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Translating Aging Research into Practice

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Roundtable
Aging research plays a crucial role in the LTC practice, the presentations of this round table session cover the following topics: physician perspectives on advanced directive discussions; a qualitative investigation of trauma and stress, coping resources, and well-being among older adults in prison; and factors associated with the provision of cultural sensitivity training in hospice agencies.
Session Objectives: 1. To understand physician roles in discussions related to advance directives with patients. 2. To explore the processes of stress and coping among a sample of older adults in prison. 3. To identify the organizational characteristics associated with the provision of mandatory cultural training to direct care workers in US hospice agencies.
Moderator:
Robert Burke, PhD

Table 1
Physician perspectives on advanced directive discussions: An examination of perceived benefits and barriers   
Keydron Guinn, PhD, Amy Trivedi and Jaidalyn Rand-Ousley
Table 2
A qualitative investigation of trauma and stress, coping resources, and well-being among older adults in prison   
Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW and Deborah Viola, PhD
  
Table 3
Factors associated with the provision of cultural sensitivity training in hospice agencies: Evidence from national home health and hospice survey   
Soumitra S Bhuyan, MBBS, MPH, Bettye Apenteng and Jungyoon Kim, Ph.D.
Table 4
Evaluation of a national award program building healthy communities for active aging   
Kathy Sykes, MA
Table 5
Session abstract: An audit of a local diverse community for safe routes to age in place   
Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP-BC, Anamarie Garces, MPH, Rebecca H. Hunter, MEd, David Marquez, PhD FACSM FGSA and Michelle Griffith, MS
Table 6
Determinants of home-based stool test kit use for colorectal cancer screening among older adults   
Deborah Banerjee, PhD, MS and Vishnu Nepal, MSc, MPH
Table 7
Walk with ease: The state-wide dissemination and implementation of an evidence-based arthritis self-management program   
Kathleen Conte, PhD and Turner Goins, PhD
Table 8
Educational and behavioral modification programs for urinary incontinence among older women: A systematic review   
Rhea Olegario, MPH, CHES, SRAS and Chia-Ching Chen, EdD, MA, MS, CHES, SRAS
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Aging & Public Health
Endorsed by: Chiropractic Health Care, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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