sensitive
Overview page. Subjects: Medicine and Health.
adj. possessing the ability to respond to a stimulus. The cells of the retina, for example, are sensitive to the stimulus of light and respond by sending nerve impulses to the...
The Effectiveness of a Culturally Sensitive Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention for Latino Alzheimer’s Caregivers
in The Gerontologist
April 2016; p ublished online May 2014 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Biological Sciences; Psychology; Care of the Elderly; Gerontology and Ageing. 7953 words.
Purpose of the Study:
Demographic projections suggest that the older Latino population will experience the fastest growth among all racial/ethnic groups;...
ENGAGING OLDER AMERICAN INDIANS IN CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE ASSESSMENTS OF EARLY EDUCATION EXPERIENCES
in The Gerontologist
November 2016; p ublished online November 2016 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Biological Sciences; Psychology; Care of the Elderly; Gerontology and Ageing. 162 words.
The Insiders as Outsiders: Professionals Caring for an Aging Parent
in The Gerontologist
February 2017; p ublished online August 2016 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Biological Sciences; Psychology; Care of the Elderly; Gerontology and Ageing. 6379 words.
Abstract
As professionals in geriatric medicine and social work, we are caregivers for our widowed mother of 90 years, a woman with neurocognitive disorder and...
Convoys of Social Relations in Cross-National Context
in The Gerontologist
May 2018; p ublished online January 2017 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Biological Sciences; Psychology; Care of the Elderly; Gerontology and Ageing. 8344 words.
Abstract
Purpose of the Study
This study examines national variations in social networks among older adults across...
Interrogating the Contested Spaces of Rural Aging: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
in The Gerontologist
January 2018; p ublished online June 2017 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Biological Sciences; Psychology; Care of the Elderly; Gerontology and Ageing. 8627 words.
Abstract
Informed by a critical turn underway in rural gerontology, this article explores how the intersection of global and local trends relating to...
