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Implementing an Open Source Room Reservation System
Get PDFMiami University opted to implement an open source solution for its heavily used study rooms. This session will outline the evaluation criteria used to select a product, the wish-list of features, technical skills and resources needed to implement this service, unforeseen challenges, and tweaks and adjustments made to the product
Meta-Synthesis Older Adults' Spiritual Needs in Health Care Settings: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Get PDFRecognizing that spiritual needs often emerge in health care settings, the Joint Commission requires spiritual assessments in numerous organizations frequented by older adults. Given that many gerontological practitioners have received little training in identifying spiritual needs, a qualitative meta-synthesis (N = 9 studies) was conducted to identify and describe older adults’ perceptions of their spiritual needs in health care settings. Five interrelated categories emerged: (a) spiritual practices; (b) relationship with God; (c) hope, meaning, and purpose; (d) interpersonal connection; and (e) professional staff interactions. The implications of the findings are discussed as they inform the spiritual assessment process
A multilevel dyadic study of the impact of retirement on self-rated health: Does retirement predict worse health in married couples?
No full textObjectives: This study examined the effects of retirement on self-rated health for married couples, using interdependence and social stratification theoretical frameworks.
Methods: Dyadic multilevel modeling of data (N = 2,213 non-Hispanic couples) from 1992-2010 of the Health and Retirement Survey.
Results: Retirement was associated with worse self-ratings of health (SRH) short-term for both husbands and wives during the first couple of years of retirement. In addition, the longer husbands (but not wives) were retired, the more their SRH worsened. Cross-spouse effects varied by gender: when wives retired, their husbands’ SRH improved short-term, but when husbands retired their wives’ SRH improved long-term. Spouse education moderated the relationship between years since spouse’s retirement and SRH for wives.
Discussion: Practitioners can use this information to help married couples through retirement planning and transitions. Results suggest that models of retirement in couples should pay greater attention to gender and other social stratification factors, spousal interdependence, and length of time since retirement
Factors affecting willingness of social work students to accept jobs in aging
No full textThe aging of the United States population is creating an increased need for social workers and other helping professionals with training in gerontology. Recent estimates indicate that less than three percent of MSW students are enrolled in an aging concentration, as compared to 19.0% enrolled in children/youth concentrations. This study (N=126) examines factors that affect students' willingness to accept jobs in aging. Results of a hierarchical logistic regression indicate that age and personal/professional experiences with older people (but not gender, race, or educational level) significantly predicted willingness to accept jobs in aging
