Amanda J Lehning
Biographic Data
| ID | 102262 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda J Lehning |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda J |
| FAMILY NAME | Lehning |
| SIGNATURE | LEHNING A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8053-0041 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 73 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Frailty as a predictor of mortality: A comparative cohort study of older adults in Costa Rica and the United States
Results indicate that frailty can have a differential impact on mortality depending on the country. Access to universal health care across the life course in Costa Rica and higher levels of stress and social isolation in the US may explain differences observed in end-of-life trajectories among frail older adults
Time Use and Well-Being in Family and Other Unpaid Caregivers of Older Adults
The profiles acknowledge the diverse experiences of caregivers, underscoring the significance of granting them greater latitude in balancing eldercare responsibilities and personal life for enhanced well-being
Exploring Neighborhood Social Environment and Social Support in Baltimore
Intervention efforts include social support as a mechanism to promote well-being in diverse communities. Cultivating support can be complex, particularly in disadvantaged urban communities. This complexity is compounded by a lack of studies that attempt to map associations between urban neighborhood environments and social support exchanges. Authors address this gap by analyzing data from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the…
Aging in Place in Gentrifying Neighborhoods: Implications for Physical and Mental Health
Background and Objectives: In the United States, the older adult population and the proportion of neighborhoods experiencing gentrification are both growing. However, there is limited scholarship on the effects of gentrification on older adults, with most work focusing on those who leave rather than stay. This study examines the effects of remaining in a gentrifying neighborhood on older adults' self-rated health and mental health, with particula…
Does economic vulnerability moderate the association between transportation mode and social activity restrictions in later life
Transportation is critical to older adults’ ability to participate in social activities in their community. We examined the association between modes of transportation and restrictions in social activity ( i.e. visiting with others, religious attendance, clubs and organised activities, and going out for enjoyment), with particular attention to the moderating effects of economic vulnerability. We used logistic regression to analyse data from 7,197…
Caregiver stressors and depressive symptoms among older husbands and wives in the United States
Framed by Pearlin's Stress Process Model, this study prospectively examines the effects of primary stress factors reflecting the duration, amount, and type of care on the depressive symptoms of spousal caregivers over a2-year period, and whether the effects of stressors differ between husbands and wives. Data are from the 2004 and 2006 waves of the Health and Retirement Study and we included community-dwelling respondents providing activities of …
Social Work and Aging in Place: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Aging in place (AIP) has become a major focus of aging policies, programs, and scholarship in recent years. This article presents a scoping review of the social work literature on AIP. Based on predefined eligibility criteria, the authors identified 22 empirical articles published between 1980 and 2014. Many of these studies focused on settings that are particularly relevant to gerontological social work practice, including congregate housing alt…
Challenges to Engaging Diverse Participants in Community-Based Aging in Place Initiatives
Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Social Service Programs (NORC programs) and Villages focus on strengthening community-based systems to support aging in place. This study examined data from a national survey of NORC program and Village leaders on participant diversity. Villages and NORC Programs are serving a majority of white participants on average. Initiatives implemented in urban locations, and with more full-time staff, reported grea…
Facilitators of Home and Community-Based Service Use by Urban African American Elders
Findings suggest that previous studies using the Andersen model may not be generalizable to an urban African American population. Service use was related primarily to enabling resources, particularly in terms of financial resources, not driving a car, and social resources and support. Future research should further examine the facilitators and barriers to service use by urban African Americans to improve their access to care
Ageing-friendly communities and social inclusion in the United States of America
Synthesising the social capital and ageing-friendly communities literature, this paper describes how efforts to make communities more ageing-friendly can promote social inclusion among older adults. Making existing communities more ageing-friendly involves physical and social infrastructure changes that enable older adults to pursue lifelong activities, meet their basic needs, maintain significant relationships, participate in the community in pe…
A conceptual framework for examining the promise of the Norc program and Village models to promote aging in place
An Emerging Typology of Community Aging Initiatives
A growing number of initiatives across the country are working to bring about comprehensive changes in community physical and social environments to help older persons meet their long-term care needs and age in place. This study seeks to address gaps in the literature by developing a typologyof community aging initiatives and examining variations in community change processes, including the methods they use, roles of participants, funding sources…
On Lok: A Pioneering Long-Term Care Organization for the Elderly (1971-2008)
On Lok is a pioneering nonprofit organization that has delivered services to the frail and elderly since its founding in 1971. The agency began as a grassroots effort focused on improving the health care available to older adults living independently in the community. Over its 40-year history, On Lok has evolved into a $70 million nonprofit human service organization with a national reputation for innovation as a leading provider of care to frail…
Types and Sources of Support Received by Family Caregivers of Older Adults from Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups
This study examines racial and ethnic variations in the types and sources of support caregivers receive. We conducted telephone surveys of 1,643 randomly selected respondents in California who provided care to someone age 50 or over. African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, and white caregivers were compared with regard to support received from formal and informal sources. Patterns of support use were found to vary by racial/eth…
Racial and Ethnic Variations in Caregiver Service Use
Objectives: This article examines whether race and ethnicity contribute to the differential use of caregiver support services, when controlling for caregiver and care recipient characteristics, as represented by predisposing, enabling, and need factors included in the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Methods: The study includes 1,508 individuals who provide care to an ill or disabled adult aged 50 or older, identified through a random dig…
Political Science Perspectives on Poverty
The social science discipline of political science focuses on the study of political systems and political behavior. While political science has not developed a comprehensive theory of poverty, this article reviews political science perspectives related to the causes of poverty (culture of poverty and neo-Marxist theories of class), the role of government in addressing poverty (theories of distributive justice and public support for antipoverty p…
Psychological Theories of Poverty
Social work education, practice, and research are heavily influenced by theories developed by psychologists. A review of the literature was conducted to identify theories of poverty emerging from the field of psychology. In general, until 1980, psychological theories of poverty emphasized the role of the individual or group to explain the causes and impact of poverty. Between 1980 and 2000, psychologists began to consider the structural and socie…
Theories of Poverty: Findings from Textbooks on Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Social work is distinguished from other helping professions and social science disciplines by its primary concern with poverty. It is unclear, however, how well social work students understand various theories of poverty or how this understanding informs their practice with those who live in poverty. This article attempts to begin answering this question through an analysis of poverty content in 14 frequently assigned textbooks in Human Behavior …
Ageing-friendly communities and social inclusion in the United States of America
Synthesising the social capital and ageing-friendly communities literature, this paper describes how efforts to make communities more ageing-friendly can promote social inclusion among older adults. Making existing communities more ageing-friendly involves physical and social infrastructure changes that enable older adults to pursue lifelong activities, meet their basic needs, maintain significant relationships, participate in the community in pe…
A conceptual framework for examining the promise of the Norc program and Village models to promote aging in place
An Emerging Typology of Community Aging Initiatives
A growing number of initiatives across the country are working to bring about comprehensive changes in community physical and social environments to help older persons meet their long-term care needs and age in place. This study seeks to address gaps in the literature by developing a typologyof community aging initiatives and examining variations in community change processes, including the methods they use, roles of participants, funding sources…
Theories of Poverty: Findings from Textbooks on Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Social work is distinguished from other helping professions and social science disciplines by its primary concern with poverty. It is unclear, however, how well social work students understand various theories of poverty or how this understanding informs their practice with those who live in poverty. This article attempts to begin answering this question through an analysis of poverty content in 14 frequently assigned textbooks in Human Behavior …
Types and Sources of Support Received by Family Caregivers of Older Adults from Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups
This study examines racial and ethnic variations in the types and sources of support caregivers receive. We conducted telephone surveys of 1,643 randomly selected respondents in California who provided care to someone age 50 or over. African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, and white caregivers were compared with regard to support received from formal and informal sources. Patterns of support use were found to vary by racial/eth…
Racial and Ethnic Variations in Caregiver Service Use
Objectives: This article examines whether race and ethnicity contribute to the differential use of caregiver support services, when controlling for caregiver and care recipient characteristics, as represented by predisposing, enabling, and need factors included in the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Methods: The study includes 1,508 individuals who provide care to an ill or disabled adult aged 50 or older, identified through a random dig…
Psychological Theories of Poverty
Social work education, practice, and research are heavily influenced by theories developed by psychologists. A review of the literature was conducted to identify theories of poverty emerging from the field of psychology. In general, until 1980, psychological theories of poverty emphasized the role of the individual or group to explain the causes and impact of poverty. Between 1980 and 2000, psychologists began to consider the structural and socie…
Does economic vulnerability moderate the association between transportation mode and social activity restrictions in later life
Transportation is critical to older adults’ ability to participate in social activities in their community. We examined the association between modes of transportation and restrictions in social activity ( i.e. visiting with others, religious attendance, clubs and organised activities, and going out for enjoyment), with particular attention to the moderating effects of economic vulnerability. We used logistic regression to analyse data from 7,197…
Facilitators of Home and Community-Based Service Use by Urban African American Elders
Findings suggest that previous studies using the Andersen model may not be generalizable to an urban African American population. Service use was related primarily to enabling resources, particularly in terms of financial resources, not driving a car, and social resources and support. Future research should further examine the facilitators and barriers to service use by urban African Americans to improve their access to care
Political Science Perspectives on Poverty
The social science discipline of political science focuses on the study of political systems and political behavior. While political science has not developed a comprehensive theory of poverty, this article reviews political science perspectives related to the causes of poverty (culture of poverty and neo-Marxist theories of class), the role of government in addressing poverty (theories of distributive justice and public support for antipoverty p…
Political Science Perspectives on Poverty
The social science discipline of political science focuses on the study of political systems and political behavior. While political science has not developed a comprehensive theory of poverty, this article reviews political science perspectives related to the causes of poverty (culture of poverty and neo-Marxist theories of class), the role of government in addressing poverty (theories of distributive justice and public support for antipoverty p…
Psychological Theories of Poverty
Social work education, practice, and research are heavily influenced by theories developed by psychologists. A review of the literature was conducted to identify theories of poverty emerging from the field of psychology. In general, until 1980, psychological theories of poverty emphasized the role of the individual or group to explain the causes and impact of poverty. Between 1980 and 2000, psychologists began to consider the structural and socie…
Theories of Poverty: Findings from Textbooks on Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Social work is distinguished from other helping professions and social science disciplines by its primary concern with poverty. It is unclear, however, how well social work students understand various theories of poverty or how this understanding informs their practice with those who live in poverty. This article attempts to begin answering this question through an analysis of poverty content in 14 frequently assigned textbooks in Human Behavior …
Racial and Ethnic Variations in Caregiver Service Use
Objectives: This article examines whether race and ethnicity contribute to the differential use of caregiver support services, when controlling for caregiver and care recipient characteristics, as represented by predisposing, enabling, and need factors included in the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Methods: The study includes 1,508 individuals who provide care to an ill or disabled adult aged 50 or older, identified through a random dig…
Types and Sources of Support Received by Family Caregivers of Older Adults from Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups
This study examines racial and ethnic variations in the types and sources of support caregivers receive. We conducted telephone surveys of 1,643 randomly selected respondents in California who provided care to someone age 50 or over. African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, and white caregivers were compared with regard to support received from formal and informal sources. Patterns of support use were found to vary by racial/eth…
On Lok: A Pioneering Long-Term Care Organization for the Elderly (1971-2008)
On Lok is a pioneering nonprofit organization that has delivered services to the frail and elderly since its founding in 1971. The agency began as a grassroots effort focused on improving the health care available to older adults living independently in the community. Over its 40-year history, On Lok has evolved into a $70 million nonprofit human service organization with a national reputation for innovation as a leading provider of care to frail…
A conceptual framework for examining the promise of the Norc program and Village models to promote aging in place
An Emerging Typology of Community Aging Initiatives
A growing number of initiatives across the country are working to bring about comprehensive changes in community physical and social environments to help older persons meet their long-term care needs and age in place. This study seeks to address gaps in the literature by developing a typologyof community aging initiatives and examining variations in community change processes, including the methods they use, roles of participants, funding sources…
Facilitators of Home and Community-Based Service Use by Urban African American Elders
Findings suggest that previous studies using the Andersen model may not be generalizable to an urban African American population. Service use was related primarily to enabling resources, particularly in terms of financial resources, not driving a car, and social resources and support. Future research should further examine the facilitators and barriers to service use by urban African Americans to improve their access to care
Ageing-friendly communities and social inclusion in the United States of America
Synthesising the social capital and ageing-friendly communities literature, this paper describes how efforts to make communities more ageing-friendly can promote social inclusion among older adults. Making existing communities more ageing-friendly involves physical and social infrastructure changes that enable older adults to pursue lifelong activities, meet their basic needs, maintain significant relationships, participate in the community in pe…
Caregiver stressors and depressive symptoms among older husbands and wives in the United States
Framed by Pearlin's Stress Process Model, this study prospectively examines the effects of primary stress factors reflecting the duration, amount, and type of care on the depressive symptoms of spousal caregivers over a2-year period, and whether the effects of stressors differ between husbands and wives. Data are from the 2004 and 2006 waves of the Health and Retirement Study and we included community-dwelling respondents providing activities of …
Social Work and Aging in Place: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Aging in place (AIP) has become a major focus of aging policies, programs, and scholarship in recent years. This article presents a scoping review of the social work literature on AIP. Based on predefined eligibility criteria, the authors identified 22 empirical articles published between 1980 and 2014. Many of these studies focused on settings that are particularly relevant to gerontological social work practice, including congregate housing alt…
Challenges to Engaging Diverse Participants in Community-Based Aging in Place Initiatives
Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Social Service Programs (NORC programs) and Villages focus on strengthening community-based systems to support aging in place. This study examined data from a national survey of NORC program and Village leaders on participant diversity. Villages and NORC Programs are serving a majority of white participants on average. Initiatives implemented in urban locations, and with more full-time staff, reported grea…
Aging in Place in Gentrifying Neighborhoods: Implications for Physical and Mental Health
Background and Objectives: In the United States, the older adult population and the proportion of neighborhoods experiencing gentrification are both growing. However, there is limited scholarship on the effects of gentrification on older adults, with most work focusing on those who leave rather than stay. This study examines the effects of remaining in a gentrifying neighborhood on older adults' self-rated health and mental health, with particula…
Does economic vulnerability moderate the association between transportation mode and social activity restrictions in later life
Transportation is critical to older adults’ ability to participate in social activities in their community. We examined the association between modes of transportation and restrictions in social activity ( i.e. visiting with others, religious attendance, clubs and organised activities, and going out for enjoyment), with particular attention to the moderating effects of economic vulnerability. We used logistic regression to analyse data from 7,197…
Exploring Neighborhood Social Environment and Social Support in Baltimore
Intervention efforts include social support as a mechanism to promote well-being in diverse communities. Cultivating support can be complex, particularly in disadvantaged urban communities. This complexity is compounded by a lack of studies that attempt to map associations between urban neighborhood environments and social support exchanges. Authors address this gap by analyzing data from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the…
Frailty as a predictor of mortality: A comparative cohort study of older adults in Costa Rica and the United States
Results indicate that frailty can have a differential impact on mortality depending on the country. Access to universal health care across the life course in Costa Rica and higher levels of stress and social isolation in the US may explain differences observed in end-of-life trajectories among frail older adults
Time Use and Well-Being in Family and Other Unpaid Caregivers of Older Adults
The profiles acknowledge the diverse experiences of caregivers, underscoring the significance of granting them greater latitude in balancing eldercare responsibilities and personal life for enhanced well-being
Medicine (15 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Gerontology (13 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Economic growth (9 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Social science (7 works)