NursingCenter Journal Feed: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation http://www.nursingcenter.com en-us @NC 2006 Characteristics and Perceived Supports of Primary Caregivers of Home-Based Older Adults With Dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=970879 Journal Title: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 
Abstract :This cross-national study is part I of a study of the psychological health of primary caregivers of home-based older adults with dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States. This article compared the characteristics of caregivers among these countries and described their perception of social su.... 

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Issue pub date:January/March 2010 

Volume:26 Number:1  

Pages:2 -16  
 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:54:24 EST
Machiko Tomita PhD

Asmita Sarang OTR/L, MS

Kuo-Feng Lee OT, MS

Kristen Lee PhD

Linda Russ PhD, OTR/L

Michael Noe MD, MPH
 Psychological Health of Primary Caregivers of Home-Based Older Adults With Dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=971030 Journal Title: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 
Abstract :This article is part II of a study of the psychological health of primary caregivers of home-based older adults with dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States. Indian caregivers had the lowest level of all aspects of adverse psychological health, whereas Taiwanese caregivers exhibited the wor.... 

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Volume:26 Number:1  

Pages:17 -31  
 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:54:33 EST
Machiko Tomita PhD

Kuo-Feng Lee OT, MS

Asmita Sarang OTR/L, MS

Kristen Lee PhD

Linda Russ PhD, OTR/L

Michael Noe MD, MPH
 Sociocultural Care, Service Context, and IADL Dependence Among Very Old European Women http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=971145 Journal Title: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 
Abstract :To explore the impact of the sociocultural care and service context on dependence in instrumental activities of daily living, data were collected with 1448 very old women in 5 European countries. In addition, the influence of socioeconomic indicators was explored, using descriptive statistics and re.... 

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Volume:26 Number:1  

Pages:32 -45  
 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:54:40 EST
Susanne Iwarsson PhD

Vibeke Horstmann LicSc

Frank Oswald PhD

Hans-Werner Wahl PhD
 Unveiling Muslim Voices Aging Parents with Disabilities and Their Adult Children and Family Caregivers in the United States http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=971202 Journal Title: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 
Abstract :As the US population grows older and more diverse, it is becoming increasingly necessary to provide culturally sensitive caregiving services for seniors who are ethnically and linguistically diverse. In this article, we review and analyze the caregiving needs, strengths, and challenges of aging Musl.... 

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Volume:26 Number:1  

Pages:46 -61  
 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:54:47 EST
Rooshey Hasnain EdD

Shoab Rana MS
 Assistive Technology Use by the Elderly in Brazil and the United States http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=971267 Journal Title: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 
Abstract :This article provides a review of studies on assistive technology (AT) use by older persons in the United States and Brazil. There has been very little study of AT use in Brazil. The Brazilian author of this article conducted the one study that specifically explored the use of AT by older Brazilians.... 

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Volume:26 Number:1  

Pages:62 -69  
 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:54:18 EST
William Mann PhD, OTR

Maria de Mello PhD, OT
 A Multicomponent Exercise Program's Effects on Health-Related Quality of Life of Institutionalized Elderly http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=971290 Journal Title: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 
Abstract :ConclusionsThis study suggests that a multicomponent exercise program may improve HRQOL among institutionalized elderly. .... 

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Volume:26 Number:1  

Pages:70 -79  
 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:54:09 EST
Maria Justine PT, MSc

Tengku Hamid PhD

Tengku Kamalden PhD

Zaiton Ahmad MD