Jennifer A Hewson, Kaylin Epp, Christine A Walsh, Carolyn Gulbrandsen, Salimah Walji-Shivji
{"title":"Enhancing gerontological social work education: curriculum insights from offering a clinical gerontology certificate.","authors":"Jennifer A Hewson, Kaylin Epp, Christine A Walsh, Carolyn Gulbrandsen, Salimah Walji-Shivji","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2328520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2328520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the increasing aging population there is a need for more gerontological social work practitioners; however, such training for social workers in Canada is limited. To help address this gap, one faculty of social work developed a graduate level clinical social work practice certificate with a specialization in gerontology. In this paper we explore students' and instructors' perspectives about the curriculum, delivery, and impact of this certificate, and provide recommendations for improvement, particularly with respect to the clinical nature of the courses. Eight students and four instructors participated in the study. Strengths and opportunities for enhancement were identified for curriculum and delivery. Study findings also indicated that further curriculum development should focus on enhancing clinical skill development and providing more practice experience. Implications arising from these findings included developing clinical skills through experiential learning, interprofessional education, and service learning.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maheswaree K Curumsing, Jessica Rivera Villicana, Andrew Vouliotis, Kelly Burns, Mahdi Babaei, Tanya Petrovich, Kon Mouzakis, Rajesh Vasa
{"title":"Talk with Ted: an embodied conversational agent for caregivers.","authors":"Maheswaree K Curumsing, Jessica Rivera Villicana, Andrew Vouliotis, Kelly Burns, Mahdi Babaei, Tanya Petrovich, Kon Mouzakis, Rajesh Vasa","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2302584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2302584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Communication is key to the success of any relationship. When it comes to caregivers, having a conversation with a person living with some form of cognitive impairment, such as dementia, can be a struggle. Most people living with dementia experience some form of communication impairment that reduces their ability to express their needs. In this case study, we present the design of an embodied conversation agent (ECA), Ted, designed to educate caregivers about the importance of good communication principles when engaging with people living with dementia. This training tool was trialed and compared to an online training tool, with 23 caregivers divided into two cohorts (12 in the ECA condition, and 11 in the online training tool condition), over a period of 8 weeks using a mixed evaluation approach. Our findings suggest that (a) caregivers developed an emotional connection with the ECA and retained the learning from their interactions with Ted even after 8 weeks had elapsed, (b) caregivers implemented the learnings in their practice, and (c) the changes in care practice were well received by people living with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139520875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enduring inequality: Long-term trends and factors in participation in adult education and learning among older adults.","authors":"Jan Kalenda, Ilona Kočvarová","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2156866","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2156866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Non-formal adult education and learning (NAE) is widely recognized as enhancing the quality of life and promoting active aging. Despite the empirically demonstrated benefits, older adults rank among one of the populations participating the least in NAE. Although several studies have highlighted the negative effect of aging on involvement in NAE, factors causing long-term changes in participation have not been explored directly. As a result, the significance of microsocial characteristics and their transformation over time has been overlooked. This article explores key microsocial factors leading to non/participation in NAE among adults aged 50 to 69 years along with changes in these factors for the 14-year period of 2006 to 2019. The research was conducted using the Czech Republic's Labor Force Survey dataset (N = 114,345). The results show that all microsocial factors play an essential role in determining participation in NAE, thus a strong relationship between the social origins (cumulative disadvantage) of older adults and their participation was confirmed. In addition, the impact of most factors has proved consistent over time, not strengthening since 2009. One exception was level of education, which showed a rapid increase in participation in NAE in the respondents who identified themselves as low-educated.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"125-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10460442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"House Hunters, Gerontology Style: A problem-based learning classroom activity for undergraduate students.","authors":"Meghan McDarby, Brian D Carpenter","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2144280","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2144280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Problem-based learning is an evidence-based, pedagogical approach that invites students to solve complex, real-life problems using knowledge learned in the classroom. Effective use of problem-based learning in undergraduate gerontology courses, specifically, is likely to deepen students' knowledge about course content related to aging and may also promote students' long-term interest in gerontology. <i>House Hunters: Gerontology Style</i> is a problem-based learning activity that can be used in small-group discussions to facilitate students' understanding of issues related to relocation and homebuying in older adulthood. In this activity - based on the popular television show - students act as real estate agents for a fictional older couple relocating closer to adult children. Assignment features can be tailored easily by the instructor to optimize specific learning objectives. In an evaluation of the activity, students who completed this activity reported that it was engaging, that it enabled them to apply material from the class, and that it facilitated their application of course material to a \"real world\" problem. Suggestions for modifications to future iterations of this assignment may include a more pointed focus on budgetary constraints on homebuying in older adulthood, approaching homebuying from a life course lens, and considering the role of disparities in the home buying process.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"92-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10389288/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10257715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel N. Logue Cook, Meghan E. Gatward, Courtney R. Vanderlaan, Susan H. Brown
{"title":"An intergenerational service-learning approach to improve hand function in older adults","authors":"Rachel N. Logue Cook, Meghan E. Gatward, Courtney R. Vanderlaan, Susan H. Brown","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2293015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2023.2293015","url":null,"abstract":"Homebound older adults are at greater risk for functional impairments, social isolation, and loss of independence. Adequate hand function is needed to perform many daily activities, yet is understu...","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138572347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ambika V Viswanathan, John A Dodson, Nina L Blachman
{"title":"GeriKit: A novel app for comprehensive geriatric assessment.","authors":"Ambika V Viswanathan, John A Dodson, Nina L Blachman","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2048298","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2048298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given the growth of the older adult population in the United States, there is a greater need for tools to enable students, trainees, and clinicians to master the comprehensive geriatric assessment. Our goal was to develop a mobile phone application (app) to assist in performing this assessment. We performed a market survey of 45 apps that related to geriatrics and health screening. We evaluated for usability, target audience, and instruments used. Deficiencies included: (1) focusing on a single domain; (2) being time-intensive; and (3) having components behind a paywall. We then designed an app that incorporates instruments that are well-validated, available at no cost, and brief in length. GeriKit includes eight domains: cognition, depression, function, strength, medications, falls, and advance care planning. Each instrument requires fewer than 5 minutes, and once it is completed and scored, the user can access relevant educational materials. GeriKit was launched for Apple users in December 2020, and for Android in August 2021. There have been over 3,400 downloads to date. The GeriKit app makes the comprehensive geriatric assessment accessible to a wide audience, improving the ability to for learners to perform geriatric assessments.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"641-648"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9550877/pdf/nihms-1789236.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41215771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma Lipinski, Kimberley Wilson, Katherine Kortes-Miller, Arne Stinchcombe
{"title":"The power of story: Bringing 2SLGBTQ+ digital stories into gerontology settings.","authors":"Emma Lipinski, Kimberley Wilson, Katherine Kortes-Miller, Arne Stinchcombe","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2080674","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2080674","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer or questioning (2SLGBTQ+) older adults are underrepresented in gerontology research and education, impacting the preparedness of health and social care students and professionals working with the diverse aging population. To address this lack of representation of 2SLGBTQ+ older adults in gerontology education, this study explored the use of digital stories as tools for knowledge mobilization and social justice. Digital stories are short videos that pair audio recordings with visuals, including videos, photographs, or artwork. To conduct the study, the research team worked alongside 2SLGBTQ+ older adults to create a suite of three digital stories. These stories were presented at various educational and professional settings in gerontology, and survey and open-feedback responses (n = 147) were gathered from the audience on their perceived impact. Viewers included students, researchers, decision-makers, stakeholders, and citizens. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. From the analysis, digital stories showed the potential to increase viewers' awareness and understanding of 2SLGBTQ+ aging experiences. The format was particularly significant in their learning and enhancing the connection to the content and the storytellers. The findings also suggest that digital stories showed the potential to impact policy and practice for 2SLGBTQ+ communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":"1 1","pages":"540-553"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43555495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nancy Innella, Bryan Pilkington, Sherry A Greenberg
{"title":"Undergraduate nursing students' responses to an end-of-life educational session.","authors":"Nancy Innella, Bryan Pilkington, Sherry A Greenberg","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2089981","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2089981","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>End-of-life care is an important component of healthcare students' education. The purpose of this study was to explore nursing students' perspectives of end-of-life decision-making and end-of-life care following an ethics session during the 2020-2021 academic year. A qualitative study was performed. Thirty-six undergraduate nursing students in their junior year at a private, Catholic university located in the northeast United States participated. Two nursing faculty and one bioethicist conducted an educational session on end-of-life care developed with a focus on decision-making, autonomy and dignity while employing debate pedagogy as a teaching modality. Following the session, the students were given a letter of solicitation with a link to a Qualtrics survey with four open ended questions related to end-of-life care. Four main themes, as being perceived by students, were discovered: decision-making, autonomy, the nurses' role, and the interprofessional team as important components of end-of-life care. Implications for future research include debate pedagogy as a method to teach end-of-life care and ethical decision-making as well as quantitative research or mixed methods with larger sample sizes and across health professions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":"1 1","pages":"602-612"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42691050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Terri Harvath, Jennifer Mongoven, Kathryn Sexson, Kristen Bettega
{"title":"Development of competencies to strengthen support for caregivers and enhance their capacity to provide care.","authors":"Terri Harvath, Jennifer Mongoven, Kathryn Sexson, Kristen Bettega","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2083117","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2022.2083117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nearly 53 million family caregivers in the United States provide care to older adults, performing tasks ranging from meal preparation and grocery shopping, to wound care and medication management. While caregivers are critical to the health care system, they are not adequately supported to serve in this role. Successfully integrating family caregivers into the health care team and supporting their health and well-being is a public health priority and should be a focus for clinical education programs. To address this gap, the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis developed the Interprofessional Family Caregiving Competencies as a framework to guide the development of curricula to enhance health care providers' skills, knowledge, and abilities in family caregiving. Twenty-one competencies are categorized within the following four domains: the nature of family caregiving; family caregiving identification and assessment; providing family-centered care; and the context of family caregiving.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":"1 1","pages":"523-527"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41427360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in quantitative studies of age and life course.","authors":"Jessica Kelley-Moore, Roland Thorpe","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2248712","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2248712","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"503-512"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41153629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}