Center on Aging, Publications
April 2004
The staff and students at the Center on Aging, Office of Public Health
Studies, JABSOM, are involved in a number of research and training projects in
three major areas of emphasis: 1) Asian and Pacific Islander aging; 2) Cancer; 3)
end-of-life issues; and 4) developing and testing educational materials and
strategies. Publications from 1995 include:
1) Asian and
Pacific Islander Aging
Browne, C., Braun, K, & Arnsberger, P. (in press). Filipinas as residential long-term care providers: The role of culture, gender, and immigrant status. Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
Braun, K., Yee, B., Mokuau, N., & Browne, C. (2004). Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander elders. In closing the gap: A report on minority aging (pp 47-59). Washington, DC: Gerontological Society of America.
Braun, K., & Karel, H.S. (2002). Adapting a standardized assessment measure to fit a unique community: The home care satisfaction measure in Hawaii. Generations. 26(3):68-69.
Cheang, M. (2002). Older adults' frequent visits to a fast food restaurant: Non-obligatory social interaction and the significance of playing in a "third place". Journal of Aging Studies. 16/3:303-321.
Browne, C., & Braun, K. (2001). When a geriatric case management program closes: Impact as perceived by frail elders and family caregivers. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 20:338-355.
Cheang, M. & Braun, K. (2001). Seniors as assets: A statewide survey. Honolulu, University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Braun, K., & Browne, C. (2000). Perceptions of dementia, caregiving, and help seeking among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. In S. M. Keigher, A. E. Fortune, & S. L. Witkin (Eds.), Aging and social work: The changing landscape (pp.175-191). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Karel, H., Braun, K., & Tanji, V. (2000). Baby boomers data: Hawaii 2000. Honolulu, HI: Executive Office on Aging.
Mokuau, N., Browne, C., & Braun, K. L. (1998). Na Kupuna in Hawaii: A review of social and health status, service use, and the importance of value-based interventions. Pacific Health Dialog. 5:282-289.
McLaughlin, L., & Braun, K. (1998). Asian and Pacific Islander values: Considerations for healthcare decision-making. Health and Social Work. 23:116-126. Also published in Ewalt et al. (Eds.) Multicultural issues in social work, Volume II (pp. 321-336). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Braun, K., & Browne, C. (1998). Perceptions of dementia, caregiving and help seeking among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Health and Social Work. 23:262-274.
Braun, K., & Browne, C. (1998). Cultural values and caregiving patterns among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. In D. Redburn & R. McNamara (Eds.) Social Gerontology (pp. 155-181). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Braun, K., Yang, H., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1997). Asian and Pacific Islander mortality differences in Hawaii. Social Biology. 44(3-4):213-226.
Braun, K., Mokuau, N., & Tsark, J. (1997). Cultural themes in health, illness, and rehabilitation among Native Hawaiians. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 12(3):19-37.
Browne, C., & Braun, K. (1997). What happens to frail elders and their family caregivers when a case management program closes? Honolulu, HI: School of Social Work and Center on Aging, University of Hawaii.
Koseki, L. (1996). A study of utilization and satisfaction: Implications for cultural design in aging services. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 8(1):59-75.
Braun, K., Takamura, J., & Mougeot, T. (1996). Perceptions of dementia, caregiving, and helpseeking among recent Vietnamese immigrants. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 11(3):213-228.
Braun, K., Yang, H., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1996). Life and death in Hawaii: Ethnic variations in mortality and life expectancy. Hawaii Medical Journal. 55(12):278-283, 302.
Yang, H., Braun, K., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1996). Life expectancy in the State of Hawaii: 1980 and 1990. Office of Health Status Monitoring, R & S Report, Issue No. 63. Honolulu: Hawaii Department of Health.
Braun, K., Yang, H., Look, M., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1996). Age-specific Native Hawaiian mortality rates: A comparison of full, part, and non-Hawaiians. Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health. 4(4):352-362.
Braun, K., Look, M., Yang, H., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1996). Native Hawaiian mortality in 1980 and 1990 in the State of Hawaii. American Journal of Public Health. 86(6):888-889.
Braun, K., Look, M., & Tsark, J. (1995). High Native Hawaiian mortality rates: Hawaiian physicians respond. Hawaii Medical Journal. 54(9):723-729.
Look, M., & Braun, K. (1995). A mortality study of the Hawaiian people: 1910-1990. Honolulu: The Queen's Health System.
2) Cancer
Fong, M., Braun, K., & Chang, R.M. (in press). Native Hawaiian preferences for informed consent and disclosure of results from research using stored biological specimens. Pacific Health Dialog.
Fujita, R., Braun, K., & Hughes, C. (in press). The traditional Hawaiian diet: A review of the literature. Pacific Health Dialog.
Kaanoi, M., Braun, K., Gotay, C., & Fong, M. (in press). Primary care physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cancer screening and prevention-oriented clinical trials. Pacific Health Dialog.
Fong, M., Braun, K., & Tsark, J. (2003). Improving Native Hawaiian health through community-based participatory research. Californian Journal of Health promotion. 1:125-130.
Fujita, R., Braun, K., & Hughes, C. (2003). Improving Native Hawaiian health, fitness, and diet: Expanding on lessons learned. Prepared for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Braun, K., Tsark, J., Santos, L., Abrigo, L. (2003). Imi Hale: Native Hawaiian cancer awareness, research, and training network: Second-year status report. Asian American Pacific Islander Journal of Health. 10(1):4-16.
Braun, K., Mokuau, N., Hunt, G.H., Kaanoi, M., & Gotay, C., (2002). Supports and obstacles to cancer survival for Hawaii's native people. Cancer Practice. 10(4)192-200.
Kaanoi, M., Braun, K., Gotay, C., & Abrigo, L. (2002). Hawaii physician knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cancer clinical trials. Hawaii Medical Journal.61:90-94.
Tsark, J., & Braun, K. (2001). Ten-year changes in breast cancer knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Native Hawaiian women. Pacific Health Dialog. 8(2):280-289.
Santos, L. A., Mokuau, N., Abrigo, L., Braun, K., Mackura, G., Tsark, J. U., & Kuhaulua, R. (2001). Imi Hale: A model of community engagement in cancer awareness, training, and research with Native Hawaiians. Pacific Health Dialog. 8(2):436-445.
3) End-of-Life Issues
Karel, H., Zir, A., & Braun, K. (2003). Knowledge, Practice, and Attitudes Toward End-of-Life Issues among Adults in Hawaii. Californian Journal of Health Promotion. 1(Special Issue): 125-130
Bertao, C., Kayashima, R., & Braun, K. (2003). Perceptions of a required hospice rotation: A comparison of first- and fourth-year students. Hawaii Medical Journal. 62:100-103.
Braun, K.(2003). Death with dignity: Older adulthood. In T.P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion (pp. 378-384). New York, NY: Kuwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Braun, K. (2002). An evaluation of Kokua Mau, Hawaii's coalition to improve end-of-life care in Hawaii. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Zir, A., & Braun, K. (2002). The complete life. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Koijane, J., Braun, K., & Crocker, J. (2001). End-of-life care: An aging network issue advocacy guide & resource kit. Honolulu, HI: Executive Office on Aging.
Braun, K., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (2001). Advance directive completion rates and end-of-life preferences in Hawaii. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 49:1708-1713.
Braun, K., Tanji, V., & Heck R. (2001). Support for physician-assisted suicide: Exploring the impact of ethnicity and attitudes toward planning for death. The Gerontologist. 41:51-60.
Braun, K., & Zir, A. (2001). Roles for the church in improving end-of- life care: Perceptions of Christian clergy and laity. Death Studies. 25:685-704.
Kayashima, R., & Braun, K. (2001). Barriers to good end-of-life care: A physician survey. Hawaii Medical Journal. 60:40-44, 47.
Braun, K., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (2000). End-of-life preferences in Hawaii. Hawaii Medical Journal. 59:440-446.
Zir, A., & Braun, K. (2000). Care of the dying. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Zir, A., & Braun, K. (2000). Care of the bereaved. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Braun, K. L., Pietsch, J. H., & Blanchette, P. L. (Eds). (2000). Cultural issues in end-of-life decision making. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Braun, K., Pietsch, J., & Blanchette, P. (2000). An introduction to culture and its influence on end-of-life decision making. In K. L. Braun, J. H. Pietsch, & P. L. Blanchette (Eds.) Cultural issues in end-of-life decision making (pp. 1-9). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Pietsch, J. H., & Braun, K. L. (2000). Autonomy, advance directives, and the patient self-determination act. In K. L. Braun, J. H. Pietsch, & P. L. Blanchette (Eds.) Cultural issues in end-of-life decision making (pp. 37-54). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Talamantes, M., Gomez, C., & Braun, K. L.(2000). Advance directives and end-of-life care: The Hispanic perspective. In K. L. Braun, J. H. Pietsch, & P. L. Blanchette (Eds.) Cultural issues in end-of-life decision making (pp. 83-100). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Koch, T., Braun, K. L., & Pietsch, J. H. (2000). Multicultural perspectives in bioethics: End-of-life decision making. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 9:123-128.
Smith, S. J., & Smith, D. H. (1999). Evaluating Chinese hospice care. Health Communication, 11:223-235.
Braun, K. L., & Kayashima, R. (1999). Death education in churches and temples: Engaging religious leaders in the development of educational strategies. Brian DeVries (Ed.), End of life issues: Interdisciplinary and multidimensional perspectives (pp. 319-335). New York: Springer.
Koch, T., Braun, K. L., & Pietsch, J. H. (1999). Social necessity, individual rights, and the needs of the fragile: Euthanasia as an option in end-of-life decision making. Journal of Ethics, Law, and Aging. 5:17-28.
Braun, K. (1998). Do Hawaii residents support physician-assisted death: A comparison of five ethnic groups. Hawaii Medical Journal. 57:529-534.
Braun, K. (1998). Surveying community attitudes towards end-of-life decision making. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Braun, K.L., & Nichols, R. (1997). Death and dying in four Asian cultures: A descriptive study. Death Studies. 21:327-359.
Kayashima, R., & Braun, K. (1997). End-of-life choices and the ministry of caregiving: A handbook of educational activities & resources for churches/temples. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Options at the end of life. (1997). A brochure developed for the Executive Office on Aging and the Ad Hoc Committee on Living and Dying with Dignity.
Braun, K., & Nichols, R. (1996). Cultural issues in death and dying. Hawaii Medical Journal. 55(12): 260-264.
Nichols, R., & Braun, K. (1996). Death and dying in five Asian and Pacific Islander cultures: A preliminary study. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
4) Developing and Testing Educational Materials and Strategies.
Braun, K., & Cheang, M. (in press). Increasing knowledge, skills, and empathy among direct care workers: A preliminary study of an active learning model. The Gerontologist.
Braun, K., McBride, M., & Johnson, A. (2004). Distance education. In AGHE brief bibliography: A selective annotated bibliography for gerontology instruction [CD-rom]. Washington, DC:Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Braun, K., Ichiho, H., Kuhaulua, R., Aitaoto, N., Tsark, J., Spegal, R., & Lamb, B. (2003). Empowerment through community building: Diabetes Today in the Pacific. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 9 (Suppl): S19-S25.
Cheang, M. & Braun, K.(2003). Paraprofessionals in Aging Program. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Browne, C., Braun, K., Mokuau, N., & McLaughlin, L. (2002). Developing a multi-site project in geriatric/gerontological education with emphases in interdisciplinary practice and cultural competence. The Gerontologist. 42: 698-704.
Braun, K., Kuhaulua, R., Ichiho, H., & Aitaoto, N. (2002). Listening to the community: A first step in adapting Diabetes Today to the Pacific. Pacific Health Dialog. 9(2): 150-157.
Braun, K. & Cheang, M. (2002). Growing old in a new age: Study guide (4th Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Braun, K., & Cheang, M. (2002). Growing old in a new age: Faculty guide (4th Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Braun, K., & McBride, M. (2002). Distance education: A brief bibliography. Washington, DC: Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Braun, K., Dubanoski, J., Smith, S. J., & Kiyak, A., (2000). Distance education in the 21st century: Creating person-environment fit. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. 21:15-38.
Braun, K., & Karel, H. (2000). Hawaii adapts a standardized assessment measure to fit its unique community. Diversity Currents. 3(2), 4.
Perkinson, M., & Braun, K. L. (Co-editors). (2000). Teaching students about research. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
Bogard, A., Braun, K., & Tsark, J. (2000). Partnering with the community to teach research. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics. 17:41-54.
Mosimaneotsile, B., Braun, K., & Tokishi, C. (2000). Stroke patient outcomes: Does an integrated delivery model of care make a difference? Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics. 17:67-82.
Suzuki, K., & Lockhart, G. (2000). Assessing satisfaction with a wheelchair seating clinic. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics. 17:55-66.
Pacific Diabetes Today Resource Center Team (1999). Community assessment guide. Honolulu, HI: Papa Ola Lokahi.
Smith, D. H., & Smith, S. J. (1999). Chinese elders' communication about medicine. Health Communication, 11:237-248.
Dubanoski, J., Goodman, R., Braun, K., Roberts, E., & Lenzer, A. (1999). Growing old in a new age: National and international evaluation of a gerontology telecourse. Educational Gerontology. 25:723-740.
Braun, K. (1999). Growing old in a new age: Study guide (3rd Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Braun, K. (1999). Growing old in a new age: Faculty guide (3rd Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Smith, S. J., & Kinkley, L. (1999). Suc Khoe Va Dinh Duong Cho Tuoi Cao Nien. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, School of Public Health, Center on Aging.
Smith, S. J., & Asuncion, D. (1999). Agbalin a Nasalun-at Ken Nasaririt. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, School of Public Health, Center on Aging.
Braun, K., Roberts, E., Dubanoski, J., Goodman, R., & Lenzer, A. (1998). Evaluating a telecourse on aging. Educational Gerontology. 24:141-157.
Skin cancer prevention public service announcements. (1998). Four 30-second television PSAs promoting skin cancer prevention, two of which won 1998 Aesculapius Awards from the Health Improvement Institute. Developed for the Department of Health.
Gross, A., Gerum, S., & Levin, P. (1998). Laau Lapaau. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Pablo, S., & Braun, K. (1997). Perceptions of elder abuse and neglect and help-seeking patterns among Filipino and Korean elderly women in Honolulu. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. 9(2):63-76.
Anti-Fraud TV PSAs. (1997). Developed under contract with the Executive Office on Aging.
Braun, K., Suzuki, K., Cusick, E., Howard, K. (1997). Development and testing training materials on elder abuse and neglect for nurse aides. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. 9(1):1-15.
Yatabe, S., Koseki, L., & Braun, K. (1996). Asian and Pacific Island elders: An educational training module. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Braun, K., & Yatabe, S. (1996). Enhancement of gerontology training and education with emphasis on Asian and Pacific Island populations: Final report. Honolulu, University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Braun, K. (1996). Growing old in a new age: Study guide (2nd Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Braun, K. (1996). Growing old in a new age: Faculty guide (2nd Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Gross, A. (1996). Hoola hou: Self care manual for Native Hawaiians. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Who's abusing who. (1996). Training materials for paraprofessional elder care workers in Hawaii including a 12-minute video drama and a booklet with training outlines.
Burgess, F. C., & Ikehara, J. (1996). Be akamai, communicate before you medicate: A resource handbook on medications to help protect your health and pocketbook. Honolulu: Executive Office on Aging and University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Burgess, F. C., & Ikehara, J. (1996). Health plan options and prescription discounts available to seniors: A resource handbook for SAGE PLUS volunteers and service providers. Honolulu: Executive Office on Aging and University of Hawaii, Center on Aging.
Helping families understand Alzheimer's disease, Part 2. (1996). Ten-minute videos for Vietnamese, Ilocano, and Native Hawaiian audiences on taking an elder with dementia symptoms to a physician for diagnosis and help.
Braun, K., Takamura, J., Forman, S., Sasaki, P., & Meininger, L. (1995). Developing and testing outreach materials on Alzheimer's disease for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. The Gerontologist. 35(1):122-126.
Braun, K., May, M., Nachtigall, C, & Brown, V.J. (1995). Using flowcharts in policy development: Reporting abuse and neglect of patients. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 17(1):4-10, 28.
Braun, K. & Conybeare, C. (1995). HealthScope: A model for a low cost health education program using commercial television. Public Health Reports. 110:483-491. Also abstracted in Lasker, R. D. (Ed.) Medicine and Public Health: The power of collaboration, pp. 112-114. New York: New York Academy of Medicine and Lasker, R. D. et al. (Eds.) Pocket guide to cases of medicine & public health collaboration, pp. 66-67. New York: New York Academy of Medicine.
Goodman, R., Dubanoski, J., Braun, K., Roberts, E., & Lenzer, A. (1995). Development of an introductory gerontology telecourse. Educational Gerontology. 21:581-592.