scholarly journals Comparison of the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis between the elderly Chinese population in Beijing and whites in the United States: The Beijing osteoarthritis study

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 2065-2071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqing Zhang ◽  
Ling Xu ◽  
Michael C. Nevitt ◽  
Piran Aliabadi ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Elderly Chinese

Economic Survival

1984 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morrison G. Wong
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Asian Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Housing Characteristics ◽  
Economic Survival ◽  
Elderly Chinese ◽  
Elderly Japanese

The 1976 Survey of Income and Education Public Use tapes have been used to elaborate and extend previous studies on the elderly Asians in the United States and to suggest implications for public policy regarding this group. An analysis of specific demographic, socioeconomic, and housing characteristics of the elderly Asian population (separately for the Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos) in 1976 is reported. A sample of elderly Anglos has been used as a comparison group. More detailed and in depth analyses are reported on the sources, benefits, and amount of income or earnings received by the elderly Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino population in the United States in 1976. It is concluded that although the elderly of all ethnic groups are socially and economically disadvantaged compared to the general population, the Asian elderly, particularly the elderly Chinese and Filipinos, suffer greater disadvantages than the elderly Anglos. Policy recommendations are suggested.

scholarly journals Measuring Depression in Canada's Elderly Chinese Population: Use of a Community Screening Instrument

2000 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel WL Lai
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Elderly Chinese

Objective: To assess the reliability and validity of a 15-item Chinese Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) to measure depression in Canada's elderly Chinese population. Method A random sample of 96 elderly Chinese in a Canadian city was surveyed by telephone. The measure of depression used was the 15-item Chinese version of the GDS. In addition, the physical and mental health of the respondents was assessed by a Chinese version of the SF-12, questions on self-perceived general health, and questions on self-reported illnesses and health concerns. Results The prevalence rate of depression in the elderly Chinese who participated in this study is approximately 20%, which is much lower than that of elderly Chinese in the United States (US). Cronbach's alpha and split-half reliability coefficients were 0.88 and 0.89 respectively. GDS scores are significantly correlated with the mental health component (r = −0.74) of the SF-12, indicating a strong convergent validity. GDS scores are also correlated with the physical health component of the SF-12 (r = −0.41), self-perceived general health (r = −0.26), and illnesses (r = 0.52), demonstrating concurrent validity. Conclusions: The 15-item Chinese GDS has good internal consistency and both convergent and concurrent validity. It can help to identify depression among the elderly Chinese, allowing early identification and prevention of this problem. Further research is required to support its use in clinical settings.

Catheter Ablation in the Elderly in the United States: Use in the Medicare Population from 1991 to 1998

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER N. SMITH ◽  
HUMBERTO VIDAILLET ◽  
PARAM P. SHARMA ◽  
JOHN J. HAYES ◽  
JOHN R. SCHMELZER
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Catheter Ablation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medicare Population

scholarly journals PCN7: FAMILY CAREGIVING COSTS FOR THE ELDERLY WITH CANCER: ESTIMATES FROM A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE UNITED STATES

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-353
Author(s):  
K Langa ◽  
J Hayman ◽  
M Kabeto ◽  
M Chernew ◽  
S Katz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States

When to use the new pneumococcal vaccine

1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 31-32
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pneumococcal Vaccine ◽  
Pneumococcal Disease ◽  
Pneumococcal Pneumonia ◽  
Pneumococcal Infection ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Large Groups ◽  
Special Risk

Pneumococcal pneumonia probably affects about one in every thousand adults each year. Like other serious pneumococcal infection, it is more common and severe in the elderly, in those without a functional spleen (including patients with sickle-cell disease,1) and in patients with a variety of chronic diseases. In the United States a 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine was introduced in 1983, replacing a 14-valent vaccine; it is now recommended there for large groups of people.2 This newer 23-valent vaccine (Pneumovax-II - MSD) was licensed in Britain last May. Its use should be considered for those at special risk of pneumococcal disease.3–5

The Literary World of Mao Tse-tung

1963 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 15-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard L. Boorman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Robert Frost ◽  
Artistic Integrity ◽  
Nikita Khrushchev ◽  
Creative Writer

Poetry and politics are rare companions in the competitive world of practical affairs today. In Moscow, Nikita Khrushchev, with peasant shrewdness, is addicted to Russian proverbs to enliven his rhetoric; but there are few indications that he is sympathetic with the creative writer and none that he himself will rank with Pushkin in the annals of his nation's literature. In Washington, the appearance of Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in January 1961 was an event at once exceptional and gratifying to admirers of Frost's artistic integrity; the elderly poet's advice to the young president of the United States to stress the Irish and underplay the Harvard hi his background may yet have enduring significance. Only in Peking, however, do we find a world leader who combines distinctive political abilities and literary talents. Indeed the juxtaposition of strategic and artistic instincts hi Mao Tse-tung is so unusual in the post-Churchillian world that the case merits more than passing note.

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