Issue 35, September 16, 2013
The report consists of one component:
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Community Health Services - Aging, in conjunction with CDC Grand Rounds)
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).-
Community Health Services
- Location tracking: views from the older adult population
Thomas L, Little L, Briggs P, McInnes L, Jones E, Nicholson J.
Age Ageing. 2013 Jun 11.
- The healthy aging research network: resources for building capacity for public health and aging practice
Wilcox S, Altpeter M, Anderson LA, Belza B, Bryant L, Jones DL, Leith KH, Phelan EA, Satariano WA.
Am J Health Promot. 2013 Sep-Oct;28(1):2-6.
- Effects of an assistive technology intervention on older adults with disabilities and their informal caregivers: an exploratory randomized controlled trial
Mortenson WB, Demers L, Fuhrer MJ, Jutai JW, Lenker J, DeRuyter F.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Apr;92(4):297-306.
- Willingness to pay for quality of life technologies to enhance independent functioning among baby boomers and the elderly adults
Schulz R, Beach SR, Matthews JT, Courtney K, Devito Dabbs A, Person Mecca L, Sankey SS.
Gerontologist. 2013 Jul 3.
- Framing the evidence for health smart homes and home-based consumer health technologies as a public health intervention for independent aging: a systematic review
Reeder B, Meyer E, Lazar A, Chaudhuri S, Thompson HJ, Demiris G.
Int J Med Inform. 2013 Jul;82(7):565-79.
- Clinical outcome and cost-effectiveness of a synchronous telehealth service for seniors and nonseniors with cardiovascular diseases: quasi-experimental study
Chen YH, Lin YH, Hung CS, Huang CC, Yeih DF, Chuang PY, Ho YL, Chen MF.
J Med Internet Res. 2013 ;15(4):e87.
- Internet use among older adults: association with health needs, psychological capital, and social capital
Choi NG, Dinitto DM.
J Med Internet Res. 2013 ;15(5):e97.
- Environments for healthy aging: linking prevention research and public health practice
Hunter RH, Anderson LA, Belza B, Bodiford K, Hooker SP, Kochtitzky CS, Marquez DX, Satariano WA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E55.
- What matters to older people with assisted living needs? A phenomenological analysis of the use and non-use of telehealth and telecare
Greenhalgh T, Wherton J, Sugarhood P, Hinder S, Procter R, Stones R.
Soc Sci Med. 2013 Sep;93:86-94.
- Location tracking: views from the older adult population
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DISCLAIMER: Articles listed in the CDC Science Clips are selected by the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library to provide current awareness of the public health literature. An article's inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article's methods or findings. CDC and DHHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by CDC or DHHS. Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the Clips, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. References to publications, news sources, and non-CDC Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by CDC or DHHS.
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