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Direct linkEmlet, Charles A.; Tozay, Shakima; Raveis, Victoria H. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: Adults aging with HIV/AIDS can experience resilience in spite of the deleterious affects of the disease. This study seeks to examine the lived experiences of older adults with HIV/AIDS as it relates to strengths and resilience in dealing with this devastating disease. Design and methods: Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Grounded Theory, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Communicable Diseases
Blieszner, Rosemary; Roberto, Karen A. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: We examined characteristics, responses, and psychological well-being of care partners who support and assist older adults recently diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Design and Methods: Based on a sample of 106 care partners of community residents diagnosed with MCI at memory clinics, we conducted face-to-face interviews…
Descriptors: Dementia, Older Adults, Coping, Psychological Patterns
Nguyen, Giang T.; Wittink, Marsha N.; Murray, Genevra F.; Barg, Frances K. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Older adults watch more television than younger people do. Television's role in mental health has been described in the general population, but less is known about how older adults think of television in the context of depression. Design and Methods: Using a semistructured interview created to help clinicians understand how older adults…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Television Viewing, Older Adults, Patients
Cohen, Carl I.; Colemon, Yolonda; Yaffee, Robert; Casimir, Georges J. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: This study used epidemiological data of older African Americans and Caucasians living in an urban community to compare those factors associated with active or passive suicidal ideation in each racial group. Design and Methods: Using 1990 census data for Brooklyn, New York, we attempted to interview all cognitively intact adults aged 55 or…
Descriptors: African Americans, Incidence, Suicide, Racial Differences
Calasanti, Toni; King, Neal – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: We adopted a feminist, structural approach to husbands' experiences of caring for wives with Alzheimer's disease. This framework posited that men and women draw upon gender repertoires--situational ideals of behavior based upon their respective structural locations--that create gendered experiences of stress and coping strategies. Design…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Spouses, Females, Whites
Ai, Amy L.; Peterson, Christopher; Bolling, Steven F.; Koenig, Harold – Gerontologist, 2002
Purpose: This 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. Design and Methods: The measure of prayer included three aspects: (a) belief in the importance of private prayer, (b) faith in the efficacy of prayer on the basis of previous…
Descriptors: Surgery, Older Adults, Coping, Patients
