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Quality
of Life
Research
and Reports
2004
Araki
A, Murotani Y, Kamimiya F, Ito H. Low well-being is an independent predictor
for stroke in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr
Soc. 2004;52:205-210.
Reimer MA, Slaughter S, Donaldson C, Currie G, Eliasziw M. Special care facility compared with traditional environments for dementia care: A longitudinal study of quality of life. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004;52:1085.
Strandberg TE, Strandberg A, Rantanen K, Salomaa VV, Pitkälä K, Miettinen TA. Low cholesterol, mortality, and quality of life in old age during a 39-year follow-up. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004;44:1002-1008.
2003
Crogan
NL, Pasvogel A. The influence of protein-calorie malnutrition on quality
of life in nursing homes. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2003;58:M159-M164.
Daviglus
ML, Liu K, Pirzada A, Yan LL, Garside DB, Feinglass J, Guralnik JM, Greenland
P, Stamler J. Favorable cardiovascular risk profile in middle age and
health-related quality of life in older age. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:2460-2468.
Daviglus
ML, Liu K, Yan LL, Pirzada A, Garside DB, Schiffer L, Dyer AR, Greenland
P, Stamler J. Body mass index in middle age and health-related quality
of life in older age: the Chicago Heart Association Detection Project
in Industry Study. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:2448-2455.
Keller
HH, Østbye T, Goy R. Nutritional risk predicts quality of life
in elderly community-living Canadians. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.
2004;59:M68-74.
Menec
VH. The relation between everyday activities and successful aging: a 6-year
longitudinal study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003;58:S74-S82.
Hwang
HF, Liang WM, Chiu YN, Lin MR. Suitability of the WHOQOL-BREF for community-dwelling
older people in Taiwan. Age Ageing. 2003;32:593-600.
Trief
PM, Wade MJ, Pine D, Weinstock RS. A comparison of health-related quality
of life of elderly and younger insulin-treated adults with diabetes.
Age Ageing. 2003;32:613-618.
2002
and earlier
Crowther
MR, Parker MW, Achenbaum WA, Larimore WL, Koenig HG. Rowe and Kahn's model
of successful aging revisited: positive spirituality-the forgotten factor.
Gerontologist. 2002;42:613-620.
Strawbridge
WJ, Wallhagen MI, Cohen RD. Successful aging and well-being: self-rated
compared with Rowe and Kahn. Gerontologist. 2002;42:727-733.
Amarantos
E, Martinez A, Dwyer J. Nutrition and quality of life in older adults.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med. 2001;56A (special issue II):54-64.
Baxter
J, Shetterly SM, Eby C, Mason L, Cortese CF, Hamman RF. Social network
factors associated with perceived quality of life. The San Luis Valley
Health and Aging Study. J Aging Health. 1998;10:287-310.
Butler
RN. Quality of life: Can it be an endpoint? How can it be measured? Am
J Clin Nutr. 1992;55(suppl):1267S-1270S.
Coons
SJ, Rao S, Keininger DL, Hays RD. A comparative review of generic quality-of-life
instruments. Pharmacoeconomics. 2000 Jan;17(1):13-35.
Davis
M, Moritz DJ, Neuhaus JM, Barclay JD, Gee L. Living arrangements, changes
in living arrangements, and survival among community-dwelling older adults.
Am J Public Health. 1997;87:371-377.
Holmen
K, Ericsson K, Winblad B. Loneliness and living conditions of the oldest
old. Scand J Soc Med. 1994;22:15-19.
Lawton
MP, Moss M, Hoffman C, Grant R, Ten Have T, Kleban MH. Health, valuation
of life, and the wish to live. Gerontologist. 1999 Aug;39:406-16.
Mack
R, Salmoni A, Viverais-Dressler G, Porter E, Garg R. Perceived risks to
independent living: The views of the older, community-dwelling adults.
Gerontologist. 1997;37:729-736
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC): Healthy
Aging-Preventing Disease and Improving Quality of Life Among Older Americans
2001.
Reed
DM, Foley DJ, White LR, Heimovitz H, Burchfiel CM, Masaki K. Predictors
of healthy aging in men with high life expectancies. Am J Public Health.
1998;88:1463-1468.
Roberge
C, Tran M, Massoud C, Poiree B, Duval N, Damecour E, Frout D, Malvy D,
Joly F, Lebailly P, Henry-Amar M. Quality of life and home enteral tube
feeding: a French prospective study in patients with head and neck or
oesophageal cancer. Br J Cancer. 2000;82(2):263-269.
Salkeld
G, Cameron ID, Cumming RG, Easter S, Seymour J, Kurrle SE, Quine S. Quality
of life related to fear of falling and hip fracture in older women: a
time trade off study. Br Med J. 2000;320:341-346.
Schneider
SM, Pouget I, Staccini P, Rampal P, Hebuterne X. Quality of life in long-term
home enteral nutrition patients. Clin Nutr. 2000 Feb;19(1):23-8
Schlettwein-Gsell
D. Nutrition and the quality of life: A measure for the outcome of nutritional
intervention? Am J Clin Nutr. 1992;55(suppl):1263S-1266S.
Shibata
H. Nutritional factors on longevity and quality of life in Japan. J
Nutr Health Aging. 2001;5(2):97-107.
Takemasa
S. Factors affecting QOL of the home-bound elderly disabled. Kobe J
Med Sci. 1999;25:5-12.
Vailas
LI, Nitzke SA, Becker M, Gast J. Risk indicators for malnutrition are
associated inversely with quality of life for participants in meal
programs for older adults. J Am Diet Assoc.1998(5):548-53.
Wahlqvist
ML, Saviage GS. Interventions aimed at dietary and lifestyle changes
to promote healthy aging. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2000 Jun;54(S3):S148-S156.
Web
sites offers comprehensive list of cost-utility ratios in health and medicine.
Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, Risk in Perspective Newsletter,
November 2000, Vol.8, Issue 8.
Yeh
SS, Wu SY, Lee TP, Olson J, Stevens MR, Dixon T, Porcelli RJ, Schuster
MW. Improvement in quality-of-life measures and stimulation of weight
gain after treatment with megestrol acetate oral suspension in geriatric
cachexia: results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. J Am
Geriatr Soc.2000 May;48:485-92.
Yeh
S, Wu SY, Levine DM, Parker TS, Olson JS, Stevens MR, Schuster MW. Quality
of life and stimulation of weight gain after treatment with megestrol
acetate: correlation between cytokine levels and nutritional status, appetite
in geriatric patients with wasting syndrome. J Nutr Health Aging.
2001;4:246 - 251.
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Resources
2002
and earlier
Big
Mama (2000). For professionals and consumers, this Academy Award
winning story captures the essence of one grandmother's struggle to raise
her orphaned grandson. The 40-minute video includes an on-line
discussion guide with key facts, additional information and specially
developed questions to provide context and facilitate productive group
discussion following screenings of Big Mama. The video and discussion
guide are geared toward professional staffs, university programs, and
grandparent support groups. Resolution Inc./California Newsreel.
(415) 621-6196
I
Can't Draw A Straight Line: Bringing Art into the Lives of Older Adults
(1997). For professionals and consumers, this art education resource
is customized to the needs and interests of older adults. It contains
a wealth of fully developed lessons to make teaching art easy for you,
and learning art fun for older adults. Three separate lesson tracks begin
with the basic elements of art - how to use line, shape, and pattern -
and then move to more advanced concepts, such as how to create perspective
and space. Older adults can improve their artistic abilities as they enjoy
working in a variety of media, form markers to watercolor to mixed media.
Health
Professionals Press. (888) 337-8808.
Old
Enough to Know Better (2000). For consumers, this video
shows the struggles and personal gains experienced by a group of individuals
(both students and professors), who, in a culture that values youth over
old age, have chosen to go back to school and take control of their lives.
58 minutes. First Run/Icarus Films. (800) 876-1710.
Quality
of Well Being. For professionals, this quality of life
questionnaire measures
symptoms, mobility, physical activity and social activity. Scores can
be translated
into economic evaluation for cost-effectiveness studies or quality of
adjusted life
years. American Thoracic Society.
(212)315-8600.
So
You Want to Live in Your Own Home Longer. For consumers, this
brochure describes 6 steps on how to live well in your own home.
You are invited to copy the text of this brochure and make it available
to seniors. Feel free to add your own local contacts! If you wish to adapt
it for your organization, we ask that you either obtain permission to
use our Senior Friendly logo or remove it. Senior Friendly Initiative,
Dietitians of Canada. (416) 596-0857.
The
Arts/Fitness Quality of Life Activities Program (April 1998). For
professionals, this program does it all - art, dance, drama, and
fitness activities - and is still flexible enough to be used in any setting:
nursing facility, senior center, adult day care center, or group home.
Included are: tips for facilitators, adaptations for varying abilities,
activity supply lists, and seasonal/holiday activities. Nearly 150 activities
are presented in a 12-month calendar. Health
Professionals Press.
(888) 337-8808.
The Center
for An Accessible Society. For professionals and consumers, this
Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research, focuses public attention on disability and independent living
issues. The Center is a project of Exploding Myths, Inc. a media enterprise
company. (619) 232-2727.
Therapeutic
Uses of Music with Older Adults (1996). For professionals,this book
shows you how music can be used to: decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety,
insomnia; help in rehabilitating people with aging-related diseases; stimulate
emotions and movement; and manage pain.
Health Professionals
Press. (888) 337-8808.
The Wisdom
to Choose. For consumers, this book will guide anyone
to a quality of life that is both rich and rewarding. It is a source of
information on lifestyle, healthy aging and access to social services
that have proven to help seniors live as independently as they want as
long as they can, free from hospitals and nursing homes.The Wisdom To
Choose is filled with resources and references on everything from diet
and exercise to "spiritual aging" to tasteful surroundings in
a nursing home. Studio 4 Productions. (303) 649-1811
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