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Jan 1, 2008

Chronic Disease and Severe Disability Among Working-Age Populations

Rates of severe disability, measured by the inability to perform basic activities of daily living, have been rising in working age populations.
Research

Jan 1, 2008

Dynamics of Work Disability and Pain

Investigates the role of pain dynamics in dynamics of self-reported work disability and of employment patterns of older workers in the United States. In addition to high pain prevalence, there are many transitions in and out of pain at these ages.
Research Summary

Apr 8, 2007

Obesity and Disability: The Shape of Things to Come

This research brief summarizes studies that found that individuals who are obese face greater challenges in terms of disability and chronic disease than do their non-obese counterparts.
Research

Jan 1, 2007

Obesity and Health in Europeans Aged 50 and Older

Documents the prevalence of obesity and related health conditions for Europeans aged 50 years and older, and estimates the association between obesity and health outcomes across 10 European countries. Cross-country differences in the prevalence of obesity in older Europeans are substantial and exceed socio-demographic differentials in excessive body weight. Obesity is associated with significantly poorer health outcomes among Europeans aged 50 years and over, with effects similar across countries.
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Jan 1, 2007

Chronic Conditions and the Decline in Late-Life Disability

Using data from the 1997-2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the authors examine the role of chronic conditions in recent declines in prevalence of late-life disability.
Research

Jan 1, 2005

Depression and Comorbid Pain as Predictors of Disability, Employment, Insurance Status, and Health Care Costs

Relative to depression alone, depression plus pain and pain alone were associated with significant functional limitations and economic burdens.
Research

Jan 1, 2005

The Health and Cost Consequences of Obesity Among the Future Elderly

Obesity could have serious consequences for older cohorts. The authors used a microsimulation to estimate lifetime costs, life expectancy, disease, and disability for seventy-year-olds based on body mass.
Research

Jan 1, 2005

Labor Market, Financial, Insurance and Disability Outcomes Among Near Elderly Americans with Depression and Pain

Economic burden of depression has been documented, but the role of comorbid pain among the depressed is unclear. Using Wave 3 of the Health and Retirement Survey in 1996, we conducted multivariate regression analyses to estimate associations between depression and comorbid pain, and labor market, financial, insurance and disability outcomes among near elderly Americans aged 55-65, controlling for socio-demographics and health conditions.
Press

Jan 8, 2004

RAND Study Says Disability Rates Rise, Finds Link to Obesity

RAND Study Says Disability Rates Rise, Finds link to Obesity.
Research

Jan 1, 2004

Are the Young Becoming More Disabled?

Rates of disability appear to be on the rise among people ages eighteen to fifty-nine, fueled by a growing obesity epidemic.
Research

Jan 1, 2004

Increasing Obesity Rates and Disability Trends: If It Continues at Its Current Rate, Rising Obesity Could Wipe Out Recent Improvements in Disability Among Older Americans

Unhealthy body weight has increased dramatically, but other data show that disability rates have declined.
Research

Jan 1, 2003

Financing Health Care for Women with Disabilities

Examines the barriers preventing women with disabilities from receiving appropriate health care and the issues surrounding financing of health care for this population.

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Chronic Disease and Severe Disability Among Working-Age Populations

Dynamics of Work Disability and Pain

Obesity and Disability: The Shape of Things to Come

Obesity and Health in Europeans Aged 50 and Older

Chronic Conditions and the Decline in Late-Life Disability

Depression and Comorbid Pain as Predictors of Disability, Employment, Insurance Status, and Health Care Costs

The Health and Cost Consequences of Obesity Among the Future Elderly

Labor Market, Financial, Insurance and Disability Outcomes Among Near Elderly Americans with Depression and Pain

RAND Study Says Disability Rates Rise, Finds Link to Obesity

Are the Young Becoming More Disabled?

Increasing Obesity Rates and Disability Trends: If It Continues at Its Current Rate, Rising Obesity Could Wipe Out Recent Improvements in Disability Among Older Americans

Financing Health Care for Women with Disabilities

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Chronic Disease and Severe Disability Among Working-Age Populations

Dynamics of Work Disability and Pain

Obesity and Disability: The Shape of Things to Come

Obesity and Health in Europeans Aged 50 and Older

Chronic Conditions and the Decline in Late-Life Disability

Depression and Comorbid Pain as Predictors of Disability, Employment, Insurance Status, and Health Care Costs

The Health and Cost Consequences of Obesity Among the Future Elderly

Labor Market, Financial, Insurance and Disability Outcomes Among Near Elderly Americans with Depression and Pain

RAND Study Says Disability Rates Rise, Finds Link to Obesity

Are the Young Becoming More Disabled?

Increasing Obesity Rates and Disability Trends: If It Continues at Its Current Rate, Rising Obesity Could Wipe Out Recent Improvements in Disability Among Older Americans

Financing Health Care for Women with Disabilities

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