Gerontology

Journal Article

Older Adults' Behavioral Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This chapter synthesizes findings from existing research on the behavioral health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, we consider differences across the life course and the relative resilience of older adults.

Journal Article

Low Exposure to Home- and Community-Based Services Among U.S. Adults: Cause for Concern?

A lack of knowledge about HCBS is a barrier to access, and exposure to HCBS users is one source of knowledge. There are no contemporary estimates of exposure in the U.S. population. Overall, service exposure was more home- than community-based.

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Decision-making Competence in Older Adults: A Rosy View from a Longitudinal Investigation

Our study depicts a generally positive picture of age-related changes in three important aspects of decision-making competence and it shows that starting levels of decision-making competence are predictive of decision-making performance over time.

Report

2019 RAND Summer Institute Lecture Series

Video sessions from the 26th Annual RAND Summer Institute, two annual conferences in Santa Monica, California, which addressed critical issues facing our aging population: The Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists on July 8–9, and the Demography, Economics, Psychology, and Epidemiology of Aging conference on July 10–11, 2019.

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High-frequency Internet Survey of a Probability Sample of Older Singaporeans: The Singapore Life Panel®

We detail the methodology by which the Singapore Life Panel was constructed using a population-representative sampling frame from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

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Development and Feasibility of a Structured Goals of Care Communication Guide

Studies demonstrate the benefits of discussing goals of care and advance care planning, yet many patients with serious illness do not engage in such discussions with healthcare providers.

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Eliciting Survival Expectations of the Elderly in Low-Income Countries: Evidence From India

Elderly people in low-income countries are pessimistic about their survival probabilities compared with state-specific life tables, and socioeconomic status influences beliefs about survival expectations.

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Push or Pull: Changes in the Relative Risk and Growth of Entrepreneurship Among Older Households

Entrepreneurship among older adults is on the rise, especially in households with greater access to income from interest, dividends, and capital gains.

Report

The Strategic Perspective and Long-Term Socioeconomic Strategies for Israel

Israel will benefit from bringing a systemic strategic perspective into its policy process. The example of problems associated with an aging population is an illustration of how to use a strategic perspective in an analysis of policy choices.

Journal Article

Comparing the Health Care Experiences of Medicare Beneficiaries with and Without Depressive Symptoms in Medicare Managed Care Versus Fee-for-Service

Disparities in care experienced by older Medicare beneficiaries with depressive symptoms tend to be more negative in managed care. Efforts identify and address barriers these beneficiaries encounter to help them better traverse the managed care environment.

Journal Article

Living Alone and Patient Care Experiences: The Role of Gender in a National Sample of Medicare Beneficiaries

Seniors who live alone are a large, growing population with poorer health outcomes. We examine the little-studied health care experiences and immunizations of older adults who live alone.

Commentary

Why We Know Painfully Little About Dying

Published commentary by RAND staff.

People

Sarah Dalton

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Sara G. McCleskey