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Sexual Activity and Satisfaction Among Very Old Adults: Results From a Community-Dwelling Medicare Population Survey by Matthias, Ruth E., Lubben, James E., Atchison, Kathryn A., Schweitzer, Stuart O.

“…This article explores the relationship between sociopsychological factors, sexual activity, and sexual satisfaction in a sample of 1,216 elderly people (mean…”
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Work-Life Differences and Outcomes for Agency and Consumer-Directed Home-Care Workers by Benjamin, A. E., Matthias, Ruth E.

“…Purpose. Research on home-care outcomes has highlighted the promise of consumer-directed models that rely on recipients rather than agencies to arrange and…”
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Mammography Use in Older Women With Regular Physicians: What are the Predictors? by Mayer-Oakes, S. Allison, Atchison, Kathryn A., Matthias, Ruth E., Lubben, J., Schweitzer, Stuart O., De Jong, Fred J.

“…Results of a longitudinal study of 1,050 women 65 years of age and older under the care of faculty internists demonstrate that individual and sociodemographic…”
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Age, consumer direction, and outcomes of supportive services at home by Benjamin, A E, Matthias, R E

“…Supportive services at home are essential for older people with severe chronic impairments. Newer "consumer-directed" models of organizing home-based services…”
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Health promotion and disease prevention for older adults: opportunity for change or preaching to the converted? by Schweitzer, S O, Atchison, K A, Lubben, J E, Mayer-Oakes, S A, De Jong, F J, Matthias, R E

“…Health promotion and disease prevention for the elderly offer the potential for improving the quality of life for the growing population of older adults, while…”
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Abuse and Neglect of Clients in Agency-Based and Consumer-Directed Home Care by Matthias, Ruth E., Benjamin, A. E.

“…Because a growing number of Americans receive long-term care at home, social workers face new challenges in referring clients to either agency-based or…”
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Factors affecting self-ratings of oral health by Matthias, R E, Atchison, K A, Lubben, J E, De Jong, F, Schweitzer, S O

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of self-rated oral health to a comprehensive battery of clinical, sociodemographic, physical health,…”
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Comparison of oral health ratings by dentists and dentate elders by Atchison, K A, Matthias, R E, Dolan, T A, Lubben, J E, De Jong, F, Schweitzer, S O, Mayer-Oakes, S A

“…Previous studies suggest a discrepancy between the way dentists and patients measure oral health. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship…”
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Retention of Paid Related Caregivers: Who Stays and Who Leaves Home Care Careers? by Benjamin, A. E., Matthias, Ruth E., Kietzman, Kathryn, Furman, Walter

“…Purpose: The use of consumer-directed services is expected to grow in coming years, and paying family and friends is a key element of these home-based…”
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Screening for Depression among a Well Elderly Population by Dorfman, Rachelle A., Lubben, James E., Mayer-Oakes, Allison, Atchison, Kathryn, Schweitzer, Stuart O., De Jong, Fred J., Matthias, Ruth E.

“…This article describes a geriatric Wellness program in which social work practitioners played a major role. The focus of this article is twofold: to examine…”
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The relationship between dental utilization and preventive participation among a well-elderly sample by Atchison, K A, Mayer-Oakes, S A, Schweitzer, S O, Lubben, J E, De Jong, F J, Matthias, R E

“…Previous studies have shown that dental utilization by older people is lower than for the general population. This study hypothesizes that an elder's tendency…”
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Evaluation of dental health education programs by Freed, J R, Matthias, R E

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Comparisons between dentist ratings and self-ratings of dental appearance in an elderly population by Matthias, R E, Atchison, K A, Schweitzer, S O, Lubben, J E, Mayer-Oakes, A, De Jong, F

“…Little is known about dental appearance in terms of the elderly population. The purpose of this paper is to compare self-reported dental appearance with…”
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