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Saving Regret and Procrastination
Saving regret, or the wish in hindsight to have saved more earlier in life, is widespread in older populations. Little of the variation is explained by procrastination and psychological factors. Unemployment, health, and divorce are larger factors.
Nov 23, 2022
Axel Boersch-Supan, Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Michael D. Hurd, Susann Rohwedder
Report
The role of evidence in occupational safety and health
This study aimed to explore and identify globally: (i) what types of evidence are produced, shared and used, and by whom, and (ii) how OSH decisions are informed and the role evidence plays in this process.
Nov 23, 2022
Stephanie Stockwell, Giulia Maistrello, Sarah Ball, Jessica Dawney, Michael Whitmore, Nick Fahy
Report
Russian Military Strategy: Organizing Operations for the Initial Period of War
The authors of this report identify and examine several factors to assess the orientation of Russian military strategy, including the balance of power, Russian diplomacy with China, views on future war, and trends in force readiness and mobilization.
Nov 22, 2022
Clint Reach, Alexis A. Blanc, Edward Geist
Journal Article
Incentives and Reminders to Improve Long-term Medication Adherence (INMIND): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aims to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a novel intervention that uses SMS text messages and conditional incentives to support ART initiators in establishing pill-taking habits.
Nov 22, 2022
Chad Stecher, Ishita Ghai, Lillian Lunkuse, Peter Wabukala, Mary Odiit, Agnes Nakanwagi, Sebastian Linnemayr
Journal Article
Feasibility and Acceptability of Incorporating Social Network Visualizations Into a Culturally Centered Motivational Network Intervention to Prevent Substance Use Among Urban Native American Emerging Adults: A Qualitative Study
Social network visualizations are a promising tool for increasing awareness of social challenges and sources of resilience for urban American Indian/Alaska Native emerging adults.
Nov 22, 2022
David P. Kennedy, Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Ryan Andrew Brown, Alina I. Palimaru, Daniel Dickerson, Carrie L. Johnson, Anthony Lopez
Journal Article
New and Emerging Technology for Adult Social Care: The Example of Home Sensors with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology
This study evaluates how one example of a technology using home-based sensors with AI capabilities was implemented in three case study sites across England. The focus of this study was on decision-making processes and implementation.
Nov 22, 2022
Jon Glasby, Ian Litchfield, Sarah Parkinson, Lucy Hocking, Denise Tanner, Bridget Roe, Jennifer Bousfield
Journal Article
The Quality of Occupational Healthcare for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Healthcare Expenditures, and Disability Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study
We sought to examine whether quality of care for work-associated carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with healthcare expenditures or disability. Quality of care was associated with health care expenditures, but not with disability.
Nov 18, 2022
Teryl K. Nuckols, Michael Dworsky, Craig Conlon, Michael W. Robbins, Douglas Benner, Seth A. Seabury, Steven M. Asch
Report
Educating for Evolving Operational Domains: Cyber and Information Education in the Department of Defense and the Role of the College of Information and Cyberspace
This report examines how Department of Defense educational institutions are addressing cyberspace and information education, the potential demand for this education, and how the College of Information and Cyberspace can contribute.
Nov 17, 2022
Quentin E. Hodgson, Charles A. Goldman, Jim Mignano, Karishma R. Mehta
Journal Article
The Equity-First Vaccination Initiative's Challenges And Successes
RAND collected, analyzed, and co-interpreted with other Equity-First Vaccination Initiative (EVI) partners both quantitative and qualitative data to promote equity in the COVID-19 response through vaccination.
Nov 17, 2022
Laura J. Faherty, Sarah Hanck, Nichelle Walton, George Timmins, Gregory Johnson, Jeanne S. Ringel
Journal Article
Association of COVID-19 Vaccination With Influenza Vaccine History and Changes in Influenza Vaccination
Using the RAND American Life Panel (ALP), we examine relationships among COVID and influenza vaccination amongst those who historically never, sometimes, or always vaccinate for influenza.
Nov 16, 2022
Andrew M. Parker, Samer Atshan, Matthew Walsh, Courtney A. Gidengil, Raffaele Vardavas
Journal Article
Use Of And Willingness To Use Video Telehealth Through The COVID-19 Pandemic
We examined use of and willingness to use video telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinally followed cohort.
Nov 16, 2022
Shira H. Fischer, Zachary Predmore, Elizabeth Roth, Lori Uscher-Pines, Matthew D. Baird, Joshua Breslau
Report
National Security Decisionmaking Processes in Israel: Persistent Flaws and How to Amend Them
In this Perspective, the author examines the inherent flaws in the function of key Israeli decisionmaking entities and in the process as a whole, their underlying causes, and potential avenues to improve the decisionmaking apparatus.
Nov 15, 2022
Ofer Shelah
Report
What K–12 English Language Arts and Mathematics Instructional Materials Were Newly Purchased and Used for the 2021–2022 School Year? Findings from the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey
In this report, the authors build on previous research by drawing on nationally representative survey data from English language arts and mathematics teachers to better understand teachers' use of new instructional materials.
Nov 15, 2022
Andrea Prado Tuma, George Zuo, Joshua Eagan, Julia H. Kaufman, Sy Doan, Sabrina Lee, Aarya Suryavanshi
Report
American Instructional Resources Surveys: 2022 Technical Documentation and Survey Results
This technical report provides information about the sample, survey instruments, and resultant data for the American Instructional Resources Surveys that were administered to principals and teachers in spring 2022 via RAND's American Educator Panels.
Nov 15, 2022
Sy Doan, Joshua Eagan, David Grant, Julia H. Kaufman, Claude Messan Setodji
Report
Machine Learning in Public Policy: The Perils and the Promise of Interpretability
By leveraging big data, machine learning (ML) can produce results that inform critical policy decisions. In this paper, the authors provide an overview of ML and the importance of its interpretability when used in public policy.
Nov 15, 2022
Evan D. Peet, Brian G. Vegetabile, Matthew Cefalu, Joseph D. Pane, Cheryl L. Damberg
Research Brief
Key Findings from RAND Health Care Research on Telehealth Policy
RAND Health Care researchers used public and private data, such as data from health care claims, to understand telehealth's effect on health care delivery and how it affects care quality, access, and equity.
Nov 15, 2022
Lori Uscher-Pines, Shira H. Fischer
Journal Article
Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Baseline Report
This is the final output of second phase of the ISCF evaluation, which is being carried out over three phases and is due to conclude in 2024.
Nov 15, 2022
Susan Guthrie, Joe Francombe, Mann Virdee, Dominic Yiangou, Camilla d'Angelo, Hamish Evans
Journal Article
Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Evaluation Framework Report
This is the final output of first phase of the ISCF evaluation, the purpose of this report is to set out a detailed evaluation approach, which is being carried out over 3 phases and is due to conclude in 2024.
Nov 15, 2022
Susan Guthrie, Joe Francombe, Pamina Smith, Camilla d'Angelo, Hamish Evans
Journal Article
Patient Experience for Hispanic Older Adults Varies by Language Preference
Regardless of language preference, Hispanic people with Medicare experience disparities in patient care relative to non-Hispanic White English-preferring counterparts.
Nov 15, 2022
Robert Weech-Maldonado, Amelia Haviland, Katrin Hambarsoomian, Steven C. Martino, Jacob W. Dembosky, Loida Tamayo, Sarah J. Gaillot, Marc N. Elliott
Journal Article
Infection Trends in Home Health Care, 2013-2018
In this study, we used 2013-2018 OASIS assessment data linked to Medicare inpatient data to estimate trends in the prevalence of infection in hospital transfers among home health care patients and subsequent 30-day mortality.
Nov 15, 2022
Jordan M. Harrison, Andrew W. Dick, Patricia Stone, Ashley M. Chastain, Mark J. Sorbero, E. Yoko Furuya, Daniel B. Levin

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