FORUM:

How Do You Feel About...? Health Outcomes in Late Life and Self-Perceptions of Health and Well-Being

Dan G. Blazer
Gerontologist 2008 48: 415-422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How Can We Make the Pain Go Away? Public Policies to Manage Pain at the End of Life

Sara Imhof and Brian Kaskie
Gerontologist 2008 48: 423-431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NURSING HOMES:

Medicare Part D and the Nursing Home Setting

David G. Stevenson, Haiden A. Huskamp, and Joseph P. Newhouse
Gerontologist 2008 48: 432-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physical Restraint Initiation in Nursing Homes and Subsequent Resident Health

John Engberg, Nicholas G. Castle, and Daniel McCaffrey
Gerontologist 2008 48: 442-452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nurse Preparation and Organizational Support for Supervision of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Exploration

Elena O. Siegel, Heather M. Young, Pamela H. Mitchell, and Sarah E. Shannon
Gerontologist 2008 48: 453-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Further Examination of the Influence of Caregiver Staffing Levels on Nursing Home Quality

Nicholas G. Castle and John Engberg
Gerontologist 2008 48: 464-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

END OF LIFE IN NURSING HOMES:

Referral and Timing of Referral to Hospice Care in Nursing Homes: The Significant Role of Staff Members

Lisa C. Welch, Susan C. Miller, Edward W. Martin, and Aman Nanda
Gerontologist 2008 48: 477-484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The End-of-Life Experience in Long-Term Care: Five Themes Identified From Focus Groups With Residents, Family Members, and Staff

Jean C. Munn, Debra Dobbs, Andrea Meier, Christianna S. Williams, Holly Biola, and Sheryl Zimmerman
Gerontologist 2008 48: 485-494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMMUNITY-DWELLING ELDERS:

Postdischarge Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors and the Likelihood of Early Hospital Readmission Among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries

Alicia I. Arbaje, Jennifer L. Wolff, Qilu Yu, Neil R. Powe, Gerard F. Anderson, and Chad Boult
Gerontologist 2008 48: 495-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationship Between Perceived Needs and Assessed Needs for Services in Community-Dwelling Older Persons

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield and Julia Frank
Gerontologist 2008 48: 505-516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

AGEISM:

An Ethnographic Study of Stigma and Ageism in Residential Care or Assisted Living

Debra Dobbs, J. Kevin Eckert, Bob Rubinstein, Lynn Keimig, Leanne Clark, Ann Christine Frankowski, and Sheryl Zimmerman
Gerontologist 2008 48: 517-526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRAND FAMILIES:

Creating Grander Families: Older Adults Adopting Younger Kin and Nonkin

James Hinterlong and Scott Ryan
Gerontologist 2008 48: 527-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REPORT:

Hazards of Hospitalization: Residence Prior to Admission Predicts Outcomes

Susan M. Friedman, Daniel A. Mendelson, Karilee W. Bingham, and Robert M. McCann
Gerontologist 2008 48: 537-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRACTICE CONCEPTS:

Project ADAPT: A Program to Assess Depression and Provide Proactive Treatment in Rural Areas

Marilyn Luptak, Merrie J. Kaas, Margaret Artz, and Teresa McCarthy
Gerontologist 2008 48: 542-548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

IS AGING REALLY A SOLVED PROBLEM?: Frank J. Whittington, PhD, Editor

Review Essay by Robert Arking
Gerontologist 2008 48: 549-553. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CULTURAL CONTRADICTIONS AND STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS: REFLECTIONS ON GROWING OLD IN CONTEMPORARY CAPITALIST CONTEXTS

Review Essay by Candace L. Kemp
Gerontologist 2008 48: 553-557. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED

Review Essay by
Gerontologist 2008 48: 557-559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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