THE FORUM:

Family Caregiver Research and the HIPAA Factor

Steven M. Albert and Carol Levine
Gerontologist 2005 45: 432-437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OBESITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY:

The Impact of Obesity on Active Life Expectancy in Older American Men and Women

Sandra L. Reynolds, Yasuhiko Saito, and Eileen M. Crimmins
Gerontologist 2005 45: 438-444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEMENTIA CAREGIVING:

Adapting the Structural Family Systems Rating to Assess the Patterns of Interaction in Families of Dementia Caregivers

Victoria B. Mitrani, Daniel J. Feaster, Brian E. McCabe, Sara J. Czaja, and Jose Szapocznik
Gerontologist 2005 45: 445-455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Community-Based Dementia Care Networks: The Dementia Care Networks' Study

Louise Lemieux-Charles, Larry W. Chambers, Rhonda Cockerill, Susan Jaglal, Kevin Brazil, Carole Cohen, Ken LeClair, Bill Dalziel, and Barbara Schulman
Gerontologist 2005 45: 456-464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOME-BASED CARE:

Longitudinal Changes in the Amount of Informal Care Among Publicly Paid Home Care Recipients

Lydia W. Li
Gerontologist 2005 45: 465-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Easing the Burden of Caregiving: The Impact of Consumer Direction on Primary Informal Caregivers in Arkansas

Leslie Foster, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips, and Barbara Lepidus Carlson
Gerontologist 2005 45: 474-485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CARE QUALITY AND COSTS:

The Employment of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in U.S. Nursing Homes

Orna Intrator, Zhanlian Feng, Vince Mor, David Gifford, Meg Bourbonniere, and Jacqueline Zinn
Gerontologist 2005 45: 486-495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Quality of Care Under a Managed-Care Program for Dual Eligibles

Robert L. Kane, Patricia Homyak, Boris Bershadsky, Terry Lum, Shannon Flood, and Hui Zhang
Gerontologist 2005 45: 496-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Medicare Cost Differences Between Nursing Home Patients Admitted With and Without Dementia

Bruce Stuart, Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, Cheryl Fahlman, Charlene C. Quinn, Lynda Burton, Illene H. Zuckerman, J. Rich Hebel, Sheryl Zimmerman, Puneet K. Singhal, and Jay Magaziner
Gerontologist 2005 45: 505-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE:

Use of Complementary Medicine in Older Americans: Results From the Health and Retirement Study

Jose Ness, Dominic J. Cirillo, David R. Weir, Nicole L. Nisly, and Robert B. Wallace
Gerontologist 2005 45: 516-524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ELDER NEGLECT:

Dyadic Vulnerability and Risk Profiling for Elder Neglect

Terry Fulmer, Gregory Paveza, Carla VandeWeerd, Susan Fairchild, Lisa Guadagno, Marguarette Bolton-Blatt, and Robert Norman
Gerontologist 2005 45: 525-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORT:

Underreporting of Behavioral Problems in Older Hospitalized Patients

Helen D. Davies, Ruth O'Hara, Martin S. Mumenthaler, Erin L. Cassidy, Martha Buffum, Janise M. Kim, Claire E. Danielsen, Art Noda, Helena C. Kraemer, and Javaid I. Sheikh
Gerontologist 2005 45: 535-538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

The Exercise Plus Program for Older Women Post Hip Fracture: Participant Perspectives

Barbara Resnick, Denise Orwig, Lois Wehren, Sheryl Zimmerman, Marjorie Simpson, and and Jay Magaziner
Gerontologist 2005 45: 539-544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improving Medication Knowledge Among Older Adults With Heart Failure: A Patient-Centered Approach to Instruction Design

Daniel G. Morrow, Michael Weiner, James Young, Douglas Steinley, Melissa Deer, and Michael D. Murray
Gerontologist 2005 45: 545-552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:     Robert H. Binstock, Editor

THE FUTURE OF OLD-AGE BENEFITS

Review Essay by Stephen Crystal
Gerontologist 2005 45: 553-564. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE ETHICS AND POLITICS OF CAREGIVING

Review Essay by Larry Polivka
Gerontologist 2005 45: 557-561. [Full Text] [PDF]  

GERIATRIC JUSTICE: WHEN OLDER PERSONS GET THEIR DAY IN COURT

Review Essay by Marshall B. Kapp
Gerontologist 2005 45: 561-563. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED:

BOOKS RECEIVED

Gerontologist 2005 45: 563-564. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:     Robert E. Yahnke, Editor

MAKING WOMEN'S LIVES VISIBLE

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2005 45: 565-569. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dana Burr Bradley and Cliff Todd
Gerontologist 2005 45: 565-566. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2005 45: 566-568. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2005 45: 568-569. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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