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Quality of Life
Services
  • Analysis of existing data (Census, AHEAD, etc.) in regard to quality of life indicators by geographic region.
  • Survey and focus group research to identify methods for increasing meaningful activities in community and residential settings.
  • Understanding the relationship between shared life review and wisdom.
Journal Articles
(available from your library or the publisher)

    Kwak, J., Salmon, J.R., Acquaviva, K.D., Egan, K.,  & Brandt, K. (2007)  Benefits of training family caregivers on experiences of closure during end of life care.  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 33, 434-445.

    Polivka, L. & Salmon, J.R. (2003).  Autonomy and consumer-directed care.  In: J. Ronch & J. Goldfield (Eds.).  Mental wellness in aging: strengths-gased approaches (pp. 15-31). Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press.

    Salmon, J.R. and Polivka, L. (1998). Consumer views of quality of life in long-term care.  In R. Elsner (Ed.), Voices of Experience: Listening to Elders: Symposia from the 1998 Student Convention in Gerontology and Geriatrics (pp. 63-89).  Athens, GA: University of Georgia Gerontology Center.

    Salmon, J.R., Kwak, J., Acquaviva, K.D., Brandt, K., & Egan, K. (2005).  Transformative aspects of caregiving at life’s end.  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 29 , 121-129.

    Salmon, J.R., Kwak, J., Acquaviva, K.D., Egan, K., &  Brandt, K. (2005).  Validation of  the  Caregiving  at  Life’s End questionnaire.  American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 22, 188-194.

    Salmon, J.R., Albert, L.C., Zayac, H.M. & Polivka, L. (2007, Oct. 3).  Hillsborough County Aging Services Needs Assessment.  Tampa, FL: Center for Housing and Long-Term Care.

    Salmon, J.R.,  (2007, Sept. 11).  West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging Planning for an Aging Society Survey of the Population Age 40 and Older  Tampa, FL: Center for Housing and Long-Term Care.

    Zayac, H.M. and Salmon, J.R.,  (2007, Sept. 5).  West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging Population Characteristics and Projections for an Aging Society: 2000-2030.Tampa, FL: Center for Housing and Long-Term Care.
 
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