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Cost-Effectiveness of Social Work Services in Aging: An Updated Systematic Review
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Rizzo, Victoria M.; Rowe, Jeannine M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objectives: This study examines the impact of social work interventions in aging on quality of life (QOL) and cost outcomes in four categories (health, mental health, geriatric evaluation and management, and caregiving). Methods: Systematic review methods are employed. Databases were searched for articles published in English between 2004 and 2012…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Social Work, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education
Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships among Older Husbands Caring for Wives with Progressive Dementia and Other Chronic Conditions
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Sanders, Sara; Power, James – Health & Social Work, 2009
Men are playing greater roles in the provision of care for older adults with chronic health conditions. Husbands, in particular, encounter many role transformations as they witness their wives grow in levels of dependence as a result of their illnesses. This qualitative study examines the changes that occurred in the roles, responsibilities, and…
Descriptors: Spouses, Dementia, Caregivers, Social Work
The Arkansas Aging Initiative: An Innovative Approach for Addressing the Health of Older Rural Arkansans
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Beverly, Claudia J.; McAtee, Robin E.; Chernoff, Ronni; Davis, Gwynn V.; Jones, Susan K.; Lipschitz, David A. – Gerontologist, 2007
The Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is addressing one of the most pressing policy issues facing the United States: how to care for the burgeoning number of older adults. In 2001, the Institute created the Arkansas Aging Initiative, which established seven satellite centers on…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Social Work, Rural Areas, Hospitals
The North Dakota Mental Health and Aging Education Project: Curriculum Design and Training Outcomes for a Train-the-Trainer Model
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Fitzgerald, Margaret A.; Chromy, Barbara; Philbrick, Candace A.; Sanders, Gregory F.; Muske, Kara L.; Bratteli, Marlys – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
A training curriculum on mental health and aging was developed and disseminated to 32 natural caregivers throughout a frontier state using a train-the-trainer model. Those certified as trainers included social workers, religious professionals, volunteers, long-term care employees, nurses, home health workers, and professional and informal…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Aging Education, Caregivers, Mental Health
Between Stressors and Outcomes: Can We Simplify Caregiving Process Variables?
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Braithwaite, Valerie – Gerontologist, 1996
Examines Lawton, Kleban, Moss, Rovine, and Glickman's (1989) caregiving appraisal through a principal components analysis and varimax rotation of a data set based on in-depth quantitative interviews with 144 caregivers. Five caregiving appraisal dimensions are identified: task load caregiving, dysfunctional caregiving, intimacy and love, social…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role, Caregivers
Measuring Child Work and Residence Adjustments to Parents' Long-Term Care Needs.
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Stern, Steven – Gerontologist, 1996
Estimates the effects of various parent and child characteristics on the choice of care arrangement of the parent, taking into account the potential endogeneity of some of the child characteristics. Three equations are estimated: care choice, child location, and child work. Results suggest a hierarchy of family decision making; child locations…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Caregiver Role