5033.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Poster Session

Current Issues in Health & Health Care for the Elderly

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: To become current with health issues relevant to the elderly.
Board 1Average length of stay patterns in home health care: A multilevel analysis
Karen E Peters, DrPH
Board 2Using common sense representations and a model of self regulation to explain and enhance homebound seniors' participation in rehabilitation
Linda L. Richmond, PhD
Board 3Addressing the health literacy needs of an elderly patient population
Paula De Leon Molinsky, MPH
Board 4Dually-eligible vs. Medicare-only home health care recipients: A comparative study of characteristics and needs
Aubrey Spriggs, MA, Maryam Navaie-Waliser, DrPH, Timothy Peng, PhD
Board 5Predictors of Adult Care Home Satisfaction among Responsible Parties' of Frail Elders
Jeffrey T. Rurka, MPH, Elizabeth J. Mutran, PhD, Shreeniwas Sudha, PhD
Board 6Methodology for an in-home assessment of nutrition and functional capacity among a diverse home-delivered nutrition population: A partnership with community-based nutrition service providers
Joseph R. Sharkey, MPH, RD
Board 7Use of the Internet to obtain healthcare information among patients at a cancer center and reported knowledge and desirability of standard versus alternative treatment options
Fred Molitor, John Linder, Carol Franz, Robert Canning, Rachel Walsh, Frederick J. Meyers
Board 8Physician House Call Program: Structure, process and intended/perceived outcomes
Naoko Muramatsu, PhD, Edward Mensah, PhD, Thomas Cornwell, MD
Board 9Staying Healthy Project: Implementation and preliminary findings of a community-based alcohol prevention study for older adults
Chaya Gordon, MPH
Board 10From Silence to Action: Exploring Self or Surrogate’s Experiences With Advance Directives
Weihua Zhang, Weihua Zhang
Sponsor:Gerontological Health
Cosponsors:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA