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Direct linkWolff, Jennifer L.; Giovannetti, Erin R.; Boyd, Cynthia M.; Reider, Lisa; Palmer, Sara; Scharfstein, Daniel; Marsteller, Jill; Wegener, Stephen T.; Frey, Katherine; Leff, Bruce; Frick, Kevin D.; Boult, Chad – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Guided Care (GC) is a model of health care for multimorbid older adults that is provided by a registered nurse who works with the patients' primary care physician (PCP). The purpose of this study was to determine whether GC improves patients' primary caregivers' depressive symptoms, strain, productivity, and perceptions of the quality of…
Descriptors: Nurses, Chronic Illness, Caregivers, Goal Orientation
Manson, Spero M.; Jiang, Luohua; Zhang, Lijing; Beals, Janette; Acton, Kelly J.; Roubideaux, Yvette – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: This study examined the associations between participant and site characteristics and retention in a multisite cardiovascular disease risk reduction project. Design and Methods: Data were derived from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Healthy Heart Demonstration Project, an intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk among American…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Age, Physical Activities, American Indians
Judge, Katherine S.; Bass, David M.; Snow, A. Lynn; Wilson, Nancy L.; Morgan, Robert; Looman, Wendy J.; McCarthy, Catherine; Kunik, Mark E. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: This article provides a detailed description of a telephone-based care coordination intervention, Partners in Dementia Care (PDC), for veterans with dementia and their family caregivers. Essential features of PDC included (a) formal partnerships between Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and Alzheimer's Association Chapters; (b) a…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Intervention, Dementia, Caregivers
Bode, Christina; de Ridder, Denise T. D.; Kuijer, Roeline G.; Bensing, Jozien M. – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: We tested the effectiveness of a brief educational program that is based on proactive coping theory. The program entails a four-session group intervention for people aged between 50 and 75 years and was intended to improve proactive coping competencies. Furthermore, we investigated the positive as well as negative side effects and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Older Adults, Psychological Characteristics, Intervention
Cohen, Gene D.; Perlstein, Susan; Chapline, Jeff; Kelly, Jeanne; Firth, Kimberly M.; Simmens, Samuel – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: The aim of this study was to measure the impact of professionally conducted community-based cultural programs on the physical health, mental health, and social activities of individuals aged 65 and older. Design and Methods: Participants in the study were 166 healthy, ambulatory older adults from the Washington, DC, area. We assigned them…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Physical Health, Intervention, Risk
