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The Daily Activities of the Community-Dwelling

The Daily Activities of the Community-Dwelling Elderly: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Daily Activities of the Community-Dwelling Elderly: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey Timothy WaidmannThe Urban Institute Vicki FreedmanUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey September 27, 2006 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2006/cdelde
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Examining the Relationships between Excess Body

Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability

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A Framework for Identifying High-Impact

A Framework for Identifying High-Impact Interventions to Promote Reductions in Late-Life Disability

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Contribution of Medication Use to Recent

The Contribution of Medication Use to Recent Trends in Old-Age Functioning

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology

Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology Study

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Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology

Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology Study

Older adults, people with disabilities, and those who provide services and supports to these individuals utilize a variety of aging services technologies (ASTs) to achieve and maintain maximum physical function, to live as independently as possible, to study and learn, and to participate in and contribute to society. The potential benefits offered
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The Daily Activities of the Community-Dwelling

The Daily Activities of the Community-Dwelling Elderly: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey

Building on recent advances in the conceptualization of disability, this report uses data on how older Americans spend their time to provide insights into enhancements to common survey measures of activity limitation and participation restrictions experienced in late life. The authors use the 2003-2005 waves of the American Time Use Survey to asse
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Examining the Relationships between Excess Body

Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability

The recent rise in the prevalence of obesity and overweight in the overall U.S. population has raised many concerns about the future. In addition to concerns about the medical costs of treating obesity-related illness, an apparent correlation between obesity and disability has led to concern that the recent declines in rates of disability among th
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Active Aging: A Shift in the Paradigm

Active Aging: A Shift in the Paradigm

The 1997 Denver Summit of the Eight provided an opportunity to foster a shift in our thinking about what it means to be "elderly," to focus on incentives for fostering active aging, and to identify potential areas of international collaboration for future research and information sharing. The Summit also provided an opportunity to discuss strategi
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A Framework for Identifying High-Impact

A Framework for Identifying High-Impact Interventions to Promote Reductions in Late-Life Disability

Considerable evidence now suggests that the prevalence of disability among older Americans is declining; however, how best to implement intervention strategies to promote continued or accelerated declines in disability prevalence remains unstudied. The purpose of this report is to develop and begin to demonstrate a new framework for comparing the
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The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care

The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Final Design Report

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the project and present a design for future phases of the project. It incorporates all suggestions from the Task Order Monitor and the Technical Advisory Group. The full Literature Review was submitted to ASPE as a separate document. However, presented throughout this document, relevant information that
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The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care

The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review

This literature review summarizes what is known about falls and fall prevention and identifies the components of effective strategies for reducing falls. Intertwined in the discussion are the results of interviews conducted with individuals representing nine fall prevention programs that have been identified as particularly successful. The goal wa
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The Contribution of Medication Use to Recent

The Contribution of Medication Use to Recent Trends in Old-Age Functioning

The purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which changes in medication use account for improvements in functioning among older Americans. Using several waves of the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative survey of non-institutionalized Americans ages 51-61, the authors examine changes between 1992 and 1998 and between
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An Overview of Programs and Initiatives Sponsored

An Overview of Programs and Initiatives Sponsored by DHHS to Promote Healthy Aging: A Background Paper for the Blueprint on Aging for the 21st Century Technical Advisory Group Meeting

The primary purpose of this paper is to highlight current federal health promotion and disease prevention activities targeted for older persons. This material is organized by grouping activities into four topics that a panel of federal officials felt would help structure the discussions at the TAG meeting. The authors felt that by organizing feder
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Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology

Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology Study

Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology Study June 2012
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The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care

The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review Abt Associates, Inc., Center for Health and Long Term Care Research April 8, 2004 PDF Version
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Examining the Relationships between Excess Body

Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability : Table 1

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The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care

The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Final Design Report : Table 2

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The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care

The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Final Design Report : Table 1

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The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care

The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review : Table 7

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