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Index

A

Academic research, 4–5, 124, 129–130

Activities of daily living, 58–59

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 23, 120

Aging, Our Future Selves, 2, 3

Aging process, general, 2, 3, 44, 45, 48, 49

brain, 10

defined, 9, 47

differential, 17, 51, 71, 72, 73–74, 77

diseases and, 9–10, 14-16, 42, 44, 47–48, 62–66

multidisciplinary approach, 9, 49

nutrition and, 16

productivity, 77, 79, 80, 82

senescence, general, 9, 10, 11, 47, 51, 54–55, 65

social-psychological, 17–20, 71, 75–77, 78–80

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, 20, 103, 120

Alzheimer’s disease, 5, 6-7, 14, 41, 50, 53, 63-64, 99, 126

genetics, 10, 11, 49, 51, 64, 68

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers, 54, 123

Animal research, 11, 33, 34, 48, 51, 53

ethics, 24

Atherosclerosis, 10, 14, 49, 54, 63, 66

Attitudes professionals, 94

research participants, 114

B

Behavioral sciences, 2, 3, 16, 25, 71– 75, 127, 138

brain, 84–85

clinical studies, relations to, 18, 24–25

databases, 78, 83

differential aging, 17, 51, 71, 72, 73–74, 77

funding, 20, 30, 82–83

lifestyle risk factors, 55, 59, 100

longitudinal studies, 17, 19, 71, 81, 82, 83

multidisciplinary approach, 25, 46, 58, 71, 72, 73, 81-82, 83-85

neurobehavioral approach, 18, 73, 76

research, priority, 17–19, 75–80

research, secondary, 20, 81

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technological innovations, effects, 19, 80, 94

urinary incontinence, 14

see also Health promotion;

Mental health and illness;

Psychology and psychiatry;

Social sciences and services

Biomedical ethics, 3, 23, 46, 107, 139

animal research, 24

clinical research, 23, 25, 68–69, 113–115

competency issues, 23, 108, 109, 114

drugs, 69

funding, 107, 115

genetics, 24

informed consent, 23, 69, 108, 109, 113–114

institutionalized persons, 23, 108, 110

life-sustaining treatments, 23, 108–110

long-term care, 23, 108, 110, 114–115

Medicare, 111

nursing homes, 109, 110, 114–115

research, priority, 23, 107–115

research, secondary, 23–24, 115

resource allocation, 23, 24, 95, 111–113

Biomedical research, basic, 9–10, 46, 47–55, 135–136

funding, 11–12, 30, 50–55

longitudinal studies, 11–12, 53–55

multidisciplinary approach, 24, 55, 58

professional education, 12, 24, 54

research, priority, 10, 49–50

research, secondary, 10–11, 50–52

see also specific subdisciplines

Bone diseases,

see Musculoskeletal system

Brain, 10, 18, 73, 84–85

see also Cognitive abilities

Brookdale Foundation, 36

C

Cancer, 15, 49, 54, 65–66, 68

cellular carcinogenesis, 10

Cardiovascular system, 6, 14, 59, 63, 77–78, 110

atherosclerosis, 10, 14, 49, 54, 63, 66

cellular studies, general, 11, 50

hypertension, 14, 25, 59, 63, 66, 76

Case management, 22

Cell biology, 48, 50, 52, 53

cardiovascular system, 11, 50

dementia, 15, 64, 68

genetics, 11, 55, 63

homeostasis, 10, 16, 49, 54–55, 66

neurons, 11, 50

postmitotic, 11, 50

Centers of Excellence in Geriatric and Gerontological Research and Training, 12, 16, 32–33, 54, 67, 83, 102, 124

Chronic diseases, 2, 6–7, 41, 91

life expectancy and, 8, 77–78

mental, 20, 81;

see also Dementia

see also Disabilities;

Long-term care;

specific diseases

Claude Pepper Centers,

see Centers of Excellence in Geriatric and Gerontological Research and Training Clinical science, 2, 3, 24–25, 57–58, 136–138

behavioral, 18, 24–25

databases, 12, 57

dementia, 59, 63–64

disabilities, 12–13, 57, 58–62, 68

ethical issues, 23, 25, 68–69, 113–115

funding, 16, 67–68

genetics, 24–25

multidisciplinary approach, 24–25, 57–58, 68–69

professional education 16, 67–68

research, priority, 12–16, 58–66

research, secondary, 16, 66–67

see also Health promotion;

Health

services delivery;

Pharmacological agents;

Rehabilitation

Cognitive abilities, 18, 77

delirium, 14, 62

learning, 17, 18, 75, 77

memory, 18, 75, 76, 77, 84–85

see also Dementia

Commonwealth Fund, vii, 123

Competency issues, 23, 108, 109

see also Informed consent

Computers and computer science, 22

databases, 11–12, 34, 45, 57, 78, 83, 96, 97

Consent,

see Informed consent

Construction of facilities, 26, 34–35

Cost factors

clinical research, 58

construction, 26, 34–35

disabled, care of, 1–2, 8, 21, 111

drugs, 96, 98

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employer cost sharing, 22, 102

geriatric syndromes, 61, 62

infrastructure, 33–34

long-term care, 21, 101, 111

Medicare, 7, 111, 120

musculoskeletal disorders, 15, 64

overall, 7, 20, 89, 95–96, 101, 111

professional education, 32

reduction of, 3, 8, 58

research, priority, 101

urinary incontinence, 14

Criteria for selection of priorities, 3, 44

Crosscutting issues, 24–25, 55, 68–69, 83–86, 103–104

Cultural factors, 17, 25, 45, 53, 72–73, 77–78, 84

D

Charles A. Dana Foundation, 123

Databases, 34, 45, 96

archival, 11–12

behavioral research, 78, 83

clinical research, 12, 57

pharmacological, 97

Decision making

life-sustaining treatments, 23, 108–110

resource allocation, ethical issues, 23, 24, 95, 111–113

surrogate, 108, 109, 114

see Competency issues;

Informed consent

Delirium, 14, 62

Dementia, 1, 6–7, 14–15, 20, 99, 126

cellular studies, 15, 64, 68

clinical research, 59, 63–64

see also Alzheimer's disease

Demographic factors, 1, 45, 77–78, 81–82, 84, 88, 100, 103

drug expenditures, 98

epidemiology, 53, 77–78, 81–82, 103

funding of research, 30–31, 34

gender differences, 25, 45, 53, 55, 68, 74, 78, 83–84, 103

morbidity and mortality, 3, 6, 7–8, 18–19, 77–78, 81

poverty, 2, 18, 74, 78, 93, 95, 113

race/ethnicity, 17, 25, 45, 53, 68, 72, 74, 78, 79, 84, 95, 103

socioeconomic status, general, 78, 79, 84, 95, 103

Demonstration projects, 92–93, 97, 100, 120

Dental and oral diseases, 16, 66

Department of Health and Human Services

education and training, 32

see also National Institutes of Health;

other specific agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs, 120, 124, 125, 142–143

research and training, 5, 6

Dependence/independence, 2, 6, 7–8, 90, 91

activities of daily living, 58–59

behavioral interventions, 16–17, 81

drug management, 61

employment, 19

functional capacity, 44

Diabetes, 6, 16, 53

Diet,

see Nutrition

Differential aging, 17, 51, 71, 72, 73–74, 77

Disabilities, 3, 6–7, 41, 49, 89

behavioral studies, 18–19

clinical studies, 12–13, 57, 58–62, 68

cost of care, 1–2, 8, 21, 111

defined, 6

disease and, 100

health promotion, 22, 100

life expectancy and, 8

musculoskeletal system, 13

reductions in, 2

see also Long-term care;

Rehabilitation;

specific disabling diseases

Diseases and disorders, 3

aging process and, general, 9–10, 14–16, 42, 44, 62–63

disability and, 100

psychological concomitants, 20

senescence, general, 9, 10, 11, 47, 51, 54–55, 65

see also Chronic diseases;

Infectious diseases;

Morbidity and mortality;

specific diseases and anatomical systems

Drugs,

see Pharmacological agents

E

Economic factors, 74

see also Cost factors;

Financial factors;

Poverty;

Socioeconomic status

Education, 74

see also Professional education

Employment and unemployment, 19, 78, 93, 96

cost sharing by employer, 22, 102

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geriatrics personnel, 127–130

long-term care workers, 93, 96

productivity and aging, 77, 79, 80, 82

retirement, 19, 76–77, 79, 82

women, 89, 93

Endocrinology, 11, 50, 76

Environmental factors, 9, 11, 18, 45, 51, 52, 66, 72–73, 74

see also Cultural factors;

Nutrition;

Social sciences;

Technological innovation

Epidemiology, 53, 77–78, 81–82, 103

Ethics,

see Biomedical ethics

Ethnicity;

see Cultural factors;

Race/ethnicity

F

Failure to thrive, 13, 60

Families, 23, 110–111

decisions about elderly, surrogate, 108, 109, 114

long-term care, 90, 91–92, 93–94, 96

social support structures, 79

Federal government, general

see Funding;

Regulations;

Standards;

specific departments and agencies

Field studies, 72, 82

Financial factors, 89, 95–96, 101, 119–123

long-term care, 21, 82, 90

see also Cost factors;

Funding

Foundations, 26, 35–36, 37, 82, 103, 122–123

Funding, 2, 26–37, 45, 119–130

allocation, ethical issues, 23, 24, 95, 111–113

behavioral sciences, 20, 30, 82–83

biomedical research, basic, 11–12, 30, 50–55

clinical research, 16, 67–68

demography, 30–31, 34

ethics research, 107, 115

health promotion, 30–31

health services delivery, 22–23, 102–103, 112–113

G

Gender differences, 25, 45, 53, 55, 68, 74, 78, 83–84, 103

see also Women

Genetics, 9–10, 11, 15, 46, 47–48, 50, 51–52, 63

Alzheimer's disease, 10, 11, 49, 51, 64, 68

cancer, 15, 65–66

cardiovascular diseases, 14

cellular, 11, 55, 63

clinical studies, relations to, 24–25

ethics research, 24

immune system, 65

metabolism and homeostasis, 16, 66

methodology, 48–49

musculoskeletal disorders, 15, 16, 65

nutrition and, 63, 66

Geriatric Research and Training Centers,

see Centers of Excellence in Geriatric and Gerontological Research and Training

Geriatrics and gerontology, 2, 42, 49

personnel, 127–130

syndromes, 12, 13–14, 57, 60–62

see also Professional education

Government role,

see Funding;

Regulations;

Standards;

specific departments and agencies Grants,

see Funding

H

Handicaps,

see Disabilities

John A. Hartford Foundation, 123, 124

Health Care Financing Administration, 20, 23, 30, 83, 90, 120

Medicare, 7, 96, 111, 120

Health promotion, 18, 21, 45–46, 49, 59, 62, 63, 74–75, 89, 100

disabilities, 22, 100

during chronic illness, 20

field studies, 72, 82

funding, 30–31

Medicare, 96

research, priority, 13, 22, 101, 102

resource allocation, ethical issues, 112

Health services delivery, 3, 20–21, 25, 46, 88–100, 139

case management, 22

costs, 1–2, 8, 21, 111

equity and access, 111–113

funding, 22–23, 102–103, 112–113

mental health, 22, 89, 99–100

multidisciplinary approach, 22, 25, 58, 103–104

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professional education, 88–89, 93, 103

research, priority, 21–22, 89, 101–102

research, secondary, 22, 102

research vs, care, 112–113

see also Institutionalized persons;

Long-term care;

Nursing homes

Heart disease,

see Cardiovascular system

Home care, 90, 91–92, 93–94, 96

costs, 8

Homeostasis, 10, 16, 49, 54–55, 66

Hypertension, 14, 25, 59, 63, 66, 68, 76

I

Imaging, 15

Immune system, 49, 50–51, 65

infectious diseases, 15, 65, 127

vaccines, 15, 65

Independence,

see Dependence/independence

Infectious diseases, 15, 65, 127

Information

databases, 11–12, 34, 45, 57, 78, 83, 96, 97

publications, 40–41, 43, 125–127, 128, 129

see also specific publications

Informed consent, 23, 69, 108, 113–114

surrogate, 108, 109, 114

Infrastructure, 22, 33–34, 50, 68

computers and computer science, 22

construction costs, 26, 34–35

databases, 11–12, 34, 45, 57, 78, 83, 96, 97

laboratories, 33, 54

see also Centers of Excellence in Geriatric and Gerontological Research and Training;

Computers and computer science

Institute for Scientific Information, 125–127

Institute of Medicine, 2, 4, 37, 42, 58, 67

Institutionalized persons, 22, 75, 92–93, 102

demented, 64

ethical issues, 23, 108, 110

Instrumental activities of daily living,

see Activities of daily living

Interdisciplinary approach,

see Multidisciplinary approach

J

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 123, 124

K

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 123

L

Laboratories, 33, 54

construction of, 26, 34–35

see also Centers of Excellence in Geriatric and Gerontological Research and Training Learning, 17, 18, 75, 77

Legal issues

litigation, 110

mandatory retirement 19, 76, 79–80

see also Competency issues;

Informed consent;

Regulations

Life expectancy, 6, 7, 11, 45–46

behavioral/social factors, 74

chronic illness and, 8, 77–78

gender differences, 78

methodological issues, 51

nutrition, 51

Litigation, 110

Longitudinal studies, 34, 45, 103–104

behavioral/social, 17, 19, 71, 81, 82, 83

biomedical research, basic, 11–12, 53–55

clinical research, 13

gender differences, 78

Long-term care, 57, 89, 90–94, 95

behavioral interventions, 81

costs, 21, 101, 111

defined, 90

ethical issues, research, 23, 108, 110, 114–115

family providers, 90, 91–92, 93–94, 96

financing, 21, 82, 90

institutionalized persons, 22, 23, 64, 75, 92–93, 102, 108, 110

methodology, 92–93

models, 102

nursing homes, 7, 8, 14, 93–94, 99, 109, 110, 114–115, 124, 126

personnel, 93, 96

quality of life, 91, 92, 94

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rehabilitation, 13, 57, 58–59, 76, 111

research, priority, 21, 101

M

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur

Foundation, 123

Medicare, 120

costs, 7, 111, 120

data about, 96

ethical issues, 111

Medications,

see Pharmacological agents

Memory, 18, 75, 76, 77, 84–85

Mental health and illness, 21

chronic illness, 20, 81

delirium, 14, 62

research, priority, 22, 101, 102

research, secondary, 89

services delivery, 22, 89, 99–100

see also Cognitive abilities;

Dementia;

Psychology and

psychiatry

Metabolic disorders, 16, 66

Methodology

behavioral/social, 81–82

biomedical, basic, 9–10

field studies, 72, 82

long-term care research, 92–93

molecular biology and genetics, 48–49

of present study, 2–4, 42–44

senescence research, 51

see also Longitudinal studies;

Multidisciplinary approach

Minorities,

see Race/ethnicity

Mobility, 13, 60–61

Models, 52

aging and lifespan, 11

animal, 11, 24, 33, 34, 48, 51, 53

behavioral/social research, 81

long-term care, 102

reproductive system as, 51

Molecular genetics,

see Genetics

Morbidity and mortality, 3, 6, 7–8, 18–19, 68, 77–78

databases, 11–12, 78, 96

demography and, 3, 6, 7–8, 18–19, 77–78, 81

drug mismanagement, 61

epidemiology, 53, 77–78, 81–82, 103

funding, 30–31

geriatric syndromes, 61, 62, 63

postponed morbidity, 18–19, 75, 77–78

senescence, general, 9, 10, 11, 47, 51, 54–55, 65

see also Disabilities;

Life expectancy

Multidisciplinary approach, 4, 24–25, 44–45, 48

aging process, 9, 49

behavioral/social research, 25, 46, 58, 71, 72, 73, 81–82, 83–85

biomedical, basic, 24, 55, 58

clinical research, 24–25, 57–58, 68–69

construction of centers, 22, 34

dementia, 15

drug management, 61, 97

health services delivery, 22, 25, 58, 103–104

professional education, 24, 55

quality of life index, 19–20, 80–81

see also Centers of Excellence in Geriatric and Gerontological Research and Training

Musculoskeletal system, 13, 15, 16, 50, 60–61, 64–65, 66

disease costs, 15, 64

genetics, 15, 16, 65

osteoarthritis, 10, 15, 49, 54, 64

osteoporosis, 8, 15, 59, 64, 64, 127

N

National Center for Human Genome Research, 24

National Health Interview Survey, 58

National Institute of Aging, 5, 11–12, 28–30, 35, 43, 119–120, 123

behavioral/social research, 83

biomedical research, basic, 53

clinical research, 67

homeostasis research, 49

professional education, 40

see also Centers of Excellence in Geriatric and Gerontological Research and Training

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 5, 34

National Institute of Mental Health, 5

National Institutes of Health, 5, 26, 28, 29–30, 103, 119–120, 121

behavioral/social research, 20, 83

biomedical research, basic, 52

clinical research, 16

ethical issues, 24

Neoplasia,

see Cancer;

Tumors, benign

Neurosciences, 5, 50

aging, general, 10, 66

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behavioral, 18, 73, 76

brain, 10, 18, 73, 84–85

cellular, 11, 50

endocrinology, 11, 50, 76

pain, 16, 66

postural/mobility disorders, 13, 60–61

sensory deficiencies, 13, 16, 77

urinary incontinence, 14, 62

see also Dementia

Nonprofit organizations,

see Foundations

Nursing homes, 7, 93–94, 124, 126

costs, 8

ethical issues, 109, 110, 114–115

mental disorders, 99

urinary incontinence, 14

Nutrition, 16, 51

genetics and, 63, 66

musculoskeletal disorders, 15

O

Oral cavity,

see Dental and oral diseases

Osteoarthritis, 10, 15, 49, 54, 64

Osteoporosis, 8, 15, 59, 64, 127

Our Future Selves, 43

P

Pain, 16, 66

Panel for Statistics for an Aging Population, 91

Pepper Commission, 26

see also Centers of Excellence in Geriatric and Gerontological Research and Training

Pew Charitable Trusts, vii, 123

Pharmacological agents, 3, 21, 89

costs, 96, 98

epidemiology, 103

ethical issues, 69

medication mismanagement, 13–14, 21, 51, 61, 96–97, 101

polypharmacy, 61, 97

private sector, 143

standards, 63

Pneumonia, 65

Postural stability, 13, 60–61

Poverty, 2, 18, 74, 78, 93, 95, 113

Preventive medicine,

see Health promotion

Private sector, 26, 122, 143

innovation, 36–37

see also Foundations

Professional education, 4–5, 6, 31–32, 36, 40, 41, 124, 127–130

academic research, 4–5, 124, 129–130

behavioral/social, 20

biomedical, 12, 24, 54

clinical, 16, 67–68

health services, 88–89, 93, 103

multidisciplinary approach, 24, 55

Prostate gland, 10, 49, 54

Psychology and psychiatry, 16, 45, 46, 63–64, 76, 78, 81, 85, 99–100

differential aging, 73–74, 77

disease, concomitants, 20, 103

research, priority, 17–18

research, secondary, 20

see also Mental health and illness

Publications, 40–41, 43, 125–127, 128, 129

see also specific publications

Q

Quality of life, 2, 4, 6, 7–8, 9, 89

drug mismanagement and, 61

index of, 19–20, 80–81

long-term care, 91, 92, 94

quality of care vs, 24, 92, 94, 115

social factors, 19

see also Dependence/independence

R

Race/ethnicity, 17, 25, 45, 53, 68, 72, 74, 78, 79, 84, 95, 103

Regulations

drugs, 21

see also Standards

Rehabilitation, 13, 57, 58–59, 76, 111

Reproductive system, 51

Retirement, 19, 76–77, 79–80, 82

Risk factors, 13, 22, 55, 59, 96, 100, 102

cognitive impairments, 18

dementia, 99

social, 18, 79

Robotics, 22

S

Self-care,

see Dependence/independence

Sensory deficiencies, 13, 16, 77

Sex differences,

see Gender differences;

Women

Skin diseases, 16, 66

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Social sciences and services, 2, 3, 16, 25, 45, 46, 71–75, 127, 138–139

cultural factors, 17, 25, 45, 53, 72– 73, 77–78, 84

differential aging, 17, 51, 71, 72, 73–74, 77

drug effects, 21

funding, 20, 30, 82–83

longitudinal studies, 17, 19, 71, 81, 82, 83

long-term care, 95

methodology, 81–82

multidisciplinary approach, 25, 46, 58, 71, 72, 73, 81–82, 83–85

research, priority, 18–19, 75–80

research, secondary, 19–20, 80–81

risk factors, general, 18, 79

technological innovations, effects, 19, 80, 94

see alsoDemographic factors;

Employment and unemploy- ment;

Families

Socioeconomic status, 78, 79, 84, 103

and allocation of health care resources, 95

poverty, 2, 18, 74, 78, 93, 95, 113

Standards of care, 24, 111

drugs, 63

equity and access, 111–112

long-term care, 94

see alsoBiomedical ethics

T

Technological innovation behavioral/social effects, 19, 80, 94

ethical issues, 24

effectiveness, 22, 94

imaging, 15

industry support, 36–37

long-term care, 94

Tissue studies, 11, 53, 55

Toward an Independent Old Age: A National Plan for Research on Aging, 2, 3, 43

Tumors, benign, 54

prostatic, 10, 49, 54

U

Urinary system incontinence, 14, 61–62

infections, 65

V

Vaccines, 15, 65

W

Weingart Foundation, 123

Women, 74, 79, 95

hypertension, 25, 68

osteoporosis, 8

workforce, 89, 93

see alsoGender differences

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Americans are living longer than ever before. For many, though, these extra years have become a bitter gift, marred by dementia, disability, and loss of independence.

Extending Life, Enhancing Life sets the course toward practical solutions to these problems by specifying 15 research priorities in five key areas of investigation:

  • Basic biomedicine—To understand the fundamental processes of aging.
  • Clinical—To intervene against common disabilities and maladies of older persons.
  • Behavioral and social—To build on past successes with behavioral and social interventions.
  • Health services delivery—To seek answers to the troubling issues of insufficient delivery of health care in the face of increasing health care costs.
  • Biomedical ethics—To clarify underlying ethical guidelines about life and death decisions.

Most important, the volume firmly establishes the connection between research and its beneficial results for the quality of life for older persons.

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