Journal of Clinical Geropsychology
1573-3556
1079-9362
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Symptom Expression and Somatization Among Elderly Korean Immigrants
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In a study of expression of symptoms of somatization, depression, and other
biopsychological conditions, 70 elderly Korean immigrants in the greater
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depression and 35 who did not meet those criteria) were administered a Korean
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This investigation examined whether characteristics of elders and their
caregivers and facets of the nursing home decision-making context were
associated with recalled levels of stress during nursing home decision-making.
Employing a conceptual framework based upon the literature on caregiver stress
and nursing home decision-making, we considered a number of factors that might
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Correlates and Prognosis in Relation to Participation in Social Activities Among Older People Living in a Community in Osaka, Japan
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To examine the factors associated with social participation and to determine
whether social participation is predictive of mortality, a cohort of 1405
randomly selected older people aged 65 years and over, living in Settsu, Osaka
Prefecture, was followed up for 66 months. By multivariate analysis using
logistic regression, female sex, older age, disability, medical treatment, no
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The effects of a 12-week intervention on a patient-focused skills training group
and a caregiver-focused skills training group were compared with those on a
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effects were monitored at the completion of the treatment phase and at 3- and
6-months postintervention. Treatment implementation was documented in a
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Functional Status, Receipt of Help, and Perceived Health
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We model the effects of disability, functional limitation, and receipt of help
on perceived health. This analysis specifies a model with two dimensions of
disability and three dimensions of functional limitation, including upper body
disability, lower body disability, basic activities of daily living (ADLs),
household ADLs, and advanced ADLs. The latent variables of receiving help are
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