This article explores an innovative new framework that addresses system-level complexity in long-term care research through the lens of culture change.
Kimberly Van Haitsma • Katherine M. Abbott • Molly Noble • Amy E. Elliot
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Attendance and Perceived Need for Caregiver Support Services: Implications for Emotional Wellbeing
This study explores the differences in emotional well-being associated with: attending caregiver support services and the perceived need for caregiver support services.
Heather L. Menne • Tochukwu J. Okolie
Loneliness and social isolation can negatively impact health, wellbeing, and quality of life of older adults.
Quality of life (QOL) is an important indicator of the influence nonpharmacological interventions have on the well-being of persons living with dementia and their family care partners. In the realm...
Kate Perepezko • Molly Noble • Heather L. Menne
Expansion and Marketing of Medicare Advantage to Persons With End-Stage Kidney Disease
The 21st Century Cures Act expanded Medicare Advantage (MA) to include persons with kidney failure. Little is known about the impact of increased MA marketing for persons with end-stage kidney dise...
Joan F. Brazier • Renee R. Shield • Amal N. Trivedi • Emily A. Gadbois • Denise A. Tyler
“Ageism can affect anyone”: teaching ageism as a threshold concept
Threshold concepts are key ideas that once understood, lead to fundamental shifts in knowledge that transform how people learn and understand the world.
Valerie Flores • Jiawei Cao • Leah M. Janssen
Detecting tardive dyskinesia using video-based artificial intelligence
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a late-onset adverse effect of dopamine receptor-blocking medications, characterized by involuntary movements primarily affecting the mouth, though other body parts may b...
Carlene MacMillan • Fred Ma • Loren Larsen • Joseph H Friedman • Bradley Grimm • Owen S Muir • Rakesh Ranjan • Joel W. Hughes • Bretton H Talbot • Anthony A. Sterns
Detecting Tardive Dyskinesia Using Video-Based Artificial Intelligence
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a late-onset adverse effect of dopamine receptor-blocking medications, characterized by involuntary movements primarily affecting the mouth, though other body parts may b...
Fred Ma • Bretton H Talbot • Joseph H Friedman • Carlene MacMillan • Loren Larsen • Owen S Muir • Anthony A. Sterns • Rakesh Ranjan • Joel W. Hughes
A Case Study of Aging and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Collaboration in Ohio
Service and research organizations in Ohio collaborated to develop and expand dementia-capable home and community-based service systems, with a focus on individuals living with intellectual and dev...
Jessica Bibbo • Salli Bollin • Megan Huth • Ashley Haas • Lauranne Scharf • Lyndi Wyrostek • Marty Williman • Jennifer Hudak • Jennifer Heston-Mullins (Jennifer L. Heston) • Bonnie Burman • Donna Barrett • Branka Primetica • Elizabeth Kinzig
The Intersection of Successful Aging and Family Caregiving
For the millions of older adults who rely on the support of a family caregiver, successful aging is not an individual achievement but a cooperative process between a care receiver and a caregiver.
Yijung Kim • Beth Fields • Lauren R. Bangerter • Michael Reese Wittke • Kate Perepezko
This report shares the methods, instruments, and findings of an evaluation of dementia capable community efforts in urban and rural Ohio regions conducted by Miami University’s Scripps Geront...
Jennifer Heston-Mullins (Jennifer L. Heston) • Suzanne R. Kunkel • Oksana Dikhtyar
Health and Environmental Benefits of Riding an Electric Bicycle
For individuals considering biking as an exercise or mode of active transport, encourage them to try an E-bike.
Paul T. Reidy • Kevin D. Ballard • Helaine M. Alessio • Alexandra M. Bagg • Kyle L. Timmerman • Alexander H.K. Montoye
People with long-term chronic conditions often struggle to access and navigate complex health and social services.
Bhushan Khatiwada • Shradha S. Parsekar • Sabuj Kanti Mistry • Saruna Ghimire • Uday Narayan Yadav • Grish Paudel • Ashmita Gurung
Technology-enhanced medication taking and symptom monitoring
Taking medications correctly is a challenge worldwide.
Joel W. Hughes • R. Ranjan • L. Larsen • B. Grimm • Anthony A. Sterns • O. S. Muir • F. Ma
Greene County Council on Aging: 2021 Community Survey Findings
Read the survey results conducted to gain better understanding of the needs and interests of older Greene County residents. The Greene County Council on Aging partnered with the Scripps Gerontology...
Most older adults will eventually stop driving, but few engage in planning for driving retirement.
Athena Koumoutzis • Jonathon M. Vivoda • Annie C. Harmon • Jiawei Cao • Ganesh M. Babulal
This report highlights findings from a community needs assessment survey of Oxford and Oxford Township residents age 50 and older.
Meghan Young • Usha Dhakal • Valerie Flores (Valerie Kessler) • Suzanne R. Kunkel
This study explores how older adults respond to audiovisual virtual reality (VR) and perceive its usefulness to their lives.
Amy Restorick Roberts • M. Elise Radina • Bob De Schutter • Kelley Franks
This study compared Dr. Sidney Katz's original dichotomous measure of dependence in performing activities of daily living (ADL) with the National Health and Aging Trends Study's (NHATS) b...
Shahla Mehdizadeh • Stephen Frochen
In the 2017-2018 academic year, the Miami University First Year Research Experience (FYRE) class conducted a qualitative study to explore the perceptions of Oxford, Ohio as an age-friendly city.
Bobbie Hall • Blair Arnell • Tone Pryor • Cole Baker • Kate de Medeiros • Senjooti Roy • Aaron Davidson-Bey • Brooke Bennington • Sundeep Vaswani • Katie Graham • Cassandra Woodford
Planning for a nondriving future: Behaviors and beliefs among drivers 53-92
Despite the reality of older adults living many years after driving cessation, few prepare for the eventuality; empirically, planning for a nondriving future has not been directly quantified or exp...
David B. Carr • Annie C. Harmon • Ganesh M. Babulal • Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher • Jonathon M. Vivoda
Animal-assisted activity programs are commonly used in long-term care facilities to enhance the well-being of older residents.
Sara J. McLaughlin • Kate de Medeiros
Livable Communities: Helping Older Ohioans Live Independent and Fulfilling Lives
This report defines the concept and components of livable communities and several variations, including universal design and green spaces.
Michael Payne • Suzanne R. Kunkel • Karisha Wilcox
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