Population and Aging

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Trends in HIV Seroprevalence and Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men Who Inject Drugs in San Francisco, 1988 to 2000 — Jan 1, 2001

Interventions such as amphetamine drug treatment and sexual risk reduction programs targeted at this population are needed.

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Deficiency Citations for Mental Health Care in Nursing Homes — Jan 1, 2001

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certifies approximately 17,000 nursing homes per year.

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The Care of HIV-infected Adults in Rural Areas of the United States — Jan 1, 2001

Few American adults received HIV care in rural areas of the United States.

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The Vulnerable Elders Survey: A Tool for Identifying Vulnerable Older People in the Community — Jan 1, 2001

A function-based targeting system effectively and efficiently identifies older people at risk of functional decline and death.

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Advocacy in Epidemiology and Demography — Jan 1, 2001

Summary of a panel discussion at the Conference on Epidemiology and Demography held at Georgetown University, in Washington D.C. on February 8-9, 2001

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Greater Collaboration Across the Disciplines: Challenges and Opportunities — Jan 1, 2001

Conference on Epidemiology and Demography: Frontiers in Population Health and Aging held at Georgetown University February 8-10, 2001.

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Ownership of Stocks and Mutual Funds: A Panel Data Analysis — Jan 1, 2001

In many industrial countries, ownership rates of risky assets have risen substantially over the past decade.

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Assessment of Child Crime Victims — Jan 1, 2001

This chapter focuses on initial mental health assessment of child crime victims, including diagnosis and treatment planning.

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A Comparison of American and Dutch Immigration and Integration Experiences — Jan 1, 2001

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On the Back of Blacks? Immigrants and the Fortunes of African Americans — Jan 1, 2001

The author searches for patterns in the African American response to immigrants in several metropolitan areas with above-average immigrant populations, to examine whether immigration has had a negative effect of the labor market participation of African Americans.

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Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders: Acove Project Overview — Jan 1, 2001

The Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders project endeavored to develop a comprehensive set of quality-assessment tools for ill older persons.

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Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders: Methods for Developing Quality Indicators — Jan 1, 2001

With the concurrence of the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) Policy Advisory Committee, the authors chose to assess the care of vulnerable elders by using processes rather than outcomes.

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Quality Indicators for Dementia in Vulnerable Community-Dwelling and Hospitalized Elders — Jan 1, 2001

This paper presents indicators to assess the quality of care for patients with dementia.

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Quality Indicators for End-of-Life Care in Vulnerable Elders — Jan 1, 2001

This project investigated the relationship between processes and outcomes of care and sought to develop explicit criteria to evaluate the quality of end-of-life care of vulnerable elders.

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Quality Indicators for the Management and Prevention of Falls and Mobility Problems in Vulnerable Elders — Jan 1, 2001

Falls and mobility problems generally result from multiple, diverse, and interacting causes. After detecting a problem, clinicians must use careful and thorough diagnostic approaches to identify the most likely causes, contributing factors, and associated comorbid conditions, many of which will respond to intervention.

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Heart Failure in Vulnerable Elders — Jan 1, 2001

This project investigated the relationship between processes and outcomes of care and aimed to develop explicit criteria to evaluate the quality of care of elderly patients with heart failure.

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Quality Indicators for Appropriate Medication Use in Vulnerable Elders — Jan 1, 2001

Medication use provides an ideal opportunity for monitoring quality of care in the vulnerable elders.

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Osteoarthritis in Vulnerable Elders — Jan 1, 2001

On the basis of a comprehensive literature review, a set of process indicators to assess the quality of health care for vulnerable elders with osteoarthritis was developed. This paper summarizes the methods used to develop these indicators and reviews the evidence on which they are based.

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Osteoporosis in Vulnerable Elders — Jan 1, 2001

The methods for developing the ACOVE quality indicators for the management of osteoporosis, including the literature review and expert panel consideration, are detailed elsewhere in this supplement. A structured literature review found 2960 titles on osteoporosis, from which abstracts and articles were identified that were relevant to this report. Based on the literature and the authors' expertise, 24 potential quality indicators were proposed.

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Quality Indicators for Pain Management in Vulnerable Elders — Jan 1, 2001

Although few experts disagree that painful conditions should be treated, less consensus exists on specific treatments for particular conditions. For this reason, indicators have been proposed for the general management of chronic pain in areas in which evidence is strong or a consensus among experts exists.

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