CAREGIVING:

Negative Impact and Positive Value in Caregiving: Validation of the COPE Index in a Six-Country Sample of Carers

Cristian Balducci, Eva Mnich, Kevin J. McKee, Giovanni Lamura, Anke Beckmann, Barbro Krevers, Z. Beata Wojszel, Mike Nolan, Constantinos Prouskas, Barbara Bien, and Birgitta Öberg
Gerontologist 2008 48: 276-286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Caregiver Status, Coping Styles, and Social Support on the Physical Health of Korean American Caregivers

Jung-Hyun Kim and Bob G. Knight
Gerontologist 2008 48: 287-299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPRESSION:

More Than Just a Communication Medium: What Older Adults Say About Television and Depression

Giang T. Nguyen, Marsha N. Wittink, Genevra F. Murray, and Frances K. Barg
Gerontologist 2008 48: 300-310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effectiveness of Problem-Solving Therapy for Older, Primary Care Patients With Depression: Results From the IMPACT Project

Patricia Arean, Mark Hegel, Steven Vannoy, Ming-Yu Fan, and Jurgen Unuzter
Gerontologist 2008 48: 311-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUALITY INDICATORS:

MDS-Based State Medicaid Reimbursement and the ADL-Decline Quality Indicator

Nicole M. Bellows and Helen A. Halpin
Gerontologist 2008 48: 324-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

To What Degree Does Provider Performance Affect a Quality Indicator? The Case of Nursing Homes and ADL Change

Charles D. Phillips, Min Chen, and Michael Sherman
Gerontologist 2008 48: 330-337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nursing Home Care Quality: Insights From a Bayesian Network Approach

Justin Goodson, Wooseung Jang, and Marilyn Rantz
Gerontologist 2008 48: 338-348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:

Everyday Physical Activity as a Predictor of Late-Life Mortality

Judith G. Chipperfield
Gerontologist 2008 48: 349-357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-Term Effects of a Stage-Based Intervention for Changing Exercise Intentions and Behavior in Older Adults

Mary L. Greaney, Deborah Riebe, Carol Ewing Garber, Joseph S. Rossi, Faith D. Lees, Patricia A. Burbank, Claudio R. Nigg, Christine L. Ferrone, and Phillip G. Clark
Gerontologist 2008 48: 358-367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT:

Civic Engagement as a Retirement Role for Aging Americans

Brian Kaskie, Sara Imhof, Joseph Cavanaugh, and Kennith Culp
Gerontologist 2008 48: 368-377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NUTRITION:

Change in Fruit and Vegetable Intake Over 24 Months in Older Adults: Results of the SENIOR Project Intervention

Geoffrey W. Greene, Nancy Fey-Yensan, Cynthia Padula, Susan R. Rossi, Joseph S. Rossi, and Phillip G. Clark
Gerontologist 2008 48: 378-387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORT:

Impairment in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and the Geriatric Syndrome of Self-Neglect

Aanand D. Naik, Jason Burnett, Sabrina Pickens-Pace, and Carmel B. Dyer
Gerontologist 2008 48: 388-393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Measuring Worker Turnover in Long-Term Care: Lessons From the Better Jobs Better Care Demonstration: Kathleen Walsh Piercy, PhD, Editor

Theresa "Teta" Barry, Peter Kemper, and S. Diane Brannon
Gerontologist 2008 48: 394-400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

THE POTENTIAL OF RETIREMENT: Frank J. Whittington, PhD, Editor

Review Essay by John C. Henretta
Gerontologist 2008 48: 401-404. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BACK TO THE FUTURE: RESTORING ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WORKERS AND RETIREES

Review Essay by Larry Polivka
Gerontologist 2008 48: 404-412. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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