Despite the reported benefits of intergenerational programming, relatively few empirical
studies have reported outcomes specific to older adult participants. We conducted a scoping …

Evidence-based intergenerational practices are sought by practitioners interested in the
potential value of intergenerational programs. These are often difficult to identify as …

In recent decades, global population ageing and the awareness of age-segregated policies
and practices with the undesirable consequences of widening intergenerational gaps …

Intergenerational practitioners have identified documentation of impact as the greatest
challenge. Intergenerational program outcomes are best understood when interpreted …

Social isolation and loneliness can create negative health outcomes for older adults.
Informed by social capital and intergroup contact theories, our goal was to reduce these …

As technology changes, it is becoming more common in education for students to acquire
knowledge from sources other than just their teachers. In the face of a diverse student …

Shared site intergenerational programs deliver ongoing services and shared programming
to youth and older adults in a single setting. With the potential to benefit youth, older adults …

Abstract Background and Objectives Intergenerational programs, those engaging youth and
adults of nonadjacent generations in shared programming for mutual benefit, are attracting …

This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of fictive kin interaction on the physical
health and psychological well-being of older adults living in a shared site nursing home in …

ABSTRACT A diverse intergenerational (IG) program, the Get WISE program, was
implemented at a long-term care facility with a nearby childcare center and a local university …