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The Influence Of Cognitive-Perceptual Variables On Patterns Of Change Over Time In Rural Midlife And Older Women’S Healthy Eating, Bernice C. Yates, Carol H. Pullen, Jonathan Santo, Linda Boeckner, Patricia A. Hageman, Paul J. Dizona, Susan Noble Walker

Psychology Faculty Publications

Although studies demonstrate that dietary interventions for healthy adults can result in beneficial dietary changes, few studies examine when and how people change in response to these interventions, particularly in rural populations. The purpose of this study was to examine patterns of change over time in healthy eating behaviors in midlife and older women in response to a one-year health-promoting intervention, and to examine what predictors (perceived benefits, barriers, self-efficacy, and family support for healthy eating) influence the changes during the intervention and follow-up. Data for this secondary analysis were from the Wellness for Women community-based trial. Women (N …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 21, February 6, 2012, Grand Valley State University

2011-2012, Volume 36

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

The Advocate, February 2, 2012, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

Transcript From Faculty Senate Meeting February 2, 2012, Frank Bove

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Transcript from the Faculty Senate Meeting on February 2, 2012

Under-Treatment Of Depression In Older Persons, Lisa C. Barry

UCHC Articles - Research

Abstract

Background

Due to the cross-sectional design of most existing studies, longitudinal characterization of treatment for depression in older persons is largely unknown.

Method

754 men and women (aged 70+ years) underwent monthly assessments of mental health professional use and 18-month assessments of antidepressant medication use and depressive symptoms over 9 years. Scores of ≥20 on the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale denoted depression. We evaluated trends in depression treatment over time in the entire sample and among the depressed participants. Using generalized linear models, we determined characteristics associated with receiving treatment for depression in these groups and among …

College Of Health Sciences Newsletter, February 2012, College Of Health Sciences

Ellmer College of Health Sciences Newsletters

February 2012 issue of Old Dominion University's College of Health Sciences Newsletter.

Prism #60, February 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Health Promotion And The Rural Older Adult, Gloria Ann Browning

Nursing ETDs

Older adults continue to live longer, and their desire is to not only live longer but to remain as independent as possible. Therefore, older adults strive to live more productive lives, not to just continue to exist. By living a healthy life, older adults are empowered to take control, not only of their health but of other important life decisions. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe rural older adults behaviors toward healthy lifestyles. The theoretical framework for the study was Pender's health promotion model, which addressed factors that enhance health-promoting behavior, leading to improved health and …

Csbs Kudos, February 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Kudos

Contents:

-- CSBS sponsors guest speakers
-- Counseling program continues 100% pass rate
-- Guest lecturer welcomed to campus
-- Alumni Kudos
-- Faculty Kudos
-- Faculty Profile: Donna Maier
-- Student Kudos
-- Study Abroad in Nicaragua
-- CSBS establishes new organization for multicultural students
-- Social & Behavioral Sciences gets even more social

Fall Prevention In Hospitals: An Integrative Review, Sandra L. Spoelstra, Barbara A. Given, Charles W. Given

Peer Reviewed Articles

Purpose: This article summarize research and draws overall conclusions from the body of literature on fall prevention interventions to provide nurse administrators with a basis for developing evidence-based fall prevention programs in the hospital setting.

Method: Data were obtained from published studies. Thirteen articles were retrieved that focused on fall interventions in the hospital setting. An analysis was performed based on levels of evidence using an integrative review process.

Results: Multifactoral fall prevention intervention programs that included fall risk assessments, door/bed/patient fall risk alerts, environmental and equipment modifications, staff and patient safety education, medication management targeted to specific types, and …

Increasing Consumer Involvement In Medicaid Nursing Facility Reimbursement: Lessons From New York And Minnesota, Edward Alan Miller, Cynthia Rudder

Gerontology Institute Publications

Medicaid is the major purchaser of nursing home care in the United States. States design their methods of reimbursing nursing homes to achieve desired policy objectives related to facility cost and quality, access to care, payment equity, service capacity, and budgetary control. The incorporation of multiple, sometimes conflicting incentives into state reimbursement systems has resulted in enormously complex and demanding methodologies that inhibit consumer participation in state rating setting decisions. In turn, the lack of consumer involvement has the potential to result in the adoption of reimbursement systems that favor industry and government interests at the expense of issues important …

Home Forward’S Aging In Place Initiative: Planning For Current And Future Residents, Paula C. Carder, Jenny Weinstein, Jacklyn Nicole Kohon

Institute on Aging Publications

This report was prepared on behalf of the Aging in Place Initiative of Home Forward. The Initiative sought to gather information about older persons currently residing in Home Forward’s public housing properties, from persons age 55 and older on the waitlist for housing, and from older adults in the Portland area. While local data were unavailable at the time of this report, we know that nationally, more than one-third (37 percent) of the approximately 5 million households receiving housing assistance from HUD are headed by persons age 62 and older. With this in mind, Home Forward must make decisions now …

The Influence Of Cognitive-Perceptual Variables On Patterns Of Change Over Time In Rural Midlife And Older Women's Healthy Eating, Bernice C. Yates, Carol H. Pullen, Jonathan Bruce Santo, Linda Boeckner, Patricia A. Hageman, Paul J. Dizona, Susan Noble Walker

Psychology Faculty Publications

Although studies demonstrate that dietary interventions for healthy adults can result in beneficial dietary changes, few studies examine when and how people change in response to these interventions, particularly in rural populations. The purpose of this study was to examine patterns of change over time in healthy eating behaviors in midlife and older women in response to a one-year health-promoting intervention, and to examine what predictors (perceived benefits, barriers, self-efficacy, and family support for healthy eating) influence the changes during the intervention and follow-up. Data for this secondary analysis were from the Wellness for Women community-based trial. Women (N ¼ …

Raps Sheet, February 2012, Retirement Association Of Portland State

RAPS Sheet: Monthly Newsletter

No abstract provided.

My Community, My Voice: Rural Older Adults Speak Through Photography, Laura Stephenseon

Journal of Extension

Extension educators can serve as a catalyst to engage rural older adults to build community awareness and support healthy lifestyle choices. The study reported investigated rural elders' views of the supports and challenges for physical activity through the community-based participatory process. Older adults photographed their community to collectively assess issues they faced in maintaining active lifestyles. Elders identified and reported aspects of personal and community choice that serve to act as supports or barriers for their physical activity. Elders' engagement in community issues identification can serve to promote positive health behavior practices throughout the lifecycle.

Formative Assessment Of Assistance Needed With Grocery Shopping And Preparing Food Among Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Janice R. Hermann, Whitney A. Brosi, Ja.N H. Johnston, Linda Jaco

Journal of Extension

The study reported here assessed assistance needed with grocery shopping and food preparation among 369 rural community-dwelling older adults. Needing assistance with grocery shopping and food preparation was reported by 21% and 16% of participants, respectively. Among participants needing assistance with grocery shopping and food preparation; 25% and 33%, respectively, reported they never or rarely received the needed assistance. Approximately two-thirds of participants reported they were most likely to receive assistance from their spouse or children. Education on assistive technology designed to facility independent living could assist with many physical limitations community-dwelling older adults experience with grocery shopping and food …

Unclear Repugnancy: Antitrust Immunity In Securities Markets After Credit Suisse Securities (Usa) Llc V. Billing, Justin Lacour

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

Can The Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale (Srrs) Be Used As A Suicide Risk Scale? An Exploratory Study, Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla, David Delgado-Gomez, Teresa Legido-Gil, Jose De Leon, M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez, Enrique Baca-Garcia

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

The objective of this research was to examine whether the Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale, a life event scale, can be used to identify suicide attempters. The Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale's ability to identify suicide attempters was tested in 1183 subjects (478 suicide attempters, 197 psychiatric inpatients, and 508 healthy controls) using the Fisher Linear Discriminant Analysis and traditional psychometric methods. The Fisher Linear Discriminant Analysis outperformed traditional psychometric approaches (area under the curve: 0.85 vs. 0.78; p < 0.05) and indicated that this scale may be used to identify suicide attempters. The life events that better characterized suicide attempters were change in frequency of arguments, marital separation, and personal injury. The Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale may help identify suicide attempters.

Gpsa Student Council Meeting, 1/28/2012, Graduate And Professional Student Association

GPSA Meeting Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Bg News January 25, 2012, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. January 25, 2012. Volume 102-Issue 61.

Research Brief: "Veteran Status, Race-Ethnicity, And Marriage Among Fragile Families", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This brief summarizes an examination of the impact of men's past military service on the likelihood that a couple will marry within 5 years of a nonmarital birth.

Physiological And Perceptual Responses To Nintendo® Wii Fit™ In Young And Older Adults, Nicole M. Mullins, Kathryn A. Tessmer, Michele L. Mccarroll, Brian P. Peppel

International Journal of Exercise Science

Physically active video gaming (AVG) provides a technologically-modern, convenient means of increasing physical activity (PA). This study examined cardiovascular, metabolic, and perceptual responses in young adult (AP) and older adult (OP) participants engaging in Wii Fitä AVG play, and compared PA levels during play to recommended PA levels. Heart rate (HR), percent heart rate reserve (%HRR), oxygen consumption (VO₂), energy expenditure (EE), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), enjoyment level (EL), and step count data were obtained from 10 YP and 10 OP during 15 minutes of rest and four 15-minute bouts of Wii Fitä activities (yoga, balance, aerobics, …

Faculty Senate Bill 053.11/12: University Curriculum Committee, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Bills, Motions & Resolutions (Archived)

Faculty Senate Bill 053.11/12: University Curriculum Committee

Faculty Senate Bill 054.11/12: Graduate Curriculum Committee, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Bills, Motions & Resolutions (Archived)

Faculty Senate Bill 054.11/12: Graduate Curriculum Committee

Report: The Illinois State University Faculty-Staff Newsletter, January 17, 2012, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

The Role Of Mitochondrial Dysfunction In Neurodegenerative Proteinopathies And Aging., Alejandro Ocampo

Open Access Dissertations

Age-related neurodegenerative proteinophaties, including polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases such as Huntington’s disease, are a group of disorders in which a single protein or a set of proteins misfold and aggregate resulting in a progressive and selective loss of anatomically or physiologically related neuronal systems. Despite evidence showing a clear relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction, aging and neurodegenerative proteinophaties, the extent of the mitochondrial respiratory chain deficits, the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction and the mechanisms responsible for these processes are largely unknown. Using yeast models of cellular aging and polyQ disorders we show that mitochondrial dysfunction is an important contributor to the process …

Leadership Challenges: Capitalizing On Distance And Diversity, Marilyn D. Klakovich, Mary Stewart, Sharon K. Broscious, Kristin Hittle, Mansour Olawale Jumaa, Maria Roche-Dean, Elizabeth A. Carlson, Sandra J. Delack

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This presentation reports on the leadership challenges encountered when nine geographically and experientially diverse nurse leaders formed a team to co-author a manuscript. Using Authentic Leadership Theory as a framework, the successes and challenges of working in virtual teams are discussed. Over the two year Board Leadership Development Program (BLDP) experience, we communicated our respective experiences via newsgroup and email. Our unique experiences and lessons learned as Fellows led us to develop a reflective perspective of mentoring which was presented at the 41st Biennium. Subsequently, we received a request to convert this presentation into a manuscript. Thus a manuscript team …

The Life-Space Mobility As An Expression Of The Mode Of Interdependence Of Functionality In Older Adults, Juana Edith Cruz-Quevedo, Maria De Los Angeles Villarreal-Reyna, Bertha Cecilia Salazar, Esther C. Gallegos

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Purpose: To test the effect of a muscular strength exercise program of muscular strength in older adults based on the Roy's adaptation model as an expression of the mode of interdependence of functionality in older adults.

Methods: A repeated measures quasi-experimental design with two groups, an experimental (n = 22) and a control group (n = 19) was used. Experimental conditions were: a 12-week exercise program to increase muscular strength using Thera-band elastic bands. The program is focused primarily on the lower extremities; it had three 1-hour sessions per week at a moderate intensity. Outcome variables were: Muscular strength, perceived …

Promoting The International Transfer Of Nursing Knowledge: The Early Planning Stage, Holly J. Diesel, Patrick Ercole, Neal Rosenburg, Donna Taliaferro

Biennial Convention (CONV)

When meeting a challenge, nursing educators produce innovative ways of transferring knowledge in their home environments. Originality is especially unique when the challenges of providing quality care are examined from a resource limited and global perspective. Searching for optimal methods of implementing knowledge transfer and facilitating the development of future nurse leaders, an approach was selected to promote local initiatives aligned with increasingly decentralized educational structures. This abstract presents the developing partnerships formed between nursing faculty and students in the United States and Cameroon, West Africa. The educational innovation was predicated on a need identified by the Cameroonian students. The …

Research Brief: "Military Service And (Dis) Continuity In The Life Course: Evidence On Dis- Advantage And Mortality From The Health And Retirement Study And The Study Of Assets And Health Dynamics Among The Oldest-Old", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This brief is about influence of military service on later-life mortality among veterans. In policy and practice, programs should provide more services for African American veterans whose fathers had a lower education, and policies should focus on employment status, income, health conditions, smoking habits, and obesity when addressing veteran mortality likelihood. Suggestions for future research include broadening the study's sample, incorporating length of service and historical context of service into the study, and expanding the number of variables studied.