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Dr. Joanne Sobeck and Ms. Elizabeth Agius are conducting a clustered substance abuse prevention needs assessment with the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) Substance Abuse Prevention Services Division. The School of Social Work and the Center for Social Work Practice and Policy Research will provide training and technical assistance to promote the Strategic Prevention Framework. This work will encompass; assisting funded grant recipients in understanding community needs through data collection, assisting with the development of a plan to mobilize and build capacity to address regional priorities, providing training and technical assistance for the implementation of evidence-based prevention practices, policies and programs to address regional priorities within the community, and providing technical assistance on organizational development and program management.
Aging and End-of-Life
Preferences for surrogate decision-makers, informal communication, and advance directives among community-dwelling elderly PDF Print E-mail
Journal Article

Hopp, F. P. (2000). Preferences for surrogate decision-makers, informal communication, and advance directives among community-dwelling elderly: Results from a national study. The Gerontologist, 40(4), 449-457.

This study, drawing on a national representative sample of community-dwelling adults aged 70 and older from the second wave of the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) survey, addresses the need for greater information on advance care planning among older adults.

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Getting affairs in order influences of social support and religious coping on end-of-life planning PDF Print E-mail
Journal Article

Ai, A. L., Hopp, F. P., & Sherer, M. (2006). Getting affairs in order: Influences of social support and religious coping on end-of-life planning among open-heart surgery patients. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 2(1), 71-94.

Despite growing interest in end-of-life issues, little research has been done concerning end-of-life plans made by patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), a disease that constitutes the highest mortality in the United States. Even less information is available on patients who undergo major cardiac surgery, a life-altering procedure with some risk of death, in terms of their engagement in end-of-life planning (EOLP).

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Racial variations in end-of-life care PDF Print E-mail
Journal Article

Hopp, F. P. & Duffy, S. (2000). Racial variations in end-of-life care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48(6), 658-663.

Objectives: To identify differences in advanced care planning and end-of-life decision-making between whites and blacks aged 70 and older.

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Patterns and predictors of formal and informal care among elderly persons living in board and care homes PDF Print E-mail
Publication

Hopp, F. P. (1999). Patterns and predictors of formal and informal care among elderly persons living in board and care homes. The Gerontologist, 39(2), 167-176.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the patterns and predictors of formal and informal help among a sample of older persons living in board and care homes (N=617). Formal helpers such as facility staff, service agencies, and community organizations were the most common providers of assistance, particularly for activities of daily living (ADLs; e.g., bathing, dressing, toileting) that required close and continual proximity.

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