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Clarifying the Functions of Social Support in Later Life
(Sage Publications, 1994)
Research on the stress-buffering properties of social support contains a number of contradictory findings. At least part of this problem may be attributed to the fact that researchers have not developed a well-articulated ...
A hot-deck multiple imputation procedure for gaps in longitudinal data on recurrent events
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008-01-15)
We consider the analysis of longitudinal data sets that include times of recurrent events, where interest lies in variables that are functions of the number of events and the time intervals between events for each individual, ...
Stress and exercise among the Japanese elderly
(Elsevier, 1993-06)
This study seeks to replicate and extend research on the stress process by examining the relationships among stress, social support, physical exercise, and depressive symptoms with data provided by a recent nationwide ...
Assessing Change in Social Support During Late Life
(Sage Publications, 1999)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate change in 14 measures of social support with data provided by a nationwide longitudinal study of older adults. The findings reveal that fairly substantial change took place during ...
Stress, Religiosity, and Psychological Well-Being among Older Blacks
(Sage Publications, 1992)
The prominent position of the church in the Black community coupled with high levels of religious involvement among elderly Blacks suggests that religiosity may be an important coping resource for members of this minority ...
Mujahid et al. Respond to "Beyond the Metrics for Measuring Neighborhood Effects"
(American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007)
In her commentary, Dr. Lynne Messer (1) recognizes the important contributions of our paper (2) to the discussion of methodological issues related to measurement of neighborhood or area-level properties. Dr. Messer reviews ...
A Bayesian sensitivity model for intention-to-treat analysis on binary outcomes with dropouts
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2009-02-15)
Intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis is commonly used in randomized clinical trials. However, the use of ITT analysis presents a challenge: how to deal with subjects who drop out. Here we focus on randomized trials where the ...
Long-Term Follow-Up of a High School Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program's Effect on Students' Subsequent Driving
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2001-03)
Alcohol-related injuries, particularly motor vehicle, are an important cause of adolescent mortality. School-based alcohol prevention programs have not been evaluated in terms of driving outcomes. This study examined the ...
Disability Transitions for Older Persons with Arthritis
(Sage Publications, 1992)
This article reports changes over 2 years in physical, activities of daily living (ADL), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) disabilities for older U.S. adults with arthritis, compared to those without ...