Elderly

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Comorbidity Among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Turner Goins
Courtney S. Pilkerton
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 343-354
Description
Looks at a study identifing the most prevalent chronic conditions, indicating that older American Indians experience higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, back pain, and vision loss compared to national statistics of older adults.
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Completing the Circle

Alternate Title
Digital Stories of Caregiving from Kahnawake
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[University of Ottawa
Canadian Partnership for Cancer
Kateri Memorial Hospital
First Nations University
Centre for Research on Aging & Health
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
Chiefs of Ontario]
Description
Contains links to a series of 24 videos in which Elders, family members and health professions discuss death and end of life care from an Indigenous perspective.
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Continuing Care in Indigenous Communities: Guidebook

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Health Services
Description
Outlines the different types of services which fall under the spectrum of continuing care and offers advice to communities wishing to provide services. Topics include performing a needs assessment, funding sources, building a business case, contract process, quality, safety and licensing requirements, and building design. Gives examples of leading practices.
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Continuing Care in Nunavut 2015 to 2035

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Government of Nunavut]
Description
Provides brief overview of care practices in Canada, circumpolar countries, and Nunavut and reports results of needs assessment conducted.
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Coyote's Food Medicines

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean William
Cecelia de Rose
Clara Camille
Description
Developed to encourage Elders and their caregivers to ask health care providers about medications they are taking.
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Culture at the Centre of Community Based Aged Care in a Remote Australian Indigenous Setting: A Case Study of the Development of Yuendumu Old People's Programme

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Smith
J. J. Grundy
H. J. Nelson
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1422, October 26, 2010, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines comprehensive program developed to manage services for elderly Warlpriri people using operating principles of community control and cultural comfort.
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Death of Jailed Elder Brings Call for Inquiry

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kate Harries
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 1, April 2007, p. 8
Description

Supporters of Harriet Nahanee are calling for a public inquiry as to why the elder was jailed even though she was in a weakened physical state.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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Dementia Awareness in Northern Nursing Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Andrews
Debra G. Morgan
Norma J. Stewart
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 42, no. 1, 2010, pp. 56-73
Description
Using feedback from registered nurses working in the Canadian north to Discuss key concepts in dementia care and how this knowledge can be used to improve the care provided.
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Dementia Care Knowledge Sharing within a First Nations Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy Forbes
Catherine Blake
Emily Thiessen
Sara Finkelstein
Debra G. Morgan ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal on Aging , vol. 32, no. 4, 2013, pp. 360-374
Description
Looks at the developing of a Sharing Dementia Care Knowledge model to discuss Indigenous dementia care decisions and knowledge sharing.
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Demography of Colonisation and the Ageing Population: Population Profiles and Mortality in Swedish Sápmi, 1750-1900

Alternate Title
Demography of Colonization and the Ageing Population: Population Profiles and Mortality in Swedish Sápmi, 1750-1900
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lena Karlsson
Ageing and Society, vol. 32, no. 5, July 2012, pp. 812-832
Description
Study concluded that during this period, the Sami mortality rate declined, coinciding with health improvements.
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Developing Palliative Care Programs in First Nations Communities: A Workbook

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Lou Kelley
Kevin Brazil
Gaye Hanson
Mae Katt
Christopher Mushquash
Holly Prince
Description
Information arranged under five phases: grounding the program in community values and principles; having community readiness; experiencing a catalyst; creating a palliative care program; and growing the palliative care program.
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Developing Palliative Care Programs in Indigenous Communities Using Participatory Action Research: A Canadian Application of the Public Health Approach to Palliative Care

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Lou Kelley
Holly Prince
Shevaun Nadin
Kevin Brazil
Maxine Crow ... [et al.]
Annals of Palliative Care, vol. 1, no. Supplement 2, 2018, pp. S52-S72
Description
Describes a six-year research project “Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities: Generating a Theory of Change to Guide Program and Policy Development". The goal of the project was to develop community capacity to deliver culturally appropriate palliative care services tailored to each community's needs. The research was conducted in partnership with four First Nations in Ontario and Manitoba.
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Diabetes in the Elderly

Alternate Title
Diabetes and Society
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graydon Meneilly
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 13-16
Description
Looks at the high prevalence of diabetes in the elderly, First Nations and East Asians and how interventions are needed to slow down this near epidemic.
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Disparities in Chronic Disease Risk Factors and Health Status Between American Indian/Alaska Native and White Elders: Findings From a Telephone Survey, 2001 and 2002

Alternate Title
Disparities in Chronic Disease Risk Factors and Health Status Between American Indian / Alaska Native and White Elders: Findings From a Telephone Survey, 2001 and 2002
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clark H. Denny
Deborah Holtzman
Turner R. Goins
Janet B. Croft
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 825-827
Description
Comparison of chronic disease risk factors using 2001 and 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.
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Disparities in Social Determinants of Health Outcomes and Behaviours between Older Adults in Alaska and the Contiguous US: Evidence from a National Survey

Alternate Title
Disparities in Social Determinants of Health Outcomes and Behaviors between Older Adults in Alaska and the Contiguous US: Evidence from a National Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven A. Cohen
Ana X. Talamas
Natalie J. Sabik
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses data from 165 295 respondents from the 2016 Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess how sociodemographic factors affect healthy ageing in Alaskan older adults. Findings suggest some significant differences between Alaska the continental U.S. exist and that programs designed to reduce disparities and promote healthy behaviours should be tailored to fit the target population.
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Divergent Models of Diabetes Among American Indian Elders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Carson Henderson
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 303-316
Description
Examines the belief systems about diabetes in American Indian elders with two practice models, one an Indigenous model, valuing traditional American Indian culture, the other a mainstream model, aligned with western biomedicine.
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Do Indigenous Australians Age Prematurely? The Implications of Life Expectancy and Health Conditions of Older Indigenous People for Health and Aged Care Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philippa R. Cotter
John R. Condon
Tony Barnes
Ian P. S. Anderson
Leonard R. Smith
Australian Health Review, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 68-74
Description
Study finds the estimated gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous life expectancy in later life is approximately 6 years.
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[Dr. Michael Hart: Canada Research Chair in Social Work]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Michael Hart
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Researcher discusses his current projects including, aging and connecting with Elders and how communities maintain cultural continuity. Duration: 36:45.
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E Kore E Ngāro Ngā Kākano I Ruia Mai I Rangiātea: The Language and Culture from Rangiātea Will Never be Lost in Health and Ageing Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mere Kēpa
Corinthia A. Kēpa
Betty McPherson
Hone Kameta
Florence Kameta ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 3, 2014, pp. 276-287
Description
Uses bicultural knowledge and bilingual skills based on the principles and conduct of a cohort study to translate scientific documentation.
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Editorial

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, January/February 1993, p. 4
Description
Introduction to journal issue focusing on smoking, stroke, special needs for the elderly and mental health.
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Education is Associated with Physical Activitiy Among American Indian Elders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig N. Sawchuk
Andy Bogart
Steve Charles
Jack
Goldberg
Ralph Forquera
Peter Roy-Byrne
Debra Buchwald
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 15, no. 1, 2008, pp. 1-17
Description
Examined the association between education and physical activity among Aboriginal elders.
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Elder Abuse in American Indian Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Briana Anisko
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, 2009, pp. 43-51
Description
Introduces the notion that by the year 2030 one to two million elders will be sixty-five years or older and many may be subject to abuse or neglect.
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Elder Abuse Issues in Indian Country

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. Yvonne Jackson
Teresa Sappier
Description

Presents findings from the Elder Abuse Survey conducted with Tribal Judges, Title VI Program Directors and Tribal Elders and review of elder abuse codes. Also includes a model tribal elder protection code, examples of abuse, and discussion of traditional cultural practices and their impact.

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Elder Care and Medicare

Alternate Title
Commentary: Tribal Voices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Freida Svendsen (as told to Felicia Hodge)
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, 2009, pp. 101-102
Description
Discusses restrictive medical care for the poor and elderly in American Indian communities.
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Elderly, Disadvantaged, Disabled: [part] I

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Georgina Telfer
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 22-[25]
Description
Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
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Elderly, Disadvantaged, Disabled: [Part] II

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ceilia Brown
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 26-27
Description
Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
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Elders and Elderlies: Well-Being in Indian Old Age

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Weibel-Orlando
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 3/4, 1989, pp. 149-170
Description
Reports on a number of findings regarding the typical Indian elder who tends to be poor, live in a rural area with urban numbers increasing, live with extended family, and they tend to be located west of the Mississippi River.
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Emerging LTSS Issues in Indian Country: Adult Family Homes

Alternate Title
Emerging Long Term Services and Support Issues in Indian Country: Adult Family Homes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Description
Describes what community residential home is and what services they can provide and looks at considerations such as state regulations, resident funding options, cost of operations, and training.
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Emerging LTSS Issues in Indian Country: Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Alternate Title
Emerging Long Term Services and Support Issues in Indian Country: Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Description
Brief document discusses barriers to preventing diagnosis, makes recommendations to address them and looks at Wisconsin State’s Tribal Dementia Care Specialist Program.
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Emerging LTSS Issues in Indian Country: Caregiver Training in Indian Country

Alternate Title
Emerging Long Term Services and Support in Indian Country: Caregiver Training in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kaufman & Associates
Description
Includes literature review focused on need for and benefits of training and assessment of existing programs, recommendations, and a profile of an innovative program.
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