Elderly Persons' Preferences for Topics of Discussion and Shared Interest Groups

被引：12

作者：

Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska ^{[1
]}

Parpura-Gill, Aleksandra ^{[2
]}

Campbell-Kotler, Meg ^{[3
]}

Vass, John ^{[4
]}

Rosenberg, Florence R. ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Hebrew Home Greater Washington, Res Inst Aging, 6121 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD 20852 USA

[2] George Washington Univ, Med Ctr, Washington, DC 20052 USA

[3] Maryland Aging & Disabil Serv, Dept Human & Hlth Serv, Rockville, MD USA

[4] Maryland Housing Opportun Commiss, Support Serv Program, Rockville, MD USA

[5] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK | 2005年 / 44卷 / 3-4期

关键词：

Group participation; activities of interset; programs responsive to interests of older people;

D O I：

10.1300/J083v44n03_04

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

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 music groups, followed by games, health and legal issues, aging/memory problems, and movies or videos. Overall interest in groups was related to higher level of education, greater loneliness, and younger age. (C) 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：39 / 57

页数：19

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