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Resources on Aging
5/26/2010
Resources
on
Aging
NCFR's research has produced a wealth of information on aging and
families. For those who are members of NCFR who have chosen journal
access, these articles can be accessed online with a key word search
at: http://www.ncfr.org/journals/online.asp.
Here
are
just a few titles of research articles in our journals.
• Working Couples
Caring for Children and Aging Parents
• Till Marriage Do
Us Part: Adult Children's Relationships with Their Parents
• Explaining
Mothers' Ambivalence Toward their Adult Children
• Ambivalence in
the Relationship of Adult Children to Aging Parents and In-Laws
• Redressing
Inequity in Parent Care Among Siblings
• Norms of Filial
Responsibility for Aging Parents Across Time and Generations
• Aging Parents
Helping Adult Children: The Experience of the Sandwiched Generation
Not a member of NCFR? Please join us at: http://www.ncfr.org/member/info.asp
Other sources of information:
What are the basic demographic data about the aging population?
The U.S. Census has a Fact
Sheet here: http://www.census.gov/population/www/pop-profile/files/dynamic/OLDER.pdf
.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has information about the health concerns of
the aging population at http://www.cdc.gov/aging
.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) has a guide for elders and
medication usage. http://asyouage.samhsa.gov
.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health
(NIH) has a division on aging—The National Institute on Aging.
From this clearinghouse website, you can access much data on NIH
research on elders. http://www.nia.nih.gov
.
National Alliance on Caregiving
has some helpful resources for those who care for elders. Find
them here: http://www.caregiving.org
.
There is a professional association for scholars who study this
specific population—the Gerontological
Society
of
America. Their website is http://www.geron.org
.
Sadly, elders are often vulnerable adults and can be victimized
physically, mentally and in many ways. Here is some information
for elders and loved ones on how to deal with these issues. The National Center on Elder Abuse
has information on abuse, neglect and other forms of victimization such
as financial exploitation. http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/ncearoot/Main_Site/index.aspx
Here
is
a Fact Sheet for families: http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/pdf/family/fact_sheet.pdf
.
We know that elders are sometimes caring for others themselves, often
as caregivers for grandchildren. RAND
has a study about this population at: http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB5030/index1.html
.
What are the problems that caregivers face? The Christopher Reeve Foundation offers
a YouTube video that describes the challenges.
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