2021-04-13T23:44:42Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/gerontology.html Fabio del Missier; Patrik Hansson; Andrew M. Parker; Wandi Bruine de Bruin; Timo Mäntylä https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68169.html 2020-05-12T10:30:00Z 2020-05-12T10:30:00Z

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.

Stefan Horvath; Eileen Crimmins; Kristine Yaffe https://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF416.html 2019-12-09T10:15:00Z 2019-12-09T10:15:00Z

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.

Rhema Vaithianathan; Bryce Hool; Michael D. Hurd; Susann Rohwedder https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67958.html 2019-09-20T10:15:00Z 2019-09-20T10:15:00Z

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

James M. Poterba; Peter Adams; Caleb Finch; Kenneth S. Kosik https://www.rand.org/pubs/presentations/PT167.html 2018-08-08T09:00:00Z 2018-08-08T09:00:00Z

Video sessions from the 25th Annual RAND Summer Institute, held July 9-12, 2018, in Santa Monica, California, which addresses critical issues facing our aging population.

David B. Bekelman; Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia; Anne Walling; Rebecca Sudore https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67158.html 2017-05-30T12:45:00Z 2017-05-30T12:45:00Z

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.

Adeline Delavande; Jinkook Lee; Seetha Menon https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP67088.html 2017-04-11T09:30:00Z 2017-04-11T09:30:00Z

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. 

Christian E. Weller; Jeffrey B. Wenger; Benyamin Lichtenstein; Carolyn Arcand https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP66740.html 2016-11-30T10:45:00Z 2016-11-30T10:45:00Z

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

Steven W. Popper; Howard J. Shatz; Shmuel Abramzon; Claude Berrebi; Shira Efron https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR488.html 2015-09-30T12:49:00Z 2015-09-30T12:49:00Z

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.

Steven C. Martino; Marc N. Elliott; Amelia Haviland; Debra Saliba; Q. Burkhart; David E. Kanouse https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50882.html 2015-09-25T09:45:00Z 2015-09-25T09:45:00Z

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.

Megan K. Beckett; Marc N. Elliott; Amelia Haviland; Q. Burkhart; Sarah J. Gaillot; Daisy Montfort; Debra Saliba https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50672.html 2015-04-22T15:00:00Z 2015-04-22T15:00:00Z

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.