THE FORUM:

Mindfulness: Reconnecting the Body and Mind in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

W. Jack Rejeski
Gerontologist 2008 48: 135-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Nursing Home Culture-Change Movement: Recent Past, Present, and Future Directions for Research

Anna N. Rahman and John F. Schnelle
Gerontologist 2008 48: 142-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COGNITION:

Recall in Older Cancer Patients: Measuring Memory for Medical Information

Jesse Jansen, Julia van Weert, Nienke van der Meulen, Sandra van Dulmen, Thea Heeren, and Jozien Bensing
Gerontologist 2008 48: 149-157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

What the Resident Meant to Say: Use of Cognitive Interviewing Techniques to Develop Questionnaires for Nursing Home Residents

Patricia Housen, George R. Shannon, Barbara Simon, Maria Orlando Edelen, Mary P. Cadogan, Linda Sohn, Malia Jones, Joan L. Buchanan, and Debra Saliba
Gerontologist 2008 48: 158-169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TECHNOLOGY:

Cognitive Abilities That Predict Success in a Computer-Based Training Program

Raymond L. Ownby, Sara J. Czaja, David Loewenstein, and Mark Rubert
Gerontologist 2008 48: 170-180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assistive Technology in Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Waiver Programs

Martin Kitchener, Terence Ng, Hyang Yuol Lee, and Charlene Harrington
Gerontologist 2008 48: 181-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FUNCTION:

Actuation of Mobility Intentions Among the Young-Old: An Event-History Analysis

Don E. Bradley, Charles F. Longino, Jr., Eleanor P. Stoller, and William H. Haas, III
Gerontologist 2008 48: 190-202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physical Performance Characteristics of Assisted Living Residents and Risk for Adverse Health Outcomes

Carol A. Giuliani, Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, Nan S. Park, Lori A. Schrodt, Franzi Rokoske, Philip D. Sloane, and Sheryl Zimmerman
Gerontologist 2008 48: 203-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fall-Related Hospitalization and Facility Costs Among Residents of Institutions Providing Long-Term Care

Norman V. Carroll, Jeffrey C. Delafuente, Fred M. Cox, and Siva Narayanan
Gerontologist 2008 48: 213-222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUTRITION:

A Multidimensional Approach to Understanding Under-Eating in Homebound Older Adults: The Importance of Social Factors

Julie L. Locher, Christine S. Ritchie, Caroline O. Robinson, David L. Roth, Delia Smith West, and Kathryn L. Burgio
Gerontologist 2008 48: 223-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Falling Through the Social Safety Net: Food Stamp Use and Nonuse Among Older Impoverished Americans

Esme Fuller-Thomson and Melissa Redmond
Gerontologist 2008 48: 235-244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORT:

The Value Older Women in an Academic Primary Care Practice Place on Preventive Health Care Services: Implications for Counseling

Mara A. Schonberg, Meghan York, Roger B. Davis, and Edward R. Marcantonio
Gerontologist 2008 48: 245-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

A Physical Activity Program to Mobilize Older People: A Practical and Sustainable Approach

Jonine M. Jancey, Ann Clarke, Peter A. Howat, Andy H. Lee, Trevor Shilton, and John Fisher
Gerontologist 2008 48: 251-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

FEAR, TREMBLING, AND HOPE: ALZHEIMER'S AND MODERN CONSCIOUSNESS

Review Essay by Martha Holstein
Gerontologist 2008 48: 258-261. [Full Text] [PDF]  

POLICY, ADVICE, AND PROGRAMS THAT WORK IN LONG-TERM CARE

Review Essay by James J. Callahan, Jr.
Gerontologist 2008 48: 261-265. [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTELLECTUAL PERSPECTIVES ON AGING

Review Essay by Scott A. Bass
Gerontologist 2008 48: 265-270. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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