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1. Advance Directive Communication with Hospitalized Elderly Patients: Social Workers' Roles and Practices.

Author

Black, Kathy

Subjects
*HOSPITAL patients, *OLDER people, *SOCIAL workers, *MEDICAL personnel, *MEDICAL care
Abstract

This article presents a descriptive study about social workers' advance directive communication practices with hospitalized elderly patients at several hospitals located in upstate New York. The sample consisted of 29 social workers. The research surveyed advance directive communication practices by utilizing a self-administered questionnaire. Advance directive communication was operationalized as a cumulative process incorporating the following phases, which were measured as scales: initiation of the topic, disclosure of information, identification of a surrogate decision-maker, discussion of treatment options, elicitation of patient values, interaction with family members, and collaboration with other health care professionals. Results suggest that social workers frequently and comprehensively address the phases of the advance directive communication process in their practices with hospitalized elderly patients. Implications for the role of social workers as members of the interdisciplinary health care team are addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2004
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3. Advancing an Age-Friendly NYC.

Author

Boufford, Jo and Boufford, Jo Ivey

Subjects
*OLDER people, *MEDICAL care, *HEALTH of older people, *AGING & society, *ECOLOGY, *SOCIOLOGY, *CITY dwellers
Abstract

An editorial is presented on the project of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding age-friendly cities stating New York City (NYC) as the age-friendly. An overview of the research conducted by the New York Academy of Medicine with the older New Yorkers, criteria for the age-friendly cities, and initiatives of the city for maintaining the health of the older people are presented.

Published
2017
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4. THE WEEK.

Subjects
*MEDICAL care, *ABORTION, *OLDER people, *POLITICAL science, UNITED States politics & government
Abstract

Discusses issues related to U.S. politics and government as of June 1988. Results of a survey commissioned by the House Aging Committee indicating that American would like someone else to pay for their health costs; Number of arrests made by New York police during the first week of Operation Rescue, a campaign to prevent abortion.

Published
1988

5. Lighting: BRIEFS.

Subjects
*TECHNOLOGY, *LIGHTING, *RESEARCH institutes, *RESEARCH, *OLDER people, *MEDICAL care
Abstract

This article reports that a new study from the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer, in Troy, New York, suggests advanced lighting technologies, including LEDs, photosensors, and occupancy sensors, can help senior residents in long-term-care environments maintain independence.

Published
2005

6. BRIEFLY NOTED.

Subjects
*HOME care services, *SOCIAL workers, *MEDICAL care, *OLDER people
Abstract

The article reports that a program at Montefiore Medical Center in New York serves as a model on how to reach more homebound old people with diagnosis and treatment. The Montefiore Home Health Agency trains all home care staff members such as nurses, social workers, and therapists in identifying depression in their old people patients.

Published
2006

7. HEALTHCARE.

Author

Solnik, Claude

Subjects
MEDICAL care, HEALTH care industry, CONTRACTS, COMPUTER software development, LABORATORY design & construction, OLDER people, RESPITE care
Abstract

Reports on developments related to the health care industry in New York. Award of a software contract to Netsmart Technologies Inc. by Saint Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse; Opening of a new catheterization laboratory at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola; Launch of tow short-term stay programs at Sterling Glen of Glen Cove, an assisted senior living residence.

Published
2005

8. Upturn in numbers for aging population.

Author

Duvoli, John

Subjects
OLDER people, MEDICAL care, MEDICAL personnel
Abstract

Reports on the medical condition of the aging population in Hudson River in New York. Number of chronic health problems and disabilities; Demand for in-home, hospital and nursing facility aid workers; Factor influencing the establishment of social service programs.

Published
2003

9. Stony Brook taking part in heart restart study.

Author

Josefak, Lisa

Subjects
MEDICAL care, UNIVERSITY Hospital & Medical Center (Stony Brook, N.Y.), DEFIBRILLATORS, OLDER people, INSURANCE
Abstract

Presents health care industry-news from Long Island, New York as of November 2000. Participation of the University Hospital and Medical Center at Stony Brook in a United States study on automated external defibrillators; Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage program for the state's older population.

Published
2000

10. RESEARCH NOTES.

Author

C. R.

Subjects
OLDER African Americans, OLDER people, MEDICAL care
Abstract

The article reports on the finding that elderly blacks have more age-related health problems than elderly whites in the U.S., yet are less likely to get the required social and medical services. This was found in a survey by Arthur G. Cryns and Kevin M. Gorey at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Blacks aged 65 and older living in six cities in New York State participated in the survey.

Published
1990

11. City's Elderly Will Outnumber School-Age Children in 25 Years, Study Predicts.

Author

Roberts, Sam

Subjects
*OLDER people, *DEMOGRAPHY, *SCHOOL children, *POPULATION, *MEDICAL care, *DWELLINGS
Abstract

The article reports on the increase in the number of older people in New York and its impact on health care, housing and transportation. In twenty five years elderly population in the city is estimated to rise by 44 percent. According to director of the planning department's population division Joseph J. Salvo, the challenges are going to be different. The number of school age children is expected to rise in Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island but an overall decline is expected in the city.

Published
2006

12. A Brigade of Walkers.

Author

James, Karen

Subjects
*PEACE movements, *IRAQ War, 2003-2011, *OLDER people, *WOMEN veterans, *MEDICAL care
Abstract

The article presents information on the protest of war in Iraq by different older people in New York. Older people traveled from Kitty House, an assisted living facility in Bronx, New York City for the protest. According to Florrie Frechtman, a second World War veteran, he is the same protester who was 50 years ago but time has left its mark.

Published
2006

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