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Canadian Journal on Aging-revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement | 2008

Iconic Sign Comprehension in Older Adults: The Role of Cognitive Impairment and Text Enhancement.

Charles T. Scialfa; Pat Spadafora; Marianne Klein; Agata Lesnik; Lindsay Dial; Antje Heinrich

Bien comprendre les panneaux de signalisation est critique pour bien conduire aun véhicule, réagir aux avertissements, et s’orienter. Les aînés qui comprennent mal un panneau routier risquent davantage de subir un accident et de voir leur indépendance compromise. La présente étude visait à déterminer le degré de compréhension des pictogrammes par des aînés en bonne santé et des aînés souffrant de déficience. De plus, nous nous sommes demandé si l’ajout de texte aux pictogrammes permettrait aux aînés de les mieux comprendre. Lors de l’Expérience 1, nous avons demandé à des jeunes adultes, à des adultes plus âgés en bonne santé et aussi à des aînés souffrant de déficience cognitive à divers degrés, la signification de 65 panneaux routiers visant la conduite, les avertissements, et l’orientation. Les adultes plus âgés en bonne santé comprenaient bien la signalisation en général, mais avaient de la difficulté à déterminer ce que signifiait le panneau d’orientation. Les aînés souffrant de déficience cognitive comprenaient en général moins bien les panneaux routiers et en particulier les icônes d’orientation et les panneaux avec seulement un pictogramme. Au cours de l’Expérience 2, nous avons demandé à des aînés en bonne santé la signification de panneaux comportant seulement des icônes ou des icônes avec du texte. La compréhension était améliorée de façon importante lorsque le panneau comportait du texte. Ce travail a démontré que l’évaluation de la compréhension des panneaux de signalisation doit porter sur un vaste échantillon hétérogène d’adultes plus âgés dans l’échelle de capacités perceptuelles et cognitives représentées dans la population.In response to the contradictions appearing between, on the one hand, government promotion of family caregiving for elderly parents and, on the other, the rise of autonomist values (as documented in the literature), we surveyed a number of elderly people living with disabilities about the kind of assistance they would like to receive. The present qualitative, thematic analysis is based on the accounts given by 19 elderly people who receive assistance. The findings show that the position of elderly people with respect to their desire to receive (or not receive) substantial assistance from their family rests on a set of values, wishes, and/or fears – including, particularly, adherence to the value of autonomy, the desire to respect freedom (one’s own as well as that of others), adherence to norms of familial duty, attachment to one’s home, the value placed on solitude and privacy, and the degree of emotional closeness between the elderly and their children. Access to quality formal services also stands out as a factor enabling elderly people to actualize the desire for care which they elicited within the framework of this analysis.


Educational Gerontology | 2007

Aging Research Across Disciplines: A Student-Mentor Partnership Using the United Nations Principles for Older Persons

Kate Dupuis; Shanna Kousaie; W. Wittich; Pat Spadafora

A grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for training on communication and social interaction in healthy aging was used to support the collaboration of three students and one program mentor from various age-related backgrounds (e.g., vision, hearing, cognition, and social work) to develop a transdisciplinary and interinstitutional research program. The first project focused on integrating the United Nations Principles for Older Persons into a research agenda to gauge awareness of the principles in 100 seniors-related organizations in Ontario, Canada. The questionnaire elicited both quantitative and qualitative data related to the principles, and these data are discussed herein.


Multimodal Technologies and Interaction | 2017

Supporting Optimal Aging through the Innovative Use of Virtual Reality Technology

Sally Hughes; Kathryn Warren-Norton; Pat Spadafora; Lia Tsotsos


Archive | 2005

Older Adults Embracing Technology: Leave No One Behind

Susan Pratten; Lori Schindel Martn Dr.; Ellen Bouchard Ryan; Ann P. Anas; Pat Spadafora; Rebecca Hart


Archive | 2015

Suvien: Impact, Usability and Effectiveness

Steve Collins; Paul McDonald; Philip Caffery; Susan Pratten; Paulina Camino; Lia Tsotsos; Pat Spadafora


Archive | 2015

iAging: Optimizing Health, Design and Well Being for Older Adults Using Technology

Pat Spadafora; Lia Tsotsos


Archive | 2015

From the Lab to Student and Graduate Success: The Benefits of Developing Research Skills

Pat Spadafora; Lia Tsotsos; Paola Hernandez Soto


Archive | 2015

Impact of an 11-week Nordic Pole Walking Program on the Overall Feelings of Health, Wellbeing and Motivation in Older Adults

Ginger Quinn; Greg Bellamy; Paulina Camino; Lia Tsotsos; Pat Spadafora


Archive | 2014

Evaluating iPad Use in the Field for Social Service Worker Gerontology Students

Kathryn Warren-Norton; Nellie Sheppard; Pat Spadafora; Lia Tsotsos


Archive | 2014

The Driving Cognitive Training Centre (DCTC): Testing a Community-based Brain Training Model for Older Drivers

Marta Owsik; Paulina Camino; Frieda Fanni; Pat Spadafora; Lia Tsotsos

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University of British Columbia

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