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Title: Preventing 30-Day Rehospitalization Among Elderly Patients Through A Collaborative Transition of Care Program Between Acute and Primary Care
Author: Wingate, Katie
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Gerontology
Description: There is a disconnect between acute and primary care when transitioning elderly patients from the hospital to the community, often leading to insufficient primary care follow-up and increased rehospitalization. The purpose of this pilot study was ...

Title: REASONS FOR USE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND PRAYER FOR HEALTH BY OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Author: Tait, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Gerontology, Alternative medicine
Description: Objectives: This study examined prayer for health and eight specific reasons why Americans ages 50 and over use Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): effectiveness; cost; recommendations from health care providers; recommendations from fam...

Title: ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE TRAINING IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE DEMENTIA
Author: Rouse, Hillary
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Social sciences--Research, Cognitive psychology, Gerontology
Description: The main goal is to see how computer game play experiences can affect cognitive, social, behavioral, and psychological functioning in a population of older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia. Participants engaged in various cognitive games from...

Title: A COMPARATIVE EXPLORATION OF CULTURE CHANGE IN NURSING HOMES: THE RESIDENTS' PERSPECTIVE
Author: Murray, Louise
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Gerontology
Description: The need to provide an environment that ensures both quality care and quality of life for residents of nursing homes has long been recognized. The culture change movement in nursing homes emphasizes both principles. This mixed-methodology research...

Title: COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND FALLS IN THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION: INCIDENCE AND OUTCOMES IN A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER
Author: Churchill, Christine
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Gerontology
Description: Cognitive impairment has been found to be associated with an increased risk of falls among older adults. The aim of this study was to compare in-hospital outcomes such as time-to-surgery, complications, length of stay, intensive care utilization, ...

Title: Intergenerational Programming on a Multi-Generational Play Park and its Impact on Older Adults
Author: Dawson, Amanda
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Gerontology, Aging
Description: Intergenerational programming between children and older adults have been shown to make significant contributions to older adults’ overall wellbeing. However, it is uncommon to find in research the combination of active aging and intergenerational...

Title: THE IMPACT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE USE ON THE PARTICIPATION LEVELS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENT DECISIONS OF OLDER ADULTS
Author: Walsh, Judith
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Gerontology
Description: Using a nationally representative sample of older adults, this dissertation examines the use of assistive technology devices (ATDs) designed to aid with mobility and sensory functioning and to improve one's capacity to perform activities of daily ...

Title: The Role of the Activity Professional in Promoting Resident-Centered Engagement for Persons with Dementia Living in Care Communities
Author: Pate, Melannie
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Gerontology
Description: Objectives: This study examined activity planning for residents with dementia in care communities. My principal analysis explored how activity planning relates to resident-centered care. I also studied how actual or perceived challenges of activit...

Title: Respite Care for People with Dementia Aging in Place: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis
Author: Weir-Gertzog, Amanda
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Gerontology, Aging
Description: Respite care, including adult day care, residential respite, and home services, offers integral life-enhancing benefits to people with dementia aging in place: peer interaction, diminished social isolation, and enhanced feelings of purpose and occ...

Title: Structured Exercise versus Physical Activity on Energy Expenditure and Sleep Quality in Community-dwelling Older Adults
Author: Wilcox, Ali
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology, Gerontology
Description: Regular physical activity is known to increase lifespan, prevent chronic diseases,improve cognitive maintenance, increase self-efficacy, decrease mortality, and reducerisk of falls in older adults. 60% of older adults report not participating in r...

Title: Comprehensive Health Assessment: Decreasing Preventive Care Gaps in Older Adults
Author: Wright, Georgetta
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Gerontology, Public health
Description: Less than 50% of adults aged 65 and older complete annual recommended preventive care. Preventive care is important since a major risk factor for cancer is aging. Colon cancer occurs in more than 70% of people aged 65 and older. The most common ca...

Title: WALKING TO METRICALLY CUED MUSIC: HOW IT AFFECTS GAIT AND BALANCE IN HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS
Author: Grant, Darryl
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology, Gerontology
Description: Introduction: Gait impairments are a major cause of falls in older adult populations, associated with decreased functional capacity and increased morbidity. Recent studies have reported using rhythmic auditory stimuli to positively influence motor...

Title: Improving Provider Utilization of Medication Adherence Screening Tools in Adults with Hypertension in Primary Care
Author: Colleton-Livingston, kia
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Gerontology
Description: Background In the United States according to Centers for Disease Control (2019), nearly half of adults, 108 million (45%) have hypertension defined as having a systolic blood pressure greater than 130 or diastolic blood pressure greater than 80. T...

Title: Communal Coping in the Context of Filial Caregiving
Author: Magid, Kirby
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Social psychology, Gerontology
Description: In the U.S., there has been a steady increase in the number of adult children providing care to their aging parents (i.e., filial caregivers). Filial caregiving impacts not only the caregiver and recipient, but also caregivers’ spouses. This neces...