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Kleinschmidt, Julia J.; Grosshans, Onie; Caserta, Michael; Saffel-Shrier, Susan; Tuohig, Gail | Intervening in midlife for optimal retirement: a guide for health educators | Factors contributing to successful retirement deserve increased attention given the rapid growth of the aging population. Antecedent to successful retirement is successful aging. The middle aged population is an opportune target for health promotion and health education interventions as this group... | Retirement; Aging Process;Education Interventions; Health Promotion | 1991-10 |
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Lund, Dale A.; Caserta, Michael; Wright, Scott D. | Restoration after bereavement | The death of a spouse in later life, after many years of marriage is one of the most common of all major stressful life transitions. After age 65, 32% of the U.S. population is widowed (14% for men and 45% for women) with this increasing to 46% after age 75 and 66% after the age of 85 (U.S. Bureau o... | Dual process model; bereavement adjustment; loss orientation | 2004 |
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Caserta, Michael | Course of spousal bereavement in later life | The overall purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the major findings from our research over the past 11 years on spousal bereavement among older adults in the United States. We began in 1980 with a longitudinal study funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) designed to describ... | Senior citizens; Support groups; Death; Bereavement | 1993 |
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Caserta, Michael; Lund, Dale A.; Wright, Scott D. | Respite services: enhancing the quality of daily life for caregivers and persons with dementia | Many family caregivers are going far beyond their abilities and circumstances trying to be the best possible caregivers. This is a very commendable goal. Unfortunately, many of these caregivers are risking their own personal well-being and sometimes their family life in the process. Many caregivers... | | 2005 |