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Health and Long-Term Care

Health

Depressive Symptoms among Rural “Left-Behind” Older Adults: A Test of the High Outmigration Penalty Hypothesis (2021) Q. Song, H. Wang, & J. Burr

The Citizenship Advantage in Psychological Well-Being: An Examination of Hukou System in China (2021) Q. Song, J. Smith

Living arrangements, Migration of Offspring, and Health of Older Adults in Rural China: Revelation from Biomarkers and Propensity Score Analysis (2020) Q. Song, F. Chen

Hukou System, Mechanisms, and Health Stratification across the Life Course in Rural and Urban China (2020) Q. Song, J. Smith

Introducing students to healthy aging within their own communities: An online applied research experience (2019) N.M. Silverstein, N. Pitheckoff, & E. Dugan

Aging, and Separated from Children: The Health Implications of Adult Migration on Elderly Parents in Rural China (2017) Q. Song

Facing “Double Jeopardy”? Depressive Symptoms in Left-Behind Elderly in Rural China (2017) Q. Song

Social activities, incident cardiovascular disease, and mortality (2017) S. Han, J. Tavares, M. Evans, J. Saczynski, & J. Burr

Arthritis, depression, and falls among community-dwelling older adults: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study (2017) L. Quach, J. Burr

Contributions of Second Opinions, Outcome Forecasts, and Testimonials to Patient Decisions about Knee Replacement Surgery (2014)  S. Hoffmann, F.G. Caro, A. S. Gottlieb, I. Kesternich, & J. Winter

Massachusetts Healthy Aging Report: Community Profiles 2014 (2014) Elizabeth Dugan, Frank Porell, Nina Silverstein, Ruth Palombo, & Stacey Mann

Effects of Video Enhancement in a Stated-Choice Experiment on Medical Decision Making (2014) S. Hoffmann, J. Winter, F. Caro, & A. Gottlieb

Fact Sheet: The Prevalence of Sensory Deficits, Functional Limitations, and Disability among (2012) M. See Yang, J. Burr, & J. Mutchler

Fact Sheet: Cohort Differences in Parental Care Needs (2014) M. E. Szinovacz & L. C. Lieber

Fact Sheet: Cohort Differences in Parental Survival (2014) M. E. Szinovacz

Fact Sheet: Cohort Differences in Parents’ Illness and Nursing Home Use (2014) M. E. Szinovacz

Working Papers

Social Networks, Decision Aids, and Patient Decisions Regarding Knee-Replacement Surgery (2014) F. Caro, S. Hoffmann, A. Gottlieb, I. Kesternich, & J. Winter

 

Alzheimer’s Disease

Development of The Dementia Mindset Scale: Distinguishes malleable and fixed dementia mindsets (2020) Kunz, L., Scheibe, S., Wisse, B., Boerner, K., & Zemlin, C.

Living in the community with dementia: Who receives paid care? (2020) Reckrey, J. M., Morrison, R. S., Boerner, K., Szanton, S. L., Leff, B., Ornstein, K. A. 

The social context of driving cessation: understanding the effects of cessation on the life satisfaction of older drivers and their social partners (2019) Schryer, E., Boerner, K., Horowitz, A., Reinhardt, J. P., & Mock, S. E.

Depressive symptoms in the oldest-old: The role of sensory impairments (2018) Cimarolli, V., Jopp, D. S., Boerner, K., & Minahan, J.

Age- and Dementia-Friendly Resources in Massachusetts (2017) E. Dugan, N. Silverstein, S. Wang, B. Kim, & N. Pitheckoff

The Dementia Care Coordination Program: Engaging Health Systems in Caregiver Supports (2017) P. Nadash, N. Silverstein, & F. Porell 

The Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Coordination Program: A Process Evaluation (2015) N. Silverstein, F. Porell, P. Nadash

Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs: Relevance for Persons with Dementia;  Executive Summary of the Study;  Survey Instrument Used for the Study. (2011) N. Silverstein & A. Gottlieb

Living with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Study of Adult Day Health Services in Massachusetts (2008) N. Silverstein et al.

Community Mobility and Dementia: A Review of the Literature. (2006) M. Vanderbur & N. Silverstein

Book Chapter: Community Mobility and Dementia: The Role for Health Care Professionals. N.M. Silverstein, A. Dickerson, & E. Schold Davis, in Dementia Care: An Evidence-Based Approach, M. Boltz, & J. Galvin (Eds.) (2016). Springer Publishing Co. 

Book: Improving Hospital Care for Persons with Dementia. N. M. Silverstein & K. Maslow (Eds.) (2006). New York: Springer Publishing Co.

Book: Dementia and Wandering Behavior: Concern for the Lost Elder. N. M. Silverstein, G. Flaherty, & Tobin, T. S. (2002) New York: Springer Publishing Co. (2002 American Journal of Nursing Book of the year). Re-released in 2006

 

Adult Day Care

Living with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Study of Adult Day Health Services in Massachusetts (2008) N. Silverstein et al.

 

Long-Term Care

A New Public-Private Partnership: Catastrophic Public and Front-End Private LTC Insurance (2018) M. Cohen, J. Feder, & M. Favreault

How Medicaid Per Capita Caps Will Affect those Needing Long-Term Services and Supports (2017) M. Cohen, M. Miller, & L. Sharma

The German Long-Term Care Insurance Program: Evolution and Developments (2017) P. Nadash, P. Doty, & M. von Schwanenflugel

The Emerging Market for Supplemental Long Term Care Insurance in Germany in the context of the 2013 Pflege-Bahr reform (2017) P. Nadash & A. Cuellar

Long Term Care Financing: Lessons from France (2015) P. Doty, P. Nadash, N. Racco

Implications of Rhode Island’s Global Consumer Choice Compact Medicaid Waiver for Designing and Implementing State Health Reform (2013) E. Miller, D. Samuel, S. Allen, A. Trivedi, & V. Mor

Implications of Rhode Island’s Global Consumer Choice Compact Medicaid Waiver for Rebalancing Long-Term Care under the Affordable Care Act (2013) E. Miller, D. Samuel, S. Allen, A. Trivedi, & V. Mor

Implications of Rhode Island’s Global Consumer Choice Compact Medicaid Waiver for Block Granting Medicaid and Other Retrenchment (2013) E. Miller, D. Samuel, S. Allen, A. Trivedi, & V. Mor

Increasing Consumer Involvement in Medicaid Nursing Facility Reimbursement: Lessons from New York and Minnesota (2012) E. Miller & C. Rudder

Policy Brief: Consumer Involvement in Medicaid Nursing Facility Reimbursement: Lessons from New York and Minnesota for State Policymakers (2012) E. Miller & C. Rudder

Issue Brief: A Primer for Consumer Involvement in Medicaid Nursing Facility Reimbursement: Lessons from New York and Minnesota (2012) C. Rudder & E. Miller

 (2012) E. Miller & C. Rudder

Working Papers

A Trade-Off Proposal for Funding Long-Term Care (2007) Y-P Chen

 

Home Care

Paid caregivers in the community-based dementia care team: Do family caregivers benefit? (in press) Reckrey, J., Bollens-Lund, E., Tsui, E., Boerner, K., & Ornstein, K.

Interventions to reduce the impact of client death on home care aides: Employers’ perspectives (in press) Tsui, E., Franzosa, E., Boerner, K., & Reckrey, J. 

Paid caregiver communication with homebound older adults, their families, and the healthcare team (2019) Reckrey, J. M., Geduldig, E. T., Linquist, L. A., Morrison, R. S., Boerner, K., Federman, A., & Brody, A. A. 

Immediate aftermath of a client’s death: The experience of home health aides (2019) Barooah, A., Boerner, K., Gleason, H., & Riesenbeck, I. 

Respecting and Supporting Home Health Aides (2016) K. Boerner, H. Gleason, & A. Barooah 

Leaving Home Care: Decision Making, Risk Scenarios & Services Gaps in the Home Care System (2011) J. Yaughan & N. Silverstein

Massachusetts' Home Care Programs and Reasons for Discharge into Nursing Homes (2011) C. Wong & N. Silverstein

Executive Summary: Massachusetts' Home Care Programs and Reasons for Discharge into Nursing Homes (2011) C. Wong & N. Silverstein

 

Dental Care

Fact Sheet: Oral Health and Dental Care Service Use among Adults Aged 50 and Over in the United States (2012) H. Lee & J. Burr

 

Nursing Homes

Purchasing Nursing Home Care in the Veterans Health Administration (2015) E. Miller, E. Gadbois, S. Gidmark, O. Intrator 

Model Nursing Facility Admission Agreement.

 

Health Care Advocacy

Executive Summary: Evaluation of Lift Up Your Voice! Advocacy Training for Older Adults and Their Caregivers(2012) A. Gottlieb, N. Silverstein, & K. Barton