A conceptual model for studying parenting behaviors in immigrant populations

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The impact of immigration must be considered to understand parenting issues among immigrants. Immigrating and becoming parents can be described in similar ways as both demand similar transformations. Parenting is universally affected by parental personality, available support, and infant temperament. However, immigrant parenting is also affected by the immigrant's experiences before, during, and after migration, the immigrant's resources and ability to acculturate within the United States, and the expected parental behaviors within the immigrant's culture.

author: Foss, Gwendolyn F.
Social aspects, Immigrants, Parenting

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Measuring problem behaviors in dementia: developing a methodological approach

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A comprehensive measurement for problem behaviors in dementing illness remains to be formed, although recent developments offer the possibility of improvement. Five factors that often complicate measuring problem behaviors in dementia include: shifting domains, research construct slippage, unanalyzed bias in rater and scoring, and the lack of benchmarking studies. Precise definition of these issues could be used to create a methodology for improving the measurement of problem behaviors.

author: Buckwalter, Kathleen, Burgio, Louis D., Davis, Linda Lindsey
Research, Behavioral assessment, Old age

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Telecommunication interventions for caregivers of elders with dementia

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Telecommunication interventions have been developed for caregivers of elders with dementia. The idea is based on Riegel's dialectical theory of human development. Psychotherapeutic interventions, made very accessible by technology of telecommunication, can help caregivers to achieve positive developmental outcomes. With advances in technology more advances can be coming in the future. Advantages and disadvantages exist.

author: Wright, Lore K., Bennet, Gerald, Gramling, Lou
Care and treatment, Innovations, Telecommunications systems, Caregivers, Telemedicine, Cognition disorders in old age, Geriatric cognitive disorders

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subjects list: Dementia
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