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Sasha Elbaz; Johanna Gruber; Kaotar Elberhoumi; Syeda Nayab Bukhari; Soham Rej; Harmehr Sekhon – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Older adults have become more dependent on using technologies to connect and communicate with others across the globe. This insight has since become more evident with the COVID-19 pandemic. While many older adults have increased their skills with these technologies, many more lack the necessary knowledge and skillset to effectively benefit from…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Computer Mediated Communication, Technological Literacy, Program Effectiveness
Mize, Mary Chase Breedlove; Shannonhouse, Laura R.; Fullen, Matthew C.; Gilbride, Dennis; Barrio Minton, Casey – Educational Gerontology, 2022
Older adults are at risk for mental health concerns, such as social isolation and suicide. Risk factors to suicide among older adults, such as loneliness and social isolation, may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatekeepers in the community are a significant source of identification and referral of older adults at risk of mental and physical…
Descriptors: Suicide, Intervention, Older Adults, At Risk Persons
Park, Myonghwa; Choi, Eun Jeong – Educational Gerontology, 2019
Dementia patients have various caregiving needs, which can be serious sources of stress for their families. The increasing numbers of dementia patients and their families mean that new interventions are required to help families provide these complex caregiving needs. Facilitators of dementia-family support programs struggle to provide various…
Descriptors: Dementia, Family Programs, Patients, Self Efficacy
Urlings, Judith H. J.; Roelofs, Erik; Cuenen, Ariane; Brijs, Kris; Brijs, Tom; Jongen, Ellen M. M. – Educational Gerontology, 2019
A possible path towards preserving and remediating driving skills while aging is driver training. Previous studies have yielded mixed results with respect to various types of interventions, such as classroom-based training, on-road driving classes and functional abilities training. The present study-incorporated training features found to be…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Older Adults, Driver Education, Computer Simulation
Jin, Bora; Lee, Jihyun; Baumgartner, Lisa M. – Educational Gerontology, 2019
While aquatic exercises have been considered one of the most appropriate learning activities for older adult learners because they are safe and beneficial for health, limited evidence exists regarding how older adult learners perceive their learning environment and different learning strategies. Thus, our research explored older adults'…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Older Adults, Aquatic Sports, Exercise
Scerri, Anthony; Scerri, Charles – Educational Gerontology, 2017
Although the impact of Alzheimer's disease training programs directed to informal and formal caregivers has been extensively studied, programs for older adults who do not have the disease are relatively few. Moreover, increased knowledge increases fear of the disease, even though there is little empirical evidence to support this. This study…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Older Adults, Knowledge Level, Fear
Barbabella, F.; Chiatti, C.; Di Rosa, M.; Lamura, G.; Martin-Matthews, A.; Papa, R.; Svensson, T. – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Despite the increasing availability of gerontological training programs, knowledge of their contents, characteristics, methods, and outcomes remains limited. However, the transition from multidisciplinarity to interdisciplinary orientations is now fundamental to such training, providing participants from diverse academic orientations and…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Gerontology, Aging (Individuals)
Taha, Jessica; Czaja, Sara J.; Sharit, Joseph – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Many older adults who lose their jobs face challenges in finding new employment due to fundamental limitations in their technology skills. While training could give them the skills they need, older workers often have less access to training programs than younger workers. This study examined the feasibility of using an e-learning training program…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Adult Education, Job Applicants, Electronic Learning
Reijnders, Jennifer; van Heugten, Caroline; van Boxtel, Martin – Educational Gerontology, 2015
A psychoeducational face-to-face training program (Keep Your Brain Fit!) was developed to support the working population in coping with age-related cognitive changes and taking proactive preventive measures to maintain cognitive health. A feasibility study was conducted to test the training program presented in a workshop format. Participants…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Health Promotion, Brain, Gerontology
Gendron, Tracey; Maddux, Stu; Krinsky, Lisa; White, Jay; Lockeman, Kelly; Metcalfe, Yohvane; Aggarwal, Sadashiv – Educational Gerontology, 2013
The population of the aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is significant and growing rapidly. As LGBT individuals age and begin to move into healthcare communities, they are fearful of apathy, discrimination, and abuse by healthcare providers and other residents. Person-centered cultural competence and sensitivity among…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Homosexuality, Aging (Individuals), Social Bias
Preiss, Marek; Lukavsky, Jiri; Steinova, Dana – Educational Gerontology, 2010
In recent years, attention has been focused on investigating the effectiveness of composite memory intervention programs with different age and diagnostics groups. The goal of this study was to measure changes in cognitive lapses by Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) in a large trained, dementia free group (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]…
Descriptors: Intervention, Memory, Training, Program Effectiveness
Segrist, Kathleen – Educational Gerontology, 2004
Many older adult have an interest in learning to use computers. The study reported in this article examined whether older adults' attitudes toward computers can be influenced by direct, customized computer training. Thirty older participants who registered for introductory computer courses offered at a SeniorNet computer lab completed the…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Attitude Change, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy