New & Notable Research Publications

2008

Barrick, Ann Louise; Rader, Joanne; Hoeffer, Beverly; Sloane, Philip D.; Biddle, Stacey. (2008). Bathing Without a Battle: Person-Directed Care of Individuals with Dementia. 2nd ed. New York: Springer Publishing.

Blazer, Dan. (2008). How do you feel about...? Health outcomes in late life and self-perceptions of health and well-being. The Gerontologist 48(4): 415-422.

Bradley, Don E.; Longino, Charles F., Jr.; Stoller, Eleanor P.; Haas, William H., III. (2008). Actuation of mobility intentions among the young-old: an event-history analysis. The Gerontologist 48(2): 190-202.

Caprio, Anthony J.; Hanson, Laura C.; Munn, Jean C.; Williams, Christianna S.; Dobbs, Debra; Sloane, Philip D.; Zimmerman, Sheryl. (2008). Pain, dyspnea, and the quality of dying in long-term care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 56(4): 683-688.

Clark, Robert L.; Ghent, Linda S. (2008). Mandatory retirement and faculty retirement decisions. Industrial Relations 47(1): 153-163.

Coppola, S.; Elliott, S.; Toto, P. (eds). (2008). Strategies to advance gerontology excellence: Promoting best practice in occupational therapy. Bethesda: AOTA Press.

Coppola, S. (2008). Foundations for a dynamic and satisfying practice in gerontology. In S. Coppola, S. Elliott, & P. Toto (eds.) Strategies to advance gerontology excellence: Promoting best practice in occupational therapy. Bethesda: AOTA Press. (pp. 1-9)

Coppola, S. (2008). Transactional approach to understanding meanings and benefits of occupation in older adulthood. In S. Coppola, S. Elliott, & P. Toto (eds.) Strategies to advance gerontology excellence: Promoting best practice in occupational therapy. Bethesda: AOTA Press. (pp.15-58)

DeFriese, Gordon H.; Hogue, Carol C. (2008). Coda: Where have we been and where are we going? North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 408-410.

Dobbs, Debra; Eckert, Kevin J.; Rubinstein, Bob; Keimig, Lynn; Clark, Leanne; Frankowski, Ann Christine; Zimmerman, Sheryl. (2008). An ethnographic study of stigma and ageism in residential care or assisted living. The Gerontologist 48(4): 517-526.

Dupre, Matthew E.; Liu, Guangya; Gu, Danan. (2008). Predictors of longevity: Evidence from the oldest old in China. American Journal of Public Health 98(7): 1203-1208.

Elliott, S.; Coppola, S. (2008). Best practice in gerontology. In S. Coppola, S. Elliott, P. Toto (eds.) Strategies to advance gerontology excellence: Promoting best practice in occupational therapy. Bethesda: AOTA Press. (pp. 319-348)

Ferreri, Stefanie; Roth. Mary T.; Casteel, Card; Demby, Karen B.; Blalock, Susan J. (2008). Methodology of an ongoing, randomized controlled trial to prevent falls through enhanced pharmaceutical care. American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy 6(2): 61-81. 

Giuliani, Carol A.; Gruber-Baldini, Ann L.; Park, Nan S.; Schrodt, Lori A.; Rokoske, Franzi; Sloane, Philip D.; Zimmerman, Sheryl. (2008). Physical performance characteristics of assisted living residents and risk for adverse health outcomes. The Gerontologist 48(2): 203-212.

Hamrick, Irene M.; Kennedy-Malone, Laurie; Barba, Beth E. (2008). Providing health care to aging North Carolinians: Educational Initiatives in geriatrics. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 383-388.

Heflin, Mitchell T. (2008). One size does not fit all: Geriatric health maintenance in the 21st century. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 377-382.

Karper, William B. (2008). Keeping active, living longer. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 398-400.

Kelly, Christopher M.; Liebig, Phoebe S.; Edwards, Lloyd J. (2008). Nursing home deficiencies: An exploratory study of interstate variations in regulatory activity. Journal of Aging & Social Policy 20(4): 398-413.

Longino, Charles F., Jr.; Bradley, Don E.; Stoller, Eleanor P.; Haas, William H., III. (2008). Predictors of non-local moves among older adults: A prospective study. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 63B(1): S7-S14.

Lowman, Sarah; Hunter, Rebecca; Reddy, Swarna. (2008). Immigrant elders: New challenges for North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 389-392.

Manheimer, Ronald J. (2008).Creative retirement: Beneficial for the patient—what about the doctor? North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 406-407.

Manton, Kenneth G.; Gu, XiLiang; Lowrimore, Gene R. (2008). Cohort changes in active life expectancy in the U.S. elderly population: Experience from the 1982-2004 National Long-Term Care Survey. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 63B(5): S269-S281.

Morgan, Jennifer Craft; Konrad, Thomas R. (2008). A mixed-method evaluation of a workforce development intervention for nursing assistants in nursing homes: the case of WIN A STEP UP. Gerontologist 48(I): 71-79.

Munn, Jean C.; Dobbs, Debra; Meier, Andrea; Williams, Christianna S.; Biola, Holly; Zimmerman, Sheryl. (2008). The end-of-life experience in long-term care: Five themes identified from focus groups with residents, family members, and staff. The Gerontologist 48(4): 485-494.

Palmer, Mary H.; Busby-Whitehead, Jan. (2008). The American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging: educational resources for your patients. Clinical Geriatrics 16(4): 15-16.

Reed, Peter; Tilly, Jane, eds. (2008). Translating research into practice to improve dementia care: the Alzheimer's Association Campaign for Quality Residential Care. Alzheimer's Care Today 9(1). Includes articles by Dr. Reed and North Carolina authors Philip D. Sloane, Christianna S. Williams, and Sheryl Zimmerman.

Roberts, Candace A. (2008). Designing spaces for healthy aging. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 401-403.

Roth, Mary T.; Moore, Charity G.; Ivey, Jena L.; Esserman, Denise A.; Campbell, William H.; Weinberger, Morris. (2008). The quality of medication use in older adults: Methods of a longitudinal study. American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy 6(4): 220-233. 

Schneider, Ellen Caylor. (2008). Addressing the public health issue of older adult falls. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 404-405.

Sloane, Philip D.; Zimmerman, Sheryl; Williams, Christianna S.; Hanson, Laura C. (2008). Dying with dementia in long-term care. The Gerontologist 48(6): 741-751.

Sloane, Philip D.; Cohen, Lauren W.; Konrad, Thomas R.; Zimmerman, Sheryl I.; Williams, Christianna S.; Schumacher, J. (2008). Physician interest in volunteer service during retirement. Annals of Internal Medicine 149(5): 317-322.

Stearns, Sally C.; D'Arcy, Laura P. (2008). Staying the course: facility and profession retention among nursing assistants in nursing homes. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 63B(3): S113-S121.

Streets, Dennis; Devlin, Leah; Shubert, Tiffany E. (2008). North Carolina’s roadmap for healthy aging. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 370-373.

Svihula, Judie. (2008). Political economy, moral economy and the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 35(1): 157-174.

Svihula, Judie; Estes, Carroll L. (2008). Social Security privatization: An ideologically structured movement. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 35(1): 75-104.

Taylor, Martha L.; Ross, Burgin; Cherry, Carinthia A. (2008). Obesity in older adults: A challenge for North Carolina health care professionals and policy makers. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 393-397.

Taylor, Miles G. (2008). Timing, accumulation, and the Black/White disability gap in later life: A test of weathering. Research On Aging 30(2): 226-250. 

Van Houtven, Courtney Harold; Jeffreys, Amy S.; Coffman, Cynthia J. (2008). Home health care and patterns of subsequent VA and Medicare health care utilization for Veterans. The Gerontologist 48(5): 668-678.

Wassel, Janice I. (2008). Ann B. Johnson, MSW: A leader in healthy aging. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 348.

Wassel, Janice I. (2008). Healthy aging in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal 69(5): 366-369.

Wassel, Janice. (2008). The making of the senior sandwich. Aging Well 1(1): 12-13. 

Wickrama, K.A.S.; Surjadi, Florensia F.; Lorenz, Frederick O.; Elder, Glen H., Jr. (2008). The influence of work control trajectories on men's mental and physical health during the middle years: mediational role of personal control. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 63B(3): S135-S145.

Williams, Sharon Wallace; Williams, Christianna S.; Zimmerman, Sheryl; Munn, Jean; Dobbs, Debra; Sloane, Philip D. (2008). Emotional and physical health of informal caregivers of residents at the end of life: the role of social support. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 63B(3): S171-S183.

Williams, Sharon Wallace; Desai, Tejas; Rurka, Jeffrey T.; Mutran, Elizabeth J.. (2008). Predictors of satisfaction for African-American and White family caregivers of adult care home residents. Journal of Applied Gerontology 27(5): 568-587.

Zimmerman, Sheryl; Williams, Christianna S.; Reed, Peter; Sloane, Philip D. (2008). Obtaining evidence to inform practice and policy. Alzheimers Care Today 9(1): 9-17.