OBJECTIVE Although the number of elders with diabetes has increased dramatically, there are few data on rates of mortality and serious complications in older populations with diabetes. To determine such rates, we conducted a population-based, nonconcurrent cohort study using claims data from the 1994-1996 Medicare 5% Standard Analytical File. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Codes from the ICD-9 w...

UNLABELLED Pain among older adults is common and generally associated with high levels of functional disability. Despite its important role in elders' pain experiences, perceived (formal) social support (PSS) has shown inconsistent effects on their functional autonomy. This suggests a moderator role of 2 recently conceptualized functions of PSS: perceived promotion of dependence versus autonomy...

A study is being conducted to examine household composition and family structure in the context of high AIDS-related mortality in Hoima, Iganga, Kabale, Masaka, Mbale, and Mbarara districts. The first phase of the study involved the review of ethnographic materials on the populations in the six districts, collecting information from elders and youths through focus group discussions, and the ad...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE One of the most important challenges in public health is to improve the quality of life in elders. Aging may cause various disorders such as disabilities, high risk conditions and some chronic disease. In this study the effect of educational intervention based on precede-proceed on quality of life in elders was examined. MATERIALS & METHODS This semi experimental study ...

Quality of care can be measured by using either processes or outcomes. Each method has its strengths and limitations (1). With the concurrence of the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) Policy Advisory Committee (2), we chose to assess the care of vulnerable elders by using processes rather than outcomes. We did so because 1) processes are a more efficient measure of quality; 2) for mos...

BACKGROUND Discrimination against old age leads to depressive symptoms and lower self-esteem. This issue is not studied in the Lebanese society where a demographic transition is taking place and the population is aging. We assess the perception of age discrimination among Lebanese and its relation to self-esteem. METHODS We interviewed a convenience sample of 320 Lebanese elders (mean age 69....

Purpose – Canada’s aging population is expected to have an impact on all public institutions; for public libraries, the emergence of a large, multi-generational user group of older adults challenges the current paradigm of services to seniors. The purpose of this paper is to report on the reflections of a small sample of baby boomers and how the public library-as place contributes to their cari...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research was to test the clinical use of the gerotranscendence (GT) theory and its influence on GT perspective, depression, and life satisfaction among a group of institutionalized elders. METHODS An experimental study utilizing pre-post group design and random assignment of elders into intervention and control group was conducted. The intervention support group ...

In an era of 'medical care delivery systems', there is an increasing need for the patient's voice to be heard, for it to be invited, listened to, and taken seriously. This challenge is particularly evident in geriatrics education, a domain of clinical training in which educators and clinicians alike must struggle to overcome adverse attitudes towards the elderly ('ageism'). In this paper we int...

Exceptional aging has been defined as maintenance of physical and cognitive function beyond the median lifespan despite a history of diseases and/or concurrent subclinical conditions. Since immunity is vital to individual fitness, we examined immunologic fingerprint(s) of highly functional elders. Therefore, survivors of the Cardiovascular Health Study in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA were recr...