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A PRISMA Scoping Review to Explore Interventions to Prevent Firearm-Related Injury and Suicide in Older Adults Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Lakshmi Chennapragada, Terra Osterberg, Madison Strouse, Sarah R. Sullivan, Chana Silver, Mary LaMarca, Caroline Boucher, Emilia Fonseca, Marianne Goodman
This scoping review aims to examine existing research into firearm safety interventions designed to prevent firearm injury and suicide in older adults.Select databases were searched in 5/2023. Incl...
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Psychosocial Distress Among Certified Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Social Ecological Model Informed Scoping Review Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Evan Plys, Nina Ahmad, Andrea Wei, Roy A. Thompson, E-Shien Chang, Jenna Locke, Jessica G. Bell, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Ruth Palan Lopez
This scoping review maps the literature on psychosocial distress and coping among nursing assistants (CNAs) in long-term care facilities (LTC) during the COVID-19 pandemic onto the Social Ecologica...
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Longitudinal Associations Between Food Insecurity and Mental Health in Aging Adults in South Africa Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer
The aim of this study was to assess the longitudinal unidirectional and bidirectional associations between food insecurity and mental health among aging adults in South Africa.The analysis utilized...
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The PELI-D II Study: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Preferences for Leisure Activities Inventory (P-LAI) for Adult Day Services Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Mike Rommerskirch-Manietta, Christina Manietta, Anna Louisa Hoffmann-Hoffrichter, Daniel Purwins, Kimberly Van Haitsma, Katherine M. Abbott, Martina Roes
The current study aimed to develop and preliminarily validate an initial version of an instrument to assess the leisure activity preferences of people receiving adult day services (ADS).Based on pr...
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Influencing Factors on Death Acceptance Among Thai Older Persons Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Kanoklekha Suwannapong, Sureeporn Thanasilp, Noppamat Pudtong, Lanchasak Akkayagorn, Sudaporn Stithyudhakarn, Wilailuck Tantitrakul, Dawn Doutrich, Ratchaneekorn Upasen
This study aimed to investigate both the direct and indirect effects of various factors on the acceptance of death.This cross-sectional study included 800 older Buddhist persons in Thailand, who we...
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New Directions in Sleep Research for Older Adults and Their Caregivers Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Julia T. Boyle, Angelica Boeve, Jennifer Moye
Published in Clinical Gerontologist (Vol. 47, No. 3, 2024)
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Telehealth Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Reduce Anxiety in People Living with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Study Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Gabriela Pacas Fronza, Leander K. Mitchell, Nancy A. Pachana, Gerard J. Byrne, Jacki Liddle, Jihyun Yang, Deborah Brooks, Tiffany Au, Dana Pourzinal, Peter Worthy, Tracy Comans, Elizabeth Beattie, Sally Bennett, Trevor Russell, Nadeeka N. Dissanayaka
To evaluate the feasibility of telehealth-based cognitive behavior therapy for people living with cognitive impairment experiencing anxiety (Tele-CBT), and to assess whether this leads to improveme...
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Association of Depression, Comorbidities, and Sociodemographic Factors among Home Healthcare Recipients Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Zach Monahan, Alyson Mack, Dyani Shores, Sara Coffey, Anna Mazur, Micah Hartwell
More than 15 million individuals receive home health care (HHC) for chronic conditions, which allows them to maintain a level of independence and self-sufficiency. Although poor mental health can n...
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Capacity Assessment Instrument – Health: Pilot Study of a New Tool for Adults with Dementia Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Ana Paula Saraiva Amaral, Mário Manuel Rodrigues Simões, Sandra Cristina Lopes Freitas, Rosa Marina Lopes Brás Martins Afonso
This research comprises a pilot study of the CAI-Health, a new tool for the evaluation of decision-making capacity in healthcare. It aims to analyze the instrument’s indicators of reliability and i...
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Stability and Change in Mental Health Profiles from Middle Adulthood to Very Old Age Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Arielle Bonneville-Roussy, François Laberge
This study investigates mental health (MH) through the dual-factor model, emphasizing both well-being and ill-being. Our objectives were to (1) identify MH profiles based on this model; (2) track t...
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Substance Use Screening in Geriatric Primary Care: Cultural Issues and Alcohol Consumption in the Deep South Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Rebecca S. Allen, Shayne S. H. Lin, Timothy K. Ly, M. Lindsey Jacobs, Robert E. McKinney, Brian S. Cox, Amy E. Albright, Deanna M. Dragan, Dana Carroll, Anne Halli-Tierney
To investigate indicators of potentially hazardous alcohol use among older adults living in a region with high substance use stigma.Patients at a university-affiliated geriatrics clinic in the Deep...
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Primary Care Consultations for Grief in Older People – a Missed Opportunity for Mental Health Support Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Katrin Gerber, Larissa Hjorth, Christina Bryant, Kayla Lock, Terence W. H. Chong, Lidia Engel, Danny Hills, Samantha M Loi, Primrose White, Kaori Shimoinaba, Bianca Brijnath
Bereaved older adults often experience health complications, yet receive limited support in primary care settings. This research explored general practice staff’s exposure to older patients’ grief ...
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Above and Beyond Number of Illnesses: A Two-Sample Replication of Current Approaches to Depressive Symptoms in Multimorbidity Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Irina Mindlis, Tracey A. Revenson
To expand current models of depressive symptoms in older adults with multimorbidity (MM) beyond the number of illnesses as a predictor of worsened mental health.Two-sample replication study of adul...
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Trends in Positive Life Orientation Among 70-Year-Olds: A Comparison of Two Finnish Cohorts Born 20 Years Apart Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Ville L. Langén, Adriana Emidio, Jenni Vire, Matti Viitanen, Konsta Teppo
We assessed if positive life orientation (PLO) has increased among older individuals and explored gender disparities in PLO changes.Two cohorts of 70-year-olds from Turku, Finland were included: th...
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Compassion Meditation for Distressed Older Veterans: A Feasibility Study Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Anne Malaktaris, Caitlin L. McLean, Pollyanna Casmar, Julie Kangas, Hayley Myers, Gage Chu, Rachel C. Phillips, Jeanne E. Maglione, Barton W. Palmer, Ariel J. Lang
Older Veterans are at elevated risk for psychological distress and may encounter barriers to accessing mental health services. Compassion Meditation (CM) promotes positive emotions and outcomes amo...
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Reflective Functioning and Financial Exploitation Vulnerability in Older Adults: The Importance of Significant Others Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Gali H. Weissberger, Yoav S. Bergman
Financial exploitation of older adults results in devastating economic, social, and psychological losses to older adults, their families, and society at large. This study examined the relationship ...
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Associations of Depression/Anxiety with Technology Use, Discontinued Use, and Nonuse in Older Adults Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Namkee G. Choi, C. Nathan Marti, Bryan Y. Choi
To examine correlates of the changes in technology use among older adults and the associations of depression/anxiety symptoms with technology use changes.We used the 2019–2021 U.S. National Health ...
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Evaluation of a Photo Captioning Cognitive Empathy Intervention for Dementia Caregivers Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 James K. Rilling, Minwoo Lee, Julie McIsaac, Sophie Factor, Paige Gallagher, Joseph H. Kim, Jiajin Zhang, Carolyn Zhou, Thomas W. McDade, Kenneth Hepburn, Molly M. Perkins
The goal of this study was to develop and evaluate an intervention aimed at increasing cognitive empathy, improving mental health, and reducing inflammation in dementia caregivers, and to examine t...
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Evaluating the Implementation of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) as a Quality Improvement Project in Nursing Homes Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Kamryn Kasler, Alexandra Heppner, Kimberly Van Haitsma, Katherine M. Abbott
The Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) is a non-pharmacological, person-centered, intervention for nursing home (NH) residents living with moderate to severe dementia. The purp...
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Emotion Regulation Use Varies Across Socioecological Levels of Pandemic Stress in Older Adults Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Bruna Martins-Klein, Eric E Griffith, Kristin Heideman, Irina Orlovsky, Ziyuan Chen, Elizabeth Alwan
COVID-19 escalated stress within family/neighborhood (local) and national/cultural (global) levels. However, the impact of socioecological levels of stress on pandemic emotion regulation remains la...
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The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Mo Yi, Wenmin Zhang, Baosheng Zhao, Zhiwen Wang
To examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on psychological symptoms, motor symptoms, and quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).Published studies in ...
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Association between Multimorbidity and Psychological Distress among Older Adults in India: The Moderating Role of Elder Abuse Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 T Sathya, Y Selvamani, R. Nagarajan, M. Mathew Arumai
In this study, we examine the association between multimorbidity and psychological distress and to what extent elder abuse mediates the association.We analyzed cross-sectional nationally representa...
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Insomnia Symptoms and Environmental Disruptors: A Preliminary Evaluation of Veterans in a Subacute Rehabilitation Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Julia T. Boyle, Angelica R. Boeve, Jennifer A. Moye, Jane A. Driver, Marcus Ruopp, Kelly O’Malley
Evaluate insomnia symptoms and environmental disruptors at admission and discharge in a subacute rehabilitation care setting.Veterans (age ≥50) admitted to a Veterans Health Administration (VA) Hos...
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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Videoconferencing CBT Intervention for Anxiety in People with Parkinson’s Disease Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Amy Roper, Deborah Brooks, Leander K. Mitchell, Nancy A. Pachana, Tiffany R. Au, Gerard J. Byrne, John D. O’Sullivan, Nadeeka N. Dissanayaka
In people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD), non-motor symptoms such as anxiety are common and have negative impacts on their quality of life. There are currently few interventions that address anxie...
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Depression and Anxiety in Long-Term Care Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Influence of Telehealth Availability, Cognitive Status, and Trauma History Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Rachel N. Ward, Lisa M. Lind, Savannah G. Rose, Lisa M. Brown
The present study investigates the impact of disrupted mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic on depression and anxiety symptoms in long-term care (LTC) residents.The study examined cl...
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New Research on Mood Symptoms in Older Adults Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Jennifer Moye
Published in Clinical Gerontologist (Vol. 47, No. 2, 2024)
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Risk and Preventive Factors for Depressive Symptoms Among Older Chilean Adults During the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak: A Longitudinal Study Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Rodrigo Núñez-Cortés, Dafna Oppenheimer-Lewin, Carlos Cruz-Montecinos, Sofía Pérez-Alenda, Rubén López-Bueno, Joaquín Calatayud
To specifically examine the multiple factors related to the increase in depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak in older adults in Chile.A longitudinal study was conducted using a dataset ...
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Adapting Measurement-Based Care to VA Home-Based Primary Care Mental Health Treatment: A Quality Improvement Project Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Anne K. Schwabenbauer, John Merladet, Neil Metzner, Brea Salib, Kevin Siffert
This quality improvement project sought to develop guidance for Home-Based Primary Care (HPBC) Mental Health (MH) clinicians on integrating Measurement-Based Care (MBC) into their practice and gain...
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Addressing Access to Care in Diverse Older Adult Populations Using Information and Communication Technologies Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-26 Christine E. Gould, Bret L. Hicken, Jennifer J. Freytag
Published in Clinical Gerontologist (Vol. 47, No. 1, 2024)
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Older Adults’ Preferences Regarding Firearm Locking Device Use: Results of a National Survey Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Ricardo I. Villarreal, Ian H. Stanley, Michael D. Anestis, Jessica Buck-Atkinson, Marian E. Betz
Use of firearm locking devices may reduce the risk of suicide and injury among older adults. This study describes older adults’ preferences when choosing a firearm locking device.We conducted a sec...
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The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Subjective Cognitive Decline Based on Sexual Orientation Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Yan Xu, Yanfang Wang, Yana Chen, Yuan Zhang, Li Tong, Yue He, Jiaxin Fang, Runhong Li, Xinyao Zhang, Lina Jin
Research indicates adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were associated with subjective cognitive decline (SCD), with higher ACEs reported by sexual minoritized individuals (i.e. lesbian, gay, and ...
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Online Chair Yoga and Digital Learning for Rural Underserved Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Juyoung Park, Lisa Ann Kirk Wiese, Janet Holt
We evaluated the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a home-based online chair yoga (OCY) program for racially and ethnically diverse rural community-dwelling older adults.We randomly assigned ...
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Improving the Transition of Older Adults into Residential Aged Care: A Scoping Review Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Stacey Scott, Annette Raynor, Julie Dare, Jennifer Grieve, Leesa Costello
The transition into residential aged care (RAC) is often associated with loss, grief, isolation and loneliness. This scoping review aimed to identify quantitative research which focused on reducing...
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Coping in the Face of Violence – a Qualitative Study on the Impacts of Stressful Life Events on the Mental Health of Older Adults in Colombia Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Clarissa Giebel, Gabriel Saldarriaga-Ruiz, Mark Gabbay, Santiago Zea, Danicza Martínez Morales, Yeferson Castano-Pineda, Erika Maria Montoya, Douglas Lizcano, Maria Isabel Zuluaga-Callejas
Many older adults in Colombia have lived through violent and stressful life events, particularly in areas of poverty. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand the impact of stressful lif...
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Psychometric Properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) in Older Adult Primary Care Patients Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-29 Shayne S.-H. Lin, Mary Lindsey Jacobs, Anne Halli-Tierney, Dana G. Carroll, Rebecca S. Allen
Considering that the examination of psychological flexibility measures among older adults is scant, this study explores the psychometric properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AA...
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Depression in Older Adults: Do Current DSM Diagnostic Criteria Really Fit? Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Valérie Bergua, Cécile Blanchard, Hélène Amieva
The great heterogeneity in symptoms and clinical signs of depression in older adults makes the current diagnostic criteria difficult to apply. This scoping review aims to provide an update on the r...
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A Systematic Review of the Reminiscence Functions Scale and Implications for Use with Older Adults Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Carolinne Marques, Sofia Fontoura Dias, Liliana Sousa
Objectives: The Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS) is a widely used robust instrument. While reminiscence-based intervention is one of the most effective nonpharmacological interventions for older ...
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Couples’ Cognition, Intimacy, and Activity Engagement: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model Analysis Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Fan Su, Jianqian Chao, Bowen Zhang, Na Zhang, Zongyu Luo, Jiaying Han
Objectives: This study examines the actor and partner effects of cognition on activity engagement and the potential mediating role of intimate relationship in older couple dyadic context. Methods: ...
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Marital Quality and Loneliness Among Aging Vietnam-Era Combat Veterans: The Moderating Role of PTSD Symptom Severity Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Christina M. Marini, Jeremy B. Yorgason, Anica Pless Kaiser, Lance D. Erickson
We examined links between marital quality and loneliness among aging veterans and explored whether veterans’ PTSD symptom severity moderated these associations.Data came from 269 Vietnam-Era combat...
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Hope and Suicidal Ideation Among Older Adults Living in the Rural Mid-Hills of Nepal Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Suzanne McLaren, Pralhad Adhikari
The current study investigated whether hope and its two components (agency and pathways) weakened the relations between perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and fearlessness about deat...
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Provider Perspectives on Addressing Firearm Safety with Older Adults in Primary Care Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Rachel Ross, Laura C. Prater, Allison Cole, Ayah Mustafa, Kiet Pham, Monica Zigman Suchsland, Amy Gallagher, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Elizabeth A. Phelan
Chronic conditions, including mild cognitive impairment and depression, place older adults at high risk of firearm suicide. Approximately 40% of older adults have access to a firearm, and many do n...
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The Vulnerability of Older Informal Caregivers with Care Needs: Significance of Multidimensional Frailty Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Eveline Raemdonck, Ellen Gorus, Nico De Witte
To improve our understanding of older informal caregivers’ (ICs) health, this paper aimed to compare multidimensional frailty and sociodemographic and economic characteristics between (subgroups of...
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Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention for Medically Complex Older Veterans: Perspectives of VA Home-Based Primary Care Directors and Psychologists Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Anica Pless Kaiser, Lakshmi Chennapragada, Sarah Andrusier, Chana Silver, Cameron Padgett, Sherry A. Beaudreau, J. Kaci Fairchild, Marianne Goodman
Determine strategies and resources used by VA Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) teams to discuss firearm safety and suicide risk with older veterans and their families or caregivers. Training and reso...
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Changes in Depressive Symptoms of Korean American Dementia Caregivers After Attending the Savvy Caregiver Program: Preliminary Findings with a Pilot Sample Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Yuri Jang, Kenneth Hepburn, Juyoung Park, William E. Haley, Miyong T. Kim
Language accommodation is indispensable in making evidence-based interventions available and accessible to ethnic minorities with limited English proficiency. As part of the larger effort to cultur...
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Examining Relationships Between Activity, Function, and Mental Health in Older Adults Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Jennifer Moye
Published in Clinical Gerontologist (Vol. 46, No. 5, 2023)
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‘It’s Too nice’: Adapting iSupport Lite for Ethnically Diverse Family Carers of a Person with Dementia Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Thu Ha Dang, Antonia Thodis, Nalika Ulapane, Josefine Antoniades, Mary Gurgone, Tuan Nguyen, Andrew Gilbert, Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Mathew Varghese, Santosh Loganathan, Joanne Enticott, Duncan Mortimer, Briony Dow, Claudia Cooper, Lily Dongxia Xiao, Bianca Brijnath
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES Resources to support dementia carers from ethnically diverse families are limited. We explored carers’ and service providers’ views on adapting the World Health Organization’s iSupport Lite messages to meet their needs. METHODS Six online workshops were conducted with ethnically diverse family carers and service providers (n = 21) from nine linguistic groups across Australia. Recruitment
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Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Older Adults in Six U.S. States: A Descriptive Study Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Marian E. Betz, Shannon Frattaroli, Christopher E. Knoepke, Rachel Johnson, Annette Christy, Julia P. Schleimer, Veronica A. Pear, Megan McCarthy, Reena Kapoor, Michael A. Norko, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Wenjuan Ma, Garen J. Wintemute, Jeffrey W. Swanson, April M. Zeoli
ABSTRACT Objectives Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) allow a court to restrict firearm access for individuals (“respondents”) at imminent risk of harm to self/others. Little is known about ERPOs use for older adults, a population with higher rates of suicide and dementia. Methods We abstracted ERPO cases through June 30, 2020, from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, and Washington
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Explaining the Urban-Rural Difference in Late-Life Depression in India: Evidence from a Multivariate Decomposition Analysis Based on Longitudinal Aging Study in India, Wave 2017-18 Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Priya Saravanakumar, T. Muhammad, Ronak Paul, Shobhit Srivastava
The study explored the associated factors of depression among older Indian adults and the influences of individual and socio-environmental factors in explaining the rural-urban difference in the pr...
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Let’s Talk About Firearms: Perspectives of Older Veterans and VA Clinicians on Universal and Dementia-Specific Firearm Safety Discussions Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Megan Lafferty, AnnaMarie O’Neill, Nicole Cerra, Lauren Maxim, Abigail Mulcahy, Jessica J. Wyse, Kathleen F. Carlson
ABSTRACT Objectives Veterans experience high rates of fatal and non-fatal firearm injuries. This risk may be compounded among Veterans who are rural-residing, aging, and/or experiencing cognitive decline or dementia. Firearm safety discussions are not broadly implemented across Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare settings due, in part, to concerns of causing Veterans to disengage from care
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CBT for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Study Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Alina Elena Apostol, Biju Mohamed, Christopher Thomas, Tracy Williams, Sandra Mahon, Miriam Fisher, Ruth Lewis-Morton
To examine the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in a case of co-occurring generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD).This case study refers to a male aged 75 years wit...
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Rural Community Pharmacy Approaches to Lethal Means Management for Suicide Prevention Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Jill Lavigne, Jennifer West, Delesha Carpenter
ABSTRACT Introduction Medications are common means of suicide. Rural areas have high suicide rates, greater proportions of older adults and veterans, and few providers. We assessed the implementation potential of community pharmacy interventions for lethal means management (LMM). Methods The feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of 8 LMM interventions were assessed by pharmacists in seven
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Caregiver Preparedness: A Therapeutic Mechanism and Moderating Factor on Outcomes for the Savvy Caregiver Program Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Daniel Paulson, Nicole McClure, Tracy Wharton, Edith Gendron, Quinn Allen, Hanya Irfan
ABSTRACT Objectives Evidence-based interventions for dementia caregivers, such as the Savvy Caregiver Program (SC), seek to address skills and knowledge deficits, caregiver burden, depressive symptoms, and grief. Little research has examined mechanisms by which these interventions accomplish their goals. Caregiver preparedness may be a possible mechanism by which caregiver interventions may confer
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Association Between Personality Traits and Functional Limitations in Older Adults with Affective Disorders: A Cross Sectional Study Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Manon van Steen, Monique Zoet, Gert Jan Hendriks, Didi Rhebergen, Astrid Lugtenburg, Monique Lammers, Rob van den Brink, Radboud Marijnissen, Richard Oude Voshaar, Rose M. Collard, Paul Naarding
ABSTRACT Objectives Personality traits and affective disorders are both related to functional limitations. It is unknown whether personality traits have an additional effect on functioning in older adults with affective disorders. We studied the association between personality traits and functioning within this group. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study of 180 older patients referred to outpatient
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Webcam-Based Eye-Tracking of Attentional Biases in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Proof-Of-Concept Study Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Anne-Marie Greenaway, Faustina Hwang, Slawomir Nasuto, Aileen Ho
To measure home-based older adults’ attentional biases (AB) using webcam-based eye-tracking (WBET) and examine internal consistency.Twelve participants with and without cognitive impairment complet...
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Family Support During Hospitalization Buffers Depressive Symptoms Among Independent Older Adults Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Ksenya Shulyaev, Yochy Spielberg, Nurit Gur-Yaish, Anna Zisberg
Hospitalization is a stressful event that may lead to deterioration in older adults’ mental health. Drawing on the stress-buffering hypothesis, we examined whether family support during hospitaliza...
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Longitudinal Correlates of Grandparenting with Depressive Symptoms and Poor Sleep Quality Among Middle-Aged and Older Women and Men in South Africa Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer
The study aimed to assess the impact of grandparenting on incident depressive symptoms and incident poor sleep quality among aging women and men in rural South Africa.This longitudinal community st...
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Hearing Loss and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults: Mediating Effect of Social Activity and Cognitive Function Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Xia Cao, Binfang Yang, Jiansong Zhou
ABSTRACT Objectives To examine the relationship between hearing loss and subjective well-being (SWB) and to investigate the mediating roles of social activity and cognitive function in the link between hearing loss and SWB. Methods An analysis of 11,949 older Chinese adults was conducted from the 2018 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Health Longevity Survey. Multiple linear regression and mediation
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An Environmental Scan of Suicide Prevention Resources for Older Veterans in Primary Care Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Jennifer L. Sullivan, Benjamin Burns, Kelly O’Malley, Michelle Mlinac
ABSTRACT Objectives Previous research has identified the critical role of primary care for suicide prevention. Although several suicide prevention resources for primary care already exist, it is unclear how many have been created specifically for older veterans. This environmental scan sought to assemble a compendium of suicide prevention resources to be utilized in primary care. Methods We searched
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Caregiver Thrive, Learn, & Connect: Testing the Efficacy of an Online Psychoeducational Program for Family Caregivers Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Julian Montoro-Rodriguez, Jennifer Ramsey, Ann Choryan Bilbrey, Bruno Kajiyama, Larry Wolford Thompson, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Research reports that providing care to a relative or friend with a chronic health condition or significant neurocognitive disorders, such as dementia is a demanding job. Caregiving often leads to ...
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Anxiety Symptoms in Australian Memory Clinic Attendees with Cognitive Impairment: Differences Between Self-, Carer-, and Clinician-Report Measures Clin. Gerontol. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Gabriela Pacas Fronza, Gerard Byrne, Kana Appadurai, Nancy Pachana, Nadeeka N.W. Dissanayaka
To identify the prevalence of anxiety symptoms using a variety of instruments in an Australian memory clinic sample.This is an exploratory cross-sectional study using a purposive consecutive series...