time. Using data from the 1993, 1995, 1998, and 2000 waves of the Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old Survey, we estimate a dynamic empirical model of health insurance coverage, long-term care arrangement, asset and gift behavior, and health transitions…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Public Policy, State Government, Health Services
King, Scott P.; O'Brien, Catherine J.; Edelman, Perry; Fazio, Sam – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
A person-centered care (PCC) training program was developed and disseminated to 84 institutes for retired religious persons across the United States. The program was delivered via a train-the-trainer model wherein institute trainers attended a 2-day training conference, then taught the material to direct care workers (DCWs) at their respective…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Retirement, Aging (Individuals), Geriatrics
Dixon, Mark R.; Nastally, Becky L.; Waterman, Amber – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
The current study evaluated the effect of participating in simulated gambling activities on happiness levels of 3 nursing home residents. A 4-component analysis was used to measure objective responses associated with happiness during baseline, varying durations of engagement in simulated gambling activities, and 2 follow-up periods. Results…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Psychological Patterns, Games
Pate, Jane D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
At the study site, an elder care practicum was adopted after nursing students demonstrated a lack of interest in the well-being of elderly patients. The purpose of the study was to determine if there was a change in college nursing students' attitudes toward nursing home residents as a result of increased intergenerational exposure following an…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Student Attitudes
Hsu, Hui-Chuan; Jones, Bobby L. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to apply group-based trajectory analysis to identify multiple successful aging trajectories by multiple indicators and to examine the factors related to successful aging among the elderly population in Taiwan. Design and Methods: Nation-representative longitudinal data collected from 1993 to 2007 and…
Descriptors: Safety, Computation, Nursing Homes, Aging (Individuals)
Bartolucci, F.; Montanari, G. E.; Pandolfi, S. – Psychometrika, 2012
With reference to a questionnaire aimed at assessing the performance of Italian nursing homes on the basis of the health conditions of their patients, we investigate two relevant issues: dimensionality of the latent structure and discriminating power of the items composing the questionnaire. The approach is based on a multidimensional item…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Probability, Item Analysis, Test Items
Arnetz, Judith E.; Zhdanova, Ludmila S.; Elsouhag, Dalia; Lichtenberg, Peter; Luborsky, Mark R.; Arnetz, Bengt B. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose of the Study: In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the role of safety culture in preventing costly adverse events, such as medication errors and falls, among nursing home residents. However, little is known regarding critical organizational determinants of a positive safety culture in nursing homes. The aim of this study…
Descriptors: Safety, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Organizational Climate
Shura, Robin; Siders, Rebecca A.; Dannefer, Dale – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: This study's purpose was to advance the process of culture change within long-term care (LTC) and assisted living settings by using participatory action research (PAR) to promote residents' competence and nourish the culture change process with the active engagement and leadership of residents. Design and Methods: Seven unit-specific PAR…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Services, Health Facilities, Action Research
Doty, Pamela; Cohen, Marc A.; Miller, Jessica; Shi, Xiaomei – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to obtain a profile of individuals with private long-term care (LTC) insurance as they begin using paid LTC services and track their patterns of service use, satisfaction with services and insurance, claims denial rates, and transitions over a 28-month period. Design and Methods: Ten LTC insurance companies…
Descriptors: Insurance, Older Adults, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities
Chen, Shang-Ti; Chiang, I-Tsun; Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng; Chang, Maiga – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The purpose of this study was to develop appropriate somatosensory video game interventions on enhancing selective attention of institutional-dwelling elderly with disabilities. Fifty-eight participants aged 65[approximately]92 were recruited and divided into four groups, 4-week and 8-week experimental and two control groups, for evaluating the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Quality of Life, Older Adults, Attention
Irvine, A. Blair; Billow, Molly B.; Gates, Donna M.; Fitzwater, Evelyn L.; Seeley, John R.; Bourgeois, Michelle – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: This research evaluated an individualized Internet training designed to teach nurse aides (NAs) strategies to prevent or, if necessary, react to resident aggression in ways that are safe for the resident as well as the caregiver. Design and Methods: A randomized treatment and control design was implemented, with baseline, 1-, and 2-month…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Aggression, Self Efficacy, Behavior Modification
Velez Ortiz, Daniel; Cross, Suzanne L.; Day, Angelique – Educational Gerontology, 2012
An intergenerational initiative was developed and implemented to enhance gerontology in the first course of the practice sequence. Seventeen students met with older adults (ages 82-98) in the classroom and at an assisted living facility. The evaluation of this older adult infusion project was conducted through two questionnaires and by the review…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Older Adults, Intergenerational Programs, Program Effectiveness
Story, Colleen D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate learning by older adults living in nursing homes through observational learning based on Bandura's (1977) social learning theory. This quantitative study investigated if older adults could learn through observation. The nursing homes in the study were located in the midwestern United States. The…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Observation, Rating Scales, Nursing Homes
Death and Dying Attitudes, Anxieties, and Fears of Certified Nursing Assistants: A Descriptive Study
Hamilton, Josephine A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The critical role of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to help elderly nursing home residents' move through declining conditions or diseases to death is salient. It is important for CNAs and nursing home leaders to understand CNAs' attitudes, fears, and anxieties toward death and dying. The quantitative study investigated CNA's…
Descriptors: Death, Older Adults, Nursing Homes, Residential Care