Objective. —To examine whether depressive symptoms in older adults contribute to increased
cost of general medical services. Design. —A 4-year prospective cohort study. Setting. —…

Self-efficacy has a well-established, beneficial effect on health behavior and health status in
young and middle-aged adults, but little is known about these relationships in older …

Oral health is essential to the general health and well-being of individuals and the population.
Yet significant oral health disparities persist in the US population because of a web of …

Reflecting the latest developments in the field, The Practice of Health Program Evaluation,
Second Edition provides readers with effective methods for evaluating health programs, …

We used data from a 4-year prospective study of 2,558 primary care patients age 65 and
older in a large staff model health maintenance organization to examine the association of …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the associations between managed care, physician job satisfaction,
and the quality of primary care, and to determine whether physician job satisfaction is …

Background: Effective healthcare for people with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) is a US
priority, but the inherent complexity makes both research and delivery of care particularly …

Policy Points: Public and private purchasers must create a “burning bridge” of countervailing
pressure that signals “no turning back” to fee‐for‐service in order to sustain the momentum …

The goal of any dental or medical care system is to provide services to those who need
them (Mechanic 1978). In the United States oral disease affects all age groups but is …

Crime is both a societal safety and public health issue. Examining different measures and
aspects of crime-related safety and their correlations may provide insight into the unclear …