THE FORUM:

Revisiting the Biomedicalization of Aging: Clinical Trends and Ethical Challenges

Sharon R. Kaufman, Janet K. Shim, and Ann J. Russ
Gerontologist 2004 44: 731-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOME CARE:

Medicare and Medicaid Home Health and Medicaid Waiver Services for Dually Eligible Older Adults: Risk Factors for Use and Correlates of Expenditures

Richard H. Fortinsky, Juliane R. Fenster, and James O. Judge
Gerontologist 2004 44: 739-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A New Typology of Home-Care Helpers

Eileen J. Porter, Lawrence H. Ganong, Nancy Drew, and Tracy I. Lanes
Gerontologist 2004 44: 750-759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FAMILY CAREGIVING:

A Study of 10 States Since Passage of the National Family Caregiver Support Program: Policies, Perceptions, and Program Development

Lynn Friss Feinberg and Sandra L. Newman
Gerontologist 2004 44: 760-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identifying Changeable Barriers to Family Involvement in the Nursing Home for Cognitively Impaired Residents

Cynthia Lindman Port
Gerontologist 2004 44: 770-778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEDICATION USE:

Elders Who Delay Medication Because of Cost: Health Insurance, Demographic, Health, and Financial Correlates

Dawn Klein, Carolyn Turvey, and Robert Wallace
Gerontologist 2004 44: 779-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SEXUAL ABUSE:

Sexual Abuse of Older Adults: APS Cases and Outcomes

Pamela B. Teaster and Karen A. Roberto
Gerontologist 2004 44: 788-796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEMENTIA INTERVENTIONS:

Effect of the BACE Intervention on Agitation of People With Dementia

Christine R. Kovach, Yavuz Taneli, Paul Dohearty, Andrea Matovina Schlidt, Susan Cashin, and Amy L. Silva-Smith
Gerontologist 2004 44: 797-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Conceptual Model of Pain Assessment for Noncommunicative Persons With Dementia

A. Lynn Snow, Kimberly J. O'Malley, Marisue Cody, Mark E. Kunik, Carol M. Ashton, Cornelia Beck, Eduardo Bruera, and Diane Novy
Gerontologist 2004 44: 807-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPRESSION:

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Geriatric Depression Scale

Kathryn Betts Adams, Holly C. Matto, and Sara Sanders
Gerontologist 2004 44: 818-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Health Contract With Sedentary Older Adults

David Haber and Darson Rhodes
Gerontologist 2004 44: 827-835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Development and Pilot Evaluation of a Psychosocial Intervention Program for Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Tanja Birk, Susanne Hickl, Hans-Werner Wahl, Daniel Miller, Annette Kämmerer, Frank Holz, Stefanie Becker, and Hans E. Völcker
Gerontologist 2004 44: 836-843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:     Robert H. Binstock, Editor

FOUNTAINS OF YOUTH OR FOUNTAINS OF HEALTH? SEARCHING FOR THE FUTURE OF AGING RESEARCH

Review Essay by Terrie Wetle
Gerontologist 2004 44: 844-847. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OPTIMISM, PESSIMISM, AND THE DESIRE FOR LONGER LIFE

Review Essay by Christine Overall
Gerontologist 2004 44: 847-851. [Full Text] [PDF]  

WHAT IS THE CENTRAL GOAL FOR SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM? ADDING INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS OR PRESERVING THE SOCIAL INSURANCE MISSION?

Review Essay by John B. Williamson
Gerontologist 2004 44: 851-854. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED

Review Essay by
Gerontologist 2004 44: 855. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:     Robert E. Yahnke, Editor

DIVERSITY AND ETHNICITY IN HOUSING AND LONG-TERM CARE

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2004 44: 856. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunset Pink Villa: A Home for Gay and Lesbian Elders

Jeannette Franks
Gerontologist 2004 44: 856-857. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long Shadows: Stories From a Jewish Home

Dr. Patricia Campione and Prof. Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2004 44: 857-859. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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