WEALTH TRANSFER:

Medicaid and Family Wealth Transfer

Jinkook Lee, Hyungsoo Kim, and Sandra Tanenbaum
Gerontologist 2006 46: 6-13. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPRESSION:

Depression Treatment Preferences in Older Primary Care Patients

Amber M. Gum, Patricia A. Areán, Enid Hunkeler, Lingqi Tang, Wayne Katon, Polly Hitchcock, David C. Steffens, Jeanne Dickens, Jürgen Unützer, and for the IMPACT Investigators
Gerontologist 2006 46: 14-22. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Concepts and Causation of Depression: A Cross-Cultural Study of the Beliefs of Older Adults

Vanessa Lawrence, Joanna Murray, Sube Banerjee, Sara Turner, Kuljeet Sangha, Richard Byng, Dinesh Bhugra, Peter Huxley, Andre Tylee, and Alastair Macdonald
Gerontologist 2006 46: 23-32. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NURSING HOMES:

Differences Between Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents in Rural and Nonrural Areas in a National Sample

Jane Nelson Bolin, Charles D. Phillips, and Catherine Hawes
Gerontologist 2006 46: 33-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessing and Comparing Physical Environments for Nursing Home Residents: Using New Tools for Greater Research Specificity

Lois J. Cutler, Rosalie A. Kane, Howard B. Degenholtz, Michael J. Miller, and Leslie Grant
Gerontologist 2006 46: 42-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caregivers' Reasons for Nursing Home Placement: Clues for Improving Discussions With Families Prior to the Transition

Gwendolen T. Buhr, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Elizabeth C. Clipp
Gerontologist 2006 46: 52-61. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Organizational Characteristics Associated With Staff Turnover in Nursing Homes

Nicholas G. Castle and John Engberg
Gerontologist 2006 46: 62-73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nursing Home Staffing Standards: Their Relationship to Nurse Staffing Levels

Christine Mueller, Greg Arling, Robert Kane, Julie Bershadsky, Diane Holland, and Annika Joy
Gerontologist 2006 46: 74-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED ELDERS:

Obtaining Self-Report Data From Cognitively Impaired Elders: Methodological Issues and Clinical Implications for Nursing Home Pain Assessment

Susan E. Fisher, Louis D. Burgio, Beverly E. Thorn, and J. Michael Hardin
Gerontologist 2006 46: 81-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dressing of Cognitively Impaired Nursing Home Residents: Description and Analysis

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Michael A. Creedon, Thomas Malone, Aleksandra Parpura-Gill, Maha Dakheel-Ali, and Christopher Heasly
Gerontologist 2006 46: 89-96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Family Functioning in the Stress Process of Dementia Caregivers: A Structural Family Framework

Victoria B. Mitrani, John E. Lewis, Daniel J. Feaster, Sara J. Czaja, Carl Eisdorfer, Richard Schulz, and Jose Szapocznik
Gerontologist 2006 46: 97-105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOSPICE:

At the Eleventh Hour: Psychosocial Dynamics in Short Hospice Stays

Deborah P. Waldrop
Gerontologist 2006 46: 106-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY:

Promoting Independence for Wheelchair Users: The Role of Home Accommodations

Susan Allen, Linda Resnik, and Jason Roy
Gerontologist 2006 46: 115-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trends in the Use of Assistive Technology and Personal Care for Late-Life Disability, 1992–2001

Vicki A. Freedman, Emily M. Agree, Linda G. Martin, and Jennifer C. Cornman
Gerontologist 2006 46: 124-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Interdisciplinary Care Planning and the Written Care Plan in Nursing Homes: A Critical Review

Mary Ellen Dellefield
Gerontologist 2006 46: 128-133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Value of Telephone Support Groups Among Ethnically Diverse Caregivers of Persons With Dementia

Adam L. Bank, Soledad Argüelles, Mark Rubert, Carl Eisdorfer, and Sara J. Czaja
Gerontologist 2006 46: 134-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

GERONTOLOGICAL THEORY: THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL

Review Essay by Scott A. Bass
Gerontologist 2006 46: 139-144. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CAN THE FAMILY EXPERIENCE OF LONG-TERM CARE BE IMPROVED?

Review Essay by James J. Callahan, Jr.
Gerontologist 2006 46: 144-146. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IS RELIGION GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

Review Essay by Harry R. Moody
Gerontologist 2006 46: 147-149. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED:

BOOKS RECEIVED

Gerontologist 2006 46: 150. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:

OLDER WOMEN'S SEXUALITY AND BODY IMAGE

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2006 46: 151. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Joanne Grabinski
Gerontologist 2006 46: 151-152. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martha B. Holstein
Gerontologist 2006 46: 152-154. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerontologist 2006 46: 154. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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