Multiple chronic conditions and hospitalizations among recipients of long-term services and supports
Among older adults receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS), debilitating hospitalizations is a pervasive clinical and research problem. Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are prevalent in ...
Chronic illness and generativity in late life: A case study
This article presents a narrative-based case study about chronic illness and genetic uncertainty and their relationship to generativity throughout the life course.
Kate de Medeiros
Gender differences in trajectories of physical activity among older Americans with diabetes
The primary objective of this study was to examine gender differences in engagement in physical activity over time among older U.S. adults with diabetes.
Preferences are the expression of an individual's basic psychosocial needs and are related to care outcomes.
Public beliefs and knowledge about risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease
The purpose of this study was to assess public beliefs and knowledge about risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Remembering the person in person-centered residential dementia care
Although person-centered care is aimed at tailoring care to the biological, behavioral, biographical, and social needs of an individual, there is often little discussion about exactly who is the pe...
Kate de Medeiros • Jennifer M. Kinney
Generative acts of people with dementia in a long-term care setting
Although generativity is used as a central cultural construct within life course theory to illustrate how older persons create interpersonal ties, it is also tied to key concepts in social exchange...
Kate de Medeiros
Patients with dementia may be unable to describe their symptoms, and caregivers frequently suffer emotional burden that can interfere with judgment of the patient's behavior.
Kate de Medeiros
Most adults with diabetes do not engage in the level of physical activity recommended for optimal disease management.
As America ages, greater numbers of older adults will be living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, leading to increased incidence of wandering.