Current Issue March 2012, Vol. 33, No. 2

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Medication Beliefs and Antihypertensive Adherence Among Older Adults: A Pilot Study
March 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 2 | Pages 89-95)
Todd M. Ruppar, Fabienne Dobbels, Sabina De Geest
Reactions of Assisted Living Staff to Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
March 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 2 | Pages 96-104)
Glenise McKenzie, Linda Teri, Kenneth Pike, David LaFazia, June van Leynseele
Raising the Index of Suspicion for Elder Abuse: Cognitive Impairment, Falls, and Injury Patterns in the Emergency Department
March 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 2 | Pages 105-112)
Carolyn E. Ziminski, Linda R. Phillips, Diana Lynn Woods
The Development of Direct-Care Staff Social Interaction Coding Schemas for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
March 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 2 | Pages 113-117)
Haesook Kim, Diana Lynn Woods
Functional Status in Older Women Following Gynecological Cancer Surgery: Can Choice of Measure Influence Evidence for Clinical Practice?
March 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 2 | Pages 118-126)
Janet H. Van Cleave, Brian L. Egleston, Meg Bourbonniere, Lauren Cardone, Ruth McCorkle
Developing Nurses’ Geriatric Expertise Through the Geriatric Resource Nurse Model
March 2012 (Vol. 33 | No. 2 | Pages 140-149)
Jeanne St. Pierre, Renee Twibell
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A Meta-Analysis on the Impact of Disease-Specific Education Programs on Health Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
18 May 2012
Jing-Yu Tan, Jin-Xiu Chen, Xian-Liang Liu, Qi Zhang, Min Zhang, Li-Juan Mei, Run Lin
Disease-specific education programs have become an important factor in the treatment and care of chronic conditions, such as heart failure and diabetes mellitus. However, the effectiveness of these ed...
Physical Activity and Psychosocial and Mental Health of Older Caregivers and Non-Caregivers
17 May 2012
David X. Marquez, Eduardo E. Bustamante, Sarah Kozey-Keadle, Jennifer Kraemer, Iraida Carrion
Few studies have been conducted on physical activity (PA) in older caregivers, a population at risk for mental and physical decline. To assess and compare PA, PA preferences, psychosocial determinants...
The Role of Caregiver Burden in Understanding African American Custodial Grandmothers
17 May 2012
Gloria F. Carr, Bert Hayslip, Jennifer Gray
African American grandmothers who parent their grandchildren often experience burden and altered health related to these responsibilities. However, little is known about how such burden reliably predi...
Factors Affecting Caregivers' Perceptions of Residents' Oral Health in Long-Term Care Facilities in Taiwan
12 April 2012
Yen-Ping Hsieh, Shou-Jen Lan, Ying-Chia Huang, Chiao-Lee Chu, Yu-Hsuan Chen, Shin-Han Wu, Chih-Yu Liu, Tsuei-Ping Hung, Ching-Yu Peng, Ya-chin Chen
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between resident oral care policies provided by 2 types of long-term care (LTC) institutions. The study also investigated factors affecting...
Attitudes Toward Life-Sustaining Treatment: The Role of Race/Ethnicity
12 March 2012
Eunjeong Ko, Sunhee Cho, Monica Bonilla
This study explores attitudes regarding life-sustaining treatments between Korean American and Mexican American older adults. A cross sectional design was employed to survey 122 older adults residing ...

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