The relationship between self-efficacy and cumulative health risk associated with health behavior patterns in female caregivers of elderly relatives with Alzheimer's dementia.

abstract：:Responses of older adults ( greater than 65 years) from the 1990 National Health Interview Survey and Assistive Device Supplement are analyzed to determine if selected demographic and health variables are associated with the use of assistive devices, multiple-device use, and the expressed need for such devices. Bivar...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hartke RJ,Prohaska TR,Furner SE

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Visual impairment and, to a lesser extent, hearing impairment are independent predictors of reduced survival in selected studies of community-residing adults. To date, the association of severity of concurrent impairment and mortality has not been examined. METHOD:The National Health Interview Survey is a cont...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Lee DJ,Gómez-Marín O,Lam BL,Zheng DD,Arheart KL,Christ SL,Caban AJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between perceived environmental barriers to and facilitators for outdoor mobility with life-space among older people. METHODS:Community-dwelling, 75- to 90-year-old people (n = 848) were interviewed face-to-face using standard questionnaires. The Life-Space Assessment (LSA), indica...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Rantakokko M,Iwarsson S,Portegijs E,Viljanen A,Rantanen T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examine how statutory workweeks affect workers' provision of long-term care for their non-coresident elderly parents. METHOD:The Korean government reduced its statutory workweek from 44 to 40 hr, gradually from larger to smaller establishments, between 2004 and 2011. Using multiple regressions, we assess...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Kim EH,Lee C,Do YK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies have reported that rural elders in China have higher levels of depression than their urban peers. We aimed to examine the extent to which four sets of factors (socioeconomic status [SES], health care access, health status, and social support and participation) account for such rural-urban differences....

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Li LW,Liu J,Xu H,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the longitudinal association between the severity of fatigue and falls in community-dwelling older adults. METHOD:Subjective fatigue was assessed using the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) Vitality subscale and classified into four categories by quartile (mildest, mild, moderate, severe). The ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Kamitani T,Yamamoto Y,Kurita N,Yamazaki S,Fukuma S,Otani K,Sekiguchi M,Onishi Y,Takegami M,Ono R,Konno S,Kikuchi S,Fukuhara S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The articles in this special issue make it clear that there are interesting and policy-relevant research to identify place-based strategies to improve health and reduce health disparities among older adults. The articles also reveal important areas of future research and policy innovation that are needed related to pl...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Michael YL,Yen IH

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines care-related decision making within the context of in-home family care. It also uses the Andersen-Newman model to identify the correlates of physician involvement and centrality in decision making and the impact that it has on family members' caregiving satisfaction. Analysis of data from 244 fam...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Deimling GT,Smerglia VL,Barresi CM

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This prospective study examines the relationship between caregiver psychological adjustment and institutionalization of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHOD:A 3-year longitudinal study was conducted with a clinic-based cohort of 396 persons with AD and their respective family caregivers. Caregiver ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Gilley DW,McCann JJ,Bienias JL,Evans DA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current study examined racial differences in the relationship between late-life stress and health functioning and the moderating role of perceived social support (PSS) in older adults. METHOD:A biracial sample of community-dwelling older adults (65+) from the first two waves of the Duke University's Esta...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sheffler J,Sachs-Ericsson N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to examine the cognitive and emotional reactions of Chinese elderly people toward death, to extend the use of a Western scale on death anxiety to a Chinese sample, and to explore the correlates of death anxiety. METHODS:A community sample of 237 Chinese elderly people (62 men and 175 women) ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Wu AM,Tang CS,Kwok TC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate an advance notice letter for enhancing patient satisfaction survey response rates in African Americans and Whites. METHODS:Randomized trial of an advance notice letter (versus no letter) mailed two weeks prior to a mail satisfaction survey in a random sample of 600 African American and White patient...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Nápoles-Springer AM,Fongwa MN,Stewart AL,Gildengorin G,Pérez-Stable EJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examines how age patterns in health control, self-efficacy, and self-esteem are influenced by age-correlated social status, health, personality, and social integration variables. METHODS:Ordinary least squares regression documents age patterns in data from a 1985 community sample of 1,549 physica...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Schieman S,Campbell JE

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of body-mass index (BMI) categories (a proxy for adiposity) on 4-year changes in health-related quality of life (HRQL) independent of baseline disease severity. DESIGN:Secondary analyses of a prospective, longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS:Data on 7,895 adults ages 51 to 61 years who r...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Damush TM,Stump TE,Clark DO

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this article, we examine the demographics of living arrangements and household headship status among Mexican-origin individuals aged 85+ years. METHOD:Data come from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) caregiver and respondent surveys. RESULTS:Finance...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Cantu PA,Angel JL

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the impact of mental health services on the mortality rate for mentally ill nursing home residents. Previous research has documented the unmet need for mental health services among nursing home residents. Some research using small data sets has indicated patient benefits from treatment. This ar...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Castle NG,Shea DG

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article reports the characteristics associated with fecal incontinence (FI) in a nursing home population that are also associated with urinary incontinence (UI). METHOD:A cross-sectional survey composed of data from the Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics' Annual Nursing Home Survey in 1992 and 1993...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Nelson R,Furner S,Jesudason V

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigate influence of ethnicity on older American Indian patients' interpretations of providers' affective behaviors. METHOD:Using data from 115 older American Indian patients, random effects ordered logit models related patient ratings of providers' respect, empathy, and rapport first to separate measure...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Garroutte EM,Sarkisian N,Karamnov S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a retrospective case-control study of patients from a Veteran's Affairs Medical Center and an urban public hospital. Patients (53) older than 55 at the time of their HIV diagnosis were age- and gender-matched to 106 HIV-negative controls. Potential predictors of HIV-infection were abstracted from the m...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Szerlip MA,DeSalvo KB,Szerlip HM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Timing and accumulation of work-related exposures may influence later life health. This study evaluates the association between women's work patterns and physical functioning. Method: Work history and physical functioning information was collected at baseline for U.S. women ages 50 to 79 years in the Women'...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Palumbo AJ,Cannuscio C,De Roos AJ,Robinson L,Mossey J,Wallace R,Garcia L,Shadyab AH,Sealy-Jefferson S,Michael Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to investigate the benefits of a short-term intervention for older adults that targeted cognitive functioning and quality of life issues important for independent living. METHOD:One hundred twenty-four community-dwelling participants (aged 60 to 86) took part in one of three study con...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Noice H,Noice T,Staines G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives were to examine the validity and reliability of a five-item neighborhood measurement scale. METHODS:Respondents were enrolled from two catchment areas: a poor inner city and a heterogeneous suburban area. Items combine for a total score of 5 (best) to 20 (worst). The authors compared scales a...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Andresen EM,Malmstrom TK,Miller DK,Wolinsky FD

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Lack of social support is linked to lower cognitive function and cognitive decline. We investigated the effects of a specific type of social relationship, family ties, on cognitive trajectories in non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and Hispanics. Methods: Using multiple-group latent growth curve mode...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Ying G,Vonk JMJ,Sol K,Brickman AM,Manly JJ,Zahodne LB

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how the experience of a negative health event (i.e., onset of heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, cancer, or stroke) of one spouse affects the mental and physical well-being of the other partner as measured by depressive symptoms and self-reported health. METHODS:We employ latent growth curve a...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Valle G,Weeks JA,Taylor MG,Eberstein IW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the longitudinal association between levels of lower extremity performance (LEP) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older Mexican Americans aged 72 years or older participating in the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (2000-2006). METHOD:LEP wa...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Bindawas SM,Al Snih S,Ottenbacher AJ,Graham J,Protas EE,Markides KS,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors surveyed a community-based population of 628 persons who were 65 and over and who lived either in a rural Maryland county or in Baltimore. For each subject, the number of different medical problems, the subject's capacity to perform physical tasks, and the ability to function were assessed. The number and ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Kashner TM,Krompholz B,McDonnell C,Magaziner J,Schumann B

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To develop an assessment method of active aging for research on older people. Method: A multiphase process that included drafting by an expert panel, a pilot study for item analysis and scale validity, a feedback study with focus groups and questionnaire respondents, and a test-retest study. Altogether 235 ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Rantanen T,Portegijs E,Kokko K,Rantakokko M,Törmäkangas T,Saajanaho M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This was a cross-sectional study of the ability of independently living healthy elders to follow a medication regimen. Participants were divided into a group with High Cognitive Function (HCF) or Low Cognitive Function (LCF) based on their scores on the ADAS-Cog. METHOD:Thirty-eight participants aged 65 or o...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hayes TL,Larimer N,Adami A,Kaye JA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to assess how well physiological measures, including biomarkers and genetic indicators, predict receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits among U.S. adults aged 51 to 65 years. METHOD:We used data from the 2006 to 2012 waves of the Health and Retirem...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Blue L,Gill L,Faul J,Bradway K,Stapleton D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether an index of overall cardiovascular health (CVH) is associated with disability in older individuals. Method: Data on 925 participants of the InCHIANTI study (Invecchiare in Chianti, aging in the Chianti area, ≥65 years, 55% women) with median follow-up of 9 ye...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Jin Y,Tanaka T,Ma Y,Bandinelli S,Ferrucci L,Talegawkar SA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00