TY - JOUR
T1 - Elderly persons' preferences for topics of discussion and shared interest groups
AU - Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska
AU - Parpura-Gill, Aleksandra
AU - Campbell-Kotler, Meg
AU - Vass, John
AU - Rosenberg, Florence R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Jiska Cohen-Mansfield is affiliated with the Research Institute on Aging, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington and the George Washington University Medical Center. Aleksandra Parpura-Gill is affiliated with the George Washington University Medical Center. Meg Campbell-Kotler is affiliated with the Montgomery County, Maryland Aging and Disability Services, Department of Human and Health Services. John Vass is affiliated with the Supportive Services Program, Montgomery County, Maryland Housing Opportunities Commission. Florence R. Rosenberg is affiliated with the University of Maryland. Address correspondence to: Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, PhD, ABPP, Research Institute on Aging, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, 6121 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852-4856 (E-mail: [email protected]). The work reported in this paper was supported by Community Development Block Grants from Montgomery County, MD and by the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Less than 20% of elderly persons age 65 and over participate in senior center activities. Therefore, there is a need to clarify the preferences of older persons for activities. This paper represents the first attempt to systematically determine such interests in order to better tailor programs to this population. Participants in the study were 148 residents of five low-income independent senior apartment buildings in Maryland. Two types of assessments of interest were attempted. The highest rates of interest exhibited were for musie groups, followed hy games, health and legal issues, aging/memory problems, and movies or videos. Overall interest in groups was related to higher level of educa tion, greater loneliness, and younger age.
AB - Less than 20% of elderly persons age 65 and over participate in senior center activities. Therefore, there is a need to clarify the preferences of older persons for activities. This paper represents the first attempt to systematically determine such interests in order to better tailor programs to this population. Participants in the study were 148 residents of five low-income independent senior apartment buildings in Maryland. Two types of assessments of interest were attempted. The highest rates of interest exhibited were for musie groups, followed hy games, health and legal issues, aging/memory problems, and movies or videos. Overall interest in groups was related to higher level of educa tion, greater loneliness, and younger age.
KW - Activities of interset
KW - Group participation
KW - Programs responsive to interests of older people
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U2 - 10.1300/J083v44n03_04
DO - 10.1300/J083v44n03_04
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AN - SCOPUS:32444451131
SN - 0163-4372
VL - 44
SP - 39
EP - 57
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
IS - 3-4
ER -