E Portacolone
Biographic Data
| ID | 21677 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E Portacolone |
| GIVEN NAMES | E |
| FAMILY NAME | Portacolone |
| SIGNATURE | PORTACOLONE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2311-3836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Facilitators and barriers to sustainment of a community choir programme to promote health among diverse older adults
This article reports on the successful sustainment of community choirs for diverse older adults following completion of a cluster randomized trial of choir participation on health and well-being. Trial participants showed decreased loneliness and increased interest in life after six months. Following trial completion, we examined the facilitators of, and barriers to, choir sustainment at intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural/organizational …
Understanding the concept of trust and other factors related to Covid-19 vaccine intentions among Black/African American older adults prior to vaccine development
Background: Black/African Americans are receiving COVID-19 vaccines at much lower rates than whites. However, research is still evolving that explains why these vaccination rates are lower. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the pandemic among older Black/African Americans, with an emphasis on trust and vaccine intention prior to vaccine development. Methods: Data were collected between July and September 2020 from 8 virtual focu…
Should Artificial Intelligence Play a Role in Cultivating Social Connections Among Older Adults
This article draws on 4 case studies from our group's research on older adults living alone in the United States and suggests how artificial intelligence (AI) applications can be used to foster meaningful social connections. This article also warns against ways in which AI applications can reduce physical connections and suggests how AI technology should be implemented to avoid this drawback
The Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Project’s Policy Advisory Group on Long-Term Services and Supports
(1) Background: A United States national policy advisory group (PAG) was convened to identify barriers and facilitators to expand formal long-term services and support (LTSS) for people living alone with cognitive impairment (PLACI), with a focus on equitable access among diverse older adults. The PAG's insights will inform the research activities of the Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Project, which is aimed at ensuring the equitable trea…
Earning the Trust of African American Communities to Increase Representation in Dementia Research
Black/African American populations are underrepresented as participants in dementia research. A major barrier to participation of African American older adults in dementia research is a tendency to distrust research institutions owing to both historical and contemporary racism. Building on the Ford framework, the objective of our study was to examine factors that influence participation in dementia research among African American older adults and…
Expectations and Concerns of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment About Their Relationship With Medical Providers
We sought to understand the expectations and concerns of older adults with cognitive impairment with regard to their relationship with medical providers. In particular, we observed whether study participants were involved in therapeutic alliances. Medical providers and patients create therapeutic alliances when they agree on the goals of the treatment and share a personal bond. Whereas such alliances have been studied in cancer research, little i…
Walking the Tightrope between Study Participant Autonomy and Researcher Integrity
This article addresses ethical issues in the conduct of ethnographic research with vulnerable study participants, such as individuals with cognitive impairment. Seven ethical issues emerged from this case study, in which a participant diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease wished to pursue euthanasia in Switzerland: (a) How to protect the participant's autonomy while ensuring his decision had not resulted from untreated depression or modifiable socia…
What is new with old? What old age teaches us about inequality and stratification
Aging is remarkably unequal. Who survives to grow old in America and the circumstances they face once there reflect durable racial, socioeconomic, and gender inequalities that structure our lives from birth. Yet within the field of social stratification and mainstream sociology proper, examinations of the rapidly growing population of older Americans are often relegated to a "gerontological" periphery. This essay posits that the failure to place …
Psychosocial Influences on Disaster Preparedness in San Francisco Recipients of Home Care
A Tale of Two Cities
Older Americans Living Alone
The number of older adults living alone in Western societies has steadily increased. Despite this trend, little is known about the overall experience of this population. In this article, I examine the condition of living alone in old age in urban America by drawing upon two years of participant observation and ethnographic interviews with older Americans living alone, as well as with participant observation. Findings contribute to the literature …
The notion of precariousness among older adults living alone in the U.S
The myth of independence for older Americans living alone in the Bay Area of San Francisco
Remaining at home in older age is generally considered a sign of independence and therefore an important achievement. More than five million Americans aged over 75 years live alone, a number that is destined to increase thanks to advances in longevity. Living alone can allow the expression of one's preferences, but it can also bring out hardships hardly visible to outsiders, especially in an individualistic society such as the United States of Am…
Maggie Kuhn
Purpose The purpose of this article is to explore Maggie Kuhn's theoretical and analytical contributions to social gerontology and more broadly to the advancement of critical and public sociology. Design/methodology/approach This paper is an theoretical exploration of ageing. Maggie Kuhn's and the Gray Panthers theoretical contributions include analyses of, and related to: identity politics, intersectionality, cultural and media studies and the c…
The notion of precariousness among older adults living alone in the U.S
The myth of independence for older Americans living alone in the Bay Area of San Francisco
Remaining at home in older age is generally considered a sign of independence and therefore an important achievement. More than five million Americans aged over 75 years live alone, a number that is destined to increase thanks to advances in longevity. Living alone can allow the expression of one's preferences, but it can also bring out hardships hardly visible to outsiders, especially in an individualistic society such as the United States of Am…
What is new with old? What old age teaches us about inequality and stratification
Aging is remarkably unequal. Who survives to grow old in America and the circumstances they face once there reflect durable racial, socioeconomic, and gender inequalities that structure our lives from birth. Yet within the field of social stratification and mainstream sociology proper, examinations of the rapidly growing population of older Americans are often relegated to a "gerontological" periphery. This essay posits that the failure to place …
Psychosocial Influences on Disaster Preparedness in San Francisco Recipients of Home Care
Older Americans Living Alone
The number of older adults living alone in Western societies has steadily increased. Despite this trend, little is known about the overall experience of this population. In this article, I examine the condition of living alone in old age in urban America by drawing upon two years of participant observation and ethnographic interviews with older Americans living alone, as well as with participant observation. Findings contribute to the literature …
Walking the Tightrope between Study Participant Autonomy and Researcher Integrity
This article addresses ethical issues in the conduct of ethnographic research with vulnerable study participants, such as individuals with cognitive impairment. Seven ethical issues emerged from this case study, in which a participant diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease wished to pursue euthanasia in Switzerland: (a) How to protect the participant's autonomy while ensuring his decision had not resulted from untreated depression or modifiable socia…
Expectations and Concerns of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment About Their Relationship With Medical Providers
We sought to understand the expectations and concerns of older adults with cognitive impairment with regard to their relationship with medical providers. In particular, we observed whether study participants were involved in therapeutic alliances. Medical providers and patients create therapeutic alliances when they agree on the goals of the treatment and share a personal bond. Whereas such alliances have been studied in cancer research, little i…
Maggie Kuhn
Purpose The purpose of this article is to explore Maggie Kuhn's theoretical and analytical contributions to social gerontology and more broadly to the advancement of critical and public sociology. Design/methodology/approach This paper is an theoretical exploration of ageing. Maggie Kuhn's and the Gray Panthers theoretical contributions include analyses of, and related to: identity politics, intersectionality, cultural and media studies and the c…
Maggie Kuhn
Purpose The purpose of this article is to explore Maggie Kuhn's theoretical and analytical contributions to social gerontology and more broadly to the advancement of critical and public sociology. Design/methodology/approach This paper is an theoretical exploration of ageing. Maggie Kuhn's and the Gray Panthers theoretical contributions include analyses of, and related to: identity politics, intersectionality, cultural and media studies and the c…
The myth of independence for older Americans living alone in the Bay Area of San Francisco
Remaining at home in older age is generally considered a sign of independence and therefore an important achievement. More than five million Americans aged over 75 years live alone, a number that is destined to increase thanks to advances in longevity. Living alone can allow the expression of one's preferences, but it can also bring out hardships hardly visible to outsiders, especially in an individualistic society such as the United States of Am…
The notion of precariousness among older adults living alone in the U.S
A Tale of Two Cities
Older Americans Living Alone
The number of older adults living alone in Western societies has steadily increased. Despite this trend, little is known about the overall experience of this population. In this article, I examine the condition of living alone in old age in urban America by drawing upon two years of participant observation and ethnographic interviews with older Americans living alone, as well as with participant observation. Findings contribute to the literature …
Psychosocial Influences on Disaster Preparedness in San Francisco Recipients of Home Care
What is new with old? What old age teaches us about inequality and stratification
Aging is remarkably unequal. Who survives to grow old in America and the circumstances they face once there reflect durable racial, socioeconomic, and gender inequalities that structure our lives from birth. Yet within the field of social stratification and mainstream sociology proper, examinations of the rapidly growing population of older Americans are often relegated to a "gerontological" periphery. This essay posits that the failure to place …
Walking the Tightrope between Study Participant Autonomy and Researcher Integrity
This article addresses ethical issues in the conduct of ethnographic research with vulnerable study participants, such as individuals with cognitive impairment. Seven ethical issues emerged from this case study, in which a participant diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease wished to pursue euthanasia in Switzerland: (a) How to protect the participant's autonomy while ensuring his decision had not resulted from untreated depression or modifiable socia…
Earning the Trust of African American Communities to Increase Representation in Dementia Research
Black/African American populations are underrepresented as participants in dementia research. A major barrier to participation of African American older adults in dementia research is a tendency to distrust research institutions owing to both historical and contemporary racism. Building on the Ford framework, the objective of our study was to examine factors that influence participation in dementia research among African American older adults and…
Expectations and Concerns of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment About Their Relationship With Medical Providers
We sought to understand the expectations and concerns of older adults with cognitive impairment with regard to their relationship with medical providers. In particular, we observed whether study participants were involved in therapeutic alliances. Medical providers and patients create therapeutic alliances when they agree on the goals of the treatment and share a personal bond. Whereas such alliances have been studied in cancer research, little i…
The Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Project’s Policy Advisory Group on Long-Term Services and Supports
(1) Background: A United States national policy advisory group (PAG) was convened to identify barriers and facilitators to expand formal long-term services and support (LTSS) for people living alone with cognitive impairment (PLACI), with a focus on equitable access among diverse older adults. The PAG's insights will inform the research activities of the Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Project, which is aimed at ensuring the equitable trea…
Understanding the concept of trust and other factors related to Covid-19 vaccine intentions among Black/African American older adults prior to vaccine development
Background: Black/African Americans are receiving COVID-19 vaccines at much lower rates than whites. However, research is still evolving that explains why these vaccination rates are lower. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the pandemic among older Black/African Americans, with an emphasis on trust and vaccine intention prior to vaccine development. Methods: Data were collected between July and September 2020 from 8 virtual focu…
Should Artificial Intelligence Play a Role in Cultivating Social Connections Among Older Adults
This article draws on 4 case studies from our group's research on older adults living alone in the United States and suggests how artificial intelligence (AI) applications can be used to foster meaningful social connections. This article also warns against ways in which AI applications can reduce physical connections and suggests how AI technology should be implemented to avoid this drawback
Facilitators and barriers to sustainment of a community choir programme to promote health among diverse older adults
This article reports on the successful sustainment of community choirs for diverse older adults following completion of a cluster randomized trial of choir participation on health and well-being. Trial participants showed decreased loneliness and increased interest in life after six months. Following trial completion, we examined the facilitators of, and barriers to, choir sustainment at intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural/organizational …
Psychology (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (4 works)