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Peer reviewedHeath, John M.; Brown, Merle; Kobylarz, Fred A.; Castano, Susan – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: We sought to determine the prevalence of remediable health conditions from in-home geriatric assessments of referred adult protective service (APS) clients suffering elder mistreatment. Design and Methods: We used a retrospective cohort study of 211 APS clients (74% female; age, M = 77 years) in two central New Jersey counties. Results:…
Descriptors: Dementia, Incidence, Caregivers, Geriatrics
Direct linkLuptak, Marilyn; Kaas, Merrie J.; Artz, Margaret; McCarthy, Teresa – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We describe and evaluate a project designed to pilot test an evidence-based clinical intervention for assessing and treating depression in older adults in rural primary care clinics. Project ADAPT--Assuring Depression Assessment and Proactive Treatment--utilized existing primary care resources to overcome barriers to sustainability…
Descriptors: Intervention, Public Health, Training, Geriatrics
Coogle, Constance L.; Parham, Iris A.; Jablonski, Rita; Rachel, Jason S. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
This study reports on the evaluation of a skills-enhancement training series for direct service providers in home care that was part of a federally funded state-level initiative to improve employee recruitment and retention. The gerontological training curriculum included content to improve problem-solving, communication, and stress management…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Program Evaluation, Skill Development, Caregiver Training
Sandel, Mark H.; Cohen, Harriet L.; Thomas, Cecilia L.; Barton, Thomas R. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
During the coming years the need for professionals to work with the nation's elders will increase several fold. This will place a great responsibility on university educational programs to prepare enough qualified future professionals to work in the greatly expanding field of gerontology. Prior research has identified several nonacademic and…
Descriptors: Practicums, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Focus Groups
Bowen, Mary Elizabeth; Gonzalez, Hector M. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between functional disability and the use of health care services in a nationally representative sample of older adults by using the Andersen behavioral model of health services utilization. Design and Methods: The study used 12 years of longitudinal…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Retirement, Physicians
Stamford, Bryant A.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1974
Descriptors: Exercise (Physiology), Geriatrics, Males, Mental Health Programs
Peer reviewedGerontologist, 1975
The entire second part of the October issue presents the program for the 28th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society. Abstracts of papers are included. (EJT)
Descriptors: Conferences, Geriatrics, Meetings, National Organizations
Numinen, P. K.; And Others – Perspectives: A Journal of General and Liberal Studies, 1974
Funding educational programs for the aging and developing undergraduate interdisciplinary programs in gerontology at St. Clair Community College and Central Michigan University are discussed. (SM)
Descriptors: Financial Support, General Education, Geriatrics, Lifelong Learning
Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA. – 1979
This three-phase literature review focusses on the dangers of drug misuse or abuse by the elderly, and seeks to assist in the development of prevention and treatment strategies. The first phase focusses on the aging process and psychoactive drug use in clinical treatment. The second phase identifies and synthesizes information on the patterns of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Drug Abuse, Geriatrics, Gerontology
Download full textHendrickson, Andrew; Aker, George F. – 1971
This second of three institutes for developing and improving educational programs for older persons was composed of 45 administrators, teachers, and counselors from universities, community colleges, and public school systems. Addresses presented were: "Aging--The Need for a Choice" by Dr. Thomas Rich; "The Physiology of Aging" by Dr. Fred B.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Educational Programs, Geriatrics
Spinazzola, Angelo J. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1975
The key to successful aging is successful living, and an important part of the strategy for successful living, in the later years, is the maintenance of an active sex life, concordant with the desires and abilities of the individuals who are involved. (RC)
Descriptors: Age, Geriatrics, Older Adults, Sex (Characteristics)
Peer reviewedKnight, Bob – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1979
A summary of the literature on the goals, content, and techniques of psychotherapy with the elderly client is presented, and supports the conclusion that this therapy is different from similar work with the younger adult, only in terms of a focus on different content areas. (Author)
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Gerontology, Literature Reviews, Mental Disorders
Peer reviewedFriedsam, Hiram J. – Educational Gerontology, 1986
Many issues surrounding gerontological education need resolution: the shortage of qualified faculty members, particularly in professional schools; the role and organization of programs leading to gerontology degrees and other certification; the relationship of undergraduate and graduate programs; methods of integrating aging content into…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Employment Opportunities, Geriatrics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSaltz, Constance Corley; And Others – Gerontologist, 1988
Examined use of Geriatric Consultation Team in acute care hospital among 185 older veterans. Intervention patients were more likely than controls to have recommendations concerning discharge planning and long-term care. Groups had similar discharge placements. Preadmission location, functional status, mental status, occurrence of hospital-acquired…
Descriptors: Consultants, Geriatrics, Hospitals, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedKirby, Henry B.; Harper, Robert G. – Gerontologist, 1988
Describes demonstration by an interdisciplinary geriatric evaluation team that a newly described syndrome of hysterical pseudodementia in elderly patients often originates in developmental phenomena rather than in basic personality disturbances. Discusses team members' observations of clinical behavior which frequently differed from results of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Geriatrics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mental Disorders
