Religious activity improves life satisfaction for some physicians and older patients
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Some older patients and physicians in Virginia report depending on religion for better quality of life. According to a mail survey, religious activity may represent a coping mechanism for 75 of the 100 responding internists. Intrinsic religious activity, such as prayer or bible reading, had a positive impact on life satisfaction in 47 of 55 hospitalized or institutionalized older adults.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1999
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Definition of race and ethnicity in older people in Medicare and Medicaid
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Definitions of race and ethnicity are not clear for older people who use Medicare and Medicaid and the data have been found to be approximations at best in a study of 153,241 participants in New Jersey enrolled in both programs. Often data from one program contradict those from another, which can be detrimental to efforts to study health care utilization and outcomes by group.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1999
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