A Qualitative Study of Older Adults and Staff at an Adult Day Center in a Cambodian Community in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 733-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Dubus
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Care Program ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adult Day Care ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Individual Interviews

Purpose: Adult day care programs in the United States are seeing an increase in culturally diverse patients. The purpose of this study was to better understand the subjective experiences of staff and Cambodian refugees attending an adult day center in the United States that provides services focused on the cultural needs of the older adults, such as Cambodian food, activities, and Cambodian staff. Design: This is a qualitative study using grounded theory to analyze 10 individual interviews from staff members and 80 individual interviews from participants who attend an adult day care program for Cambodians in a city in the northeast United States. Findings: Three primary themes emerged: The participants felt respected, there was a generational tension between the young staff and the participants, and the center acted as a cultural liaison between the medical providers and the participants.

Summary of adult day care in the United States

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-38
Author(s):  
K. Conrad ◽  
P. Hanrahan ◽  
S. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Day Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adult Day Care

Survey of Adult Day Care in the United States

1990 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendon J. Conrad ◽  
Patricia Hanrahan ◽  
Susan L. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Day Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adult Day Care

Older female Iraqi refugees in the United States: Voices of struggle and strength

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 653-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayat Nashwan ◽  
Sherry M Cummings ◽  
Kara Gagnon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Iraqi Refugee ◽  
Post Entry ◽  
Healthy Functioning ◽  
And Coping

A particularly vulnerable subgroup of refugees are older adults. This qualitative study examined experiences of 22 older Iraqi refugee women. Employing the Conservation of Resources framework, stressors experienced and resiliency demonstrated are explored. Narratives emphasized challenges faced prior to and post entry; participants’ expectations and actual experiences of life in the United States; and coping strategies employed. Common themes included expectations shaped by media; loss of homeland, culture, and loved ones; and importance of personal and environmental resources for adaptation. Despite commonalities, variations emerged. Findings highlight the importance of individualized assessment of older refugees and tailored responses to promote acculturation and healthy functioning.

scholarly journals Back in the Saddle Again: Ethics, Visibility, and Aging on Screen

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maruta Z. Vitols ◽  
Caitrin Lynch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
The U.S

This paper engages with filmic portrayals of older adults in the U.S. in order to ask questions about the impacts of mass media on reproducing, critiquing, or interrogating mainstream values and assumptions about aging. The study considers the recent Hollywood works The Expendables (2010) and R.E.D. (2010), as well as the independent documentary Young@Heart (2007). We forefront questions of visibility, invisibility, and recognition both in terms of what experiences and realities are rendered visible or invisible by mass media, but also in terms of the subjective experiences of many older adults in the United States.

Gendered differences in emigration and mobility perspectives among European researchers working abroad

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Scheibelhofer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Highly Skilled

This paper focuses on gendered mobilities of highly skilled researchers working abroad. It is based on an empirical qualitative study that explored the mobility aspirations of Austrian scientists who were working in the United States at the time they were interviewed. Supported by a case study, the paper demonstrates how a qualitative research strategy including graphic drawings sketched by the interviewed persons can help us gain a better understanding of the gendered importance of social relations for the future mobility aspirations of scientists working abroad.

Weight Identity Among Older Adults in the United States: Genetic and Environmental Influences

2018 ◽  
pp. 262-274
Author(s):  
Robbee Wedow ◽  
Daniel A. Briley ◽  
Susan E. Short ◽  
Jason Boardman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Environmental Influences ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Perceived Weight ◽  
Midlife Adults

This chapter uses twin pairs from the Midlife in the United States study to investigate the genetic and environmental influences on perceived weight status for midlife adults. The inquiry builds on previous work investigating the same phenomenon in adolescents, and it shows that perceived weight status is not only heritable, but also heritable beyond objective weight. Subjective assessment of physical weight is independent of one’s physical weight and described as “weight identity.” Importantly, significant differences are shown in the heritability of weight identity among men and women. The chapter ends by discussing the potential relevance of these findings for broader social identity research.

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