The Gerontologist
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Biography Historical Article
On being very, very old: an insider's perspective.
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Comparative Study
Examining resilience of quality of life in the face of health-related and psychosocial adversity at older ages: what is "right" about the way we age?
This article examines resilience at older ages, focusing on the relationships between quality of life (qol) and adversity. Our objectives are to identify (a) the basis of adversity, (b) the characteristics of resilient individuals, and (c) the attributes that attenuate the full impact of adversity. ⋯ Overall results indicate that policies that offer access to protection and help minimize adversity exposure where possible will promote resilience.
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Editorial Comment Historical Article
The right tone for celebrating the life history of the journals of the Gerontological Society of America.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Concordance of family and staff member reports about end of life in assisted living and nursing homes.
To identify differences in perspectives that may complicate the process of joint decision making at the end of life, this study determined the agreement of family and staff perspectives about end-of-life experiences in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living communities and whether family and staff roles, involvement in care, and interaction are associated with such agreement. ⋯ Family and staff perspectives about end-of-life experiences may differ substantially; efforts can be made to improve family-staff communication and interaction for joint decision making.