2. Arthritis: Changes in Its Prevalence during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Disability Trends
6. 1. The Health of Older Men in the Past 21
7. 2. Arthritis: Changes in Its Prevalence during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 55
8. 3. Socioeconomic and Demographic Disparities in Trends in Old-Age Disability 75
9. II. Pathways to Disability
10. 4. Pathways to Disability: Predicting Health Trajectories 105
11. 5. Clinical Pathways to Disability 151
12. III. Medical Advances and Disability
13. 6. Intensive Medical Care and Cardiovascular Disease Disability Reductions 191
14. 7. Are Baby Boomers Aging Better Than Their Predecessors? Trends in Overweight, Arthritis, and Mobility Difficulty 223
15. 8. Disability and Spending Growth 237
16. IV. Work Disability
17. 9. Work Disability is a Pain in the ****, Especially in England, the Netherlands, and the United States 251
18. 10. Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance 295
19. 11. Why Are the Disability Rolls Skyrocketing? The Contribution of Population Characteristics, Economic Conditions, and Program Generosity 337
20. 12. Early Retirement and DI/SSI Applications: Exploring the Impact of Depression 381
21. V. Assistive Technology and Caregiving
22. 13. Trends in Assistance with Daily Activities: Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities Persist in the U.S. Older Population 411
23. 14. How Do Medicare Beneficiaries with Physical and Sensory Disabilities Feel About Their Health Care? 439
24. 15. Inter-Spousal Mortality Effects: Caregiver Burden Across the Spectrum of Disabling Disease 455
25. Contributors 479
26. Author Index 483
27. Subject Index 489