Title: Health at older ages : the causes and consequences of declining disability among the elderly /
Authors: Cutler, David M.; Wise, David A.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Health Services for the Aged trends; Disabled Persons; Chronic Disease prevention & control; Chronic Disease economics; Geriatric Assessment; Aged; Older people Health and hygiene United States Statistics.; Older people with disabilities United States Statistics.; Aged United States.; Geriatric Assessment United States.; Chronic Disease economics United States.; Chronic Disease prevention & control United States.; Disabled Persons United States.; Health Services for the Aged trends United States.; United States
Abstract: Americans are living longer - and staying healthier longer - than ever before. This text is an essential contribution to the debate about meeting the medical needs of an ageing nation.
Contents: Work disability is a pain in the *****, especially in England, the Netherlands, and the United States / James Banks ... [et al.] -- Why were older men in the past in such poor health? / Dora L. Costa -- Arthritis : changes in its prevalence during the 19th and 20th centuries / Paula Canavese and Robert W. Fogel -- Pathways to disability / Axel Börsch-Supan ... [et al.] -- Heterogeneity in the clinical pathways to disability / Mary Beth Landrum, Kate A. Stewart, and David M. Cutler -- Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in trends in old-age disability / Robert F. Schoeni, Vicki A. Freedman, and Linda G. Martin -- Disability risk and the value of disability insurance / Amitabh Chandra and Andrew A. Samwick -- Intensive medical care and cardiovascular disease disability reductions / David M. Cutler, Mary Beth Landrum, and Kate A. Stewart -- Early retirement and DI/SSI applications : exploring the impact of depression / Rena M. Conti, Ernst R. Berndt, and Richard G. Frank -- Are baby boomers aging better than their predecessors? : trends in overweight, arthritis, and mobility difficulty / Suzanne G. Leveille, Christina C. Wee, and Lisa I. Iezzoni -- How do Medicare beneficiaries with physical and sensory disabilities feel about their health care? / Lisa I. Iezzoni, Jane R. Soukup, and Suzanne G. Leveille -- Trends in assistance with daily activities : racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist in the U.S. older population / Vicki A. Freedman ... [et al.] -- Disability and spending growth / Michael E. Chernew ... [et al.] -- Why are the disability rolls skyrocketing? : the contribution of population characteristics, economic conditions, and program generosity / Mark Duggan and Scott Imberman -- Inter-spousal mortality effects : caregiver burden across the spectrum of disabling disease / Nicholas A. Christakis and Paul D. Allison.