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Informal Caregiving Time and Costs for Urinary Incontinence in Older Individuals in the United States
(Blackwell Science Inc, 2002-04)
To obtain nationally representative estimates of the additional time, and related cost, of informal caregiving associated with urinary incontinence in older individuals. DESIGN: Multivariate regression models using data ...
Neighborhood Deprivation, Individual Socioeconomic Status, and Cognitive Function in Older People: Analyses from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2008-02)
To assess the relationship between cognitive function, socioeconomic status, and neighborhood deprivation (lack of local resources of all types, financial and otherwise). DESIGN : Nationally representative cross-section. ...
Setting Eligibility Criteria for a Care-Coordination Benefit
(Blackwell Science Inc, 2005-12)
To examine different clinically relevant eligibility criteria sets to determine how they differ in numbers and characteristics of individuals served. Design : Cross-sectional analysis of the 2000 wave of the Health and ...
The Effect of Depression and Cognitive Impairment on Enrollment in Medicare Part D
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2009-08)
To examine concerns that vulnerable populations, such as depressed or cognitively impaired beneficiaries would have challenges accessing Part D coverage. DESIGN : Logistic regression analysis was used to assess whether ...
Skilled Care Requirements for Elderly Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
(Blackwell Science Inc, 2005-07)
To examine the extent to which elderly individuals use various skilled care facilities after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Design : Retrospective cohort study. Setting : State of Michigan from 1997 to 1998. ...
The Influence of Organizational Context on Quitting Intention
(Sage Publications, 1999)
This study uses multilevel methods to investigate the effects of organizational context on job satisfaction and quitting intention among staff working in long-term mental health care settings. Two types of organizational ...
The Influence of Long-Term Care Insurance on the Likelihood of Nursing Home Admission
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2009-10)
To determine the effect of long-term care (LTC) insurance on nursing home use. DESIGN : Longitudinal analysis, 1998 to 2006 waves of the Health Retirement Study. SETTING : Community-dwelling nationally representative sample. ...
Division of family property in Taiwan
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1993-01)
Since property ownership affords the elderly some control over resources and perhaps even support and respect from potential caretakers, examination of the decision to transfer property to children can help us gain insight ...
The structure of PGC Morale Scale in American and Japanese aged: A further note
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1992-01)
This study involves a further replication of cross-cultural comparison of the structure of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS). Using Japanese and American data sets, the present research replicates and ...