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Meta-Synthesis Older Adults' Spiritual Needs in Health Care Settings: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Recognizing that spiritual needs often emerge in health care settings, the Joint Commission requires spiritual assessments in numerous organizations frequented by older adults. Given that many gerontological practitioners ... -
A multilevel dyadic study of the impact of retirement on self-rated health: Does retirement predict worse health in married couples?
Objectives: This study examined the effects of retirement on self-rated health for married couples, using interdependence and social stratification theoretical frameworks. Methods: Dyadic multilevel modeling of data (N = ... -
Neighborhood Engagement, Dogs, and Life Satisfaction in Older Adulthood
Objectives: This study examined the relationships between dog ownership, dog walking, and the emotional bond with a dog to neighborhood engagement and life satisfaction among those over age 50. Methods: Using data from ... -
Productive and Social Engagement following Driving Cessation: A Couple-Based Analysis
Drawing on interdependence theory, this study examined the cross-spouse impact of driving cessation on productive (work, formal volunteering, and informal volunteering) and social engagement of older couples age 65+ using ... -
A program evaluation of block and concurrent practicum formats
This study investigated the issues related to block versus concurrent formats for the advanced MSW field placement. Quantitative and qualitative survey data were collected from current MSW students (N=103) and Field ... -
Reshaping retirement policies in post-industrial nations: The need for flexibility
Social Security programs in post-industrial nations are facing the need for policy reforms. Fiscal shortfalls in current Social Security programs are a major driving force promoting these reforms. At the same time, changes ... -
Retirement transitions among married couples
Retirement is often viewed as an event when someone completely withdraws from paid employment. The purpose of the present study was to examine the patterns of retirement transitions evidenced in married couples in the ... -
Transitioning from Successful Aging: A Life Course Approach
Objectives: The life course perspective and representative U.S. data are used to test Rowe and Kahn’s Successful Aging (SA) conceptualization. Four sets of influences (childhood experiences; social structural factors; ...