The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of African American adults 50 years and older about their risk or susceptibility to HIV infection, in the context of what they knew prior to developing HIV infection. African Americans, especially older adults, are incr…
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Balance control decreases in the elderly and currently 33 to 50 percent of people over 65 years of age experience a fall each year resulting in ten thousand deaths annually. Many balance-training programs use expensive equipment and a clinical setting for the training. The need …
Background According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of older adults (OAs) 65 years of age or older will reach 71 million in the U.S. by 2030. This rapid increase will cause an economic strain to the nation's Medicare system and aged-related service…
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…
This study assessed nutrition education wants/needs of older adults living in Medina County, Ohio, to find gaps between what was being offered and what was wanted/needed by older adults. Phase I involved interviews of 140 gatekeepers of organizations that addressed older adult s…
Oral health literacy (OHL) is emerging as an important element in the prediction of the oral health status of individuals. The application of health literacy instruments has largely been targeted at younger adults and parents. While lower OHL has been associated with poor oral h…
This thesis critically examines the operation of domiciliary care for older people, applying a realist evaluation framework to the open system of provision and receipt of care in home settings. It thereby scrutinises conditions that enable or constrain good quality care in the h…
The subject of information and communication technologies adoption, Internet and e-government services in particular, have been widely investigated by researchers. It is an indication of the significant roles that can be brought to individuals and societies by such advanced tech…
There are competing models through which a dementia diagnosis can be understood, but what dominates the assessment process for dementia diagnosis is the medical model, which neglects the social, cultural, and political aspects of the diagnosis. In a Western society where value i…
Population ageing combined with the consequences of increased tooth retention and multimorbidity will present a strain on the current NHS dental care system. Therefore, this work aimed to develop a greater understanding of older adults, their dentition, risk factors for oral dis…
Dementia incidence is rising as our population is ageing. There is growing evidence for the protective effect of physical activity against cognitive decline. However, there are inconsistent results across studies despite the large number of high quality trials. The role of psych…
Frailty in older adults is characterised as a vulnerable state, which predicts a range of health outcomes (e.g., injurious falls, institutionalisation, and mortality). The physiological and practical outcomes of frailty are recognised, but the psychosocial processes are largely …
This thesis introduces the innovative idea of the use of computer games and interactive entertainment by second-and third-age adults, specifically in the area of game content and interaction. This form of entertainment and technologies has become varied recently, with increased …
This study utilizes cross-sectional data and the Life Stress Paradigm in order to investigate the relationship between recent life event stressors and current depressive symptomatology for a sample of Lebanese adults, aged 60 years and older, residing within three under-privileg…
Chronic diseases such as diabetes have become increasingly prominent around the world. Diabetes care requires a combination of medication, exercise, diet, self-management education, and psychosocial care to reduce the risk of long-term complications. Following this strict regime…
An increase in the numbers of aging baby boomers, longer lifespans, and organizational pressures over the past 15 years have contributed to an increasing over 50 workforce pursuing bridge employment. Little research exists on workforce adjustment after leaving long-term career e…
This current research project focused on the differences between the old-old and the young-old in term of levels of intelligence and capability. "Intelligence" was operationally defined as measures taken from a short version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, the …
As Medicare expenditures continue to increase, pay-for-performance programs have been implemented to curb costs and improve the quality of care. As the first federally mandated pay-for-performance program, the End Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program links a portion of …
The purpose of this study was to examine older American Jewish adults’ experiences of positive aging. Nine Jewish American adults over the age of 65, who had been living in the United States since the age of 18, participated in confidential, in-person interviews held in private …