Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Objectives: Reducing fall risk requires older adults (age 65+) to adopt effective prevention strategies. This study has three aims: 1) understand Stage of Change (SOC) for three fall prevention strategies…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), especially among widowed older adults, is increasingly urging public concern. This study aimed to investigate the association of widowhood, remarriage, and widowed life ch…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Innovative ways of screening for cognitive decline are urgently needed to increase detection and access to early treatment, particularly for those at highest risk for morbidity and mortality. The aim of t…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. The social contexts of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) older adults remain under-examined. In this qualitative study, which involved six virtual focus groups with a total of 21 participants inclusive…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Opioid use disorder (OUD) among older adults (65+) has drawn researchers’ attention. Nonetheless, whether migration between a metropolitan (metro) and nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) county shapes the risk of …
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Older adults and people living with disabilities receive home- and community-based services (HCBS) from approximately 113,000 often under-resourced and inadequately supported direct service workers (e.g.,…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. This study evaluated the health-promoting effects of assistive technology(AT) from a holistic health perspective with the data from the rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) survey conducted by the…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Annually, approximately 16% of adults aged 60 and older are victims of abuse in community settings. A critical first step toward effectively intervening and reducing the prevalence of elder abuse is to be…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Despite evidence that specialized care for seriously ill nursing home (NH) residents is needed, barriers to accessing palliative care (PC) remain. A significant issue is the complexity of the referral pro…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. This study examined associations between three levels of social exclusion and quality of life in the Australian oldest old. We performed cross-sectional analyses of the Household, Income and Labour Dynami…