Petrus Ng,Kai-Fong Chan
Petrus Ng
This article reports an exploratory study on the effects of an integrated group program for improving the sleep quality of elderly people in Hong Kong. Elderly people aged over 55 who had obtained a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) sco...
Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of gerontological social work. 2008;51(3-4):366-78. DOI: 2008
Race/ethnicity and socioeconomic class as correlates of disability in old age [0.03%]
种族和社会经济地位与老龄人群的残疾状况有关联性
Martha N Ozawa,Yeong Hun Yeo
Martha N Ozawa
This article presents the results of a study on the correlates of disability in old age. We found that at the descriptive level and in the regression model that includes only demographic variables as controls, the odds of Black and Hispanic...
Daniel W L Lai,Shireen Surood
Daniel W L Lai
Family caregiving is a stressful process, especially when the complexity of being an immigrant or ethnic minority is added. This paper examined service barriers experienced by Chinese immigrant family caregivers in Canada and the predictors...
Culture, place of origin, and service delivery for Latino older adult immigrants: the case of Puerto Rican older adults [0.03%]
文化，原籍国和拉丁裔老年移民的服务供给：波多黎各老年人的案例研究
Daniel Vélez Ortiz,Susan A Cole
Daniel Vélez Ortiz
A conceptual model for the design and implementation of effective social services for Latino older adult immigrants in the United States is proposed in this article. Built on the stage-of-migration framework (Drachman, 1992), the model pres...
Harriet L Cohen,Cecilia L Thomas,Celia Williamson
Harriet L Cohen
This exploratory qualitative study examined the intrinsic definitions of spirituality and religion across three different religious or ethnic groups of older adults--Jewish, African American Protestants and Caucasian Protestants. The study ...
Hardiness, successful aging, and HIV: implications for social work [0.03%]
耐受力，成功老龄化与艾滋病毒：社会工作的影响及作用
David E Vance,Thomas C Struzick,James Masten
David E Vance
With dramatic developments in the treatment of HIV/ AIDS, life expectancy is increasing, resulting in more middle-aged and older adults living with this disease. Little is known about the problems, and especially the strengths, of those liv...
Caregiver's spirituality and its influence on maintaining the elderly and disabled in a home environment [0.03%]
照料者的精神信仰及其对家庭照护老年人和残疾人的影响
Gil Choi,Terry Tirrito,Frances Mills
Gil Choi
This study examined the role that faith-based organizations play for caregivers in maintaining the elderly and disabled in their homes. The study explored if persons who use religious beliefs and practices cope with caregiver stress better ...
Grandparent and kinship foster care: implications of licensing and payment policies [0.03%]
亲属寄养：执照和付款政策的制定及其影响
Marlys Bratteli,Kristine Bjelde,Leah Pigatti
Marlys Bratteli
In this article, we examine the different licensing and payment policies in the United States for kinship foster care and assess the potential impact of licensing policies on the likelihood that grandparents or other kin will become license...
Involvement in voluntary organizations: how older adults access volunteer roles? [0.03%]
老年人如何参与志愿组织？
Fengyan Tang,Nancy Morrow-Howell
Fengyan Tang
This study examines how older adults access organizational volunteer roles and what socio-structural factors are associated with the access. Using the data from the Current Population Survey (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Censu...
Supporting family carers through telephone-mediated group programs: opportunities for gerontological social workers [0.03%]
电话介导的团体方案在家庭照顾者支持中的作用及对老年社会工作者的意义
Chris Shanley
Chris Shanley
Telephone-mediated group programs are an important but under-utilized medium for reaching frail or disabled older persons' family carers who are in need of support. The primary purpose and style of group programs can range across a broad sp...