GUEST EDITORIALS:

Assisted Suicide: A Few Answers—Many Questions

Robert B. Wallace and Robert S. Olick
Gerontologist 2001 41: 437-438. [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A Comparison of Characteristics of Kevorkian Euthanasia Cases and Physician-Assisted Suicides in Oregon

Lori A. Roscoe, Julie E. Malphurs, L. J. Dragovic, and Donna Cohen
Gerontologist 2001 41: 439-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Come Talk With Me: Improving Communication Between Nursing Assistants and Nursing Home Residents During Care Routines

Louis D. Burgio, Rebecca Allen-Burge, David L. Roth, Michelle S. Bourgeois, Katinka Dijkstra, John Gerstle, Erik Jackson, and Leanna Bankester
Gerontologist 2001 41: 449-460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Stress Process of Family Caregiving in Institutional Settings

Carol J. Whitlatch, Dorothy Schur, Linda S. Noelker, Farida K. Ejaz, and Wendy J. Looman
Gerontologist 2001 41: 462-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Lessons From Denmark

Mary Stuart and Michael Weinrich
Gerontologist 2001 41: 474-480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judging Outcomes in Psychosocial Interventions for Dementia Caregivers: The Problem of Treatment Implementation

Louis Burgio, Kenneth L. Lichstein, Linda Nichols, Sara Czaja, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Michelle Bourgeois, Alan Stevens, Marcia Ory, Richard Schulz, and for the REACH Investigators
Gerontologist 2001 41: 481-489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Response to Dementia Caregiving

Audie A. Atienza, Patrick C. Henderson, Sara Wilcox, and Abby C. King
Gerontologist 2001 41: 490-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Explaining the Role of Sex on Disability: A Population-Based Study

Linda A. Wray and Caroline S. Blaum
Gerontologist 2001 41: 499-510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improving Attitudes Regarding the Elderly Population: The Effects of Information and Reinforcement for Change

Amie M. Ragan and Anne M. Bowen
Gerontologist 2001 41: 511-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Social Network Type and Morale in Old Age

Howard Litwin
Gerontologist 2001 41: 516-524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Randomized Clinical Trial of a Quality Improvement Intervention in Nursing Homes

Marilyn J. Rantz, Lori Popejoy, Gregory F. Petroski, Richard W. Madsen, David R. Mehr, Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher, Lanis L. Hicks, Victoria Grando, Deidre D. Wipke-Tevis, Jane Bostick, Rose Porter, Vicki S. Conn, and Meridean Maas
Gerontologist 2001 41: 525-538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Care-as-Service, Care-as-Relating, Care-as-Comfort: Understanding Nursing Home Residents' Definitions of Quality

Barbara J. Bowers, Barbara Fibich, and Nora Jacobson
Gerontologist 2001 41: 539-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Feasibility of Using a Telephone-Administered Survey for Determining Nutritional Service Needs of Noninstitutionalized Older Adults in Rural Areas: Time and Costs

Joseph R. Sharkey and Pamela S. Haines
Gerontologist 2001 41: 546-552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Letters to the Editor

Gerontologist 2001 41: 553. [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Book Reviews

Review Essay by Robert H. Binstock
Gerontologist 2001 41: 554-564. [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:

Audiovisual Reviews

James T. Sykes
Gerontologist 2001 41: 565-566. [PDF]  

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