PURPOSE We examined the prevalence and correlates of unmet assistance need with respect to activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) among older American Indians. DESIGN AND METHODS Data for our analyses were collected in 2006-2008 as part of the Native Elder Care Study, a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling American Indians aged ≥55 years. ...

Some studies have demonstrated the relationship between social support networks (SSNs) and health status. In this sense, it has been considered that physical and mental functioning is a key indicator of the health in the age people. The aim of this study was to determine the association between social support networks and physical functioning. A cross-sectional study was carried out including a...

PURPOSE To examine the contents and characteristics of seniors' online communities and to explore their potential benefits to older adults. DESIGN AND METHODS Quantitative content analysis of a full year's data from 14 leading online communities using a novel computerized system. The overall database included 686,283 messages. RESULTS There was a constant increase in the daily activity leve...

In recent years AAPM’s Presidents have selected a theme to emphasize during their term of office even as they continue to support the diverse range of activities conducted by this inclusive professional society. AAPM’s immediate Past President Bill McCarberg chose pain control in primary care based upon his decades of experience as a family medicine physician and pain specialist. His predecesso...

OBJECTIVE To determine activities of daily living, quality of life, social support and depression levels of elderly individuals and the factors affecting each of these items. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2009 to June 2012 in Edirne, Turkey, and included elderly individuals over 60 years of age. Data was collected using a survey form, the Katz Activities of Daily...

In times of E-Business, more and more transactions are conducted electronically. Especially in the context of electronic business negotiations there is a rising need for support provided by the communication medium. This need led to the development of several Negotiation Support Systems (NSSs) within the recent years. However, diffusion of NSSs into practice is scarce. The Negolook prototype de...

The per capita ecological footprint (EF) is one of the most widely recognized measures of environmental sustainability. It aims to quantify the Earth's biological resources required to support human activity. In this paper, we summarize relevant previous literature, and present five factors that influence per capita EF. These factors are: National gross domestic product (GDP), urbanization (ind...

This study was performed to determine the associations of depressive symptoms with regular leisure activity and family social support among Japanese workers. The study participants consisted of 1,605 men and 348 women. Depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for potentially associate...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the evidence-based Body & Soul program, when disseminated and implemented without researcher or agency involvement and support, would achieve results similar to those of earlier efficacy and effectiveness trials. DESIGN Prospective group randomized trial. SETTING Churches with predominantly African American membership. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1,033 members fr...