This compilation includes ten articles on aging written in 1995 and 1996 by researchers at JDC-Brookdale Institute. It presents updated information on various aspects of the lives of the elderly, and on the array of services which answer their needs. The first article presents a comprehensive, quantitative picture of the elderly's present predicament, as well as forecasts for the coming decade, including the extent of elderly disability and the elderly's service needs, based on models constructed at the institute. The second article relates to the health of, and social services for, elderly immigrants in light of socio-demographic change induced by the recent wave of immigration.
Special emphasis is placed on housing and long-term care for elderly immigrants.
By using a variety of sources, we were able to improve the quality and reliability of the data and examine the process of care from different angles. We constructed a model to explain the quality of care for hypertension in elderly patients living in the community. Multiple regression was used in the two of the sub-models, and logistic regression in the third. The research findings reveal that variables related to the patient's awareness of the risks of hypertension influence patient compliance with physician recommendations, the quality of surveillance, and the control of hypertension, while the latter two are also influenced by variables related to physician-patient interaction. This intervention program can be made more effective by consideration and improvement of the interpersonal aspects of the care for hypertension.