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Personality and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: Data From a Longitudinal Sample and Meta-Analysis
Discussion: Personality is associated with cognitive decline in older adults, with effects comparable to established clinical and lifestyle risk factors. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Luchetti, M., Terracciano, A., Stephan, Y., Sutin, A. R. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

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How Did Medicare Part D Affect Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Drug Coverage?
Discussion: Pronounced racial/ethnic disparities in drug coverage in the years just before Medicare eligibility are eliminated by access to public coverage at age 65. This was true even before the introduction of Part D. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mahmoudi, E., Levy, H. G. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Hospice Use, Hospitalization, and Medicare Spending at the End of Life
In this study, we examine the impact of different lengths of hospice care and nursing home residency on hospital use and spending prior to death across 5 disease groups. Methods: We compared inpatient hospital days and Medicare spending during the last 6 months of life using hospice versus propensity matched non-hospice beneficiaries who died in 2010, were enrolled in fee for service Medicare throughout the last 2 years of life, and were in at least 1 of 5 disease groups. Comparisons were based on length of hospice use and whether the decedent was in a nursing home during the seventh month prior to death. We regressed a c...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Zuckerman, R. B., Stearns, S. C., Sheingold, S. H. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Methodological Aspects of Subjective Life Expectancy: Effects of Culture-Specific Reporting Heterogeneity Among Older Adults in the United States
Discussion. Overall, SLE is not free from culture-specific reporting heterogeneity. This warrants further research about its culture-relevant measurement mechanisms. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lee, S., Smith, J. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Examination of Age Variations in the Predictive Validity of Self-Rated Health
Discussion: The findings of declining predictive validity of SRH across age imply that individuals may evaluate their health differently as they age. The results also suggest caution in using SRH to capture age-related health changes in the older population. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Zajacova, A., Woo, H. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Self-Rated Health, Interviewer-Rated Health, and Their Predictive Powers on Mortality in Old Age
This study examines the potential use of interviewer-rated health (IRH) as a complementary measure of self-rated health (SRH) through a systematic comparison of their components and mortality-predictive powers in the Chinese elderly population. Methods: This study used a nationwide dataset with more than 12,000 adults aged 65 or older drawn from the 2005 and 2008 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Health Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Results: Disability, cognitive function, chronic disease conditions, psychological well-being, and health behaviors influenced both the SRH and IRH of Chinese older adults; these factors, especia...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Feng, Q., Zhu, H., Zhen, Z., Gu, D. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Association Between Older Israelis Quality of Relationships With Their Family and Migrant Live-in Caregivers and Their Loneliness
Discussion: Some degree of ambivalent relationship exists between care recipients and both types of caregivers. The vigor of ambivalence was significantly associated with the level of loneliness reported by functionally disabled older adults. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Iecovich, E. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Socioeconomic Predictors of the Employment of Migrant Care Workers by Italian Families Assisting Older Alzheimers Disease Patients: Evidence From the Up-Tech Study
Discussion: Socioeconomic inequalities negatively influenced access both to private care and to care allowance, leading disadvantaged families to directly provide more assistance to AD patients. Care allowance entitlement needs to be reformed in Italy and in countries with similar long-term care and migration systems. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Barbabella, F., Chiatti, C., Rimland, J. M., Melchiorre, M. G., Lamura, G., Lattanzio, F., the Up-Tech Research Group Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Wisdom at the End of Life: An Analysis of Mediating and Moderating Relations Between Wisdom and Subjective Well-Being
Conclusion: Aging well at the end of life might depend to a larger extent on psychosocial growth across the life course than on present circumstances. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ardelt, M., Edwards, C. A. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research