Older Adult Immigrants in the United States: Issues and Services

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Brownell ◽  
Robin Creswick Fenley ◽  
Jung H. Kim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adult Immigrants

The effects of leisure education on leisure attitudes, perceived leisure control, and barriers to leisure in Chinese older adult immigrants in the United States

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Chia Yun Hsieh, MS, RTC/CTRS ◽  
Maridith A. Janssen, EdD, RTC/CTRS
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
The United States ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Attitude Measurement ◽  
Activity Type ◽  
Leisure Education ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Adult Immigrants

The importance of leisure and its benefits have been studied and promoted in the West for a long time. To have leisure and to be free from labor is what was historically meant as living life on one’s own terms in Western society. However, leisure is perceived and acted upon differently in the Chinese culture. For the Chinese, the concept, values, and activity type of leisure are heavily influenced by their traditional culture. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects that leisure education has on attitudes toward leisure, perceived leisure control, and barriers to leisure experiences in Chinese older adult immigrants in the United States. The results show that there were significant changes in the Affective and the Overall Leisure Attitude Measurement mean scores, as well as the perception of barriers to leisure after participating in a six-week leisure education program among Chinese older adult immigrants.

Rorschach Comprehensive System Data for a Sample of 52 Older Adult Nonpatients From the United States

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S166-S173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Pertchik ◽  
Thomas W. Shaffer ◽  
Philip Erdberg ◽  
David Ira Margolin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Rorschach Comprehensive System ◽  
System Data

scholarly journals Older adult pedestrian injuries in the United States: what are the leading causes and how big is the problem?

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. A71-A72
Author(s):  
R. B. Naumann ◽  
A. M. Dellinger ◽  
T. Haileyesus ◽  
G. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pedestrian Injuries

Engaging Vital Older Adults in Intergenerational Service-Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 266-287
Author(s):  
Reneé A. Zucchero
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Life Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Adult Volunteers

The population of older adults within the United States is growing rapidly, which calls for increased understanding of that population. However, ageism is pervasive and one of the most engrained forms of prejudice. Intergenerational service-learning may be one way to reduce negative stereotypes and ageism. The Co-Mentoring Project is an intergenerational service-learning project that matches undergraduate students and vital older adult volunteers. Students meet with their partners at least four times over the course of the semester to conduct a life review and gather information to begin the older adults' memoirs. This chapter provides a rationale for intergenerational service-learning and information about its theoretical underpinnings. The chapter also offers information about service-learning best practices, including structured reflection, and how the Project's methodology is consistent with them. The multi-modal assessment conducted for the Project and its outcomes are discussed. Finally, directions for future research are described.

scholarly journals Healthy Eating among Mexican Immigrants: Migration in Childhood and Time in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Van Hook ◽  
Susana Quirós ◽  
Molly Dondero ◽  
Claire E. Altman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Past Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Duration Of Residence ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
Adult Immigrants ◽  
The Life Course

Past research on immigrant health frequently finds that the duration of time lived in the United States is associated with the erosion of immigrants’ health advantages. However, the timing of U.S. migration during the life course is rarely explored. We draw from developmental and sociological perspectives to theorize how migration during childhood may be related to healthy eating among adult immigrants from Mexico. We test these ideas with a mechanism-based age-period-cohort model to disentangle age, age at arrival, and duration of residence. Results show that immigrants who arrived during preschool ages (2–5 years) and school ages (6–11 years) have less healthy diets than adult arrivals (25+ years). After accounting for age at arrival, duration of residence is positively related to healthy eating. Overall, the findings highlight the need to focus more research and policy interventions on child immigrants, who may be particularly susceptible to adopting unhealthy American behaviors during sensitive periods of childhood.

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