Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Aim: To examine the relationship between falls among high-risk older adults at one Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and the COVID-19 closure of its Day Health Center (DHC), which provi…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Participation has been shown to be a protective factor for cognition in older adults, but instruments to assess it are limited. The main objective was to determine the validity of two scoring systems (dir…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. This analysis examined whether a community-based intervention produced measurable improvements in dietary habits. MOVE UP combined translational, evidence-based weight management and healthy aging interve…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Many Latinos in the United States do not have access to culturally sensitive services to help them age well. We combined community-based participatory research with concept mapping methods to understand h…
The Counseling Psychologist, Ahead of Print. Using hierarchical regression, the authors investigated the hypotheses that parental stigma and self-stigma would differentially and negatively predict intentions to seek counseling for European American (n …
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. The number of falls among older adults is rising due to an aging population worldwide. An integrated communication campaign utilizing mHealth (mobile health) encouraged older adults to perform strength, b…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. The objectives of this study are (1) to identify beneficiary-level characteristics associated with skilled nursing facility (SNF) length of stay (LOS), and (2) to determine if significant differences in L…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Decision-making capacity (DMC) is a salient issue due to increasing ageing populations and associated dementia-related diseases. Legislative and policy developments emphasise older adults’ rights to parti…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. A significant research gap on socioeconomic determinants of oral health among older persons is that socioeconomic indicators, like employment status, have essentially been problematized and measured using…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. The objective is to investigate the mediating roles of living alone and personal network in the relationship between physical frailty and activities of daily living (ADL) limitations among older adults. 2…