Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. BackgroundNursing homes (NHs) are required to provide person-centered care, efforts often folded into broader culture change initiatives. Despite the known benefits of culture change, it is difficult to m…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. The aim of this study was to determine factors affecting the economic abuse status of older adults. The study was conducted with 385 individuals aged 65 years and above, living in the Bahçelievler distric…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. We examined the association between employment-related characteristics and the quality-of-care migrant live-in caregivers provide to older care-recipients. Structured interviews were conducted with 115 mi…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Low back pain (LBP) and sleep quality are two very prevalent complaints in the older population. However, little is known about the prognostic relationship between sleep quality and disability in older ad…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. The economic impacts of caring for an older adult may be amplified for employed family and unpaid caregivers. We examine out-of-pocket spending among employed, retired, and unemployed caregivers. Among em…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. This study used a mixed-method research design to examine public attitudes toward sexual advance directives (SADs), a theoretical legal document intended to protect the sexual rights of individuals across…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. BackgroundThe study examined the effects of multiple long-term care (LTC) services (i.e., using both social and professional care services) on caregivers of service recipients with and without dementia.Me…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. ObjectiveIdentify determinants of home care workers’ (HCW) self-efficacy in contributing to heart failure (HF) self-care.MethodsSecondary analysis of a survey (n = 328) examining characteristics of HCWs c…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Objective: To examine characteristics of the built environment and investigate associations with loneliness among older adults. Methods: Drawing on geocoded data from the Household, Income and Labour Dyna…