Exploration of Black/African American College Survivors of IPV During COVID-19 Utilizing Descriptive Analysis.

The last few decades have ushered in an increase in scholarship focused on campus-based violence, specifically sexual violence, sexual assault, and unwanted sexual experiences. This rise in sexual violence scholarship has promoted the examination of current campus-based interventions, resources, and response systems. However, there exists a dearth of research exploring the experience of intimate partner violence for college students within college/university settings.

Using Principles of Agile Leadership in a Frontier Hospital Electronic Health Record System Implementation.

The challenge of implementing a new electronic health record system in any hospital can be daunting. Doing so in a small frontier hospital with limited resources can be monumental. By incorporating fundamental leadership principles, including Agile leadership principles and committing to a set of values, Lincoln Health in Hugo, Colorado, achieved a successful implementation on an accelerated schedule.

Modeling the impact of financial hardship and age on self-rated health and depressive symptoms pre/post the great recession.

Stressful life events such as a recession, could be devastating on a macro and micro level. Although there have been a number of articles written examining the health effects of the recession, little is known about age differences in the relationship between financial stressors and health pre and post the 2008 recession. Using the Health and Retirement study, we investigated the relationship between two forms of financial hardships, mental and physical health among middle aged (N = 4403) and older adults) (N = 2709).

The price of mental well-being in later life: the role of financial hardship and debt.

Objective: This study investigated the associations between various financial hardship and debt indicators and mental health status among older adults.

Methods: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we considered the association between different forms of financial hardship and debt of those who were identified as having high levels of depressive symptoms ( = 7678) and anxiety ( = 8079). Financial hardship indicators: difficulty paying bills, food insecurity, and medication need; debt indicators: credit card and medical debt.

Support groups for Alzheimer's caregivers: Creating our own space in uncertain times.

Older men are often excluded from family caregiving research despite the steady increase in the number of husbands assuming primary caregiving roles. We explored perceptions of older, male caregivers' experiences with caring for a wife with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and examined what aspects of the support group were beneficial. Our qualitative research methods invited six caregivers ranging in age from 74 to 85 years to narratively construct their perspectives on caring for their wives with Alzheimer's Disease and benefits of participation in an all-male support group.