ARTICLES:

Hydra Revisited: Substituting Formal for Self- and Informal In-Home Care Among Older Adults With Disabilities

Margaret J. Penning
Gerontologist 2002 42: 4-16. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Prospective Study of the Relationship Between Feared Consequences of Falling and Avoidance of Activity in Community-Living Older People

Lucy Yardley and Helen Smith
Gerontologist 2002 42: 17-23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maintaining Functional Independence in Elderly Adults: The Roles of Health Status and Financial Resources in Predicting Home Modifications and Use of Mobility Equipment

Kathleen M. Mathieson, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, and Verna M. Keith
Gerontologist 2002 42: 24-31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Consumer Direction in Managed Long-Term Care: An Exploratory Survey of Practices and Perceptions

Mark R. Meiners, Kevin J. Mahoney, Dawn M. Shoop, and Marie R. Squillace
Gerontologist 2002 42: 32-38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Social–Cognitive Model to Predict the Use of Assistive Devices for Mobility and Self-Care in Elderly People

Marc Roelands, Paulette Van Oost, AnneMarie Depoorter, and Ann Buysse
Gerontologist 2002 42: 39-50. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of State Advance Directive Documents

Gail Gunter-Hunt, Jane E. Mahoney, and Carol E. Sieger
Gerontologist 2002 42: 51-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Strategies Used by Families to Simplify Tasks for Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: Psychometric Analysis of the Task Management Strategy Index (TMSI)

Laura N. Gitlin, Laraine Winter, Marie P. Dennis, Mary Corcoran, Sandy Schinfeld, and Walter W. Hauck
Gerontologist 2002 42: 61-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Private Prayer and Optimism in Middle-Aged and Older Patients Awaiting Cardiac Surgery

Amy L. Ai, Christopher Peterson, Steven F. Bolling, and Harold Koenig
Gerontologist 2002 42: 70-81. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Religious Coping on Caregiving Appraisals of Mothers of Adults With Developmental Disabilities

Helen B. Miltiades and Rachel Pruchno
Gerontologist 2002 42: 82-91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adult Treatment-Seeking Pathological Gamblers

Nancy M. Petry
Gerontologist 2002 42: 92-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geographic Inequalities in the Availability of Government-Subsidized Rental Housing for Low-Income Older Persons in Florida

Stephen M. Golant
Gerontologist 2002 42: 100-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Home Visits in Geropsychiatry Fellowship Training

David M. Roane, J. Paul Teusink, and Jennifer A. Wortham
Gerontologist 2002 42: 109-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Videotape-Based Training Method for Improving the Detection of Depression in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

Stacey Wood, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Betha Schnelle, and Mary Stephens
Gerontologist 2002 42: 114-121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Psychoeducational Model for Hispanic Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers

Carmen L. Morano and Marina Bravo
Gerontologist 2002 42: 122-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Book Reviews

Review Essay by Robert H. Binstock
Gerontologist 2002 42: 127-139. [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:

Audiovisual Reviews

James T. Sykes
Gerontologist 2002 42: 140-141. [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Letters to the Editor

Gerontologist 2002 42: 142-143. [PDF]  

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