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Profile of arthritis disability: II
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-02-15)
Objective Arthritis is the most common chronic condition and the most common cause of disability among older US adults. We studied social participation, disabilities in many life domains, accommodations used (buffers), ...
Thai elderly who do not coreside with their children
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1994-01)
In this paper, data from a nationally representative survey of elderly Thais living in private households are analyzed. The analysis focuses on situations of the 756 elderly who do not coreside with an adult child. Only a ...
Focus groups as a qualitative method for crosscultural research in social gerontology
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1995-04)
The focus group approach for collecting qualitative data can be usefully applied in social gerontological studies, both in a single setting and cross-culturally. The experiences of the research terms participating in the ...
Arthritis disability and heart disease disability
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-10-15)
Objective Arthritis is the most common health condition in midlife and late life, and heart disease is the leading cause of death. This article compares disability impacts of these 2 preeminent health problems. Methods ...
Division of family property in Taiwan
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1993-01)
Since property ownership affords the elderly some control over resources and perhaps even support and respect from potential caretakers, examination of the decision to transfer property to children can help us gain insight ...
Introduction
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1995-04)
This special issue of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology contains a series of articles on the living arrangements of the elderly in four Asian countries (the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand) as revealed ...
Living arrangements of the elderly in Thailand: Views of the populace
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1995-04)
Qualitative data collected in Thailand through a series of 26 focus groups held separately with elderly individuals and adults with elderly parents provides insights into Thai views on a variety of issues related to the ...
Self-Esteem and Psychological Distress in Later Life
(Sage Publications, 1990)
The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between self-esteem and psychological distress in later life. The majority of researchers who have assessed this relationship assume that greater self-esteem is ...
Received Support, Anticipated Support, Social Class, and Mortality
(Sage Publications, 1997)
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships among received support, anticipated support, social class, and mortality. Anticipated support is defined as the belief that significant others will provide assistance ...
Early Parental Loss, Recent Life Events, and Changes in Health among Older Adults
(Sage Publications, 1998)
The purpose of this study is to see whether older adults who lost a parent early in life are more vulnerable to the effects of recent stressful events than elderly people who were raised in an intact home. Data from a ...