Planning for long-term care: Concept, definition, and measurement

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 520-530

  Friedemann, Marie Luise ^a   Newman, Frederick L ^a   Seff, Laura R ^a   Dunlop, Burton D ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept development; Dependency; Formal care; Informal care; Instrument

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344649797     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.4.520     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. American Association of Retired Persons. (1998). Diversifying long-term care: Meeting the needs of minority older populations. Perspectives in Health and Aging, 13(2), 1-6.
2. Arbuckle, J. L., & Wolthke, W. (1999). Amos 4.0 User's Guide. Chicago: Small Waters.
3. Aspinwall, L. G., & Taylor, S. E. (1997). A stitch in time: Self-regulation and proactive coping. Psychological Bulletin, 121, 417-436.
4. Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84, 191-215.
5. Blendon, R. (1995). Long-Term Care Awareness Survey. Boston: Harvard School of Public Health.
6. Brislin, R. W. (1980). Translation and content analysis of oral and written material. In H. C. Triandis & J. W. Berry (Eds.), Handbook of cross-cultural psychology, vol. 2: Methodology (pp. 389-444). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
7. Byrne, B. (2001). Structural equation modeling with AMOS. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
8. Carrese, J. A., Mullaney, J. L., Faden, R. R., & Finucane, T. E. (2002). Planning for death but not serious future illness: Qualitative study of homebound elderly patients. British Medical Journal, 325, Papers.
9. Clark, M., & Huttlinger, K. (1998). Elder care among Mexican American families. Clinical Nursing Research, 7, 64-81.
10. DeMarco, R., Ford-Gilboe, M., Friedemann, M. L., McCubbin, H. I., & McCubbin, M. A. (2000). Stress, coping & family health. In V. H. Rice (Ed.), Handbook of stress, coping, and health: Implications for nursing research, theory, and practice (pp. 295-332). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
11. Friedemann, M. L. (1995). The framework of systemic organization: A conceptual approach to families and nursing. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
12. Hagestad, G. O., & Burton, L. M. (1986). Grandparenthood, life context, and family development. American Behavioral Scientist, 29, 471-484.
13. Hoch, S. J. (1985). Counterfactual reasoning and accuracy in predicting personal events. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 11, 719-731.
14. Hu, L., & Bentler, P. M. (1998). Cutoff criteria for fit indices in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives. Structural Equation Modeling, 6, 1-55.
15. Kulys, R., & Tobin, S. S. (1980). Interpreting the lack of future concerns among the elderly. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 11, 111-126.
16. Maloney, S. K., Finn, J., Bloom, D. L., & Andresen, J. (1996). Personal decision-making styles and long-term care choices. Health Care Financing Review, 18, 141-155.
17. Mathew Greenwald Associates, Inc. (2000). Voices of women: Perceptions and planning for long-term care (Report prepared for the U.S. Administration on Aging, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and National Association of State Units on Aging). Washington, DC: Author.
18. McGrew, K. B. (2000). Impossible selves? Challenges and strategies for encouraging individual long-term care planning. Oxford, OH: Miami University, Scripps Gerontology Center.
19. McGrew, K., & Straker, J. K. (1997). Facilitating individual long-term care planning: The role of care choice Ohio (Report to the Department of Aging). Oxford, OH: Miami University, Scripps Gerontology Center.
20. Merton, R. K. (1966). Anticipatory socialization. In B. J. Biddle & E. J. Thomas (Eds.), Role theory: Concepts and research (pp. 347-350). New York: Wiley.
21. Mitchell, J., Mathews, H. F., & Hack, K. A. (2000). Difference by race in long-term care plans. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 19, 424-440.
22. Pinquart, M., & Sorensen, S. (2002). Psychological outcomes of preparation for future care needs. The Journal of Applied Gerontology, 21, 452-470.
23. Plous, S. (1993). The psychology of judgment and decision making. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
24. Roberto, K. A., Weeks, L. E., & Metheis-Kraft, C. (2001). Health care decisions of older adults: Underlying influences, cognitive status, and perceived outcomes. The Journal of Applied Gerontology, 20, 74-90.
25. Slovic, P. (1987). Perception of risk. Science, 236, 281-285.
26. Sorensen, S., & Pinquart, M. (2000a). Vulnerability and access to resources as predictors of preparation for future care needs in the elderly. Journal of Aging and Health, 12, 275-300.
27. Sorensen, S., & Pinquart, M. (2000b). Preparation for future care needs: Styles of preparation used by older Eastern German, United States, and Canadian women. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 15, 349-381.
28. Sorensen, S., & Pinquart, M. (2001). Developing a measure of older adults' preparation for future care needs. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 53, 137-165.
29. Sorensen, S., & Zarit, S. H. (1996). Preparation for caregiving: A study of multigeneration families. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 42, 43-63.
30. Weinstein, N. D. (1980). Unrealistic optimism about future life events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39, 806-820.