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WHAT STORIES DO FILMS TELL ABOUT AGING?
Authors: Kivnick Helen Q , Vandenbosch Jim 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
With the aging of the worldwide population, films inevitably include an increasing number of stories about aging and its vicissitudes. Gerontologists acknowledge that aging (a process that is at once biological, social, and psychological) includes elements of decline, loss, and fear– along with opportunities for new learning and creativity, contributions, love, and satisfactions. However given mainstream society’s predominant demand for the status quo, we should not be surprised that films made for popular, commercial audiences tend to reflect self-reinforcing, negative stereotypes and defenses against them (e.g., denial; fantasy; melodrama). This symposium seeks to: 1) Name and illustrate this filmic process of reinforcing negative stereotypes and misconceptions; 2) Describe and illustrate two existing theories that. explain positive processes associated with healthy aging; 3) Identify and illustrate films that constitute positive alternatives to the status quo and, in so doing, open the door to films presenting realistic stories of the positive balancing of later-life Integrity with Despair. The first presenter will articulate and illustrate this filmic process of reinforcing negative stereotypes and misconceptions. Presenters #2 and 3 will describe and illustrate two existing theories that explain positive processes associated with healthy aging (Baltes & Baltes’ Selective Optimization and Compensation; Erikson’s Integrity & Despair). Presenter #1 will return to identify and illustrate films that constitute positive alternatives to the status quo and, in so doing, open the door to discussing films that present realistic stories of older adulthood’s complexities.
THE COURAGE TO EMBRACE OLD AGE
Authors: Vandenbosch Jim 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Most popular films and television programs reflect, and thereby reinforce, the common and entrenched cultural perception of aging as the “enemy” of vital living. Aging used to be kept at bay in popular films and TV programs through a stereotyping that allowed ridicule and avoidance. Today, such overt negative portrayals have begun to fall out of favor but are being replaced by a subtler form of ageism—that of “super-aging” where older adults who are seen as successfully holding onto their youthful ways are celebrated and held up as models of “successful” aging. This presentation will give an overview of how most popular films and television programs frame the experience of older adulthood, and will illustrate this with clips from such films. Then, in contrast, clips will be presented from films that present a more holistic and balanced view of elderhood.
THE S.O.C. MODEL OF AGING IN DOCUMENTARY FILMS: POSITIVE ADAPTATION TO AGE-RELATED LOSS IN THEORY AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Authors: Scheidt Rick 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
There is overwhelming evidence that “pop culture” depictions of age-related losses are primarily negative, ignoring positive adaptive experiences associated with the second half of life. Unfortunately, film as an entertainment medium often creates and reinforces this negative status quo. This presentation describes the usefulness of the Baltes and Baltes S.O.C. Model for offsetting losses – via narrowing and revision of goal priorities (Selection), locating and enhancing resources to achieve positive outcomes (Optimization), and using these to increase one’s personal limits and reserve capacities (Compensation). In addition, positive “S.O.C. Solutions” (Spiehs, 2018) are illustrated for everyday loss scenarios within four new documentary films. These include positive adaptations to four loss domains – personal autonomy (driving), physical capacity (sexual responsiveness), psychological well-being (loneliness and belonging), and environmental destruction (place dependency). Annotated sources will be made available.
THE DO IT MYSELF VILLAGE: BUILDING A VILLAGE-LIKE SUPPORT SYSTEM WITHOUT A VILLAGE
Authors: Glicksman Allen , Ring Lauren , Graham Carrie 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Villages provide members with a wide range of support including socialization, vetted vendors and other services that assist the elder to age in place. While not every Village offers the same types of support many older adults join Villages to gain benefits they may have lost (such as an informal support network) or ones they cannot find (such as identifying reliable providers of home repair). However, Villages are not available everywhere and there are barriers to Village membership, especially cost. Do older adults without access to a Village simply “do without” or do some of them create the same type of support system on their own? This presentation, using data collected in focus groups and individual interviews for a study of aging in community will describe the ways in which older adults have fashioned their own set of services and socialization opportunities to achieve the same goals as Village membership.
RACIAL-ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN NURSING HOME QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA RESIDENTS
Authors: Shippee Tetyana P , Jarosek Stephanie , Qin Xuanzi , Woodhouse Mark 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Nursing homes (NHs) are often racially segregated, and minority residents admitted to NHs usually have more advanced stages of dementia at the time of admission than their white counterparts, with different care needs. Previous work has shown that racial disparities in NH quality of life (QoL) were partially due to different case mix of white and minority residents; it is unclear if disparities persist when comparing residents with similar ADRD diagnoses. The 2011-2015 Minnesota Resident Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Care Survey data contain in-person resident responses from a random sample of residents of all Medicare/Medicaid certified NHs in the state, about 40% of whom have AD/ADRD. These data were linked to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and facility characteristics data. The population consists of 25,039 White, 580 Black, 94 Hispanic, 229 Native Americans, and 99 Asian/Pacific Islander NH residents with ADRD residing in 376 NHs. Racial/ethnic minority residents reported significantly lower QoL scores compared to their white counterparts, with the largest disparities in the food and relationships domains. We adjusted for resident (age, marital status, education, sex, length of stay, anxiety/mood disorder, activities of daily living scores) and facility characteristics (proportion of minority residents, ownership, urban vs rural, size, and occupancy ratio) using a multivariate random intercept model. After adjustment, significant differences remained in total QoL score and several QoL domains for Black, Asian and Hispanic residents (no significant differences for Native American residents). Practice guidelines should consider different care needs of racial/ethnic minority NH residents with ADRD.
APPLYING MIXED-METHODS APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF SOCIAL TIES IN LATER LIFE
Authors: Suitor J Jill , Gilligan Megan 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This symposium brings together a diverse set of studies applying mixed-methods approaches, with an emphasis on illustrating the ways in which such designs can provide greater understanding of interpersonal processes in the middle and later years. The papers span a wide range of relational contexts, including ties between parents and adult children, grandparents and grandchildren, and couples in gay, lesbian, heterosexual partnerships. They illustrate a variety of ways to combine quantitative and qualitative data collecting using surveys, in-depth interviews, timeline data, and technological devices. In the first paper, Silverstein and Bengtson present a study of continuity, change, and conflict across the generations regarding religion. The next two papers explore the impact of social relations on well-being. Fingerman and colleagues report findings from a study of social engagement and sedentary activities; and Suitor and colleagues investigate gender differences in the effects of mothers’ favoritism on adult children’s depressive symptoms. The final two papers focus on couples’ experiences when facing potentially demanding and/or challenging life circumstances. Thomeer and colleagues present findings from a study of same-sex couples in the context of marriage and parenthood; and Umberson and colleagues shed light on marital dynamics in same-sex and different-sex couples when one partner experiences psychological distress. This diverse set of studies provides a rich overview of the ways in which mixed-methods approaches can shed more light on patterns and consequences of relationships in adulthood than could be learned using single-method designs.
CHANGES IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL COSTS OF MATERNAL FAVORITISM FOR DAUGHTERS AND SONS AS MOTHERS AGE
Authors: Suitor J Jill , Gilligan Megan , Rurka Marissa , Hou Yifei , Stepniak Catherine 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Life course perspectives suggest that the consequences of being mothers’ favorite children will vary, depending on the expectations associated with that status at different points in mothers’ lives. We propose that maternal favoritism predicts depressive symptoms only when mothers are older and at greater risk of facing losses for which favored children perceive they should provide additional emotional support. To address this question we used mixed-methods panel data collected from 479 adult children as part of the Within-Family Differences Study. Multi-level regression analyses revealed that perceiving oneself as the child most emotionally close to the mother did not predict depressive symptoms for daughters or sons at T1, but was a predictor of daughters’ depressive symptoms at T2. Qualitative analyses revealed that by T2, favored daughters had begun perceiving themselves as emotional caregivers when mothers faced age-related losses, whereas favored sons did not hold these role perceptions at either wave.
PARENTHOOD AND MARRIAGE WITHIN SAME-SEX COUPLES: AN ANALYSIS USING SURVEY, TIMELINE, AND IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW DATA
Authors: Thomeer Mieke , LeBlanc Allen J , Frost David M 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
In this study, the authors analyze data from Project SHARe, a mixed-methods study of same-sex couples in two cities, Atlanta and San Francisco. This study considers both past experiences of parenthood and marriage among same-sex couples, as well as what same-sex couples anticipate will occur regarding their own future experiences of parenthood and marriage, based on analysis of survey responses, timeline data, and in-depth interviews.
HOW LONELY AND ISOLATED ARE OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS: A DYADIC ANALYSIS
Authors: Victor Christina , Rippon Isla , Martyr Anthony , Mathews Fiona , Clare Linda 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Studies of loneliness and isolation have rarely explored is how these experiences are reported within couples or the wider households. The IDEAL study has collected details of loneliness, as measured by the de Jong Gierveld (DJG) scale (range 0-6) and a single-item self-report measure, and isolation, using the six-item Lubben social network scale (range 0-30) from both people with dementia and carers. Loneliness is classified into three groups: not lonely (score 0-2), moderately lonely (3-4) and severely lonely (5+) and isolation into two: not isolated (score of 13+) or isolated (12 or less). Of the 1547 people with dementia and 1283 carers interviewed at baseline we have 1089 dyads who provided complete data on loneliness and 1204 for social isolation. Loneliness ratings are congruent between 43.1% of dyads and for 67.8% for isolation highlighting the subjective evaluative nature of loneliness as compared with more objectively measured isolation.
COGNITIVE DECLINE ENHANCES VULNERABILITY TO ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF MOBILITY
Authors: Rosso Andrea , Clarke Philippa , Studenski Stephanie L , Rosano Caterina L 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Neighborhood and residential characteristics can potentially influence mobility of older adults but associations may differ based on cognitive function. We tested whether neighborhood and residential characteristics derived from audits of Google Streetview images were related to 4-year incident mobility disability and whether these associations differed by cognitive trajectories (maintainer vs decliner over 14 years). In 260 participants from the Health ABC (mean age=81.8 years, 57% female, 39% black), Cox proportional hazard models tested associations stratified by cognitive trajectory, adjusted for demographics. Mixed compared to residential land use was associated with greater risk of mobility disability among cognitive decliners (HR=1.27, 95% CI: 1.05-1.54) but not cognitive maintainers (HR=1.07, 95% CI: 0.90-1.28). Presence of slopes near the home and having a ramp at the home entrance were associated with lower mobility disability risk, again in decliners only. Lower cognitive function may increase vulnerability to poorer neighborhood and residential characteristics for mobility outcomes.
NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND GRAY MATTER VOLUME IN OLDER ADULTS
Authors: Godina Sara L , Rosano Caterina , Gianaros Peter J , Aizenstein Howard J , Carlson Michelle C , Clarke Philippa , Rosso Andrea L 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Lower neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES) is associated with poorer cognitive function; underlying neural correlates are unknown. Cross-sectional associations of nSES (six census-derived measures of income, education, and occupation) and gray matter volume (GMV) of eight memory-related regions (hippocampus, middle frontal gyrus, amygdala, insula, parahippocampal gyrus, anterior, middle, and posterior cingulum) were examined in 264 community-dwelling older adults (mean age=83, 56.82% female, 39.02% black). In linear mixed effects models adjusted for total brain atrophy and accounting for geographic clustering, higher nSES was associated with greater GMV of the left hippocampus, left posterior cingulum, and bilateral insula, middle frontal, and parahippocampal gyri. nSES remained associated with GMV of the right insula (β= -32.26, p=0.026, 95%CI: -60.66, -3.86) after adjusting for individual level age, gender, race, income, and education. The nSES and cognitive function association may not be due to gray matter volume differences; other behavioral and biological mediators should be explored.
ESPO/SOCIAL RESEARCH, POLICY, AND PRACTICE: CHOT: AN INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC MODEL TO IMPROVE HEALTH
Authors: Lord Justin C , Waldron Danielle 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This proposed symposium will bring together a diverse panel of emerging and established academics, as well as, industry leaders to speak about the power of collaboration. As the delivery of health care in the field of gerontology becomes increasingly complex – researchers and practitioners will have to find new ways to address these challenges. One potential solution is to become more interdisciplinary and collaborative in our approach. This symposium will bring together academic and industry leaders from the National Science Foundation’s Centers for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT) to share with our membership an industry-academic partnership model that has benefited industry-focused research across more than 50 disciplines. As the ESPO representatives for the SRPP division, we believe that our membership would benefit from a symposium of this nature. This symposium would also reflect this year’s conference is “Harnessing the Power of Networks.” The SRPP section has the strongest commitment to practice and research on practice such as ways to improve the delivery of services to an increasingly diverse older population. A model of industry partnership holds tremendous value for all those involved; however, it is incredibly valuable for junior researchers who are just beginning their careers. The CHOT model provides opportunities and funding for researchers to develop collaborative relationships; engage in research; access new sources of data; disseminate findings directly to a broader audience, and have the ability to address some of health care’s wicked problems.
CHOT INDUSTRY PARTNER
Authors: Cochran Kenneth 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The third speaker will be the industry partner representative, Kenneth Cochran, President and CEO of Opelousas General Health System. Here we will hear from industry partners about what drew them to this program of inter-collaboration; the benefits they have received, and what was required of them to participate. This will be helpful as it will provide an opportunity to have a first-hand account about the value that practitioners find in this program as it relates to testing interventions, developing new systems, and improving financial performance and/or quality. Kenneth will speak to a particular project at Opelousas and describe entire process. Kenneth will highlight the challenges and opportunities that come from partnering with an academic institution. Also, how CHOT brings together industry partners who are facing the same challenges and how they learn and adopt best practices from each other. This should further illustrate the value that academic/industry collaboration can bring.
LIVING ALONE WITH DEMENTIA: FINDINGS FROM THE IDEAL COHORT
Authors: Clare Linda , Clare Linda , Martyr Anthony , Quinn Catherine , Victor Christina , Matthews Fiona 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
We aimed to better understand the profile of people living alone with mild-to-moderate dementia in the UK and to identify any systematic differences between those living alone and those living with others. We analysed cross-sectional data from 1541 people with mild-to-moderate dementia participating in the IDEAL cohort at the first wave of assessment. There were 285 participants (18.5%) living alone and 1256 (81.5%) living with others, usually a spouse/partner. Among those living alone, 145 (50.9%) had no care partner participating in the study, and 56 (19%) had received no help from a relative or friend in the past week. People living alone were older on average than those living with others, reported fewer functional difficulties, had slightly smaller social networks, engaged in fewer cultural activities, and experienced slightly more loneliness. People living alone had lower satisfaction with life scores, but quality of life scores did not differ between the groups.
CORRECTING GLUTATHIONE DEFICIENCY AND MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION IN OLDER HUMANS: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Authors: Sekhar Rajagopal V , Kumar Premranjan , Hsu Jean W , Suliburk James , Taffet George E , Minard Charles G , Jahoor Farook , Liu Chun 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Aging is associated with impaired mitochondrial fatty-acid oxidation (MFO) due to unknown mechanisms, and interventions are lacking. We hypothesized that impaired MFO in aging occurs due to Glutathione-deficiency and tested this in a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind clinical-trial in 24 older-humans (71.1y) and 12 young-controls (25.5y) using calorimetry, muscle-biopsy and tracer-protocols. Older-humans received either GlyNAC (Glycine 1.33mmol/kg/d and N-acetylcysteine 0.83mmol/kg/d as Glutathione precursors) or isonitrogenous-placebo for 16-weeks; young-controls received GlyNAC for 2-weeks. Compared to young-controls, older humans had significantly lower Glutathione, impaired MFO, lower gait-speed and physical-function, and higher oxidative-stress, inflammation and insulin-resistance. GlyNAC supplementation in older-humans significantly improved and restored MFO; increased gait-speed (19%,) and physical-function; and decreased oxidative-stress (TBARS 80%), inflammation (IL-6 83%; TNF-alpha 58%), and insulin-resistance (HOMA-IR 68%), but young-controls were unaffected. These data provide proof-of-concept that GlyNAC supplementation could improve the health of older-humans by correcting Glutathione-deficiency and mitochondrial-defects to improve gait-speed, oxidative-stress, inflammation and insulin-resistance.
THE SOCIOCULTURAL MODEL OF CREATIVITY: HOW IT CAN EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MULTIPLE FORMS OF LATE-LIFE CREATIVITY
Authors: Adams-Price Carolyn E 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Creativity in later life comes in many forms, ranging from everyday creativity to genius-level creativity, and including both newly learned creative activities and life-long creative hobbies. Previous psychosocial models of creativity have had limited utility in explaining the significance of late life creativity. Glaveanu’s sociocultural model has not been previously applied to older adults, but its inclusiveness makes it supremely useful for describing the range of creative activities and products in context. Creativity, according to Glaveanu, involves five interconnected components: actors, actions, artifacts, audiences, and affordances, which can be used to describe many different points along continuum of creative activities. The sociocultural model recognizes the value of different levels of creativity, including culturally-specific crafts, practice and learning new skills, the role of large and small audiences for creativity, and the connection of creativity and community. Glaveanu’s model will be discussed in the context of Erikson’s theory of late life development.
PREVALENCE OF LONELINESS AND ISOLATION AMONG PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS
Authors: Rippon Isla , Quinn Catherine , Martyr Anthony , Victor Christina , Mathews Fiona , Clare Linda 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
People with dementia and carers may be vulnerable to loneliness and isolation. The IDEAL study includes two loneliness measures: 6 item de Jong Gierveld (DJG) scale (range 0-6) and a single-item self-report measure and the six-item Lubben social network scale (range 0-30). Full data are available for 1533 people with dementia for self-rated loneliness and for 1455 for the DJG scale and 1232 and 1195 carers respectively. For isolation complete data are available for 1489 people with dementia and 1252 carers. The prevalence of severe loneliness for people with dementia were 10% (self-rated) and 5% (DJG score 5+), approximately the population norm, and 15% and 18% respectively for carers. Most people with dementia or carers did not rate themselves as lonely ((79% and 71%) compared with 65% and 39% using the DJG scale. One third, 35%, of people with dementia were at risk of isolation compared with 18% of carers.
CUMULATIVE DIS/ADVANTAGE IN HEALTH AS AN INTERGENERATIONAL PROCESS
Authors: Shuey Kim 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Empirical applications of cumulative dis/advantage primarily focus on accumulative processes within an individual life course as a mechanism generating growing intracohort inequality with age. However, adult health reflects the accumulation of exposures to advantages and disadvantages across the individual life course as well as the transmission of resources and practices across generations within one’s family of origin, which forms the foundation from which children are launched and inequality is reproduced. In analyses using two panel studies (PSID and Add Health), we integrate literature on the early-life origins of health with the concept of linked lives and the intergenerational transmission of resources to examine the relationship between parents’ health and the health of their children in adulthood. Results indicate an intergenerational persistence in health and demonstrate the importance of looking beyond the individual life course to better understand cumulative dis/advantage in health as a process operating across generations within families.