THE FORUM:

Clinical Trials in Late Life: New Science in Old Paradigms

Barry D. Lebowitz
Gerontologist 2004 44: 452-458. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT PAIN:

Pain Perceptions of the Oldest Old: A Longitudinal Study

Steven H. Zarit, Patricia C. Griffiths, and Stig Berg
Gerontologist 2004 44: 459-468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Improving Nursing Home Staff Knowledge and Attitudes About Pain

Katherine R. Jones, Regina Fink, Ginny Pepper, Evelyn Hutt, Carol P. Vojir, Jill Scott, Lauren Clark, and Karen Mellis
Gerontologist 2004 44: 469-478. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CONSUMER-DIRECTED CARE:

Work-Life Differences and Outcomes for Agency and Consumer-Directed Home-Care Workers

A. E. Benjamin and Ruth E. Matthias
Gerontologist 2004 44: 479-488. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Consumer-Directed Community Care: Race/Ethnicity and Individual Differences in Preferences for Control

Mark Sciegaj, John A. Capitman, and Corrine Kay Kyriacou
Gerontologist 2004 44: 489-499. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DEMENTIA CAREGIVING:

Attitudes Toward the Diagnosis and Disclosure of Dementia Among Family Caregivers and Primary Care Physicians

Cathleen M Connell, Linda Boise, John C. Stuckey, Sara B. Holmes, and Margaret L. Hudson
Gerontologist 2004 44: 500-507. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Survival of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease: Caregiver Coping Matters

McKee J. McClendon, Kathleen A. Smyth, and Marcia M. Neundorfer
Gerontologist 2004 44: 508-519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

COMMUNITY-BASED LONG-TERM CARE:

Planning for Long-Term Care: Concept, Definition, and Measurement

Marie-Luise Friedemann, Frederick L. Newman, Laura R. Seff, and Burton D. Dunlop
Gerontologist 2004 44: 520-530. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Congruence Between Disabled Elders and Their Primary Caregivers

Amy Horowitz, Caryn R. Goodman, and Joann P. Reinhardt
Gerontologist 2004 44: 532-542. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF REPORT:

Factors Associated With Illegal Drug Use Among Older Methadone Clients

Daniel Rosen
Gerontologist 2004 44: 543-547. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Development and Implementation of Nonpharmacologic Protocols for the Management of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Their Families in a Multiracial Primary Care Setting

Mary Guerriero Austrom, Teresa M. Damush, Cora West Hartwell, Tony Perkins, Frederick Unverzagt, Malaz Boustani, Hugh C. Hendrie, and Christopher M. Callahan
Gerontologist 2004 44: 548-553. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Minimum Data Set Depression Quality Indicator: Does It Reflect Differences in Care Processes?

S. F. Simmons, M. P. Cadogan, G. R. Cabrera, N. R. Al-Samarrai, J. S. Jorge, L. Levy-Storms, D. Osterweil, and J. F. Schnelle
Gerontologist 2004 44: 554-564. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BOOK REVIEWS:     Robert H. Binstock, Editor

THE ECOLOGY OF AGING WELL

Review Essay by George L. Maddox
Gerontologist 2004 44: 565-567. [Full Text]  

GROWING OLD WITH HOPE

Review Essay by Susan H. McFadden
Gerontologist 2004 44: 568-571. [Full Text]  

ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON OLD-AGE POLICIES

Review Essay by Eric R. Kingson
Gerontologist 2004 44: 572-577. [Full Text]  

AUDIOVISUAL REVIEWS:     Robert E. Yahnke, Editor

On Wings of Song: Music Therapy at the End of Life

Barbara Cobb Memory
Gerontologist 2004 44: 578-579. [Full Text]  

Lessons From Creativity: Music & Drama

Robert E. Yahnke
Gerontologist 2004 44: 578-579. [Full Text]  

Handle With Care? and Standing Ovation: Performing Social Science Research About Cancer

Anne Basting
Gerontologist 2004 44: 579-581. [Full Text]  

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