An electronic version of this book is freely available thanks to the support of libraries working... more An electronic version of this book is freely available thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high-quality books Open Access for the public good. More information about the initiative and links to the Open Access version can be found at knowledgeunlatched.org.
In this bibliography we have focused on the key literature on cultural perspectives on aging in t... more In this bibliography we have focused on the key literature on cultural perspectives on aging in two main areas. We have selected the key literature on aging in cross-cultural perspective and the best examples of deep-cultural analysis of the process and experience of aging. (EXCERPT)
Excerpt only. Full-text chapter is available only through licensed access provided by the publish... more Excerpt only. Full-text chapter is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Gerontology: Perspectives and issues. (4th Ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Let's read! We will often find out this sentence everywhere. When still being a kid, mom used... more Let's read! We will often find out this sentence everywhere. When still being a kid, mom used to order us to always read, so did the teacher. Some books are fully read in a week and we need the obligation to support reading. What about now? Do you still love reading? Is reading only for you who have obligation? Absolutely not! We here offer you a new book enPDFd changing perceptions of aging and the aged to read.
Purpose Dementia and the isolation it produces impose a heavy burden on caregivers of persons wit... more Purpose Dementia and the isolation it produces impose a heavy burden on caregivers of persons with dementia as well as caregiver recipients. Mobile technology allows providers to reach people who may be isolated and desire increased social support. Watching video-recorded patient stories on DVD has improved blood pressure for new patients with hypertension 1. Multiple websites offer digital storytelling to persons with diabetes 2,3. Telephone support groups and multimedia interventions are well-regarded 4,5. A national ADEAR/NLM trial on a Psychosocial Telephone Intervention for Dementia Caregivers offers caregivers 16 phone calls over 6 months from a researcher who offers support 6. Combining new technologies with culturally-sensitive social support is powerful, since smart phone ownership is higher among African-Americans and Latinos than among Caucasians 7. Method Story-Call is our newly-developed mobile phone application that records, archives, and presents 30/60-second videos by caregivers (CG) who share success stories about how they handle common dementia home-care situations such as, 'She wants to go home!' Phase 1, a proof-of-concept pilot, tested how well 5 consented female working CGs recruited from adult day care centers could use the App prototype with minimal instructions to successfully record stories; pre-and post-intervention testing with the Zarit Burden Scale and Kaye's Gain Through Group Involvement scale examined perceived burden and willingness to seek social support. Results & Discussion The minimal directions enabled 4 working Anglo female caregivers to easily access the mobile App, to record CG success stories, and to view others' stories. One CG accessed it easily but, nervous about being photographed, withdrew. Pre-/post-tests identified high satisfaction with the App and ease of use, and suggest that measuring outcomes for caregiver burden across a larger group will be feasible. Barriers to recruiting and diversity were identified; Phase 2 will work to recruit diverse men and women CG from a larger geographic region and seek both isolated rural and minority CG, particularly working CG.
"Retirement is defined as the termination of gainful work that is, of activities one of whos... more "Retirement is defined as the termination of gainful work that is, of activities one of whose aims is that of obtaining wealth, profit or other social rewards." With this definition, Dr Shenk proceeds with her study of retirement and its effects on a specific ethnic community within the United States, the Lebanese-Americans. While traditional sociocultural attitudes toward aging and the elderly are positive and sympathetic among Lebanese, these attitudes are not necessarily the views of the larger, non-ethnic American population - a situation already setting up contraries in a delicate area. The Lebanese-American, for example, is unhappy with the income social Security payments provide upon retirement in the US: the money is not adequate to support the quality of life these people had expected. For analytic purposes, this study is divided into four phases: (1) preparation and anticipation; (2) the actual moment of withdrawal from the active labour force; (3) initial adjustment to the new way of life; and (4) the patterned, established retirement itself. An important element in all of this is the changing patterns within the host community - the US - where retirement does not necessarily mean the end of useful activities, that the new retiree may very well elect to continue in some active, even gainful activity. Leisure, care of the elderly, mobility, and aging and retirement of women are also discussed - all of this supported by a careful description of the Lebanese in history and as emigrants to America.
Purpose Dementia and the isolation it produces imposes a heavy burden on caregivers of persons wi... more Purpose Dementia and the isolation it produces imposes a heavy burden on caregivers of persons with dementia as well as caregiver recipients. Mobile technology allows providers to reach people who may be isolated and desire increased social support.Telephone support groups and multimedia interventions are increasingly used for chronic disease management, such as hypertension and diabetes. Method ‘Story-Call’ is our newly-developed mobile phone application (APP) that records, archives, and presents 30- to 60-second videos by caregivers (CGs) who share success stories about how they handle common dementia home-care situations such as “ She wants to go home! ”. Phase 1, a proof-of-concept pilot, tested how well five consented female working CGs recruited from adult day care centers could use the APP prototype with minimal instructions to successfully record stories. The impact of the intervention on perceived burden and willingness to seek social support was examined at pre- and post-intervention testing with the Zarit Burden Scale and Kaye’s Gain Through Group Involvement scale. Results & Discussion The minimal directions enabled four of the five participants to easily access the mobile APP, to record CG success stories, and to view others’ stories. However, a desire for greater anonymity and security was voiced by all five, and one participant withdrew, citing nervousness about being photographed as potentially leading to availability of personal identification. However, post-tests identified high satisfaction with the APP and ease of use, and suggest that measuring outcomes for caregiver burden across a larger group will be feasible. Barriers to recruiting and diversity were identified. Finally, in Phase 2 we will need to work to recruit diverse men and women CGs from a larger geographic region and seek both isolated rural and minority CGs, particularly working CGs.
... About Assessment and Service Delivery 23 Kcithryn Sabrena Elliott, PhD Cross-Cultural Perspec... more ... About Assessment and Service Delivery 23 Kcithryn Sabrena Elliott, PhD Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Thanatology: Through a Prism of Religious Faiths 43 Monica Nandan, PhD Heroes of Their Own Stories: Expressions of Aging in International Cinema 57 Robert E. Yahnke ...
The COVID-19 epidemic has hit residents and staff of congregate long-term care communities partic... more The COVID-19 epidemic has hit residents and staff of congregate long-term care communities particularly hard. In North Carolina, the site of this research, over half of registered mortality has been associated with congregate living communities. This article reports on phase one of a rapid qualitative assessment of long-term care professionals and regional aging staff navigating care during this epidemic. Our purpose is twofold. We demonstrate both the value of rapid qualitative appraisals to capture the perspectives and concerns of COVID-19’s long-term care workers and area aging staff, in this case, the staff and advocates that care for and protect the rights of long-term care community residents as well as present data collected in this phase. Key points raised focus on safety, including access and use of personal protective equipment, infection control, limited testing, and staffing issues. In addition, participants expressed concerns about the physical and mental health of resi...
Videos and multimedia are increasingly used to stimulate reminiscence in dementia care. However, ... more Videos and multimedia are increasingly used to stimulate reminiscence in dementia care. However, they are also valuable in eliciting a wide range of language patterns that are not necessarily keyed to reminiscence about self. Low-technology, home-made generic and personalized videos were tested with 2 samples of persons with dementia, to increase engagement and support the retention of identity. Participants showed a slight, though not significant, preference for looking first at personalized videos and produced a wider range of conversational language topics and phrasal patterns in response to the generic videos.
Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16(1), 2001. Members of the USF Syste... more Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16(1), 2001. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided below.
Videos and multimedia are increasingly used to stimulate reminiscence in dementia care. However, ... more Videos and multimedia are increasingly used to stimulate reminiscence in dementia care. However, they are also valuable in eliciting a wide range of language patterns that are not necessarily keyed to reminiscence about self. Low-technology, home-made generic and personalized videos were tested with 2 samples of persons with dementia, to increase engagement and support the retention of identity. Participants showed a slight, though not significant, preference for looking first at personalized videos and produced a wider range of conversational language topics and phrasal patterns in response to the generic videos.
Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16(1), 2001. Members of the USF Syste... more Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16(1), 2001. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided below.
Differences in power are frequent in institutional care settings and provide contexts in which co... more Differences in power are frequent in institutional care settings and provide contexts in which conflict can occur. In order to examine the power imbalance between residents and caregivers and the consequent potential for verbal conflict we first discuss the situations in which persons with dementia (PWD) find themselves within long-term residential care institutions and the interactions they commonly experience with those who care for them. We then examine strategies commonly used by conversational partners that either support or hinder the attempts by PWD to interact competently. The strategies may lead to cooperative conversations or verbal conflicts. They include caregiver marginalization as well as joking and teasing, both of which may serve to positively support PWD or can minimize conflict (Offord et al. 2006; Schnurr and Chan 201l) and can be initiated by both residents and caregivers. The final section contains case studies of interactions with two PWD, “Madge” and “Maureen”...
This article reports 3 pilot studies of cognitively impaired (CI) persons responding to different... more This article reports 3 pilot studies of cognitively impaired (CI) persons responding to different types of questions. Pilot 1 analyzed responses of 7 people at high CI risk and 7 people at low CI risk to questions asked during seated conversation. High-risk participants paused longer before responding. Pilot 2 identifi ed types of questions asked from 1 participant in seated conversations with 2 interviewers and analyzed her responses. Pilot 3 introduced a dual task, walking while answering an unexpected question. The CI participants paused longer before responding than controls. A subset of 6 timedistance parameters distinguished gait of the 2 participant groups.
An electronic version of this book is freely available thanks to the support of libraries working... more An electronic version of this book is freely available thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high-quality books Open Access for the public good. More information about the initiative and links to the Open Access version can be found at knowledgeunlatched.org.
In this bibliography we have focused on the key literature on cultural perspectives on aging in t... more In this bibliography we have focused on the key literature on cultural perspectives on aging in two main areas. We have selected the key literature on aging in cross-cultural perspective and the best examples of deep-cultural analysis of the process and experience of aging. (EXCERPT)
Excerpt only. Full-text chapter is available only through licensed access provided by the publish... more Excerpt only. Full-text chapter is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Gerontology: Perspectives and issues. (4th Ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Let's read! We will often find out this sentence everywhere. When still being a kid, mom used... more Let's read! We will often find out this sentence everywhere. When still being a kid, mom used to order us to always read, so did the teacher. Some books are fully read in a week and we need the obligation to support reading. What about now? Do you still love reading? Is reading only for you who have obligation? Absolutely not! We here offer you a new book enPDFd changing perceptions of aging and the aged to read.
Purpose Dementia and the isolation it produces impose a heavy burden on caregivers of persons wit... more Purpose Dementia and the isolation it produces impose a heavy burden on caregivers of persons with dementia as well as caregiver recipients. Mobile technology allows providers to reach people who may be isolated and desire increased social support. Watching video-recorded patient stories on DVD has improved blood pressure for new patients with hypertension 1. Multiple websites offer digital storytelling to persons with diabetes 2,3. Telephone support groups and multimedia interventions are well-regarded 4,5. A national ADEAR/NLM trial on a Psychosocial Telephone Intervention for Dementia Caregivers offers caregivers 16 phone calls over 6 months from a researcher who offers support 6. Combining new technologies with culturally-sensitive social support is powerful, since smart phone ownership is higher among African-Americans and Latinos than among Caucasians 7. Method Story-Call is our newly-developed mobile phone application that records, archives, and presents 30/60-second videos by caregivers (CG) who share success stories about how they handle common dementia home-care situations such as, 'She wants to go home!' Phase 1, a proof-of-concept pilot, tested how well 5 consented female working CGs recruited from adult day care centers could use the App prototype with minimal instructions to successfully record stories; pre-and post-intervention testing with the Zarit Burden Scale and Kaye's Gain Through Group Involvement scale examined perceived burden and willingness to seek social support. Results & Discussion The minimal directions enabled 4 working Anglo female caregivers to easily access the mobile App, to record CG success stories, and to view others' stories. One CG accessed it easily but, nervous about being photographed, withdrew. Pre-/post-tests identified high satisfaction with the App and ease of use, and suggest that measuring outcomes for caregiver burden across a larger group will be feasible. Barriers to recruiting and diversity were identified; Phase 2 will work to recruit diverse men and women CG from a larger geographic region and seek both isolated rural and minority CG, particularly working CG.
"Retirement is defined as the termination of gainful work that is, of activities one of whos... more "Retirement is defined as the termination of gainful work that is, of activities one of whose aims is that of obtaining wealth, profit or other social rewards." With this definition, Dr Shenk proceeds with her study of retirement and its effects on a specific ethnic community within the United States, the Lebanese-Americans. While traditional sociocultural attitudes toward aging and the elderly are positive and sympathetic among Lebanese, these attitudes are not necessarily the views of the larger, non-ethnic American population - a situation already setting up contraries in a delicate area. The Lebanese-American, for example, is unhappy with the income social Security payments provide upon retirement in the US: the money is not adequate to support the quality of life these people had expected. For analytic purposes, this study is divided into four phases: (1) preparation and anticipation; (2) the actual moment of withdrawal from the active labour force; (3) initial adjustment to the new way of life; and (4) the patterned, established retirement itself. An important element in all of this is the changing patterns within the host community - the US - where retirement does not necessarily mean the end of useful activities, that the new retiree may very well elect to continue in some active, even gainful activity. Leisure, care of the elderly, mobility, and aging and retirement of women are also discussed - all of this supported by a careful description of the Lebanese in history and as emigrants to America.
Purpose Dementia and the isolation it produces imposes a heavy burden on caregivers of persons wi... more Purpose Dementia and the isolation it produces imposes a heavy burden on caregivers of persons with dementia as well as caregiver recipients. Mobile technology allows providers to reach people who may be isolated and desire increased social support.Telephone support groups and multimedia interventions are increasingly used for chronic disease management, such as hypertension and diabetes. Method ‘Story-Call’ is our newly-developed mobile phone application (APP) that records, archives, and presents 30- to 60-second videos by caregivers (CGs) who share success stories about how they handle common dementia home-care situations such as “ She wants to go home! ”. Phase 1, a proof-of-concept pilot, tested how well five consented female working CGs recruited from adult day care centers could use the APP prototype with minimal instructions to successfully record stories. The impact of the intervention on perceived burden and willingness to seek social support was examined at pre- and post-intervention testing with the Zarit Burden Scale and Kaye’s Gain Through Group Involvement scale. Results & Discussion The minimal directions enabled four of the five participants to easily access the mobile APP, to record CG success stories, and to view others’ stories. However, a desire for greater anonymity and security was voiced by all five, and one participant withdrew, citing nervousness about being photographed as potentially leading to availability of personal identification. However, post-tests identified high satisfaction with the APP and ease of use, and suggest that measuring outcomes for caregiver burden across a larger group will be feasible. Barriers to recruiting and diversity were identified. Finally, in Phase 2 we will need to work to recruit diverse men and women CGs from a larger geographic region and seek both isolated rural and minority CGs, particularly working CGs.
... About Assessment and Service Delivery 23 Kcithryn Sabrena Elliott, PhD Cross-Cultural Perspec... more ... About Assessment and Service Delivery 23 Kcithryn Sabrena Elliott, PhD Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Thanatology: Through a Prism of Religious Faiths 43 Monica Nandan, PhD Heroes of Their Own Stories: Expressions of Aging in International Cinema 57 Robert E. Yahnke ...
The COVID-19 epidemic has hit residents and staff of congregate long-term care communities partic... more The COVID-19 epidemic has hit residents and staff of congregate long-term care communities particularly hard. In North Carolina, the site of this research, over half of registered mortality has been associated with congregate living communities. This article reports on phase one of a rapid qualitative assessment of long-term care professionals and regional aging staff navigating care during this epidemic. Our purpose is twofold. We demonstrate both the value of rapid qualitative appraisals to capture the perspectives and concerns of COVID-19’s long-term care workers and area aging staff, in this case, the staff and advocates that care for and protect the rights of long-term care community residents as well as present data collected in this phase. Key points raised focus on safety, including access and use of personal protective equipment, infection control, limited testing, and staffing issues. In addition, participants expressed concerns about the physical and mental health of resi...
Videos and multimedia are increasingly used to stimulate reminiscence in dementia care. However, ... more Videos and multimedia are increasingly used to stimulate reminiscence in dementia care. However, they are also valuable in eliciting a wide range of language patterns that are not necessarily keyed to reminiscence about self. Low-technology, home-made generic and personalized videos were tested with 2 samples of persons with dementia, to increase engagement and support the retention of identity. Participants showed a slight, though not significant, preference for looking first at personalized videos and produced a wider range of conversational language topics and phrasal patterns in response to the generic videos.
Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16(1), 2001. Members of the USF Syste... more Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16(1), 2001. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided below.
Videos and multimedia are increasingly used to stimulate reminiscence in dementia care. However, ... more Videos and multimedia are increasingly used to stimulate reminiscence in dementia care. However, they are also valuable in eliciting a wide range of language patterns that are not necessarily keyed to reminiscence about self. Low-technology, home-made generic and personalized videos were tested with 2 samples of persons with dementia, to increase engagement and support the retention of identity. Participants showed a slight, though not significant, preference for looking first at personalized videos and produced a wider range of conversational language topics and phrasal patterns in response to the generic videos.
Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16(1), 2001. Members of the USF Syste... more Special Issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 16(1), 2001. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided below.
Differences in power are frequent in institutional care settings and provide contexts in which co... more Differences in power are frequent in institutional care settings and provide contexts in which conflict can occur. In order to examine the power imbalance between residents and caregivers and the consequent potential for verbal conflict we first discuss the situations in which persons with dementia (PWD) find themselves within long-term residential care institutions and the interactions they commonly experience with those who care for them. We then examine strategies commonly used by conversational partners that either support or hinder the attempts by PWD to interact competently. The strategies may lead to cooperative conversations or verbal conflicts. They include caregiver marginalization as well as joking and teasing, both of which may serve to positively support PWD or can minimize conflict (Offord et al. 2006; Schnurr and Chan 201l) and can be initiated by both residents and caregivers. The final section contains case studies of interactions with two PWD, “Madge” and “Maureen”...
This article reports 3 pilot studies of cognitively impaired (CI) persons responding to different... more This article reports 3 pilot studies of cognitively impaired (CI) persons responding to different types of questions. Pilot 1 analyzed responses of 7 people at high CI risk and 7 people at low CI risk to questions asked during seated conversation. High-risk participants paused longer before responding. Pilot 2 identifi ed types of questions asked from 1 participant in seated conversations with 2 interviewers and analyzed her responses. Pilot 3 introduced a dual task, walking while answering an unexpected question. The CI participants paused longer before responding than controls. A subset of 6 timedistance parameters distinguished gait of the 2 participant groups.
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