Search Results - "Eleazer, G P"

The impact of the use of statins on the prevalence of dementia and the progression of cognitive impairment by Hajjar, Ihab, Schumpert, Jeannie, Hirth, Victor, Wieland, Darryl, Eleazer, G Paul

“…Previous evidence suggests that treatment with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme-A reductase inhibitors (statins) has a positive impact on dementia. We…”
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Reduced employment in caregivers of frail elders: impact of ethnicity, patient clinical characteristics, and caregiver characteristics by Covinsky, K E, Eng, C, Lui, L Y, Sands, L P, Sehgal, A R, Walter, L C, Wieland, D, Eleazer, G P, Yaffe, K

“…Without family caregivers, many frail elders who live at home would require nursing home care. However, providing care to frail elders requires a large time…”
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One-leg standing balance and functional status in an elderly community-dwelling population in northeast Italy by Drusini, A G, Eleazer, G P, Caiazzo, M, Veronese, E, Carrara, N, Ranzato, C, Businaro, F, Boland, R, Wieland, D

“…Development of simple and accurate indicators of frailty is an important research goal in aging societies. One-leg standing balance (OLSB) has been proposed as…”
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The relationship between ethnicity and advance directives in a frail older population by Eleazer, G P, Hornung, C A, Egbert, C B, Egbert, J R, Eng, C, Hedgepeth, J, McCann, R, Strothers, 3rd, H, Sapir, M, Wei, M, Wilson, M

“…To assess the relationship between ethnicity and Health Care wishes, including Advance Directives, in a group of frail older persons in PACE (Program For All…”
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Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): An Innovative Model of Integrated Geriatric Care and Financing by Eng, Catherine, Pedulla, James, Eleazer, G. Paul, McCann, Robert, Fox, Norris

“…OBJECTIVES: The Program of All‐inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a long‐term care delivery and financing innovation. A major goal of PACE is prevention…”
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Ethnicity and Decision-Makers in a Group of Frail Older People by Hornung, Carlton A., Eleazer, G. Paul, III, Harry S. Strothers, Wieland, G. Darryl, Eng, Catherine, McCann, Robert, Sapir, Marc

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between ethnicity and decision‐makers expressing healthcare wishes in a group of frail older persons enrolled in the…”
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The Challenge of Measuring Quality of Care in PACE by Eleazer, G. Paul

“…Eleazer discusses an article by Pacala et al (2000) which addresses the problem of measuring quality in the Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly…”
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Hospitalization in the Program of All‐inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): Rates, Concomitants, and Predictors by Wieland, Darryl, Lamb, Vicki L., Sutton, Shae R., Boland, Rebecca, Clark, Marleen, Friedman, Susan, Brummel‐Smith, Kenneth, Eleazer, G. Paul

“…BACKGROUND: The Program of All‐inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) replicates the model of comprehensive, community‐based geriatric care pioneered by On Lok,…”
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Predictors of Pap smear screening in socioeconomically disadvantaged elderly women by Weinrich, S, Coker, A L, Weinrich, M, Eleazer, G P, Greene, F L

“…The objective for this study was to identify predictors for participation in Pap smear screening in a socioeconomically disadvantaged older population. A…”
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Reliability of proxy information about the health effects of exposure to hazardous waste incineration by Hornung, C A, Oldendick, R W, Feigley, C E, Macera, C A, Wei, M, Draheim, L A, Eleazer, G P, Olsen, G N

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Elder abuse by Eleazer, G P

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Participants in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) demonstration: developing disease-impairment-disability profiles by Wieland, D, Lamb, V, Wang, H, Sutton, S, Eleazer, G P, Egbert, J

“…The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) builds on On Lok's community-based care and financing model for disabled elderly people who are state…”
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Treatment of hypertension in the elderly by Eleazer, G P

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Pulmonary blastomycosis: a case report and review of the literature by Eleazer, G P

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The need for physical activity in older adults by Powell, F M, Eleazer, G P

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The South Carolina Geriatric Rural Initiative Project: the paraprofessional geriatric technician in care coordination by Hornung, C A, Brewer, B M, Stein, M D, Eleazer, G P, Brown, T E, Byrd, M D

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Managed care for the frail elderly: the PACE Project by Eleazer, G P, Baskins, J P, Egbert, J, Johnson, C D, Wilson, L

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Epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease by Macera, C A, Huang, Y, Eleazer, G P, Scott, W K, Cornman, C B

“…In summary, while only a few risk factors for Alzheimer's disease have been identified, several large collaborative studies of elderly populations are…”
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The challenge of measuring quality of care in PACE. Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly by Eleazer, G P

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Agitation: measurement, management, and intervention research by Weinrich, Sally, Egbert, Carolyn, Eleazer, G. Paul, Sue Haddock, K.

“…Strategies for controlling and managing agitation of patients in long-term care populations has been identified as a research priority. Unfortunately, there is…”
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