Ruth E Dunkle
Biographic Data
| ID | 204271 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth E Dunkle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth E |
| FAMILY NAME | Dunkle |
| SIGNATURE | DUNKLE R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Enhancing social connections through an acting and improvisation course for older Americans in low-income housing
Although recruitment of socially-isolated older adults presented challenges, this study presents lessons on what motivates residents of low-income senior housing to enroll in an acting program and how to design a theater course in this setting that promotes group bonding
Urban Neighborhood Characteristics and the Spatial Distribution of Home and Community-Based Service Organizations in Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Living in a neighborhood with dense HCBS organizations can promote older adults’ health and well-being and may mitigate health disparities generated by living in materially deprived urban neighborhoods. Using 2016 US County Business Patterns and the American Community Survey (2013–2017), focused on 516 ZIP Codes in Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Areas, this study examines the association between neighborhood characteristics and the relative de…
Dual Trajectories of Social Isolation and Dementia in Older Adults: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
Objectives: To identify the interrelations between the trajectories of social isolation and dementia in older adults. Methods: Data came from the National Health and Aging Trends Study 2011-2018 surveys. Group-based dual trajectory modeling was used to examine trajectories and their interrelations. Results: Four trajectories of social isolation-rarely isolated (62.2%), steady increase (13.5%), steady decrease (7.4%), and persistently isolated (16…
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 …
Health and Social–Physical Environment Profiles Among Older Adults Living Alone: Associations With Depressive Symptoms
Findings regarding the range of both health and social-physical environmental profiles as well as the associations between person-environment profiles combinations (fit) and depressive symptomatology have important policy and intervention implications
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
Lessons from history: Surviving old age during The Great Depression in the United States
When Do Couples Expand Their ADL Caregiver Network Beyond the Marital Dyad
Composition of caregiver networks (spouse only vs. others) for assistance with personal care limitations (ADLs) was examined in the AHEAD nationally representative sample of 215 elderly couples, using logistic regression. Findings showed network expansion beyond the spouse was influenced by a poor fit between solo spousal caregivers and caregiving tasks: Expanded networks were more likely when help recipients had numerous health problems (p< .01)…
Social Support Resources of Poor Widowed Men during the Depression
Sources of social support for 24 widowed, “worthy” elderly men who were clients of a privately funded foundation in Detroit, Michigan, beginning in 1929 or 1930 until their deaths are described. Beginning with the application for admission, each man's file documents delivery of services in notes recorded each time he had contact with anyone in the foundation. Letters written by and about a man were also kept in his file as well as reports from ph…
Research on older families when more than one member responds: Producing and interpreting findings
Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among the Aged
Data drawn from the Supplement on Aging (SOA) to the 1984 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to identify correlates of older persons' assessments of their capacity to provide self-care. The SOA data set consists of responses, based on personal interviews with 16,148 persons 55 years of age and older. Most assessed their capacity to care for themselves in positive terms; only 11% assessed their capacity to provide self-care as fair …
Stress of the Caregiver: Effective Management of Dementia Patients in Hospital and Community Settings
This study explores the management problems among elders with dementia and their medical and family caregivers. Twenty-five patients were interviewed as well as professional health care personnel and a family member. Findings indicated that professional assessment facilitates home caregiving but has little bearing on successful coping by the caregiver. Variability of coping relates to the strategy employed
Family Relations in Later Life
Adult Foster Care: Its Tenuous Position on the Care Continuum
Frequently any move away from independent living for an elderly person is viewed as a downhill road to the nursing home and ultimate death. Adult foster care has been viewed as one such step closer to institutionalization. Service provision to the elderly needs to be viewed on a continuum where the elderly are seen as being capable of moving in and out of supportive living arrangements when the need arises. Barriers to providing this care are ide…
Racial Differences in the Confident Relationship
Numerous researchers have studied the black family in American society. Unfortunately, too few have focused on the role of the family in the life of the elderly. In this paper it is my intention to focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the black family and, in particular, on the black family member as confidant. Frazier, in a book, The Black Family, edited by Robert Staples, discusses the character of the black family during the various stages…
When Do Couples Expand Their ADL Caregiver Network Beyond the Marital Dyad
Composition of caregiver networks (spouse only vs. others) for assistance with personal care limitations (ADLs) was examined in the AHEAD nationally representative sample of 215 elderly couples, using logistic regression. Findings showed network expansion beyond the spouse was influenced by a poor fit between solo spousal caregivers and caregiving tasks: Expanded networks were more likely when help recipients had numerous health problems (p< .01)…
Dual Trajectories of Social Isolation and Dementia in Older Adults: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
Objectives: To identify the interrelations between the trajectories of social isolation and dementia in older adults. Methods: Data came from the National Health and Aging Trends Study 2011-2018 surveys. Group-based dual trajectory modeling was used to examine trajectories and their interrelations. Results: Four trajectories of social isolation-rarely isolated (62.2%), steady increase (13.5%), steady decrease (7.4%), and persistently isolated (16…
Health and Social–Physical Environment Profiles Among Older Adults Living Alone: Associations With Depressive Symptoms
Findings regarding the range of both health and social-physical environmental profiles as well as the associations between person-environment profiles combinations (fit) and depressive symptomatology have important policy and intervention implications
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
Research on older families when more than one member responds: Producing and interpreting findings
Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among the Aged
Data drawn from the Supplement on Aging (SOA) to the 1984 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to identify correlates of older persons' assessments of their capacity to provide self-care. The SOA data set consists of responses, based on personal interviews with 16,148 persons 55 years of age and older. Most assessed their capacity to care for themselves in positive terms; only 11% assessed their capacity to provide self-care as fair …
Racial Differences in the Confident Relationship
Numerous researchers have studied the black family in American society. Unfortunately, too few have focused on the role of the family in the life of the elderly. In this paper it is my intention to focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the black family and, in particular, on the black family member as confidant. Frazier, in a book, The Black Family, edited by Robert Staples, discusses the character of the black family during the various stages…
Adult Foster Care: Its Tenuous Position on the Care Continuum
Frequently any move away from independent living for an elderly person is viewed as a downhill road to the nursing home and ultimate death. Adult foster care has been viewed as one such step closer to institutionalization. Service provision to the elderly needs to be viewed on a continuum where the elderly are seen as being capable of moving in and out of supportive living arrangements when the need arises. Barriers to providing this care are ide…
Family Relations in Later Life
Stress of the Caregiver: Effective Management of Dementia Patients in Hospital and Community Settings
This study explores the management problems among elders with dementia and their medical and family caregivers. Twenty-five patients were interviewed as well as professional health care personnel and a family member. Findings indicated that professional assessment facilitates home caregiving but has little bearing on successful coping by the caregiver. Variability of coping relates to the strategy employed
Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among the Aged
Data drawn from the Supplement on Aging (SOA) to the 1984 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to identify correlates of older persons' assessments of their capacity to provide self-care. The SOA data set consists of responses, based on personal interviews with 16,148 persons 55 years of age and older. Most assessed their capacity to care for themselves in positive terms; only 11% assessed their capacity to provide self-care as fair …
Research on older families when more than one member responds: Producing and interpreting findings
Social Support Resources of Poor Widowed Men during the Depression
Sources of social support for 24 widowed, “worthy” elderly men who were clients of a privately funded foundation in Detroit, Michigan, beginning in 1929 or 1930 until their deaths are described. Beginning with the application for admission, each man's file documents delivery of services in notes recorded each time he had contact with anyone in the foundation. Letters written by and about a man were also kept in his file as well as reports from ph…
When Do Couples Expand Their ADL Caregiver Network Beyond the Marital Dyad
Composition of caregiver networks (spouse only vs. others) for assistance with personal care limitations (ADLs) was examined in the AHEAD nationally representative sample of 215 elderly couples, using logistic regression. Findings showed network expansion beyond the spouse was influenced by a poor fit between solo spousal caregivers and caregiving tasks: Expanded networks were more likely when help recipients had numerous health problems (p< .01)…
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
Lessons from history: Surviving old age during The Great Depression in the United States
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 …
Health and Social–Physical Environment Profiles Among Older Adults Living Alone: Associations With Depressive Symptoms
Findings regarding the range of both health and social-physical environmental profiles as well as the associations between person-environment profiles combinations (fit) and depressive symptomatology have important policy and intervention implications
Dual Trajectories of Social Isolation and Dementia in Older Adults: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
Objectives: To identify the interrelations between the trajectories of social isolation and dementia in older adults. Methods: Data came from the National Health and Aging Trends Study 2011-2018 surveys. Group-based dual trajectory modeling was used to examine trajectories and their interrelations. Results: Four trajectories of social isolation-rarely isolated (62.2%), steady increase (13.5%), steady decrease (7.4%), and persistently isolated (16…
Urban Neighborhood Characteristics and the Spatial Distribution of Home and Community-Based Service Organizations in Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Living in a neighborhood with dense HCBS organizations can promote older adults’ health and well-being and may mitigate health disparities generated by living in materially deprived urban neighborhoods. Using 2016 US County Business Patterns and the American Community Survey (2013–2017), focused on 516 ZIP Codes in Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Areas, this study examines the association between neighborhood characteristics and the relative de…
Enhancing social connections through an acting and improvisation course for older Americans in low-income housing
Although recruitment of socially-isolated older adults presented challenges, this study presents lessons on what motivates residents of low-income senior housing to enroll in an acting program and how to design a theater course in this setting that promotes group bonding
Psychology (13 works) · Gerontology (12 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (9 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (9 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (5 works)