The Use of Preventive Services by the Elderly

NTIS order #PB91-192880

Report cover
Full Report ~1430K
Front Matter ~30K
Table of Contents ~12K

Chapters
1: SUMMARY ~17K
2: INTRODUCTION ~16K
3: RECOMMENDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERT GROUPS FOR THE USE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES BY OLDER ADULTS ~129K
4: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE ELDERLY USE PREVENTIVE SERVICES? ~88K
5: WHAT FACTORS PROMOTE OR INHIBIT ELDERLY PEOPLE'S USE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES? ~76K
6: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY ~15K

Appendixes
A: ADVISORY PANEL ~4K
B: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ~5K
C: EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF THE USE AND/OR DETERMINANTS OF USE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES BY THE ELDERLY ~256K
D: EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF THE USE AND/OR DETERMINANTS OF USE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES BY THE NON-ELDERLY ~599K
E: OTA ANALYSIS OF PREVENTIVE SERVICE USE BY THE ELDERLY WITH DATA FROM THE 1982 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY ~172K
F: ANALYSIS OF PREVENTIVE SERVICE USE BY OLDER ADULTS IN A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ~35K
Acronyms ~5K
References ~66K