Engaging Communities, Advancing Research
The USC Roybal Institute maintains a regularly updated database of academic literature and relevant research reports that are published by its faculty. The online library is not intended to be exhaustive, but we hope it provides useful information for researchers, policy advocates, health service providers and others who wish to learn more about aging and diverse populations.
Please Note: Many online journals require registration and payment to access full-length versions of articles. Faculty, students and staff at universities and colleges can often access electronic journals through their online campus library network for free or at a minimal cost. Some public libraries also provide such access to its members. Please contact your public or university library for more information.
Findings from the study suggest distinctive patterns of changes for different dimensions of intergenerational instrumental support and their relationship with changes in perception of health over time in later life.
Results indicate that the Savvy Express intervention increases well-being and improves role management for care partners who provide care to a family member with dementia.
Researchers find that religiosity is characterized more by stability than by change; however, an important segment of the sample — about one in five — increased in their religiosity during this period.
Findings from the study suggest that higher dementia prevalence in ethnic minorities may be attributable to low education, especially among Hispanics, in addition to other risk factors.
Findings from the study showed no significant association between widowhood and cognitive function during a 4-year period, but engagement in mental activities moderated the impact of widowhood on cognitive function.
The study finds that older adults who remained retired showed significantly lower cognition than those who remained working, but this negative association between retirement and cognition was attenuated by greater engagement mental activities.
The policy brief discusses permanent supportive housing and how it is effective at ending chronic homelessness among aging homeless adults.
Researchers find that light therapy has a positive effect on geriatric non-seasonal depression.
The authors of the book chapter conclude that religion still forms a common thread that stretches across multiple generations in the family, although divorce serves as a significant mitigating factor.
