This issue brief provides background information on issues that could be raised at the Workshop on Improving Survey Measures of Late-Life Disability (May 17, 2005). The authors include a brief review of disability measurement issues, and offer a framework for thinking about disability measurement that will shaped the workshop panels and presentations. [62 PDF pages]
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Advanced SearchOpportunities to Improve Survey Measures of Late-Life Disability: Part II - Workshop Summary
Vicki A. Freedman University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Timothy Waidmann and Brenda Spillman Urban Institute
A Framework for Identifying High-Impact Interventions to Promote Reductions in Late-Life Disability
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Evaluation of New Measures of Assistive Technology and the Home Environment from the 2005 Pilot Study of Technology and Aging
The purpose of this report is to highlight the analytic properties of the assistive technology and environment measures in the final recommended module. The authors address three distinct but complimentary questions: (1) How do questions that combine several environmental features or devices (global measures) compare with more detailed items?
An Introduction to the National Nursing Assistant Survey
The National Nursing Assistant Survey is sponsored by ASPE; its design and fielding were made possible through collaborations with two independent research organizations and a sustained partnership with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
The Daily Activities of the Community-Dwelling Elderly: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services