Evaluation of Residential Programs for the Elderly in Spain and the United States

Fernández-Ballesteros, Rocı́o; Izal, María; Montorio, Ignacio; Llorente, Marina García; Hernández, Jerónimo; Guerrero, Miguel Ángel Meléndez

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“…Using the SERA, a set of descriptive studies was carried out (Fernández-Ballesteros, Izal, M., Hernández, J.M., Montorio, I., & Llorente, 1991); here we will briefly describe results on the relationships between environmental (physical, organizational, and social-climate characteristics) and personal variables and their influence on residential satisfaction.…”

Section: The Assessment and Promotion Of Enabling And Supportive Envi...mentioning

confidence: 99%

GeroPsychology

Fernández-Ballesteros

2006

European Psychologist

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Europe is the oldest continent in the world; in the year 2000, about 17% of Europeans (EU-15) were older than 65, and projections say that in the year 2025 one-fourth of the European population will have reached this age. Nevertheless, the threat to the population is not aging but disability; although life expectancy at birth is about 80, the expected number of years with disability runs from 5.7 to 7.2 years ( WHO, 2002 ). The United Nations recently approved the II International Plan of Action on Aging (MIPAA, UN, 2002) with special recommendation for the European region. This situation is highly demanding both for the science of psychology and for European psychologists. This article introduces a set of research programs - linked with the three priority directions of the MIPAA - as examples of how psychology is one of the disciplines calling for improved quality of life and well-being in old age and, therefore, GeroPsychology as an applied field should be consolidated in the next decades.

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Section: The Assessment and Promotion Of Enabling And Supportive Envi...mentioning

confidence: 99%

GeroPsychology

Fernández-Ballesteros

2006

European Psychologist

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“…For example, Spanish community-dwelling older adults were compared with those in institutions (Fernández-Ballesteros et al, 1996), and Spanish communitydwelling adults aged over 60 (from the Valencia region) were compared with Mexican ones from Colima and Guadalajara (Fernández-Ballesteros, Arias-Merino, Santacreu, & Mendoza, 2012). Finally, the EVEN group also developed an assessment tool called SERA (Residential Settings Assessment Tool for Older Adults; Fernández-Ballesteros, 1996), based on the Multiphasic Environmental Assessment Procedure (Moos & Lemke, 1996), in order to assess QoL in residential settings in Spain and in several Latin American countries (Fernández-Ballesteros, Izal, & Montorio, 1998;Fernández-Ballesteros, Izal, Hernández, Montorio, & Llorente, 1991).…”

Section: An Example: Quality Of Lifementioning

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Geropsychology in Spain

Santacreu

2012

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Spain, like other developed countries, has witnessed exponential growth in the number of older persons, and it has made great efforts to address this new social situation, gradually developing an extensive network for supporting not only dependent persons, but also healthy retired people with new demands. In order to better understand the situation with respect to aging, this chapter provides some demographic indicators illustrating the current structure of Spain’s aging population. The second and third sections outline the main research areas in Spain and the resources available for older adults. With regard to research on aging, there has been a considerable increase in the number of both research projects and publications in the Spanish context, particularly from the 1980s to the present. Most of the studies are aimed at assessing the different characteristics and conditions of senior citizens. This is a good first step with a view toward identifying their demands, though more research is necessary for making crucial changes. On the subject of resources and services, Spain has developed a wide variety of resources designed to meet the needs of both independent and dependent older adults. Finally, it should always be borne in mind that social needs change over time, so that they must be continuously studied and reappraised – and our respective responses updated – in order to maintain standards of excellence.

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Evaluation of Residential Programs for the Elderly in Spain and the United States

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