“Immediate and late benefits of treating very elderly people with hypertension: results from active treatment extension to Hypertension in the Very Elderly randomised controlled trial,” by N. Beckett, , R. Peters, J. Tuomilehto, C. Swift, P. Sever, J. Potter, T. McCormack, F. Forette, B. Gil-Extremera, D. Dumitrascu, J.A. Staessen, L. Thijs, A. Fletcher, and C. Bulpitt (BMJ 2012;344:d7541, Vol. 344, No. 7839, Jan. 14, 2012, HTML and .pdf format, 10p.). This article is available free of charge.
January 19, 2012
CAAR – Cooperation Committee for Cambodia Report – January 19, 2012
“Reconsidering the Impact of Migration on: Older Age Parents: A Case Study of Two Communes in Battambang Province, Cambodia” (Analyzing Development Issue (ADI) Project of Cooperation Committee for Cambodia and participants of the ADI Project Advance Course, Round 5, November 2011, .pdf format, 29p.).
More information about CCC:
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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – January 19, 2012
A. “Estrogen receptor-a expression in neuronal cells affects bone mass,” by Claes Ohlsson, Cecilia Engdahl, Anna E. Börjesson, Sara H. Windahl, Erik Studer, Lars Westberg, Elias Eriksson, Antti Koskela, Juha Tuukkanen, Andree Krust, Pierre Chambon, Hans Carlsten, and Marie K. Lagerquist (Vol. 109, No. 3, Jan. 17, 2012, p. 983-988).
www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/109/3/983?etoc
B. “Variation in cognitive functioning as a refined approach to comparing aging across countries,” by Vegard Skirbekk, Elke Loichinger, and Daniela Weber (Vol. 109, No. 3, Jan. 17, 2012, p. 770-774).
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CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – January 19, 2012
“Why Do State Disability Application Rates Vary Over Time?” by Norma B. Coe, Kelly Haverstick, Alicia H. Munnell, and Anthony Webb (IB No. 12-2, January 2012, .pdf format, 12p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/why_do_state_disability_application_rates_vary_over_time.html
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CAAR – Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston College Report – January 19, 2012
“Insights on Activity in Later Life from the Life & Times in an Aging Society Study-Engaged as We Age,” by Jacquelyn B. James, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes (January 2012, .pdf format, 19p.).
www.bc.edu/research/agingandwork/archive_pubs/EAWA_JustDoIt.html
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CAAR – Family Caregiver Alliance Periodical – January 19, 2012
Caregiving PolicyDigest (Vol. 12, No. 1, Jan. 11, 2012).
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CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Data Release – January 19, 2012
“2009 Mortality Multiple Cause Micro-data Files,” (January 2012, .pdf and zipped ASCII format). Note: Follow the link to the documentation “User’s Guide.”
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CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Report – January 19, 2012
“Investigating the triggers into claiming Pension Credit,” by Darren Bhattachary and Zoe Slade (Research Report No. 785, January 2012, .pdf format, 39p.).
research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/report_abstracts/rr_abstracts/rra_785.asp
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CAAR – European Commission, Eurostat Monograph – January 19, 2012
Active ageing and solidarity between generations: A statistical portrait of the European Union 2012 (2012 edition, .pdf format, 141p.).
epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-EP-11-001
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CAAR – UK Parliament Briefing Paper – January 19, 2012
“Public service pension reform – 2010 onwards,” by Djuna Thurley (SN06758, January 2012, .pdf format, 43p.).
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CAAR – National Association of States United for Aging and Disability Report -January 19, 2012
“State of the States Survey 2011: State Aging and Disability Agencies in Times of Change,” (January 2012, .pdf format, 64p.).
www.nasuad.org/documentation/nasuad_materials/NASUAD%20States%20Survey%202011.pdf
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CAAR – Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center Report – January 19, 2012
“2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Progress Report: A Deeper Understanding,” (January 2012, .pdf format, 72p.).
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/2010-alzheimers-disease-progress-report-deeper-understanding
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CAAR – US Medicare Payment Advisory Committee Hearing Transcript – January 19, 2012
A transcript of the Jan. 12-13, 2012 meeting is available (.pdf format, 446p.).
www.medpac.gov/meeting_search.cfm?SelectedDate=2012-01-12%2000:00:00.0
Scroll down to “View Transcript.”
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CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Statistical Supplement Update – January 19, 2012
CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement has recently been updated (tables available in .zip compressed .pdf and Microsoft Excel format):
- Medicare Program Payments (Tables 3.2-3.6).
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CAAR – Conferencealerts.com Palliative Care – January 19, 2012
“Aging in a Changing World: 41st Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology,” Vancouver, Canada (Oct. 18-20, 2012).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – January 19, 2012
A. “Electrical Stimulation Influences Satellite Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in Unloading-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Mice,” by Bao-Sheng Guo, Kwok-Kuen Cheung, Simon S. Yeung, Bao-Ting Zhang, and Ella W. Yeung (PLoS ONE 7(1): e30348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030348, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0030348
B. “Sickness Absence Due to Otoaudiological Diagnoses and Risk of Disability Pension: A Nationwide Swedish Prospective Cohort Study,” by Emilie Friberg, Catarina Jansson, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Ulf Rosenhall, and Kristina Alexanderson (PLoS ONE 7(1): e29966. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029966, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029966
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health -January 19, 2012
“Biodemography of Aging (R01),” (PAR-12-078, US National Institute Aging, application deadlines are March 13, 2012, March 1, 2013, and March 3, 2014). Note: There are two companion Funding Opportunities Small Research Grant R03 (PAR-12-080) and Exploratory/Developmental Grant R21 (PAR-12-079). Follow the links under “Companion FOA.”
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CAAR – Center for Demographic and Family Research [Bowling Green State University] Working Paper – January 19, 2012
“Unmarried Boomers Confront Old Age: A National Portrait,” by I-Fen Lin and Susan L. Brown (2012-03, January 2012, .pdf format, 26p.).
Abstract:
Purpose of the Study: Our study provides a national portrait of the baby boom generation, paying particular attention to the heterogeneity among unmarried boomers and whether it operates similarly among women versus men.
Design and Methods: We used the 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census 5% samples and the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) to document the trends in the share and marital status composition of the unmarried population during midlife. Using the 2009 ACS, we developed a sociodemographic portrait of baby boomers according to marital status.
Results: One in three baby boomers was unmarried. The vast majority of these unmarried boomers were either divorced or never-married; just 10% were widowed. Unmarried boomers faced greater economic, health, and social vulnerabilities compared to married boomers. Divorced boomers had more economic resources and better health than widowed and never-married boomers. Widows appeared to be the most disadvantaged among boomer women, whereas never-marrieds were the least advantaged among boomer men.
Implications: The rise in unmarrieds at midlife leaves baby boomers vulnerable to the vagaries of aging. Health care and social service providers as well as policy makers must recognize the various risk profiles of different unmarried boomers to ensure that all boomers age well and that society is able to provide adequate services to all boomers, regardless of marital status.
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – January 19, 2012
American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 175, No. 3, Feb. 1, 2012)
aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/175/3.toc?etoc
Dementia (Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2012).
dem.sagepub.com/content/11/1.toc
Educational Gerontology (Vol. 38, No. 4, April 2012).
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedg/2012/00000038/00000004
Journal of Women and Aging (Vol. 24, No. 1, 2012).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wjwa20/current
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 60, No. 1, January 2012).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2012.60.issue-1/issuetoc
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