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Investigating Potential Risk Factors For Nursing Home Admission Associated With Individuals Enrolled In Georgia’S Community Care Services Program, Matthew L. Johnson
Investigating Potential Risk Factors For Nursing Home Admission Associated With Individuals Enrolled In Georgia’S Community Care Services Program, Matthew L. Johnson
Public Health Theses
This retrospective study examined records of 230 low-income elderly and disabled individuals enrolled in the Georgia Community Care Services Program (CCSP) which provides home health services in the client’s home rather than a nursing facility (NF). This study sought to determine if any common characteristics exist in program enrollees who enter a NF within one year of enrollment. Common factors found could be used to identify those who are at the highest risk for entering an NF. This knowledge could lead to reduced costs for the State of Georgia and better service for CCSP enrollees. Findings associated with NF entry …
Changes In Formal-Informal Caregiving In Elderly Stroke Survivors, Holly Anne Beard
Changes In Formal-Informal Caregiving In Elderly Stroke Survivors, Holly Anne Beard
Health Services Research Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which the Andersen and Aday Model of Health Services Use to predict cross-sectional and longitudinal differences in the caregiving source among stroke survivors (n=477) over a six-year period. This study involves a secondary analysis of a longitudinal panel study focusing upon three waves of interview data from the HAS/AHEAD study spanning 1998 through 2002. Multinomial logistic regression was utilized to examine caregiving source cross-sectionally at each wave. Clustered multinomial logistic regression was used to examine relationships between predictor variables in the model and caregiving source across waves while holding …