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Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and Presenters
Pages 157-162

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... Vicki Freedman Challenges to Improve Current Measurement of Late-Life Functioning and Disability in Population Surveys (taking into account suitability for population surveys, relevance for monitoring trends, response bur den and bias, and costs)
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From page 158...
... Improving Patient Reported Measurement of Disability Karon Cook Using Item Response Theory/Computer-Adaptive Test ing Techniques: Are these suitable for population surveys? Are they relevant for monitoring trends?
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... Cognitive Limitation of Functioning and Disability -- Craig Velozo Additional Measures That Could Be Used in Surveys and Their Relationship to Current Measures 3:45–4:00 p.m. Using Vignettes to Improve Cross-Population Compa- Arthur van Soest rability of Self-Rated Disability Measures in Population Surveys 4:00–4:15 p.m.
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... – noon SESSION FIVE Moderator: Alan Jette Priority Areas for Research and Development Toward Improved Measures of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys Panel of three key participants will lead off the dis- Thomas Gill cussion Arthur van Soest Discussion and comments from participants and at- David Weir tendees General discussion on disability measures Noon–12:30 p.m. CONCLUDING REMARKS Richard Suzman, Alan Jette 12:30 p.m.
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... Linda Fried is dean of the Mailman School of Public Health and professor of epidemiology and medicine and senior vice president of Columbia University Medical Center. Thomas Gill is a professor of medicine, epidemiology, and investigative medicine at the School of Medicine and at the Adler Geriatric Assessment Center of Yale University.
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... Weeks is acting chief of the Aging and Chronic Disease Studies Branch and project director of longitudinal studies of aging in the Office of Analysis and Epidemiology of the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. David Weir is a research professor at the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan.
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Key Terms

  • alan jette
  • arthur van
  • van soest
  • richard suzman
  • thomas gill

  • carlos weiss
  • monitoring trends
  • linda fried
  • emily agree
  • michael feuer

  • account suitability
  • rand corporation
  • arie kapteyn
  • david weir
  • karon cook

  • senior fellow
  • mailman school
  • developing questions
  • participation measures
  • study disability

  • chronic disease
  • key participants
  • boston university
  • veterans affairs
  • expanding mode

  • developing measures
  • assistive technology
  • judgmental reports
  • using vignettes
  • jack guralnik


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