January 16, 2020
A. “Healthcare utilization of Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries with and without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias,” by Brian Downer, Soham Al Snih, Mukaila Raji, Lin-Na Chou, Yong-Fang Kuo, Kyriakos S. Markides, and Kenneth J. Ottenbacher (PLoS ONE 15(1): e0227681. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227681, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227681
B. “Staging dementia based on caregiver reported patient symptoms: Implications from a latent class analysis,” by Qi Yuan, Tee Hng Tan, Peizhi Wang, Fiona Devi, Hui Lin Ong, Edimansyah Abdin, Magadi Harish, Richard Goveas, Li Ling Ng, Siow Ann Chong, and Mythily Subramaniam (PLoS ONE 15(1): e0227857. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227857, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227857
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January 8, 2020
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December 12, 2019
A. “The socio-economic status gradient in median lifespan by birth cohorts: Evidence from Dutch Olympic athletes born between 1852 and 1947,” by Adriaan Kalwij (PLoS ONE 14(12): e0226269. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226269, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226269
B. “State of household need for caregivers and determinants of psychological burden among caregivers of older people in Thailand: An analysis from national surveys on older persons,” by Ruttana Phetsitong, Patama Vapattanawong, Malee Sunpuwan, and Marc Volker (PLoS ONE 10(3): e0121310. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121310, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0121310
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December 11, 2019
“Social Security Expansion and Neighborhood Cohesion: Evidence from Community-Living Older Adults in China,” by Elizabeth Bradley, Xi Chen, and Gaojie Tang (IZA Discussion Paper No 12815, December 2019, .pdf format, 31p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/12815
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November 26, 2019
“Unpaid eldercare in the United States,” (November 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 20p.).
www.bls.gov/news.release/elcare.toc.htm
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November 14, 2019
“Valuing the Invaluable 2019 Update: Charting a Path Forward,” by Susan Reinhard, Lynn Friss Feinberg, Rita Choula, Ari Houser, and Molly Evans (November 2019, .pdf format, 32p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2015/valuing-the-invaluable-2015-update.html
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October 25, 2019
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September 19, 2019
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September 11, 2019
A. “Distinguishing mild cognitive impairment from healthy aging and Alzheimer’s Disease: The contribution of the INECO Frontal Screening (IFS),” by Helena S. Moreira, Ana Sofia Costa, Álvaro Machado, São Luís Castro, César F. Lima, and Selene G. Vicente (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221873. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221873, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221873
B. “Falls among community-dwelling older adults in Ethiopia; A preliminary cross-sectional study,” by Balamurugan Janakiraman, Melaku Hailu Temesgen, Gashaw Jember, Asmare Yitayeh Gelaw, Berihu Fisseha Gebremeskel, Hariharasudhan Ravichandran, Emnet Worku, Yohannes Abich, Fekadu Yilak, and Misganaw Belay (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221875. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221875, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221875
C. “Development of a family caregiver needs-assessment scale for end-of-life care for senility at home (FADE),” by Midori Saito, Etsuko Tadaka, and Azusa Arimoto (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0222235. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222235, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0222235
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July 31, 2019
“The long-term care mix in Austria: An overview of community-based care provision by formal and informal caregivers,” by Stefania Ilinca and Ricardo Rodrigues (Policy Brief 2019/5, 2019, .pdf format, 12p.).
www.euro.centre.org/publications/detail/3488
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July 24, 2019
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June 13, 2019
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May 31, 2019
“Retirement Security: Some Parental and Spousal Caregivers Face Financial Risks,” (May 2019, .pdf format, 71p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-382
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May 1, 2019
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April 18, 2019
“Home Alone Revisited: Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care,” by Susan C. Reinhard, Heather M. Young, Carol Levine, Kathleen Kelly, Rita B. Choula, and Jean Accius (April 2019, .pdf format, 56p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/home-alone-family-caregivers-providing-complex-chronic-care.html
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April 10, 2019
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March 27, 2019
“Will Fewer Children Boost Demand for Formal Caregiving?” by Gal Wettstein and Alice Zulkarnain (WP No. 2019-6, March 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 27p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/will-fewer-children-boost-demand-for-formal-caregiving/
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February 18, 2019
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February 7, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Do Immigrants Delay Retirement and Social Security Claiming?” by Mary J. Lopez and Sita Slavov (w25518, February 2019, .pdf format, 32p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w25518
B. “The Costs and Benefits of Caring: Aggregate Burdens of an Aging Population,” by Finn Kydland and Nick Pretnar (w25498, February 2019, .pdf format, 36p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w25498
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January 14, 2019
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December 5, 2018
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October 24, 2018
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September 17, 2018
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Understanding Joint Retirement,” by Pierre-Carl Michaud, Arthur van Soest, and Luc Bissonnette (w25030, September 2018, .pdf format, 45p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w25030
B. “The Long-Term Consequences of Having Fewer Children in Old Age: Evidence from China’s “Later, Longer, Fewer” Campaign,” by Yi Chen and Hanming Fang (w25041, September 2018, .pdf format, 53p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w25041
C. “Mortality Risk, Insurance, and the Value of Life,” by Daniel Bauer, Darius Lakdawalla, Julian Reif (w25055, September 2018, .pdf format, 53p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w25055
D. “Biology Meets Behavior in a Clinical Trial: Two Relationships Between Mortality and Mammogram Receipt,” by Amanda E. Kowalski (w25049, Setpember 2018, .pdf format, 28p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w25049
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September 6, 2018
A. “The relationship between depression and cognitive function in adults with cardiovascular risk: Evidence from a randomised attention-controlled trial,” by Haley M. LaMonica, Daniel J. Biddle, Sharon L. Naismith, Ian B. Hickie, Paul Maruff, and Nicholas Glozier (PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203343. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203343, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0203343
B. “Informal caregiving and personality: Results of a population-based longitudinal study in Germany,” by André Hajek and Hans-Helmut König (PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203586. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203586, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0203586
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September 5, 2018
A. “Breaking New Ground: Supporting Employed Family Caregivers with Workplace Leave Policies,” by Lynn Friss Feinberg (August 2018, .pdf format, 28p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/breaking-new-ground-supporting-employed-family-caregivers-with-workplace-leave-policies.html
B. “Social Security: Often a Vital Lifeline for Women and Minorities,” by James Palmieri (August 2018, .pdf format, 2p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/social-security-lifeline-women-minorities.html
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August 21, 2018
ICPSR announced the release of a new dataset on August 19, 2018. Note: Some ICPSR studies are available only to ICPSR member institutions. To find out whether your organization is a member, and whether or not it supports ICPSR Direct downloading, see:
www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/membership/administration/institutions
– Service Use And Functioning Among Rural and Urban African-American Caregivers, Missouri, 1999-2002 (36349)
www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/RCMD/studies/36349/versions/V1
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August 20, 2018
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August 9, 2018
“Modernizing Social Security: Caregiver Credits,” by Alicia H. Munnell and Andrew D. Eschtruth (IB No. 18-15, August 2018, .pdf format, 9p.).
Modernizing Social Security: Caregiver Credits
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July 19, 2018
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June 27, 2018
“A Class for Families Caring for Loved Ones with Memory Loss: Findings from Savvy Express,” (June 2018, .pdf format, 2p.).
roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Savvy-Express-Info-Sheet-Updated-Final.pdf
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June 7, 2018
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May 24, 2018
A. “The Shadow Prices of Voluntary Caregiving: Using Panel Data of Well-Being to Estimate the Cost of Informal Care,” by Rebecca McDonald and Nattavudh Powdthavee (Discussion Paper No. 11545, May 2018, .pdf format, 35p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/11545
B. “Less Is Not More: Information Presentation Complexity and 401(k) Planning Choices,” by Eric Cardella, Charlene M. Kalenkoski, and Michael Parent (Discussion Paper No. 11538, May 2018, .pdf format, 38p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/11538
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May 22, 2018
“Millennials: The Emerging Generation of Family Caregivers,” by Brendan Flinn (May 2018, .pdf format, 11p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2018/millennial-family-caregiving.html
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May 2, 2018
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April 13, 2018
“A cohort study of the effects of older adult care dependence upon household economic functioning, in Peru, Mexico and China,” by Maelenn M. Guerchet, Mariella Guerra, Yueqin Huang, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Ana Luisa Sosa, Richard Uwakwe, Isaac Acosta, Peter Ezeah, Sara Gallardo, Zhaorui Liu, Rosie Mayston, Veronica Montes de Oca, Hong Wang, and Martin J. Prince (PLoS ONE 13(4): e0195567. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195567, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 19p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0195567
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April 3, 2018
“For better or worse: Factors predicting outcomes of family care of older people over a one-year period. A six-country European study,” by Daniel Ludecke, Barbara Bien, Kevin McKee, Barbro Krevers, Elizabeth Mestheneos, Mirko Di Rosa, Olaf von dem Knesebeck, and Christopher Kofahl (PLoS ONE 13(4): e0195294. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195294, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 18p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0195294
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April 2, 2018
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March 29, 2018
“Income-based inequalities in caregiving time and depressive symptoms among older family caregivers under the Japanese long-term care insurance system: A cross-sectional analysis,” by Tami Saito, Naoki Kondo, Koichiro Shiba, Chiyoe Murata, and Katsunori Kondo (PLoS ONE 13(3): e0194919. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194919, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0194919
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March 19, 2018
A. “Distributional Effects of Alternative Strategies for Financing Long-Term Services and Supports and Assisting Family Caregivers,” by Melissa M. Favreault and Richard W. Johnson (WP No. 2018-1, March 2018, .pdf format, 64p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
Distributional Effects of Alternative Strategies for Financing Long-Term Services and Supports and Assisting Family Caregivers
B. “How Might Earnings Patterns and Interactions among Certain Provisions in OASDI Solvency Packages Affect Financing and Distributional Goals?” by Melissa M. Favreault (WP No. 2018-2, March 2018, .pdf format, 67p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
How Might Earnings Patterns and Interactions among Certain Provisions in OASDI Solvency Packages Affect Financing and Distributional Goals?
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February 28, 2018
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February 1, 2018
A. “Why Does Medicare Advantage Work Better Than Marketplaces?” by John Holahan, Laura Skopec, Erik Wengle, and Linda J. Blumberg (January 2018, .pdf format, 9p.).
www.urban.org/research/publication/why-does-medicare-advantage-work-better-marketplaces
B. “Tax Credits for Caregivers’ Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Respite Care Benefits: Design Considerations and Cost and Distributional Analyses,” by Melissa M. Favreault and Brenda C. Spillman (January 2018, .pdf format, 66p.).
www.urban.org/research/publication/tax-credits-caregivers-out-pocket-expenses-and-respite-care-benefits-design-considerations-and-cost-and-distributional-analyses
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January 29, 2018
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January 2, 2018
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December 7, 2017
“Millennials and Dementia Caregiving in the United States,” by William A. Vega, María P. Aranda, and Francisca S. Rodriguez (November 2017, .pdf format, 13p.).
roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Dementia-Caregiver-Report_Final.pdf
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November 13, 2017
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November 2, 2017
“Census of Population 2016 – Profile 9 Health, Disability and Carers,” (October 2017, HTML format).
www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp9hdc/p8hdc/index.html
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October 17, 2017
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October 4, 2017
“Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs: State Pathways and Design Options,” by Sarah Jane Glynn, Alexandra L. Bradley, and Benjamin W. Veghte (Caregiving Brief No. 1, September 2017, .pdf format, 27p.).
www.nasi.org/research/2017/paid-family-medical-leave-programs-state-pathways-design
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September 22, 2017
“Supporting People with Dementia and Their Caregivers in the Community,” (September 2017, .pdf format, supplement to ASA’s Generations). Note: The blog contains links to the individual articles that appear in the supplement.
asaging.org/blog/supporting-people-dementia-and-their-caregivers-community
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