The association of resilience with mental and physical health among older American Indians: the Native Elder Care Study.

Unmet Assistance Need Among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study.

PURPOSE We examined the prevalence and correlates of unmet assistance need with respect to activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) among older American Indians. DESIGN AND METHODS Data for our analyses were collected in 2006-2008 as part of the Native Elder Care Study, a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling American Indians aged ≥55 years. ...

Prevalence of Elder Abuse in Maragheh, Iran 2017

Background and purpose: Elder abuse is one of the major social health problems in societies which is also a challenging issue in providing care to the elderly and the healthcare system in Iran. The rate of this misbehavior has increased rapidly over the past two decades. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of elder abuse and its association with some personal and social ...

Shaping a Stories of Resilience Model from urban American Indian elders' narratives of historical trauma and resilience.

American Indians (AIs) have experienced traumatizing events but practice remarkable resilience to large-scale and long-term adversities. Qualitative, community-based participatory research served to collect urban AI elders' life narratives on historical trauma and resilience strategies. A consensus group of 15 elders helped finalize open-ended questions that guided 13 elders in telling their st...

Insomnia Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among American Indians. It is not known if symptoms of insomnia are associated with CVD in this population. METHODS We examined 449 American Indians aged ≥ 55 years from the Native Elder Care Study. The main outcome-of-interest was self-reported CVD. RESULTS Short sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and difficulty falling...

Handgrip strength among older American Indians: the Native Elder Care Study.