April 15, 2022
“Temporal characteristics of aspiration pneumonia in elderly inpatients: From resumption of oral intake to onset,” by Daisuke Furukawa, Yoshitaka Yamanaka, Hajime Kasai, Takashi Urushibara, Tomokazu Ishiwata, and Sachiyo Muranishi (PLoS ONE 17(4): e0267119. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267119, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
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March 28, 2022
“Any Use and “Frequent Use” of Opioids among Elderly Adults in 2018-2019, by Socioeconomic Characteristics,” by Asako S. Moriya and Zhengyi Fang (Statistical Brief 541, March 2022, .pdf and HTML format, 15p.).
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1286
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January 12, 2022
“Evaluation of the frailty characteristics and clinical outcomes according to the new frailty-based outcome prediction model (Myeloma Risk Profile-MRP) in a UK real-world cohort of elderly newly diagnosed Myeloma patients,” by Faouzi Djebbari, Alexandros Rampotas, Fotios Panitsas, Wen Yuen Lim, Charlotte Lees, Ismini Tsagkaraki, Ana Rita Gomes, Steve Prideaux, Lucia Chen, Catherine Prodger, Akhil Khera, Nicola Gray, Lauren Ellis, Gina Sangha, Toby A. Eyre, Sally Moore, Jaimal Kothari, and Karthik Ramasamy (PLoS ONE 17(1): e0262388. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262388, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
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September 9, 2021
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July 16, 2021
“The Elderly and the COVID Pandemic: Early Findings on the Impact on Health, Mental Well-Being, and Financial Situation,” by Zahra Ebrahimi (July 2021, .pdf format, 13p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing full-text content.
www.ebri.org/content/the-elderly-and-the-covid-pandemic-early-findings-on-the-impact-on-health-mental-well-being-and-financial-situation
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May 26, 2021
“The role of reductions in old-age mortality in old-age population growth,” by Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Tianyu Shen, and Collin Payne (Vol. 44, Article 44, May 2021, .pdf and HTML format, p. 1073-1084).
www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol44/44/
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May 12, 2021
“A Unique Shelter for Older Adults Experiencing Abuse Offers Potential Cost Savings and Other Benefits,” by Sierra Smucker, Esther M. Friedman, Meagan Cahill, Jirka Taylor, John Daly, and Regina A. Shih (RB-A931-1, May 2021, .pdf and HTML format, 8p.).
www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA931-1.html
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April 26, 2021
“Utility of hospitalization for elderly individuals affected by COVID-19,” by Giorgio Costantino, Monica Solbiati, Silvia Elli, Marco Paganuzzi, Didi Massabò, Nicola Montano, Marta Mancarella, Francesca Cortellaro, Emanuela Cataudella, Andrea Bellone, Nicolò Capsoni, Guido Bertolini, Giovanni Nattino, and Giovanni Casazza (PLoS ONE 16(4): e0250730. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250730, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
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March 23, 2021
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Family Companionship and Elderly Suicide: Evidence from the Chinese Lunar New Year,” by Hanming Fang, Ziteng Lei, Liguo Lin & Peng Zhang (w28566, March 2021, .pdf format, 53p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w28566
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February 5, 2021
A. “Sex-related differences in the effects of nutritional status and body composition on functional disability in the elderly,” by Mika Sawada, Naoto Kubota, Rie Sekine, Mitsutaka Yakabe, Taro Kojima, Yumi Umeda-Kameyama, Satoshi Usami, Masahiro Akishita, and Sumito Ogawa (PLoS ONE 16(2): e0246276. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246276, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246276
B. “Health-related quality of life of middle-aged and elderly people with hypertension: A cross-sectional survey from a rural area in China,” by Qi Chen, Li Ran, Mengying Li, and Xiaodong Tan (PLoS ONE 16(2): e0246409. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246409, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
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January 25, 2021
“Motivated Beliefs and the Elderly’s Compliance With Covid-19 Measures,” by Ferdinand von Siemens (Working Paper No. 8832, January 2021, .pdf format, 10p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
www.cesifo.org/en/publikationen/2021/working-paper/motivated-beliefs-and-elderlys-compliance-covid-19-measures
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December 17, 2020
“Elderly’s Mobility to and from Work in the US: Metropolitan Status and Population Size,” by J. Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José Alberto Molina, and Jorge Velilla (Discussion Paper No. 13949, December 2020, .pdf format, 37p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/13949
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October 9, 2020
“Health of Elderly Parents, Their Children’s Labor Supply, and the Role of Migrant Care Workers,” by Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Jörg Paetzold,and Julia Schmieder (Discussion Paper No. 13774, October 2020,.pdf format, 39p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
www.iza.org/publications/dp/13774
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September 2, 2020
“Autobiographical emotional induction in older people through popular songs: Effect of reminiscence bump and enculturation,” by Marco A. López-Cano, Beatriz Navarro, Marta Nieto, Fernando Andrés-Pretel, and José M. Latorre (PLoS ONE 15(9): e0238434. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238434, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 25p.).
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July 13, 2020
A. “Dietary patterns and risk of mild cognitive impairment among Chinese elderly: A cross-sectional study,” by Xiangni Su, Jieqiong Zhang, Wenchen Wang, Chunping Ni, Shanbo Hu, Pei Shao, Cuicui Li, Yan Hua, Hongjuan Lang, and Yi Wan (PLoS ONE 15(7): e0235974. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235974, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235974
B. “Voice quality and speech fluency distinguish individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment from Healthy Controls,” by Charalambos Themistocleous, Marie Eckerström, and Dimitrios Kokkinakis (PLoS ONE 15(7): e0236009. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236009, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0236009
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March 19, 2020
“Frailty, markers of immune activation and oxidative stress in HIV infected elderly,” by Susana Álvarez, Fátima Brañas, Matilde Sánchez-Conde, Santiago Moreno, Juan Carlos López-Bernaldo de Quirós, and Ma Ángeles Muñoz-Fernández (PLoS ONE 15(3): e0230339. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230339, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 19p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0230339
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April 22, 2016
“Elderly in India, 2016,” (April 2016, .pdf format, 95p.).
mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/ElderlyinIndia_2016.pdf
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July 27, 2015
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Which Models Can We Trust to Evaluate Consumer Decision Making? Comment on “Choice Inconsistencies among the Elderly,” by Jonathan D. Ketcham, Nicolai V. Kuminoff, and Christopher A. Powers (w21387, July 2015, .pdf format, 66p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w21387
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April 15, 2015
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January 29, 2015
EBRI Notes (Vol. 36, No. 1, January 2015, .pdf format, 15p.). Note: The title article of this issue is “Debt of the Elderly and Near Elderly, 1992–2013,” by Craig Copeland; and, “Maximizing Contributions to an HSA: Findings from the EBRI HSA Database,” by Paul Fronstin.
www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5480
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January 8, 2015
“A multistate model to project elderly disability in case of limited data,” by Nicole Van der Gaag, Govert Bijwaard, Joop De Beer, and Luc Bonneux (Vol. 32, Article 3, January 2015, .pdf format, p. 75-106).
www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol32/3/default.htm
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January 6, 2015
A. “Sound credit scores and financial decisions despite cognitive aging,” by Ye Li, Jie Gao, A. Zeynep Enkavi, Lisa Zaval, Elke U. Weber, and Eric J. Johnson (Vol. 112, No. 1, January 6, 2015, p. 65-69). Note: PNAS is providing open access to the full-text of this article.
www.pnas.org/content/112/1/65.abstract
B. “Effects of income supplementation on health of the poor elderly: The case of Mexico,” by Emma Aguila, Arie Kapteyn, and James P. Smith (Vol. 112, No. 1, January 6, 2015, p. 70-75).
www.pnas.org/content/112/1/70.abstract
C. “Osteopetrosis in TAK1-deficient mice owing to defective NF-?B and NOTCH signaling,” by Gaurav Swarnkar, Kannan Karuppaiah, Gabriel Mbalaviele, Tim (Hung-Po) Chen, and Yousef Abu-Amer (Vol. 112, No. 1, January 6, 2015, p. 154-159).
www.pnas.org/content/112/1/154.abstract
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January 2, 2015
“The Amyloidogenic V122I Transthyretin Variant in Elderly Black Americans,” by C. Cristina Quarta, Joel N. Buxbaum, Amil M. Shah, Rodney H. Falk, Brian Claggett, Dalane W. Kitzman, Thomas H. Mosley, Kenneth R. Butler, Eric Boerwinkle, and Scott D. Solomon (Vol. 372, No. 1, January 1, 2015, p. 21-29).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1404852#t=abstract
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December 5, 2014
“Elderly People in Lithuania,” (December 2014, .pdf format, 90p.).
osp.stat.gov.lt/en/statistikos-leidiniu-katalogas?publication=3030
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November 13, 2014
“Crimes Against the Elderly, 2003-2013,” by Britney J. Mason and Rachel E. Morgan (NCJ 248339, November 2014, .pdf, ASCII text, and zipped comma-delimited format, 23p.).
www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5136
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November 11, 2014
“Planning for the Better Care Fund,” (November 2014, .pdf format, 44p.).
www.nao.org.uk/report/planning-better-care-fund-2/
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November 5, 2014
A. “Correlation between Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass, and Their Association with Walking Speed, in Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese Individuals,” by Itsushi Hayashida, Yoshimi Tanimoto, Yuka Takahashi, Toshiyuki Kusabiraki, and Junko Tamaki (PLoS ONE 9(11): e111810. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111810, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0111810
B. “Elevation of Peripheral BDNF Promoter Methylation Links to the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Lan Chang, Yunliang Wang, Huihui Ji, Dongjun Dai, Xuting Xu, Danjie Jiang, Qingxiao Hong, Huadan Ye, Xiaonan Zhang, Xiaohui Zhou, Yu Liu, Jinfeng Li, Zhongming Chen, Ying Li, Dongsheng Zhou, Renjie Zhuo, Yuzheng Zhang, Honglei Yin, Congcong Mao, Shiwei Duan, and Qinwen Wang (PLoS ONE 9(11): e110773. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110773, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0110773
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September 18, 2014
“Reducing the High Rate of Poverty Among the Elderly in Korea,” by Randall S. Jones and Satoshi Urasawa (OECD Economics Department Working Paper No. 1163, September 2014, .pdf format, p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/content/workingpaper/5jxx054fv20v-en
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August 4, 2014
“Coresidence with Elderly Parents in Contemporary China: The Role of Filial Piety, Reciprocity, Socioeconomic Resources, and Parental Needs,” by Zhenmei Zhang, Danan Gu, and Ye Luo (PSC Research Report No. 14-824, August 2014, .pdf format, 24p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.psc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/abs/8811
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July 15, 2014
“Validation of a Pre-Coded Food Diary Used among 60–80 Year Old Men: Comparison of Self-Reported Energy Intake with Objectively Recorded Energy Expenditure,” by Tonje H. Stea, Lene F. Andersen, Goran Paulsen, Ken J. Hetlelid, Hilde Lohne-Seiler, Svanhild Adnanes, Thomas Bjornsen, Svein Salvesen, and Sveinung Berntsen (PLoS ONE 9(7): e102029. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102029, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0102029
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July 3, 2014
“The Adherence to Initial Processes of Care in Elderly Patients with Acute Venous Thromboembolism,” by Anna K. Stuck, Marie Méan, Andreas Limacher, Marc Righini, Kurt Jaeger, Hans-Jurg Beer, Joseph Osterwalder, Beat Frauchiger, Christian M. Matter, Nils Kucher, Michael Egloff, Markus Aschwanden, Marc Husmann, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Nicolas Rodondi, and Drahomir Aujesky (PLoS ONE 9(7): e100164. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100164, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0100164
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May 19, 2014
“The Relationship between Obesity and Diabetes among Mexican Elderly: Results from MHAS 2001-2014,” by Guido Pinto (Working Paper No. 2014-04, 2014, .pdf format, 21p.).
Abstract:
Objective. To assess the magnitude of the relationship between obesity and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among Mexican elderly population. Material and
Methods. Data from the 2001, 2003, and 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) was used and estimates were obtained using multivariate logit regression methods for panel data.
Results. Logit models produced positive, strong, and significant estimates of the relationship between obesity and T2DM at the population-level, after adjusting for respondent’s individual traits and thus, show that obese individuals, particularly those with abdominal obesity, are more likely to develop diabetes.
Conclusion. The empirical findings gleaned in this paper provide additional evidence of the role of obesity as the primary driver of diabetes. This means that reductions in obesity rates, especially waist obesity, may lead to important declines in morbidity and mortality from diabetes, which consequently may lead to cost reductions for the health system.
www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/cdewp/2014-04.pdf
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May 2, 2014
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April 28, 2014
A. “Specific Changes of Serum Proteins in Parkinson’s Disease Patients,” by Wenwen Lu, Xinhua Wan, Bin Liu, Xianfang Rong, Lei Zhu, Pingping Li, Jiang Li, Ling Wang, Liying Cui, and Xiaoliang Wang (PLoS ONE 9(4): e95684. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095684, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0095684
B. “The Effects of Physical Exercise with Music on Cognitive Function of Elderly People: Mihama-Kiho Project,” by Masayuki Satoh, Jun-ichi Ogawa, Tomoko Tokita, Noriko Nakaguchi, Koji Nakao, Hirotaka Kida, and Hidekazu Tomimoto (PLoS ONE 9(4): e95230. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095230, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0095230
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April 4, 2014
A. “The Relevance of Short-Range Fibers to Cognitive Efficiency and Brain Activation in Aging and Dementia,” by Junling Gao, Raymond T. F. Cheung, Ying-Shing Chan, Leung-Wing Chu, Henry K. F. Mak, and Tatia M. C. Lee (PLoS ONE 9(4): e90307. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090307, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0090307
B. “Trends in Severity of Illness on ICU Admission and Mortality among the Elderly,” by Lior Fuchs, Victor Novack, Stuart McLennan, Leo Anthony Celi, Yael Baumfeld, Shinhyuk Park, Michael D. Howell, and Daniel S. Talmor (PLoS ONE 9(4): e93234. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093234, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0093234
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March 13, 2014
“Education, Elderly Health, and Differential Population Aging in South Korea: A Demographic Approach,” by Bongoh Kye, Erika Arenas, Graciela Teruel, and Luis Rubalcava (Vol. 30, Article 26, March 2014, .pdf format, p. 753-794).
www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/26/default.htm
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March 12, 2014
A. “Changes in Oxidative Stress Markers and Biological Markers of Muscle Injury with Aging at Rest and in Response to an Exhaustive Exercise,” by Mohamed Amine Bouzid, Omar Hammouda, Regis Matran, Sophie Robin, and Claudine Fabre (PLoS ONE 9(3): e90420. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090420, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0090420
B. “Profile and Response to Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment among Elderly Tuberculosis Patients Treated under the TB Control Programme in South India,” by Banu Rekha Vaithilingam Velayutham, Dina Nair, Vedachalam Chandrasekaran, Balambal Raman, Gomathy Sekar, Basilea Watson, Niruparani Charles, Muniyandi Malaisamy, Aleyamma Thomas, and Soumya Swaminathan (PLoS ONE 9(3): e88045. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088045, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0088045
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March 5, 2014
“Income Security and the Elderly: Securing Gains made in the War on Poverty,” a hearing held March 5, 2014 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full-hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 27 minutes). Note: The hearing begins at the 22:56 mark.
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/income-security-and-the-elderly_securing-gains-made-in-the-war-on-poverty
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January 30, 2014
“Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China and Consequences for their Emotional Well-being,” by Qiang Ren and Donald J. Treiman (CCPR-2013-014, January 2014, .pdf format, 51p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
papers.ccpr.ucla.edu/abstract.php?preprint=1034
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January 27, 2014
“Diversity in Old Age: The Elderly in Changing Economic and Family Contexts,” by Judith A. Seltzer and Jenjira J. Yahirun (CCPR-2014-002, January 2014, .pdf format, 51p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
papers.ccpr.ucla.edu/abstract.php?preprint=1033
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“Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China and Consequences for their Emotional Well-being,” by Qiang Ren and Donald J. Treiman (PSC Research Report No. 14-814, January 2014, .pdf format, 51p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.psc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/abs/8598
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January 17, 2014
“Relationship between Changes in Body Fat and a Decline of Renal Function in the Elderly,” by Se Won Oh, Shin Young Ahn, Xu Jianwei, Ki Woong Kim, Sejoong Kim, Ki Young Na, Dong Wan Chae, Suhnggwon Kim, and Ho Jun Chin (PLoS ONE 9(1): e84052. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084052, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0084052
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January 13, 2014
“Physical Stature Decline and the Health Status of the Elderly Population in England,” by Alan Fernihough and Mark E. McGovern (PGDA Working Paper No. 112, January 2014, .pdf format, 35p.).
Abstract:
Few research papers in economics have examined the extent, causes or consequences of physical stature decline in aging populations. Using repeated observations on objectively measured data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), we document that reduction in height is an important phenomenon among respondents aged 50 and over. On average, physical stature decline occurs at an annual rate of between 0.08% and 0.10% for males, and 0.12% and 0.14% for females-which approximately translates into a 2cm to 4cm reduction in height over the life course. Since height is commonly used as a measure of long-run health, our results demonstrate that failing to take age-related height loss into account substantially overstates the health advantage of older birth cohorts relative to their younger counterparts. We also show that there is an absence of consistent predictors of physical stature decline at the individual level. However, we demonstrate how deteriorating health and reductions in height occur simultaneously. We document that declines in muscle mass and bone density are likely to be the mechanism through which these effects are operating. If this physical stature decline is determined by deteriorating health in adulthood, the coefficient on a measured height when used as an input in a typical empirical health production function will be affected by reverse causality. While our analysis details the inherent difficulties associated with measuring height in older populations, we do not find that significant bias arises in typical empirical health production functions from the use of height which has not been adjusted for physical stature decline. Therefore, our results validate the use of height among the population aged over 50.
www.hsph.harvard.edu/pgda/WorkingPapers/2014/PGDA_WP_112.pdf
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January 3, 2014
“Trends in Health Care Expenditures for the Elderly, Age 65 and Over: 2001, 2006, and 2011,” by Lisa B. Mirel and Kelly Carper (Statistical Brief No. 429, January 2014, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1129
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December 19, 2013
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December 18, 2013
“Providing Income Security for the Elderly,” (MPDD Policy Briefs No.18, December 2013, .pdf format, 3p.).
www.unescap.org/publications/detail.asp?id=1583
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December 4, 2013
A. “Health Status, Disability and Retirement Incentives in Belgium,” by Alain Jousten, Mathieu Lefebvre, and Sergio Perelman (Discussion Paper No. 7783, November 2013, .pdf format, 40p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7783
B. “Old-Age Government Transfers and the Crowding Out of Private Gifts: The 70 and Above Program for the Rural Elderly in Mexico,” by Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Laura Juarez (Discussion Paper No. 7786, November 2013, .pdf format, 39p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7786
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November 6, 2013
“Diversity in Old Age: The Elderly in Changing Economic and Family Contexts,” by Judith A. Seltzer and Jenjira J. Yahirun (November 2013, .pdf format, 57p.).
www.s4.brown.edu/us2010/Data/Report/report11062013.pdf
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October 24, 2013
“Care for money? Mortality improvements, increasing intergenerational transfers, and time devoted to the elderly,” by (WP-2013-014, October 2013, .pdf format, 23p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/projects_publications/publications_1904/mpidr_working_papers/care_for_money_mortality_improvements_increasing_intergenerational_transfers_and_time_devoted_4873.htm
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October 2, 2013
“The changing well-being of Thai Elderly: An update from the 2011 Survey of Older Persons in Thailand,” by John Knodel, Vipan Prachuabmoh and Napaporn Chayovan (October 2013, .pdf format, 93p.).
www.helpage.org/download/524a9d104013a
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