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Herring, Caryn; Millager, Ryan A.; Yaruss, J. Scott – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: Self-help and support activities are often recommended for people who stutter, and there is growing interest in understanding whether and how such experiences might be beneficial for children who stutter. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential impact of participation in Camp SAY, an overnight support-based summer camp…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Camps, Stuttering, Children
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Petersen, Jennifer – Educational Gerontology, 2023
This is the first meta-analysis to examine the outcomes of nonfamilial, intergenerational programs (IGP) on youth and older adults. Relevant studies were identified by screening the abstracts from five systematic reviews on the impact of intergenerational programs on psychosocial outcomes. After all studies were screened 23 independent studies…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Program Effectiveness, Older Adults, Youth
Tresa Kappil; Anna Jefferson; Swati Gayen; AshLee Smith – Abt Associates, 2023
Living in poverty worsens every type of life outcome for children, from physical and mental health to earnings, educational attainment, child welfare involvement, and risky behavior--and the longer children live in poverty, the worse their outcomes are as adults. Guaranteed Income (GI) is a policy that seeks to redress such inequities by providing…
Descriptors: Poverty, Public Policy, Welfare Services, Income
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Aguiñaga, Susan; Marques, Isabela G.; Kitsiou, Spyros; Balbim, Guilherme M.; Gerber, Ben S.; Buchholz, Susan W.; Bustamante, Eduardo E.; Marquez, David X. – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Older Latinxs engage in lower levels of leisure-time physical activity (PA) compared with non-Latinx Whites. Latin dance is a culturally relevant type of leisure-time PA that may engage older Latinx populations, particularly when coupled with mobile health technologies (mHealth). This single group pre-post feasibility study described the PA and…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Age Differences, Well Being, Physical Activity Level
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Ferreira, Sónia; Torres, Ana; Mealha, Óscar; Veloso, Ana – Educational Gerontology, 2015
The main aim of this study is to contribute knowledge about the impact of the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the self-concept, mood, and quality of life of institutionalized older adults in retirement homes and day care centers (Portuguese institutions). It also studies the influence of independent variables such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Self Concept, Quality of Life
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Ory, Marcia G.; Smith, Matthew Lee; Ahn, SangNam; Jiang, Luohua; Lorig, Kate; Whitelaw, Nancy – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Introduction: The adult population is increasingly experiencing one or more chronic illnesses and living with such conditions longer. The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) helps participants cope with chronic disease-related symptomatology and improve their health-related quality of life. Nevertheless, the long-term effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Quality of Life
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Southwell, Jenni; Fraser, Elizabeth – Child Welfare, 2010
This paper presents findings from a landmark Australian study investigating the experiences and perspectives of young people in residential care. Data from a representative sample are analyzed to identify young people's satisfaction with various aspects of their residential care experience: their sense of safety, normality, support, comfort in…
Descriptors: Barriers, Residential Care, Adolescents, Child Welfare