THE FORUM:

Nursing Home Litigation and Tort Reform: A Case for Exceptionalism

David M. Studdert and David G. Stevenson
Gerontologist 2004 44: 588-595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN DIVERSE GROUPS:

Measuring Psychological Well-Being: Insights From Thai Elders

Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Chanpen Saengtienchai, Jiraporn Kespichayawattana, and Yupin Aungsuroch
Gerontologist 2004 44: 596-604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Resources Predicting Positive and Negative Affect During the Experience of Stress: A Study of Older Asian Indian Immigrants in the United States

Sadhna Diwan, Satya S. Jonnalagadda, and Shantha Balaswamy
Gerontologist 2004 44: 605-614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lifetime Trauma, Emotional Support, and Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults

Neal Krause
Gerontologist 2004 44: 615-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUALITY OF LIFE IN LONG-TERM CARE:

Using Resident Reports of Quality of Life to Distinguish Among Nursing Homes

Robert L. Kane, Boris Bershadsky, Rosalie A. Kane, Howard H. Degenholtz, Jiexin Liu, Katherine Giles, and Kristen C. Kling
Gerontologist 2004 44: 624-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Work Stressors and the Quality of Life in Long-Term Care Units

Laura Pekkarinen, Timo Sinervo, Marja-Leena Perälä, and Marko Elovainio
Gerontologist 2004 44: 633-643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEDICAID AND HOME HEALTH:

Two Models of Managed Long-Term Care: Comparing PACE With a Medicaid-Only Plan

Pamela Nadash
Gerontologist 2004 44: 644-654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Influence of Rural Location on Utilization of Formal Home Care: The Role of Medicaid

William J. McAuley, William D. Spector, Joan Van Nostrand, and Tom Shaffer
Gerontologist 2004 44: 655-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES:

Home Care Quality Indicators (HCQIs) Based on the MDS-HC

John P. Hirdes, Brant E. Fries, John N. Morris, Naoki Ikegami, David Zimmerman, Dawn M. Dalby, Pablo Aliaga, Suzanne Hammer, and Richard Jones
Gerontologist 2004 44: 665-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is Telephone Screening Feasible? Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness of Identifying People Medically Eligible for Home- and Community-Based Services

Brant E. Fries, Mary James, Susan S. Hammer, Lisa R. Shugarman, and John N. Morris
Gerontologist 2004 44: 680-688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORT:

Interrater Reliability of the Outcomes and Assessment Information Set: Results From the Field

Elizabeth A. Madigan and Richard H. Fortinsky
Gerontologist 2004 44: 689-692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scarcity of HIV/AIDS Risk-Reduction Materials Targeting the Needs of Older Adults Among State Departments of Public Health

Nancy A. Orel, Jeanne M. Wright, and Jennifer Wagner
Gerontologist 2004 44: 693-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Implementing a University–Community–Retail Partnership Model to Facilitate Community Education on Universal Design

Christine A. Price, Susan L. Zavotka, and Margaret H. Teaford
Gerontologist 2004 44: 697-702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Advancing the Field of Elder Mistreatment: A New Model for Integration of Social and Medical Services

Laura Mosqueda, Kerry Burnight, Solomon Liao, and Bryan Kemp
Gerontologist 2004 44: 703-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:     Robert H. Binstock, Editor

THE HIGH STAKES STRUGGLE OVER THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE

Review Essay by Larry Polivka
Gerontologist 2004 44: 709-714. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EXPRESSIONS OF MANHOOD: RECONCILING SEXUALITIES, MASCULINITIES, AND AGING

Review Essay by Edward H. Thompson, Jr
Gerontologist 2004 44: 714-719. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DEATH AND DYING

Review Essay by Christopher J. Johnson and Marsha McGee
Gerontologist 2004 44: 719-722. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED

Review Essay by
Gerontologist 2004 44: 723. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:     Robert E. Yahnke, Editor

Active Aging and Self-Esteem

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2004 44: 724. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Active Aging and Self-Esteem

Bradley J. Fisher
Gerontologist 2004 44: 724-725. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Active Aging and Self-Esteem

Bonita L. Marks
Gerontologist 2004 44: 725-726. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Active Aging and Self-Esteem

Philip V. Spradling
Gerontologist 2004 44: 726-727. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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