Psychosocial treatments for major depression and dysthymia in older...

Journal of Counseling and Development;  March 22, 2006 ;   Zalaquett, Carlos P. Stens, Andrea N.;   787 words ......The population of older adults in the United States...the population of older adults has more than tripled...meeting the needs of older adults and their families...health problem for older adults (Lebowitz et al., 1997...indicating that 1% to 2% of older ...

On Belonging and Belongings: Older Adults, Katrina, and Lessons Learned

Generations;  December 1, 2007 ;   Campbell, Jenny;   787 words ......would take on the older adults of the region...rethink services to older adults in Alabama, Louisiana...WHAT HAPPENED TO OLDER ADULTS DURING THE HURRICANES...Census, 2000). These older adults are among our country...More than 700,000 older adults left ...

Oral health and older adults. (Short Report).

Journal of Dental Hygiene;  March 22, 2003 ;   DeBiase, Christina B. Austin, Shari L.;   787 words ......attitudes or prejudice toward older persons Agerasia healthy...The overall percentage of older adults is anticipated to increase...data available regarding older adults: (1) * Seventy-four percent...men. Eight percent of the older adult population were divorced...percent of ...

New Long Term Care Study Shows Dramatic Shift Away From Nursing Homes for...

PR Newswire;  November 21, 2006 ;     787 words ......in 2004. If older adults had continued to use nursing homes as they did...95 million older adults would reside in nursing homes today. That...twice as many older adults in 2030 as...demand for nursing homes continues...

Oldest seniors shift away from nursing homes: alternatives, such as...

Family Practice News;  January 1, 2007 ;   Anderson, Jane;   605 words ......that if all older adults (ages 65...continued to use nursing homes as they did...95 million older adults would reside in nursing homes today. Instead...twice as many older adults in 2030 as...demand for nursing homes continues...

Use of clinical and impairment-based tests to predict falls by...

Physical Therapy;  April 1, 2003 ;   Boulgarides, Lois K McGinty, Susan M Willett, Jayne A Barnes, Carole W;   787 words ......incidence in older adults is costly in...life. Most older adults hospitalized...willingness of many older adults to participate...residents of nursing homes; however, these...of falls in older adults who have fewer...residents of nursing ...

Sexuality in older adults: a deconstructionist perspective.(Clinical...

Adultspan Journal;  March 22, 2006 ;   Huffstetler, Beverly;   787 words ......against active expression of sexuality in older adults, but these prejudices are unfounded...addresses issues surrounding sexuality in older adults. Implications for clinical practice...this article, I examine sexuality in older adults from a historical, psychological, and...and ...

Research Challenges to Recruitment and Retention in a Study of Homebound...

Care Management Journals;  January 1, 1999 ;   Ritchie, Christine S; Dennis, Christopher S;   787 words ......difficult to recruit homebound older adults to participate in research studies...for valid studies of homebound older adults grows with each passing day. Older adults comprise an increasingly large...years of age and older. As these older adults age, they are ...

Gain an Insight into Treatment Approaches for Alleviating Depression in...

M2 Presswire;  January 11, 2007 ;     562 words ......Approaches for Alleviating Depression in Older Adults.(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...of Psychotherapy for Depression in Older Adults to their offering A timely guide to treating depression in older adults The first book in the new Series on...Geropsychology, Psychotherapy for ...

Empowering the older adult through folklore.(services of nursing homes)

Adultspan Journal;  September 22, 2006 ;   Warner, Dorothy Anne;   787 words ......those working with older adults in nursing homes to significantly encourage...of five studies of older adults in nursing homes, Bakes (1996) concluded...methods when working with older adults in nursing homes to significantly encourage...

Professional hope in working with older adults.(sociological research)

Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare;  June 1, 2006 ;   Koenig, Terry Spano, Richard;   787 words ......structures that impact older adults. The authors...culture change in nursing homes as an emerging...professional hope in older adults' capacities for...to believe in older adults' capacities for...culture change in nursing homes, often described...the ...

Predicting the probability for falls in community-dwelling older adults.

Physical Therapy;  August 1, 1997 ;   Shumway-Cook, Anne Baldwin, Margaret Polissar, Nayak L. Gruber, William;   787 words ...Identification of older adults who are at a risk for...health hazard to many older adults, there is mounting...increased fall risk among older adults.[1-6] Approximately...consequences of falls among older adults are often devastating...Approximately one half of ...

Law on Nursing Homes May Change

AP Online;  April 20, 2002 ;   MARTHA RAFFAELE, Associated Press Writer;   502 words ......practical nurse because of the Older Adults Protective Services Act. This...former criminals from working in nursing homes provides no exceptions for anyone...employee is not considered a risk to older adults as long as they remain with the...

Factors Contributing to Low Weight in Community-Living Older Adults

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners;  October 1, 2005 ;   Martin, Carolyn T; Kayser-Jones, Jeanie; Stotts, Nancy A; Porter, Carol; Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan;   787 words ......patterns of low-weight, community-living older adults (aged 65 and older) and to examine the...reasons for low weight in community-living older adults. Implication for Practice As HCPs, it...to bring low weight to the attention of older adults and educate them regarding ...

NUTRITIONAL, FUNCTIONAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CORRELATES OF DISABILITY AMONG...

The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging;  January 1, 2006 ;   Johnson, C S J; Mahon, A; McLeod, W;   787 words ......nutrition, function, psychosocial factors. Older adults represent one of the fastest growing...one of the three greatest fears of older adults, together with poor health and inadequate...increased level of disability prevents older adults from living independently in the ...