OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Educational Gerontology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Improving the digital skills of older adults in a COVID-19 pandemic environment	29
In care and digitally savvy? Modern ICT use in long-term care institutions	25
Not good days for technophobes: older internet users during the COVID-19 pandemic	24
Creating supportive environments and enhancing personal perception to bridge the digital divide among older adults	20
Covid-19: U3A students’ report on the impacts of social isolation on physical and mental health and access to information about the virus during the pandemic	20
Mental health, resilience and HIV in older gay and bisexual men	18
Older people as users and non-users of a video conferencing service for promoting social connectedness and well-being – a case study from Finnish Lapland	16
Factors affecting information and communication technology use and eHealth literacy among older adults in the US and South Korea	16
Are older adults satisfied with their sexuality? Outcomes from a cross-cultural study	15
“I’m slowly ageing but I still have my value”: challenging ageism and empowering older persons through lifelong learning in Singapore	15
The effect of loneliness and perceived social support among older adults on their life satisfaction and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Older service users’ experiences of learning to use eHealth applications in sparsely populated healthcare settings in Northern Sweden and Finland	11
Active aging, psychological well-being and quality of life of elderly and pre-elderly Malaysians during movement control periods	11
Correlates of dementia-related anxiety: self-perceived dementia risk and ageism	11
College students’ perceptions of “old people” compared to “grandparents”	11
Older adults’ self-efficacy in computer use and the factors that impact their self-efficacy: a path analysis	10
Investigating older adults’ intention to learn health knowledge on social media	9
An analysis of socioemotional selectivity theory in the context of older adults’ use of Facebook	9
Teaching older adults: an instructional model from Singapore	8
Sharing Indigenous Knowledge through intergenerational digital storytelling: Design of a workshop engaging Elders and youth	8
Bringing older consumers onboard to online banking: a generational cohort comparison	8
The retirement experiences of women academics: a qualitative, descriptive study	7
Put your hands in mine: a metaphor analysis of family support in death anxiety and interment stress among Filipino older adults	7
Generation to generation: effects of intergenerational interactions on attitudes	6
Retirement lifestyle conceptualization and well-being in recent retirees	6

An interdisciplinary approach to enhancing health knowledge and cultural awareness with LGBT older adults	6
Assessment of health-care professionals’ knowledge and attitudes on sexuality and aging: an integrative review	6
People with dementia positioning themselves as learners	6
How do older adults process icons during a navigation task? Effects of aging, semantic distance, and text label	5
National identity of rural Chinese older adults: a hermeneutic phenomenological study	5
Understanding the use of digital finance among older internet users in urban China: Evidence from an online convenience sample	5
Promoting age-friendly organizational culture through lifelong learning programs in higher education: experience and insights from faculty	5
Ageing versus active aging: how old age is represented in children’s books	5
The participatory turn in Swedish ageing research: Productive interactions as learning and societal impact	5
Process and outcomes of telephone reassurance program training for older adult volunteers	4
Medical clowning’s contribution to the well-being of older adults in a residential home	4
Elder abuse’s correlation to health and resilience of older adults	4
Phenomenologizing Filipino custodial grandparents’ interment stress	4
Loneliness patterns and sleep problems after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: Findings from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)	4
Matters of HEARTS: health, experience of abuse, resilience, technology use, and safety of older adults	4
Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual aging simulation system	4
Development and validation of ageist myths in a psychotherapy questionnaire (AMPQ): professional ageism among psychology graduate students	4
Developing senior learners’ autonomy in language learning. An exploratory study of Hungarian adult educators’ support strategies	4
Barriers and supportive factors for older adults learning about and using information and communication technologies for healthy aging in Costa Rica	4
Lifelong learning activities for older adults: a scoping review	4
Acceptance of gamified virtual reality environments by older adults	4
Health promotion in early-stage dementia – user experiences from an educative intervention	4
Daily activities and psychological need satisfaction of elderly adults: the experience sampling method	4
“Because I could not stop for death”: phenomenologizing death anxiety among Filipino Older adults	4
Understanding getting and growing older from songs of yesteryears: a latent content analysis	4
Documented barriers to health care access among Latinx older adults: A scoping review	4
The Effect of a Health Belief Model-based Educational Intervention on the Determinants of Intention to Influenza Prevention Behaviors among the Older Adults	3
A meta-analytic review of the effects of intergenerational programs for youth and older adults	3
Yoga for seniors: understanding their beliefs and barriers to participation	3
Implementing intergenerational learning in a preschool: a case study from Taiwan	3
Supporting successful communities of practice for older adults: a qualitative secondary analysis	3
Effect of loneliness and sociodemographic, health, COVID-19 pandemic-related factors on depression among older adults	3
Postretirement work from a gender perspective: in-depth analysis of the Chilean case	3
Medical students’ help-seeking recommendations for a person with Alzheimer’s disease: relationships with knowledge and stigmatic beliefs	3
Attitudes, perceived competence, and social limitation among older adults with hearing problems	3
Correlation between socio-demographic factors and adoption and use of wearable activity trackers in online American older adults	3
Korean baby boomer retirees’ bridge employment experiences in community service jobs	3
What’s on your bucket list?Utility and importance of the retirement preferences of 40–70-year-old Filipino teachers using discrete choice estimation	3
Urgent call for health education to promote eHealth literacy in aging populations: a brief note	3
Older trans individuals’ experiences of health and social care and the views of healthcare and social care practitioners: ‘they hadn’t a clue’	3
Does mastering of abstract words decline with age?	3
Acute medical and surgical nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards ageing and older persons	3
Older adult volunteers in intergenerational programs in educational settings across the globe	3
“I was giving someone who didn’t have a voice a voice”: exploring qualitative mini-research projects as a tool to teach students about aging	3
Development of the ‘Museum Health and Social Care Service’ to promote the use of arts and cultural activities by health and social care professionals caring for older people	2
Healthy aging in Brazil: odyssey or strategy?	2
Role exit or transition? Continuity and change for retired faculty at a liberal arts Midwestern University	2
Beyond the tip of the iceberg: a qualitative sentiment analysis of YouTube viewers’ emotional valence toward older adults auditioning in worldwide Got Talent®	2
Benefits of chair-based home exercises for physical fitness, activities of daily living, and balance status in older adults with balance disorder	2
Retention in intergenerational exercise classes for older adults: a mixed-method research study	2

Learning and daily life integration: a qualitative analysis of the behaviors, characteristics, and logic of mobile learning among older adults	2
Synergizing geriatric research and education in an allied health profession with an older adult community advisory board: development and process outcomes	2
Putting educational gerontology principles to the test: a quantitative confirmation of the empowering benefits of liberal arts courses	2
Examining intergenerational family members’ creative activities during COVID-19 lockdown via manifest content analysis of YouTube and TikTok videos	2
Effects of a dementia dietary educational program on nutritional knowledge and healthy eating behavior of family caregivers	2
Improving expectations regarding aging in younger adults: a classroom study	2
The effect of expressive writing intervention and neutral task writing intervention on positive affect and meaning in life among late middle-aged and older adults	2
Evaluation of the music therapy program interventions on agitated behavior for people with dementia in Taiwan institutional care	2
A health promotion program for older adults (KABAN!): effects on health literacy, quality of life, and emotions	2
The effect of information and communications technology use on the well-being of older Hong Kong Chinese adults	2
Outpatient health service utilization and associated factors among Iranian older adults: based on Andersen’s behavioral model	2
Comparative effectiveness of intergenerational service-learning programs on student outcomes of knowledge, attitude, and ageism	2
Group fitness instruction for older adults: toward a substantive, grounded theory of age capital	2
Outlook in life of older adults and their health and community condition	2
VRCHIVE: experiences conducting an online workshop teaching intergenerational participants to create virtual reality films about their lives during the COVID pandemic	2
Information Communication Technology Use to Improve eHealth Literacy, Technophobia, and Social Connection among Community Dwelling Older Adults	2
Enhancing nursing home care for seniors: impact of a living classroom on nursing assistant’s education	2
Examination of behavioral intention toward E-learning: a case of University of the Third Age students	2
Teaching methods for senior learning courses in Taiwan: the importance of motivation, interaction, and integration	2
Psychometric evaluation of the healthy aging instrument in older adults	2
Intergenerational solidarity in triads of adult grandchild, parent, and grandparent: the positive view of elders, positive expectations towards the future and young-elders divide	2
Cross-sectional assessment of medical students willingness to care toward older people in Taiwan	2
Supportive interaction between formal caregivers and Deaf people with dementia	1
Supporting resident engagement via web-based assessment system: experience of activity professionals from long-term care settings	1
Suicide intervention among aging network providers	1
Developing a community-based art program for older adults that connects color and music	1
Merits of intergenerational interviews in attracting psychology students for aging-related work: a qualitative study	1
Policies and practices in educational gerontology in mainland China	1
Exploring the motivation of the older Chinese people learning English in China: A case study in a senior college in Guangdong	1
The role of human environmental well-being in predicting life satisfaction: focus on Hispanic and white older adults	1
The relationship between social inclusion and life satisfaction among Turkish older people	1
The portrayal of older persons in grade 3 primary school children’s textbooks in Zimbabwe	1
A cross-cultural examination of college students’ knowledge of aging and their experiences with older adults: China, Japan, and the United States	1
The impact of perceived stress on life satisfaction and moderating role of social support: a study in COVID-19 normalization process	1
Stereotyping Older Adults: How Labels and Perceived Age Influence Ratings	1
Aging through their eyes: college students’ attitudes toward older adults before and after nursing home observations	1
Can a course on aging with a service-learning component change students’ attitudes toward aging?	1
Intergenerational narratives and identity development: A qualitative exploration of Chinese college students	1
Co-designing alternative frames of ageing and experiences of challenging ageism in Australia	1
Perceptions of aging and wellness engagement among life plan community residents	1
Perception of the life esthetics among older adults	1
Effects of an age suit simulation on nursing students’ perspectives on providing care to older persons - an education intervention study	1
A tool for developing guidelines for institutional policy: a 60 indicator inventory for assessing the age-friendliness of a university	1
Home confinement during COVID-19 pandemic reduced physical activity but not health-related quality of life in previously active older women	1
Class management in Taiwan’s Active Aging Learning Centers: demonstration of the relationship, interaction, and harmony in ethnic Chinese societies	1
Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia: the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees	1
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age	1
Empathy and ageism among college students in non-medical institutions: the mediating role of empathy	1
After retirement what next? A survey of post-retirement resolutions of retiring university teachers in Ghana	1
Examination of university students’ attitudes towards older people: the case of social work education	1
College students’ experiences providing care for older family members	1
Investigation of health care needs, behaviors, and existing health conditions of individuals aged ≥ 65 during the pandemic	1
The positive effects of activity involvement on the subjective well-being of Chinese older adults: a moderated effects model	1
Older adults are healthier than many people expect: reducing anti-old attitudes	1
Measurement invariance of the self-care Scale for older people in Costa Rica and Spain	1
ICT volunteering as a protective factor for older adults: investigating motives of internet use, internet self-efficacy and perceived obsolescence	1
Intellectual giftedness in elderly people assessed by Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition: what specific features?	1
Service learning in an undergraduate adulthood and aging course: using life stories to connect students, content, and community	1
Depleted by dependence or imprisoned by independence? Cases of China’s aging in place	1
Older adults and digital inclusion	1
Understanding gerontalentology from the lens of older adults’ participation in got talent auditions (2015–2020): a manifest content analysis	1
Related factors to aging-career interest: ageism and self-efficacy in the context of a life-span development course	1
A study on the longitudinal reciprocal relationship between social capital and depression in the Korean older adults: application of an autoregressive cross-lagged model	1
Efficacy of a program to address older adults’ challenges of daily living after disasters	1
Barriers and facilitators of older adults’ usage of mobility devices: a scoping review	1
The importance of the university of the third age to improved mental health and healthy aging of community-dwelling older adults	1
How big is your container? The lebenswelt of affective containment among skipped generation Filipino grandparents with chronically ill grandchildren	1
The life satisfaction among older East Asian immigrants: sexual attitudes and knowledge	1
Everyday learning in later life through engagement in physical activity	1
Older adults’ technology anxiety as a barrier to digital inclusion: a scoping review	1
Effects of pervasive game on behavioral intention towards fitness among older adults in Henan: An empirical study	1
Initial validation of the Portuguese version of the EVE discrimination questionnaire (EVE-D): the level of perceived ageism by physicians in the Portuguese healthcare system	1
Positive aging: feasibility and acceptability of an eHealth ACT module for middle-aged and older adults	1
Active aging of older adults in rural area after participating in senior self-directed learning groups	1
Predictive power of retirement resources in retirement adjustment and quality of life among male retirees: a cross-sectional study in central Iran	1
Intergenerational relationships: do older adults experience ambivalence with their adult children?	1