Abstract
The study examined the accounts of older adults and their adult children concerning the transition to the continuing care retirement community (CCRC) and the adjustment to it, using a life course perspective. Up to three waves of interviews, consisting of a total of 187 interviews with older adults and their adult children, were conducted between 6 months and 6 years from the transition to the CCRC. Thematic analysis was employed using comparisons across groups of interviewees (older adults and adult children) and waves of interviews (up to three waves) to identify core categories of meaning. Time perception was an organizing principle across interviews. Both older adults and their adult children perceived themselves as moving forward and backward in time following the transition to the CCRC and future expectations for deterioration. The study emphasizes the linked-lives of older adults and their adult children.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 267-288 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Gerontology |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
Funding
Liat Ayalon, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a professor at Bar Ilan University, School of Social Work. Her research concerns the following topics: ageism, formal and informal care to older adults, subjective aging experiences, and the treatment of older adults with mental illness. Her work is currently funded by the Israel Science Foundation (801/13). She is also the chair of a European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action on Ageism (IS1402) funded by the EU under Horizon 2020. The study was partially funded by the Israel Science Foundation and approved by the Helsinki committee of Maccabi Health Care Fund and by the ethics committee of the principal investigator’s university. All participants received
Funders | Funder number |
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Maccabi Health Care Fund | |
European Commission | |
Israel Science Foundation | 801/13, IS1402 |
Horizon 2020 |
Keywords
- adjustment
- change
- continuity
- long-term care
- time perception