Kathryn Betts Adams
Biographic Data
| ID | 5822874 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn Betts Adams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn Betts |
| FAMILY NAME | Adams |
| SIGNATURE | ADAMS K B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Case Western Reserve University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7213-6762 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1947 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Advance care planning among solo agers at risk of becoming unbefriended
Approximately 14 million ‘solo agers,’ referring to older adults who live in America without a spouse, partner, or children to help them through their aging process, have no one to turn to when their health fails. The lack of a trusted proxy to make decisions on their behalf creates serious challenges for decision-making during medical crises, underscoring the urgent need for advance care planning. Despite the large number of people at risk of be…
Health-care needs of older women prisoners
The proportion of older incarcerated women is growing, yet little is known regarding their health-care needs. Using focus group methodology, this study sought to elucidate the unique health-care needs of older women prisoners through the perspectives of correctional health-care providers. Three organizing themes emerged regarding the health of older women prisoners: (a) the meaning of being "older" in the prison setting; (b) challenges impacting …
Unilateral Spouse Therapy to Reach the Treatment-Resistant Alcohol Abusing Partner
Purpose: The aim of this research was to implement and evaluate unilateral family therapy (UFT) for alcohol abuse, an approach that assists the nonalcoholic spouse to induce their alcohol-abusing partner to enter treatment and/or reduce drinking. Method: Forty-two nonalcohol-abusing spouses participated in this randomized control trial, and 13 no-treatment spouses served as an additional comparison group. Repeated measures analysis over four time…
Effects of chronic illness on daily life and barriers to self-care for older women
This mixed-methods study examined the subjective experience of living with chronic illness and identified barriers to self-care. Community-dwelling older women with chronic illness completed an initial (N = 138) and follow-up mailed survey 6 months later (N = 130). On average, participants reported four comorbid health conditions and the corresponding physical pain, activities curtailed or relinquished, and time and energy focused on managing hea…
Self-Regulatory Driving Behaviors
This study examined the relationship between transportation support and self-regulatory driving behaviors of 566 community-dwelling older adults living in retirement communities, with a focus on gender differences. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that older women were more likely to avoid driving at night or on the highway than their male counterparts. Transportation support from peer friends was found to increase the likelihoo…
The Impact of Transportation Support on Driving Cessation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The findings suggest that available nonkin transportation support, particularly support from peer friends, plays an important role in driving cessation for older adults living in retirement communities
Risk factors for depression among the oldest-old in urban congregate housing
The objective of this study was to research grief and depression in oldest-old people living in urban congregate housing by examining the various types of grief that they experience by using a stress process model for depression among the oldest old. This study used a convenience sample of the 128 participants aged 80 and older living in congregate housing. We found that the two types of grief most significantly associated with depressive symptom…
A critical review of the literature on social and leisure activity and wellbeing in later life
An engaged lifestyle is seen as an important component of successful ageing. Many older adults with high participation in social and leisure activities report positive wellbeing, a fact that fuelled the original activity theory and that continues to influence researchers, theorists and practitioners. This study's purpose is to review the conceptualisation and measurement of activity among older adults and the associations reported in the gerontol…
Live at the Stain Bar by Quartet of Happiness, 2006. DVD, 38
August 01 2007 Live at the Stain Bar by Quartet of Happiness, 2006. DVD, 38:22 min, color. Distributor's web site: 〈www.quartetofhappiness.com〉 Kathryn Adams Kathryn Adams Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Kathryn Adams Online Issn: 1530-9282 Print Issn: 0024-094X © 2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2007 Leonardo (2007) 40 (4): 409. https://doi.org/10.1162/leon.2007.40.4.409a…
Loneliness and depression in independent living retirement communities
Socio-emotional selectivity theory posits that as individuals age, they desire less social stimulation and novelty, and tend to select close, reliable relationships to meet their emotional needs. Residence in congregate facilities affords social exposure, yet does not guarantee access to close relationships, so that loneliness may be a result. Further, the gerontology literature has suggested that loneliness in late life may be a risk factor for …
Counseling against Family Breakdown
The Impact of Transportation Support on Driving Cessation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The findings suggest that available nonkin transportation support, particularly support from peer friends, plays an important role in driving cessation for older adults living in retirement communities
Counseling against Family Breakdown
Loneliness and depression in independent living retirement communities
Socio-emotional selectivity theory posits that as individuals age, they desire less social stimulation and novelty, and tend to select close, reliable relationships to meet their emotional needs. Residence in congregate facilities affords social exposure, yet does not guarantee access to close relationships, so that loneliness may be a result. Further, the gerontology literature has suggested that loneliness in late life may be a risk factor for …
Live at the Stain Bar by Quartet of Happiness, 2006. DVD, 38
August 01 2007 Live at the Stain Bar by Quartet of Happiness, 2006. DVD, 38:22 min, color. Distributor's web site: 〈www.quartetofhappiness.com〉 Kathryn Adams Kathryn Adams Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Kathryn Adams Online Issn: 1530-9282 Print Issn: 0024-094X © 2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2007 Leonardo (2007) 40 (4): 409. https://doi.org/10.1162/leon.2007.40.4.409a…
A critical review of the literature on social and leisure activity and wellbeing in later life
An engaged lifestyle is seen as an important component of successful ageing. Many older adults with high participation in social and leisure activities report positive wellbeing, a fact that fuelled the original activity theory and that continues to influence researchers, theorists and practitioners. This study's purpose is to review the conceptualisation and measurement of activity among older adults and the associations reported in the gerontol…
The Impact of Transportation Support on Driving Cessation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The findings suggest that available nonkin transportation support, particularly support from peer friends, plays an important role in driving cessation for older adults living in retirement communities
Risk factors for depression among the oldest-old in urban congregate housing
The objective of this study was to research grief and depression in oldest-old people living in urban congregate housing by examining the various types of grief that they experience by using a stress process model for depression among the oldest old. This study used a convenience sample of the 128 participants aged 80 and older living in congregate housing. We found that the two types of grief most significantly associated with depressive symptom…
Self-Regulatory Driving Behaviors
This study examined the relationship between transportation support and self-regulatory driving behaviors of 566 community-dwelling older adults living in retirement communities, with a focus on gender differences. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that older women were more likely to avoid driving at night or on the highway than their male counterparts. Transportation support from peer friends was found to increase the likelihoo…
Effects of chronic illness on daily life and barriers to self-care for older women
This mixed-methods study examined the subjective experience of living with chronic illness and identified barriers to self-care. Community-dwelling older women with chronic illness completed an initial (N = 138) and follow-up mailed survey 6 months later (N = 130). On average, participants reported four comorbid health conditions and the corresponding physical pain, activities curtailed or relinquished, and time and energy focused on managing hea…
Health-care needs of older women prisoners
The proportion of older incarcerated women is growing, yet little is known regarding their health-care needs. Using focus group methodology, this study sought to elucidate the unique health-care needs of older women prisoners through the perspectives of correctional health-care providers. Three organizing themes emerged regarding the health of older women prisoners: (a) the meaning of being "older" in the prison setting; (b) challenges impacting …
Unilateral Spouse Therapy to Reach the Treatment-Resistant Alcohol Abusing Partner
Purpose: The aim of this research was to implement and evaluate unilateral family therapy (UFT) for alcohol abuse, an approach that assists the nonalcoholic spouse to induce their alcohol-abusing partner to enter treatment and/or reduce drinking. Method: Forty-two nonalcohol-abusing spouses participated in this randomized control trial, and 13 no-treatment spouses served as an additional comparison group. Repeated measures analysis over four time…
Advance care planning among solo agers at risk of becoming unbefriended
Approximately 14 million ‘solo agers,’ referring to older adults who live in America without a spouse, partner, or children to help them through their aging process, have no one to turn to when their health fails. The lack of a trusted proxy to make decisions on their behalf creates serious challenges for decision-making during medical crises, underscoring the urgent need for advance care planning. Despite the large number of people at risk of be…
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works)