Browsing Scholarly Works, Center for Gerontology by Title
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Adult Day Services Participation and Client Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis
(Virginia Tech, 2013-04-04)Our study explores whether adult day service (ADS) use is associated with the reduction of Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) scores of older adults who participated in ADS for at least six months. -
“All the World’s a Stage” – Bridging the Generational Gap through Theatre
(Virginia Tech, 2014-11-05)This research arose from a shared interest and collaboration between two colleagues in different academic fields. Neda Norouzi is a doctoral student in Architecture and Human Development, interested in how the physical ... -
Assuring Quality Care: Exploring Strategies of Medicaid E&D Waiver Providers
(Virginia Tech, 2004)Implementing quality assurance (QA) programs in unregulated noninstitutional settings remains a challenge for home and community-based service providers. A sample of 65 Elderly & Disabled (E&D) Waiver providers in Virginia ... -
Caregivers of Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Information and Support Needs
(Virginia Tech, 2004-11)One of the newer concepts of age-related memory deficit is mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MCI reflects self-reported changes in cognitive function that do not necessarily interfere with work or social relations; it is ... -
Caregiving Stress, Coping Strategies, and Health Outcomes: Results from the REACH II Study
(Virginia Tech, 2015-11-21)The objective of this study was to understand CGs of PwD use of social support and religious and spiritual coping as coping mechanisms and potential impacts on physical and psychological outcomes, in line with the Stress ... -
Change in Reports of Unmet Need For Help with ADL or Mobility Disabilities
(Virginia Tech, 2015)Self-care (SC) and Mobility (MO) disabled older adults require the help of others to successfully complete daily tasks. Thirty percent of respondents to the 2011 NHATS survey reported unmet need for one or more SC or MO ... -
Community Connections and Sense of Community among Older Adults
(Virginia Tech, 2003)The goal of this exploratory study is to identify what factors predict sense of community in older adult community members. -
Daily Stressors and Marital Interactions Affect Diurnal Cortisol and Alpha-Amylase Rhythm in Spouses of Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment
(Virginia Tech, 2011)Research aims: 1. To document daily symptoms and behaviors of persons with MCI 2. To assess how MCI-related symptoms, care needs and other stressors influence psychological well-being of care partners 3. To examine effects ... -
Dynamical Properties of Postural Control in Obese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
(MDPI, 2018-05-24)Postural control is a key aspect in preventing falls. The aim of this study was to determine if obesity affected balance in community-dwelling older adults and serve as an indicator of fall risk. The participants were ... -
Elderly & Disabled Waiver Services: What Do We Know About Providers?
(Virginia Tech, 2003)Little is known about home and community based services (HCBS) and even less about the quality of those services. As part of a “Real Choice Systems Change” grant received by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance ... -
Evidence that Community-Based Long-Term Care is Preventive Care
(Virginia Tech, 2014)This presentation outlines the benefits of community-based long-term care, including reduced hospitalization rates. -
An Exploration of Older Men’s Acceptance of Age Inequality
(Virginia Tech, 2014)Age relations treat old people as marginal to occupational and dating networks, stigmatizing them as unattractive and unfit to do valuable work (Calasanti 2003; King 2006). Those systems intersect with gender, in which men ... -
Extended parallel process model (EPPM) in evaluating lung Cancer risk perception among older smokers
(2021-10-17)Background There is a lack of scientific literature on the application of fear appeals theories to evaluate lung cancer risk perception among smokers. The aim of the present study is to apply the Extended ... -
Extending Terror Management Theory to Increase Understanding of Older Adults’ Views of Death
(Virginia Tech, 2015-11-19)We applied Baltes’ lifespan development perspective to TMT to examine how experiences influence worldview change over time. We argue that worldview adaptations can bolster older adults against death threat and ameliorate ... -
Family Perceptions of Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Financial Abuse in the Headlines: Prevalence of National Newsfeeds
(Virginia Tech, 2010)This presentation provides an overview of elder financial abuse, including causes and effects. -
Friendship in Later Life: A Research Agenda
(Oxford University Press, 2019-01-01)Friendship is a relationship that can endure across the entire lifespan, serving a vital role for sustaining social connectedness in late life when other relationships may become unavailable. This article begins with a ... -
Geriatric Chronic Pain: Issues and Challenges from the Research Literature
(Virginia Tech, 2001-11)Researchers interested in chronic pain in older adults come from multiple disciplines; thus existing information about geriatric pain is widely scattered. To establish a foundation from which to construct future research ... -
Grandchildren as Caregivers for Their Custodial Grandmothers: Who Are They and How Are They Doing?
(Virginia Tech, 2010-11-20)This presentation explores how grandchildren as caregivers balance their caregiving responsibilities with the normative developmental tasks of adolescence. -
Grandfamilies: Parenting Satisfaction and Family Functioning
(Department of Human Developmen, Department of Psychology and Center for Gerontology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 2006-10)Previous research has demonstrated that grandparent caregivers experience high levels of physical, psychological, and relationship stress. However, few studies have examined how psychosocial and relationships. perspective, ...
