Publications by authors named "Lindsay N Anderson"
Objectives: Caregivers (CGs) of older adults have unique and diverse needs for intervention. The present studies describe the characteristics of CGs and caregiving situations and how these relate to CG therapy utilization patterns in a community mental health setting.
Method: Study 1: Through chart review, the researchers explored service utilization patterns and identified preliminary typologies of Caregiver Family Therapy (CFT) clients, N = 23.
Objectives: Common-sense illness beliefs are important because they influence actions that people take to prevent and treat disease. This research (1) asked younger and older adults about their illness representations of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and (2) manipulated beliefs about AD preventability to determine causal relationships in the data.
Method: In Study 1, the beliefs of younger (age 18-38; n = 82) and older (age 58-89; n = 57) adults about the causes of and ways to prevent AD were compared.
Purpose: The conceptual model and implementation strategies for a university-private housing collaboration in a multilevel housing campus for older adults are described. The faculty and private developers viewed senior housing as an opportunity for people to downsize their space in order to upsize their lives within a community rich with resources to support their developmental needs.
Methods: A wellness program that includes assessments developed and performed by a multidisciplinary team provides the basis for the development of resources and interventions aimed at upsizing residents' lives.