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An Examination Of Predictors Of Multiple Hospital Admissions Among The Non-Institutionalized Elderly, Rosemarie. Suhayda

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Memory Change And Cognitive Function Among The Elderly, Janet L. Conant Edd

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The Problem: The deleterious effects of aging on various cognitive abilities are widely recognized, yet little is known regarding what constitutes "normal" memory test performance in individuals over the age of 74. In this study, forgetting rates for verbal and nonverbal material from the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R) were examined in groups of older healthy individuals aged 50-74 and 75-95. Despite equivalent scores on measures of global cognitive status and attention/concentration, the older group demonstrated significantly poorer performance on the Delayed Memory Index. Preliminary normative data for normal elderly subjects on the WMS-R are presented, and the need for appropriate …

Well-Being Of Elderly Women: Rural-Urban Differences, Betty J. Gale Dnsc, Ms, Rn

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Using a stress-coping theoretical framework, this path analytic study examined the effects of hardiness, self-esteem, social support, and stress on coping, service utilization, and well-being of elderly women. Fifty-five rural and fifty-five urban females living in the community comprised the sample whose mean age was 75 years. The overall level of well-being of these women was high. Hardiness was associated with greater social support and well-being. Self-esteem was related to lower stress. Hardiness and self-esteem were also associated with decreased use of emotion-focused coping. Stress had a positive relationship with service utilization and a negative relationship with well-being. Problem-focused coping …

The Relationship Between Attitude Toward The Elderly And Intergenerational Contact Among Social Workers, William D. Vickers

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The relationship between social workers' attitudes toward the elderly and personal contact with older persons was investigated utilizing a sample survey research design. The assessment instrument included The Aging Semantic Differential (Rosencranz & McNevin, 1969) to measure attitude and an intergenerational contact measure developed and field tested for the study. The instrument was mailed to a random sample of 538 members of the Michigan Chapter, National Association of Social Workers. The research questions addressed were: (1) What are the attitudes of social workers toward the elderly? (2) What intergenerational contact has been experienced by social workers? (3) Is there a …

The Medicalization Of Senile Dementia: From "Normality" To “Pathology”, Rosamond Robbert

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Once considered an uncommon presenile condition, Alzheimer's disease is today claimed to be one of the major causes of death in older persons. This study examines the process of changing definitions that led to this reconstruction. The method employs both unstructured non-quantitative and structured quantitative content analysis. The data base includes journal articles, media reports, government documents, professional manuals and conference proceedings. Alzheimer's disease is treated as a putative condition and all statements concerning the condition are treated as claims. Focusing specifically on the years 1970 to 1985, we show that cognitive impairment in older persons, once claimed to be …

Ego Development And The Experience Of Burden Among Caregivers Of The Elderly, Theodore Constantine Bililies

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The Impact Of Formal Services To The Homebound Elderly On Informal Caregivers And The Level And Types Of Services They Provide, Perry Edelman

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The Grammars Of The Old Age Problem: From Activity Theory To Alzheimer's Disease, Robert Joseph Lynott

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Age Mix, Physical Design, And Fear Of Crime Among The Elderly Public Housing Residents, Janice. Normoyle

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A Study Of Leadership Training Programs For Charge Nurses In Nursing Homes, Joanne Esther Smith

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The purpose of this study was to develop leadership training program components for charge nurses in nursing homes and to learn if there were differences in the perceptions of the directors of nursing and the charge nurses concerning the proposed components.

Three research questions were developed for consideration. The first question was concerned with the perceptions of the directors of nursing and the charge nurses concerning the need for the proposed 14 leadership components, while the second question was concerned with the present status of these components in training programs in their respective nursing homes. The third question was concerned …

The Life Course Patterns Of Chicago Area Women: A Cohort Analysis Of The Sequencing And Timing Of Related Roles Through The Middle Years, Cheryl Allyn Miller

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Differential Personal Orientation Of Bereaved And Non-Bereaved Aged, Ellen Sobo

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A Study Of Bereavement In The Elderly, Marilyn Johnson-Arbor

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A Causal Model Of Selected Work Orientation Factors In The Elderly, Diane Sorenson Kjos

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Early Gender-Role Socialization: Possible Consequences For The Older Woman, Marilyn J. Bell

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Organizational Climate, Job Satisfaction And Professionalism In An Emerging Professional Group: Rehabilitation Counselors, Helen Lavan

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Review Of The Literature On The Treatment Of Sexual Dysfunction And A Study Of Couples Who Received Treatment At Loyola University Hospital, Catherine Green

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The Development Of A Community Education Pre-Retirement Program Model, Sidney Lynn Miller

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Sex-Role Identity In The Aged, Dana Mcdermott Murphy

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A Model For Development Of A Community Education Program For Older Adults, Eric Charles Smith

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Rorschach And Wechsler-Bellevue Changes Following Electric Shock Therapy In The Aged, James Joseph Flynn

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