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Direct linkTang, Fengyan; Copeland, Valire Carr; Wexler, Sandra – Social Work Research, 2012
Volunteering is viewed as an empowerment process whereby older adults actively participate in the community and improve their well-being and health. Yet little is known about racial differences in volunteering, and even less in terms of perceived benefits from volunteering as a means of empowerment. The present study addresses this research gap by…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Empowerment, Multivariate Analysis, Racial Differences
Gitlin, Laura N.; Winter, Laraine; Corcoran, Mary; Dennis, Marie P.; Schinfield, Sandy; Hauck, Walter W. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: We examine 6-month effects of the Environmental Skill-Building Program on caregiver well-being and care recipient functioning and whether effects vary by caregiver gender, race (White or non-White), and relationship (spouse or nonspouse). Design and Methods: We enrolled 255 family caregivers of community-residing persons with Alzheimer's…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Spouses, Intervention, Females
