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Development Of Well-Being In Children Raised By Grandparents, Shamah Md-Yunus
Development Of Well-Being In Children Raised By Grandparents, Shamah Md-Yunus
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
This article discusses the development of well-being in children raised by grandparents in the U.S. First, it briefly describes the grandparents’ variables. Second, it explains the development of children’s well-being from the aspects of psychological, emotional, behavior, academic performance, and physical health. The paper concludes with some suggestions to the grandparents on how to help grandchildren achieve better development in their well-being.
Activities And Quality Of Life For Persons With Dementia, Cassidy Rose
Activities And Quality Of Life For Persons With Dementia, Cassidy Rose
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study was conducted to better understand how activities may impact quality of life on dementia care units. Researchers observed dementia care units, and looked into how different activity types impacted emotional affect in the person with dementia, and how they elicited different levels of positive staff interaction. Results indicated that there were significantly higher levels of positive affect from participants on certain activity types, compared to no activity. Activities that had high levels of staff to client interactions had more positive affective outcomes. Researchers concluded that quality activities should consider the environment, staff ratio, staff communication and interaction, engagement …