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Designing Cash Transfer Programs for an Older Population: The Mexican Case

Simulation of means testing benefit schemes showing beneficial effects on poverty and income inequality. Validated with data from a field experiment in Yucatan, Mexico, the simulations provide a good forecast of observed effects in the experiment.

Jun 28, 2017
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Have Individual Medical Savings Accounts Accumulated Meaningful Balances After 10 Years of Enrolment? Empirical Evidence from China

China's medical savings accounts have not succeeded in promoting individual savings for medical care, especially among vulnerable groups such as women and the elderly.

May 11, 2017
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The Hispanic Paradox: Race/Ethnicity and Nativity, Immigrant Enclave Residence and Cognitive Impairment Among Older US Adults

Foreign-born Mexican Americans are significantly less likely to experience cognitive impairment as they age than are their US-born socioeconomic peers.

May 5, 2017
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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.

Apr 11, 2017
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Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions: Screening Tools to Alert Doctors to Right Treatment Medication Criteria Modified for U.S. Nursing Home Setting

Experts have identified new criteria for assessing the quality of prescribing in nursing homes.

Mar 15, 2017
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Foundations of Activity of Daily Living Trajectories of Older Americans

Longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study support the concept that disability reflects a progression from disease to impairment to functional limitation and finally to disability.

Jan 27, 2017
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2016 RAND Summer Institute

Video session from the 23rd Annual RAND Summer Institute, held July 11-14, 2016, in Santa Monica, California, which addresses critical issues facing our aging population.

Jan 6, 2017
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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.

Nov 30, 2016
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Are Functional and Activity Limitations Becoming More Prevalent Among 55 to 69-Year-Olds in the United States?

Most, but not all, types of functional and activity limitations did not change significantly for Americans 55-69 between 1998 and 2012.

Nov 11, 2016
Commentary

The Neighborhood Park: An Underused Oasis

Most neighborhood parks are underutilized, especially in the mornings and on weekdays. But with a modest amount of redesign, investment, and marketing, parks could lead more people to engage in routine physical activity.

Nov 9, 2016
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Exploring Community-based Social Innovations (CBSIs) for Healthy Ageing

Photo by Subman/Getty Images Background Community-based social innovations (CBSIs) are initiatives that seek to empower older people to improve self-efficacy in caring for themselves and their peers, maintain wellbeing and promote social cohesion and inclusiveness. While they have the potential to improve ...

Nov 8, 2016
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Can a More User-Friendly Medicare Plan Finder Improve Consumers' Selection of Medicare Plans?

Enhancements to the Medicare Plan Finder website not only improved user experience but also helped users make good decisions when choosing plans.

Nov 3, 2016
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Cost-effectiveness of Combined Oral Bisphosphonate Therapy and Falls Prevention Exercise for Fracture Prevention in the USA

For white women aged 75-80, 1 year of exercise and 5 years of bisphosphonate therapy are effective at preventing osteoporitic fractures.

Oct 27, 2016
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Fall Prevention Intervention

An evaluation of a fall prevention intervention found no significant reduction in health care costs or emergency room visits for fall-related injuries.

Oct 26, 2016
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The Prevalence and Use of Walking Loops in Neighborhood Parks: A National Study

Walking loops in public parks appear to not only boost park use but also encourage higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous park-based physical activity, especially among seniors.

Sep 22, 2016
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Culturally Competent Informed-Consent Process to Evaluate a Social Policy for Older Persons with Low Literacy

As scientific inquiry becomes increasingly global, creative approaches to adapting the informed-consent process will help address cultural, linguistic, and regulatory demands.

Sep 22, 2016
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Readability and Comprehension of the Geriatric Depression Scale and PROMIS® Physical Function Items in Older African Americans and Latinos

The wording of items and response options in two commonly used measures of depression and physical functioning in older adults were found to exceed the U.S. recommended readability threshold for vulnerable populations.

Sep 20, 2016
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Influence of Age and Comorbidity on Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly

Screening for colorectal cancer would benefit from re-evaluation of age-based guidelines as well as improved screening completion among the elderly.

Sep 13, 2016
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Implementing Exercise Programs to Prevent Falls: Systematic Descriptive Review

Identifying key characteristics of successful fall prevention exercise programs can help clinicians and health system leaders link patients to appropriate community-based programs.

Aug 29, 2016
Commentary

Living Longer, Working Longer

When people live longer, the costs of Social Security and Medicare increase and threaten the sustainability of these programs. Households also worry about how to finance more retirement years. But people are working longer, and if they continue to do so, they will reduce some of the problems.

Aug 25, 2016

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