Search results for ‘Subject term:"older people"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 10 of 20
The evolution of home modification programmes in Japan
- Authors:
- MAKIGAMI Kuniko, PYNOOS Jon
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 27(3), Summer 2002, pp.95-112.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
In this article, the authors analyse the evolution of home modification support programs for the community-dwelling frail elderly in Japan from an historical perspective. First, Japan-specific issues that relate to home modifications are explained. Next, the early history of local home modification programs and its operation are discussed. Third, the authors analyze the context of the inclusion of home modification program as a part of the newly implemented National Long Term Care Insurance System.
Have faith in care homes
- Author:
- VALINS Oliver
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.8.02, 2002, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In the light of concerns about the future of care services for older people, this article looks at the Jewish care home sector and what it has achieved.
Private prayer and optimism in middle-aged and older patients awaiting cardiac surgery
- Authors:
- AI Amy L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 42(1), February 2002, pp.70-81.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This American study investigated the use of private prayer among middle-aged and older patients as a way of coping with cardiac surgery and prayer's relationship to optimism. Private prayer predicted optimism, along with older age, better socioeconomic resources, and healthier affect. Neither measures of general religiosity nor any type of prayers used by patients were associated with optimism. Suggestions were made for clinicians to improve spiritual assessment and care, and for researchers to address spiritual coping in clinical situations.
The effect of religious coping on caregiving appraisals of mothers of adults with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- MILTIADES Helen B., PRUCHNO Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 42(1), February 2002, pp.82-91.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This American article explores the association between race and religious coping on caregiving appraisals for mothers who coreside with an adult child with mental retardation. Black women were more likely to use religious coping. Religious coping was associated with higher levels of caregiving satisfaction, but not with burden. Blacks experienced higher levels of caregiving satisfaction. Blacks also experienced higher levels of caregiving burden due to their poor health. The needs of Blacks should be considered when developing "best practices" in service provision. Culturally sensitive outreach approaches should not ignore the importance of faith and faith-based organisations in the lives of Blacks.
Welcome and introduction to the innovative practice section
- Author:
- MORIARTY Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 1(1), February 2002, pp.113-120.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Describes the work of Alzheimer's Concern Ealing and EI Portal, who provide dementia care that is sensitive to the ethnic and cultural background of the person with dementia.
Cultural competency: how is it measured? Does it make a difference?
- Author:
- GERON Scott Miyake
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 26(3), 2002, pp.39-45.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
The reasons for the embrace of cultural competency are varied. A growing number of professionals working with older adults recognize the salience of understanding the cultural context in which any direct service takes place . Among psychologists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals, the movement to make professional education and services more culturally competent is seen as a professional opportunity and an imperative.
The history of grandmothers in the African-American community
- Author:
- JIMENEZ Jillian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Service Review, 76(4), December 2002, pp.523-551.
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
This article examines the role of grandmothers in the African-American community from Reconstruction through the New Deal. It suggests that grandmothers were central to the economic survival of their families and worked as long as they lived, in paid labor and household labor, to help provide for their families. Grandmothers had many roles in their communities: they were midwives, purveyors of domestic medicine, and caretakers of children. Grandmothers were the source of oral histories and narratives that helped their grandchildren resist the oppression of the larger society.
Social policy issues and concerns in a diverse Aging society: implications of increasing diversity
- Author:
- TAKAMURA Jeanette
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 26(3), 2002, pp.33-38.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Outlines three questions which emerge in relation to social policy issues and concerns in a multicultural aging society. First, what are now the most crucial policy issues related to minority aging? Second, what factors are likely to shape national policy in the decades ahead? And, third, how will our social and health policies respond to the requirements of an aging population in an increasingly ethnically and racially diverse society?
The 'Browning' of the graying of America: diversity in the elderly population and policy implications
- Authors:
- HAYES-BAUTISTA David ., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 26(3), 2002, pp.15-24.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Two demographic trends of great policy consequence have been occurring in the population: One has received a great deal of attention; the other hardly any. The first trend - obvious to almost everyone - is "the graying of America" caused primarily by increases in life expectancy. The second trend - far less noticed - is the geriatric extension of the so-called browning of America. The Latino ad Asian/Pacific Islander populations have grown rapidly over the past two decades. Fueled by both high rates of immigration and high birth rates, the Latino and Asian/Pacific Islander populations have more than doubled in size over the past twenty years. This browning trend is also being seen in the elderly population. The country is experiencing a "browning" of the "graying" of America.
Meeting the house needs of BME elders
- Author:
- HOLLYWOOD Michele
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 6(4), December 2002, pp.18-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Looks at what is involved for housing providers seeking to make their services accessible and appropriate to black and minority ethnic older people.