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Changing investment in activities and interests in elders' lives — theory and measurement
Author(s)	Kathryn Betts Adams
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 58, no 2, 2004
Pages	pp 87-108
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Activities of older people ; Engagement ; Attitude ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	The 30-item Change in Activity and Interest Index (CAII), was given to a sample of 327 outpatients aged 65-94. The CAII asks respondents to compare their level of investment (or their interest) in activities 10 years ago and now. Items with at least 30% decreased investment included: entertaining at home; concern with others' opinions; shopping and buying things; and attending social events with new people. Principle Components Analysis of the index resulted in four factors: active instrumental, social intellectual, spiritual concerns, and transcendence. The CAII appears to tap several dimensions of change in interests. The index gives geriatric mental health practitioners and researchers a tool to measure an aspect of social development that has been neglected in gerontology. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040809201 A
Classmark	G: DN: DP: 3J: 7T
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