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View article: Reply to: Say What?! Ableist Logic Used in Misguided Attempt to Combat Ageism During COVID‐19
Reply to: Say What?! Ableist Logic Used in Misguided Attempt to Combat Ageism During COVID‐19 Open
This letter comments on the letter by Bonnie Lashewicz .
View article: HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS PREDICTS QUALITY OF LIFE AND PERCEPTION OF CARE
HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS PREDICTS QUALITY OF LIFE AND PERCEPTION OF CARE Open
The traditional medical model employs a problem-focused approach to assessment and care, but recent research emphasizes holistic assessment to facilitate person-centered care. The current study examines whether holistic assessment of probl…
View article: 16 Does Cognitive Test Performance Upon Admission to Nursing Homes Predict Long Term Care Residents’ Psychological Functioning?
16 Does Cognitive Test Performance Upon Admission to Nursing Homes Predict Long Term Care Residents’ Psychological Functioning? Open
Objective: The current study investigated whether older adults’ cognitive test scores at the time of long-term care nursing home admission are associated with psychological well-being over the first six months. We analyzed the link between…
View article: POSITIVE AFFECT AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SATISFACTION AMONG NEWLY ADMITTED LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS
POSITIVE AFFECT AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SATISFACTION AMONG NEWLY ADMITTED LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS Open
Social support serves as a protective factor against depression and other negative outcomes among older adults. Satisfaction with social support among long-term care residents has not received as much attention, and the experience of suppo…
View article: PREPARING YOUR MANUSCRIPT: STRONG AND ETHICAL SCHOLARLY WRITING FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY AUDIENCES
PREPARING YOUR MANUSCRIPT: STRONG AND ETHICAL SCHOLARLY WRITING FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY AUDIENCES Open
This presentation will emphasize the importance of plain, good writing. Editors read 10 or more manuscripts per week with pressure to reject 80-90% of them. If the point and contribution are not clear in a quick scan of the paper, it will …
View article: EXPERT CONSENSUS PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN ASSISTED LIVING
EXPERT CONSENSUS PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN ASSISTED LIVING Open
Assisted living (AL) is now the largest residential provider of long-term care in the U.S., and the acuity of AL residents has been rising. However, AL is not a health care setting, and concern has grown about the medical and mental health…
View article: HOW TO PUBLISH: GUIDANCE FROM GSA’S JOURNAL EDITORS
HOW TO PUBLISH: GUIDANCE FROM GSA’S JOURNAL EDITORS Open
Each year the GSA publications team sponsors a symposium to assist authors who wish to publish in GSA’s high impact and influential journals. The first part of the session will include five brief presentations from the editors of The Geron…
View article: Recommendations for Medical and Mental Health Care in Assisted Living Based on an Expert Delphi Consensus Panel
Recommendations for Medical and Mental Health Care in Assisted Living Based on an Expert Delphi Consensus Panel Open
Importance Assisted living (AL) is the largest provider of residential long-term care in the US, and the morbidity of AL residents has been rising. However, AL is not a health care setting, and concern has been growing about residents’ med…
View article: Preparing Your Manuscript: Strong and Ethical Scholarly Writing for Multidisciplinary Audiences
Preparing Your Manuscript: Strong and Ethical Scholarly Writing for Multidisciplinary Audiences Open
This presentation will emphasize the importance of plain, good writing. Editors read 10 or more manuscripts per week with pressure to reject 80-90% of them. If the point and contribution are not clear in a quick scan of the paper, it will …
View article: How to Publish: Guidance From GSA’s Journal Editors
How to Publish: Guidance From GSA’s Journal Editors Open
Each year he GSA publications team sponsors a symposium to assist authors who wish to publish in GSA’s high impact and influential journals. The first part of the session will include five brief presentations from the editors of The Geront…
View article: Successful Adaptation in the Context of Care Environments: Promise and Challenge From a Career in Geropsychology
Successful Adaptation in the Context of Care Environments: Promise and Challenge From a Career in Geropsychology Open
My first clinical exposure to older adults was in a psychiatric hospital, to people with life-long severe mental illnesses; I was drawn to their perseverance. The older people we see clinically interact with care environments that may or m…
View article: Sense of Belonging, Religious Activity, and Well-Being in Long-Term Care Residents
Sense of Belonging, Religious Activity, and Well-Being in Long-Term Care Residents Open
Residence in a long-term care (LTC) facility poses numerous challenges to psychological well-being and rates of depression are high. Sense of belonging (SoB) has been linked with measures of well-being in all age groups and interventions f…
View article: Strong and Ethical Scholarly Writing for Multidisciplinary Audiences
Strong and Ethical Scholarly Writing for Multidisciplinary Audiences Open
This presentation will emphasize the importance of plain, good writing. Editors of high impact journals read 10 or more manuscripts per week, and are under pressure to reject 80-90% of them. Regardless of scholarly quality, if the point an…
View article: How To Publish: Preparing Manuscripts for Clarity, Transparency, Scholarly Integrity, and Success
How To Publish: Preparing Manuscripts for Clarity, Transparency, Scholarly Integrity, and Success Open
The GSA publications team sponsors this annual symposium to assist prospective authors to successfully publish their gerontological scholarship in GSA’s high impact and influential journals. The first part of the session will include five …
View article: Reply to: Say What?! Ableist Logic Used in Misguided Attempt to Combat Ageism During <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19
Reply to: Say What?! Ableist Logic Used in Misguided Attempt to Combat Ageism During <span>COVID</span> ‐19 Open
This letter comments on the letter by Bonnie Lashewicz .
View article: <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 Pandemic and Ageism: A Call for Humanitarian Care
<span>COVID</span> ‐19 Pandemic and Ageism: A Call for Humanitarian Care Open
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a deadly threat, and although all individuals are susceptible, advanced age is one of the risk factors for its direst consequences in those who are infected. There are precious few tim…