GUEST EDITORIAL:

Imagining the Disciplinary Advancement of Gerontology: Whither the Tipping Point?

Kenneth F. Ferraro
Gerontologist 2006 46: 571-573. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE FORUM:

Gerontology's Future: An Integrative Model for Disciplinary Advancement

Gretchen E. Alkema and Dawn E. Alley
Gerontologist 2006 46: 574-582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRIME VICTIMIZATION:

Violent Crime Victimization Increases the Risk of Nursing Home Placement in Older Adults

Mark Lachs, Ronet Bachman, Christianna S. Williams, Alice Kossack, Carolyn Bove, and John R. O'Leary
Gerontologist 2006 46: 583-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SATISFACTION WITH ASSISTED LIVING:

Linking Resident Satisfaction to Staff Perceptions of the Work Environment in Assisted Living: A Multilevel Analysis

Elzbieta Sikorska-Simmons
Gerontologist 2006 46: 590-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Measuring Resident and Family Member Determinants of Satisfaction With Assisted Living

Perry Edelman, Marylou Guihan, Fred B. Bryant, and Donna J. Munroe
Gerontologist 2006 46: 599-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

STAFF TURNOVER:

Effect of Staff Turnover on Staffing: A Closer Look at Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants

Bita A. Kash, Nicholas G. Castle, George S. Naufal, and Catherine Hawes
Gerontologist 2006 46: 609-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CAREGIVER INTERVENTIONS:

The Effectiveness of a Telephone Support Program for Caregivers of Frail Older Adults

Tamara L. Smith and Ronald W. Toseland
Gerontologist 2006 46: 620-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enhancing Quality of Life of Families Who Use Adult Day Services: Short- and Long-Term Effects of the Adult Day Services Plus Program

Laura N. Gitlin, Karen Reever, Marie P. Dennis, Esther Mathieu, and Walter W. Hauck
Gerontologist 2006 46: 630-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SELF-EFFICACY:

Coping With Late-Life Challenges: Development and Validation of the Care-Receiver Efficacy Scale

Enid O. Cox, Kathy E. Green, Honglan Seo, Miyuki Inaba, and Alicia Alyla Quillen
Gerontologist 2006 46: 640-649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HEALTH INTERVENTIONS:

Older People's Views of Falls-Prevention Interventions in Six European Countries

Lucy Yardley, Felicity L. Bishop, Nina Beyer, Klaus Hauer, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, Chantal Piot-Ziegler, Chris J. Todd, Thérèse Cuttelod, Maria Horne, Kyriaki Lanta, and Anne Rosell Holt
Gerontologist 2006 46: 650-660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Medication Management Assessment for Older Adults in the Community

Denise Orwig, Nicole Brandt, and Ann L. Gruber-Baldini
Gerontologist 2006 46: 661-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correlates of Health Literacy in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Dan Morrow, Dan Clark, Wanzhu Tu, Jingwei Wu, Michael Weiner, Douglas Steinley, and Michael D. Murray
Gerontologist 2006 46: 669-676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORT:

Late-Life Benzodiazepine Use Among Russian-Speaking Immigrants in Israel

Richard Isralowitz, Alex Reznik, and Sofia Borkin
Gerontologist 2006 46: 677-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Driving and Dementia in Older Adults: Implementation and Evaluation of a Continuing Education Project

Thomas M. Meuser, David B. Carr, Marla Berg-Weger, Pat Niewoehner, and John C. Morris
Gerontologist 2006 46: 680-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dyadic Intervention for Family Caregivers and Care Receivers in Early-Stage Dementia

Carol J. Whitlatch, Katherine Judge, Steven H. Zarit, and Elia Femia
Gerontologist 2006 46: 688-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

LATER LIFE AND THE FARTHER REACHES OF HUMAN NATURE: Robert H. Binstock, PhD, Editor

Review Essay by Harry R. Moody
Gerontologist 2006 46: 695-698. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MANAGING LONG-TERM CARE, HERDING CATS, AND OTHER 21^ST CENTURY MYSTERIES

Review Essay by Robert Applebaum and Michael Payne MGS
Gerontologist 2006 46: 698-700. [Full Text] [PDF]  

WHAT DOES THE ELDER ABUSE FIELD NEED?

Review Essay by Karen F. Stein
Gerontologist 2006 46: 701-704. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A NEGLECTED DIMENSION OF HEALTH CARE

Review Essay by Amasa B. Ford
Gerontologist 2006 46: 704-705. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK RECEIVED:

BOOKS RECEIVED

Gerontologist 2006 46: 705-706. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:

THE SELF-MADE MAN: IS IT EVER RATIONAL TO CHOOSE DEATH?: Robert E. Yahnke, Audiovisual Editor

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2006 46: 707. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guy Micco
Gerontologist 2006 46: 708-709. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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