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Direct linkAllman, Richard M.; Sawyer, Patricia; Crowther, Martha; Strothers, Harry S., III; Turner, Timothy; Fouad, Mona N. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: To identify racial/ethnic differences in retention of older adults at 3 levels of participation in a prospective observational study: telephone, in-home assessments, and home visits followed by blood draws. Design and Methods: A prospective study of 1,000 community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older included a…
Descriptors: African Americans, Whites, Aging (Individuals), Race
Gitlin, Laura N.; Jacobs, Mimi; Earland, Tracey Vause – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Families of dementia patients receiving skilled homecare do not receive supportive services. We evaluated whether a proven intervention, Environmental Skill-building Program (ESP), which reduces caregiver burden and enhances skills managing patient functioning, can be integrated into homecare practices of occupational therapists (OTs) and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Caregivers, Patients, Occupational Therapy
Sambamoorthi, Usha; Shea, Dennis; Crystal, Stephen – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The burden of prescription drug costs on Medicare beneficiaries has become a critical policy issue in improving the Medicare program, yet few studies have provided detailed and current information on that burden. The present study estimates total and out-of-pocket expenditures for prescription drugs and the burden of these costs in…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Income, Drug Use, Health Conditions
