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What a difference a year makes
- Author:
- MASTERS Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, December 1999, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Presents the views of a number of key figures in the world of social care who comment on the impact of the UN International Year of Older Persons on services for older people, raising awareness and its effect on older people themselves.
Perspectives: why age is a taxing issue
- Author:
- RUSSELL Conrad
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.10.99, 1999, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author spells out what the UK must shed before it can offer high quality long-term care.
Ethnic integrative patterns of Singaporean very old persons
- Author:
- MEHTA Kalyani K.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 9(2), June 1999, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
This article looks at the ethnic dimensions of ageing, based on the author's qualitative research on 45 older Singaporeans. The study focuses on 3 major ethnic groups, Chinese, Malay and Indian. It identifies distinct ethnic patterns of the three groups where religion has a important function in preserving the self in old age.
What next for long term care
- Authors:
- SUTHERLAND Dorothy, AMBACHE Jeremy
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, April 1999, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Following the final report of the Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly, the Government has called for a national debate. Sets out the key points of the report and some early reactions.
To have and to hold: the bond between older people and the homes they own
- Authors:
- ASKHAM Janet, et al
- Publisher:
- York Publishing Service/Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 62p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Presents the findings of a detailed interview study looking at the attitudes of older home owners to their property. Finds that the interviewees see the independence and financial aspects of home ownership as both beneficial and burdensome. Individual circumstances, such as divorce, disability or widowhood influenced their views about moving home and about residential care.
If I had no choice: the housing needs of ethnic elders
- Editor:
- BARROW Jess
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Short report based on research examining the housing needs of minority ethnic older people, with the primary aim of allowing their voices to be heard. Also examines relevant literature, the Scottish policy context, and the attitudes of local authorities towards meeting the needs of black and minority ethnic older people.
Factors affecting social work students' willingness to work with elders with Alzheimer's disease
- Author:
- KANE Michael N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Education, 35(1), Winter 1999, pp.71-85.
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
This study sought to determine factors that affect social work students' willingness to work with the growing number of elders with Alzheimer's disease in the USA. Results indicate that the principal contributing variables are willingness to work with elders, previous close contact with elders, close contact with elders with Alzheimer's disease, and preference for working with older versus younger clients. These and some less influential factors suggest ways that social work educators can encourage students to serve this vulnerable population.
Knowledge and attitudes towards sexuality of a group of elderly
- Authors:
- WALKER Bonnie L., EPHROSS Paul H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 31(1/2), 1999, pp.85-107.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article investigates the knowledge and attitudes of a group of elderly toward sexuality and staff practices related to the expression of elderly sexuality in a long-term care setting.
HIV testing behaviors and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS of adults aged 50-64
- Authors:
- MACK Karin, BLAND Shayne Delmar
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 39(6), December 1999, pp.687-694.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article explores knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours, regarding HIV/AIDS for persons aged 50-64 by using data from the 1996 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. It examines what percentage have been tested for HIV, where and why they have been tested, knowledge about condom effectiveness, and self-perceived risk. It presents an epidemiologic analysis of HIV/AIDS-related attitudes and behaviours of adults aged 50-64; second, it explores whether theoretical models used on other groups fit well with this age group. The authors conclude that the conceptual model is less robust for this group and there is a substantial need for health promotion efforts directed at older adults.
Using the biographical approach
- Author:
- BROADBENT Irene
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 29.9.99, 1999, pp.52-54.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article demonstrates how the use of a biographical approach helped staff to view a woman care home resident as a whole person rather than just a patient with physical needs. Varied methods of applying the biographical approach are described, such as storytelling, reminiscence and review work.