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Age and the purchase of prescription drug insurance by older adults
December 2011
Abstract The Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program places an unprecedented degree of choice in the hands of older adults despite concerns over their ability to make effective decisions and...
Influence of Age on Perioperative Complications Among Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention in the United States
December 2011
Abstract BACKGROUND- The majority of current implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) recipients are significantly older than those in the ICD trials.
Clinical characteristics of children receiving antipsychotic medication
December 2011
This study explored the demographic and diagnostic features of children who were currently receiving antipsychotics compared to children who were receiving other psychotropics in a cohort of...
One-year outcomes of community-acquired and health care-associated pneumonia in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System
December 2011
Abstract BACKGROUND: While studies have demonstrated higher medium-term mortality for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), mortality and costs have not been characterized for healthcare-associated...
Characteristics of children with elevated symptoms of mania: The longitudinal assessment of manic symptoms (LAMS) study
December 2010
Abstract OBJECTIVE: The aim of the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) study is to examine differences in psychiatric symptomatology, diagnoses, demographics, functioning, and...
Variability in nucleus accumbens activity mediates age-related suboptimal financial risk taking
December 2010
Abstract As human life expectancy continues to rise, financial decisions of aging investors may have an increasing impact on the global economy.
The Potential Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research on U.S. Health Care Expenditures
December 2010
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) has the potential to slow health care spending growth by focusing resources on health interventions that provide the most value.
Predictors of health utility among 60-day survivors of acute kidney injury in the VA/NIH Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study
August 2010
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after acute kidney injury (AKI) is an area of great importance to patients.
An Evaluation of Patient Self-Testing Competency of Prothrombin Time for Managing Anticoagulation: Pre-randomization Results of VA Cooperative Study #481 – The Home INR Study (THINRS).
July 2010
Prior studies suggest patient self-testing (PST) of prothrombin time (PT) can improve the quality of anticoagulation (AC) and reduce complications (e.g., bleeding and thromboembolic events).
AIDS and Declining Support for Dependent Elderly People in Africa: Retrospective Analysis Using Demographic and Health Surveys
June 2010
Objectives To determine the relation between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and support for dependent elderly people in Africa.Design Retrospective analysis using data from Demographic and Health Surveys....
Following Your Heart or Your Head: Focusing on Emotions versus Information Differentially Influences the Decisions of Younger and Older Adults
March 2010
Research on aging has indicated that whereas deliberative cognitive processes decline with age, emotional processes are relatively spared.
Policies and Politics for an Aging America
January 2010
In "Facts and Fictions About an Aging America" (Contexts, Fall 2009), our research group unpacked a series of widely held, inter-related misconceptions about our aging population and outlined the...
Preferences for dialysis withdrawal and engagement in advance care planning within a diverse sample of dialysis patients.
January 2010
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Rates of dialysis withdrawal are higher among the elderly and lower among Blacks, yet it is unknown whether preferences for withdrawal and engagement in advance care...
Aging in America in the Twenty-first Century: Demographic Forecasts from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society
December 2009
Context: The aging of the baby boom generation, the extension of life, and progressive increases in disability-free life expectancy have generated a dramatic demographic transition in the United...
Facts and Fictions About an Aging America
November 2009
Sociologists and others studying aging in the U.S. uncover myths that dominate public perceptions of the elderly.
Functional Status of Elderly Adults Before and After Initiation of Dialysis
October 2009
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether functional status before dialysis is maintained after the initiation of this therapy in elderly patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Fetuin-A and Change in Body Composition in Older Persons
October 2009
Context: Fetuin-A inhibits the insulin receptor in vitro.
Preferences for Dialysis Withdrawal and Engagement in Advance Care Planning within a Diverse Sample of Dialysis Patients.
September 2009
Background and objectives.
Inequality in Treatment Use Among Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: USA, Belgium and Quebec
July 2009
BACKGROUND: Previous research has provided evidence that socioeconomic status has an impact on invasive treatments use after acute myocardial infarction.
Affect Dynamics, Affective Forecasting, and Aging
December 2008
Affective forecasting, experienced affect, and recalled affect were compared in younger and older adults during a task in which participants worked to win and avoid losing small monetary sums....
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