As the population of older adults in the United States continues to increase rapidly, it has become critical to address the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults. Their life-long history of enduring discrimination and persecutio…
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For the first time in U.S. history the number of older adults will surpass the number of children in 2030. In conjunction with this change, dementia is also projected to increase. Dementia is a rising public health concern and given the importance of early detection and interven…
Background A stroke is a sudden vascular event that results in brain damage and neurological impairment. The impairments and functional changes caused by the stroke require long-term management of its consequences. Stroke has a negative effect on all aspects of participation, in…
There are nearly 43.5 million informal caregivers (ICGs) in the United States, and this number will nearly double by 2030. Trying to fulfill the needs of an aging family member and commitments to work, home, and other relationships create a constant state of stress that may resu…
Research has found that Blacks and Hispanics have higher prevalence and incidence of dementias compared to Whites, and they are more likely to perform poorly on cognitive performance tests, resulting in possible misclassification of cognitive impairment. The purpose of this diss…
Providing care for a loved one living with dementia has been reported to be one of the most stressful undertakings a caregiver can face. Keeping a loved one living with dementia engaged and active throughout the day is a common care responsibility and challenge for the majority …
As the aging population increases, the rates of degenerative diseases associated with advanced age, such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, also rise. Thus, the caregiver population grows in response, increasing the rates of caregiver burden. Caregivers of older adults are usu…
More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and this number is expected to rise and surpass 12.7million individuals by the year 2050. Currently there is no cure for the disease and prior research has focused on prevention by identifying risk factors. K…
O principal objetivo deste trabalho é compreender o que leva um indivíduo a desenvolver práticas de voluntariado e por sua vez perceber as motivações para o seu abandono, ou seja, perceber quais as motivações go in e go out. Este objetivo é desenhado num contexto específico, nom…
A Venezuela enfrenta hoje uma crise gerada por problemas políticos, econômicos e – consequentemente – humanitários oriundos de governos anteriores. Nos mandatos dos presidentes Hugo Chávez e Nicolás Maduro, o país passou por quedas consideráveis no preço do barril de petróleo, r…
A large number of studies have investigated the aging process, by examining its impact on elderly's lives and family members' coping with the need to care for their aging parents. The main questions of these studies were: Whether and how to intervene in parents' lives? When will…
The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to implement an evidence- based screening protocol for the early identification of men who are at risk for osteoporosis and may benefit from a recommendation for diagnostic testing. There are five million men with or at ri…
The aim of this research was to understand how physiological and psychological aging processes affect aging adults with personality disorders and how these individuals navigate these changes. Research has only recently shifted focus to identifying and understanding personality d…
Worldwide population aging will undoubtedly be accompanied by an increase in the number of disabled older adults. Female gender and increased age are two of the most widely identified risk factors for poor physical functioning and disability. Yet the contexts in which people are…
This is a study about the meanings of silence in multi-ethnic classrooms of older adults, as well as a study of signs and signals for breaking silence which are used by participants in classroom contexts when they wish to speak. A search of the literature revealed minimal inform…
The social networks of 127 elderly Russian immigrants to the US were studied to determine more general network types and compare these types and their predictive relationships to self-rated health, depression, and immigration satisfaction with the equivalent parameters of elderl…
Four million people in the United States are diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease (AD; Alzheimer's Association, 2002). It affects 10 percent of Americans 65 years or older and nearly 50 percent of those age 85 or older. Studies have suggested that older drivers with cognitive impa…
Resident animal programs are becoming commonplace in nursing homes. While we know very little about the benefits of resident animals in institutions, it is believed that the animals make the institutional environment more “homelike” and improve the quality of life of residents. …
Stroke is a critical health issue that largely affects individuals’ overall life. Sleep-related factors are emerging risk factors of stroke, and their relationships with stroke have been less investigated compared to other risk factors. The purpose of this study was to examine w…