Author: Isadore SeemanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
National Mortality Followback Survey
Author: Isadore SeemanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
1992 National Mortality Followback Survey
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Development, Methods, and Response Characteristics of the 1986 National Mortality Followback Survey
Author: Isadore SeemanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Comparability of the Death Certificate and the 1986 National Mortality Followback Survey
Author: Research methods in palliative care
Author: Julia M Addington-HallPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191574813
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Palliative and end of life care are concerned with the physical, social, psychological and spiritual care of people with advanced disease. It currently has a poorly developed research base, but the need to improve this is increasingly recognised. One of the reasons for the lack of research - and the variable quality of the research that is undertaken - is the difficulty of conducting research with very ill and bereaved people. Standard and well-established research methods may need to be adapted to work in this context. This means that existing research methods textbooks may be of limited use to palliative care practitioners seeking to do research for the first time, or to more experienced researchers wanting to apply their knowledge in palliative care settings. This research methods textbook is the first to be written specifically for palliative care. It has been edited by four experienced palliative care academics with acknowledged expertise and international reputations in this field. It encompasses methods used in both clinical and health services research in palliative care, with sections on clinical, epidemiological, survey and qualitative research, as well as a section covering skills needed in any research project. Each chapter provides readers with an up to date overview of the research method in question, an understanding of its applicability to palliative care and of the particular challenges of using it in this setting. It is essential reading for all palliative care researchers.
U.S. Vital Statistics System
Author: Alice M. HetzelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Statistics, Vital
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Describing Death in America
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309168473
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
National expenditures for medical care in the months and days preceding death are enormous. But we do not know whether that money is buying good quality care or optimizing the quality of life of those dying, or whether the situation is getting better or worse over time. The information that exists "describing death" at a national level â€" though some of it is very informative â€" is fragmentary. This report recommends ways to fill the information gaps by better use of existing nationally-representative data, and through some new measures, in particular, a new, ongoing National Mortality Followback Survey. The aim is to allow us to benchmark where we are today as a society, and what goals we can set to minimize pain and suffering and maximize the quality of life of all of us who will die in the years to come.
Vital and Health Statistics
Author: Living and Dying in the USA
Author: Richard G. RogersPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080535550
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The simplicity of using one data set in addressing the relationship of single variables to mortality distinguishes Living and Dying in the USA from other recent investigations of mortality. The authors use the recently released National Health Interview Survey and the National Death Index to make a definitive statement about demographics and mortality. By surveying demographic and sociocultural characteristics associated with mortality, socioeconomic effects, health-related conditions, and health status, they reveal connections among several factors related to mortality chances. Easily understood and cited, their study emphasizes the statistical methods underlying their revelations and invites readers to duplicate their results. Comprehensive coverage of US adult mortality differentials Based on a new and innovative data set Includes factors rarely examined in related mortality research Not only documents mortality differentials, but explores explanations for them Extensive list of references associated with each chapter Consistent, straightforward methodology used throughout aids readers in both understanding the content and in comparing results from chapter to chapter
Demography of Aging
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309050855
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
As the United States and the rest of the world face the unprecedented challenge of aging populations, this volume draws together for the first time state-of-the-art work from the emerging field of the demography of aging. The nine chapters, written by experts from a variety of disciplines, highlight data sources and research approaches, results, and proposed strategies on a topic with major policy implications for labor forces, economic well-being, health care, and the need for social and family supports.