Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
| At Risk Persons | 6 |
| Diseases | 3 |
| Older Adults | 3 |
| Aging (Individuals) | 2 |
| Alzheimers Disease | 2 |
| Correlation | 2 |
| Health Promotion | 2 |
| Longitudinal Studies | 2 |
| Access to Health Care | 1 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Gerontologist | 6 |
Author
| Britton, Paula J. | 1 |
| Dixon, Denise | 1 |
| Eggert, Gerald | 1 |
| Ferraro, Kenneth F. | 1 |
| Harris, Phyllis Braudy | 1 |
| Liebel, Diane | 1 |
| Londos, Elisabet | 1 |
| Lynch, Delores A. | 1 |
| Meng, Hongdao | 1 |
| Minthon, Lennart | 1 |
| Neundorfer, Marcia M. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| New York | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkSchafer, Markus H.; Ferraro, Kenneth F. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether childhood misfortune reduces the likelihood of being disease free in adulthood. Design and Methods: This article used a sample of 3,000+ American adults, aged 25-74, who were first interviewed in 1995 and reinterviewed in 2005. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of avoiding…
Descriptors: Obesity, Smoking, Diseases, Children
Wattmo, Carina; Wallin, Asa K.; Londos, Elisabet; Minthon, Lennart – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose of the Study: To identify risk factors for early nursing home placement (NHP) in Alzheimer's disease (AD), focusing on the impact of longitudinal change in cognition, activities of daily living (ADL), service utilization, and cholinesterase inhibitor treatment (ChEI). Design and Methods: In an open, 3-year, prospective, multicenter study…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Rating Scales, Patients, Nursing Homes
Meng, Hongdao; Wamsley, Brenda; Liebel, Diane; Dixon, Denise; Eggert, Gerald; Van Nostrand, Joan – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of a multicomponent health promotion and disease self-management intervention on physical function and health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries. To determine if these outcomes vary by urban or rural residence. Design and Methods: We analyzed data from a 22-month randomized controlled trial of a health…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Intervention, Health Promotion, Diseases
Peer reviewedNeundorfer, Marcia M.; Harris, Phyllis Braudy; Britton, Paula J.; Lynch, Delores A. – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: The number of women aged 45 years and older infected with the HIV virus continues to increase. This study sought to identify, from the voices of midlife and older women living with HIV, the factors in their lives that put them at risk for HIV, so as to improve HIV-prevention efforts for women of this age group. Design and Methods: In this…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Females, Age Differences, Gender Differences
Zhang, Zhenmei – Gerontologist, 2006
This study examines the effects of marital history on the burden of cardiovascular disease in midlife. With use of data from the 1992 Health and Retirement Study, a series of nested logistic regression models was used to estimate the association between marital history and the likelihood of cardiovascular disease. Results suggest that, in midlife,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Diseases, Human Body, Marital Status
Peer reviewedPaveza, Gregory J.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1992
Examined violence among 184 Alzheimer patients and their caregivers. Analysis of severe violence subscale of Conflict Tactics Scale indicated that 15.8 percent of patients had been violent in year since diagnosis; 5.4 percent of caregivers had been violent toward patient; and prevalence of violence was 17.4 percent. Variables most associated with…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, At Risk Persons, Depression (Psychology), Elder Abuse
