Hirsch S Ruchlin
Biographic Data
| ID | 1069725 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hirsch S Ruchlin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hirsch S |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruchlin |
| SIGNATURE | RUCHLIN H S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Analysis of Smoking Patterns Among Older Adults
UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND, SUBJECTS, AND METHODS: The 1990 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Supplement to The National Health Interview Survey was used to develop point-prevalence data about smoking for four age groups, 55 to 64, 65 to 74, 75 to 84, and over 84 and to assess the association of sociodemographics, health status, and health beliefs with a respondent's smoking profile. RESEARCH DESIGN: Chi-square and Cohran-Mantel-Haenszel tests …
Deteriorating Health and the Cessation of Employment among Older Workers
Using a representative sample of community-residing elderly in Massachusetts above the age of 65, this study indicates that people who experience a deterioration in their health are more likely to stop working than those who do not experience such an adverse event. Depending on the health measure used, the odds of stopping work due to poorer health range from 2.11:1 to 3.93:1. A decline in health was also a better predictor of working or not work…
Impact of work on the quality of life of community-residing young elderly
Using a random sample of 310 Massachusetts community-residing elderly between the ages of 65 and 74, this study investigates the relationship between employment status and quality of life using a modified version of the Spitzer Uniscale QL index. The odds of reporting the highest quality of life rating, after controlling for socioeconomic and health characteristics, was 3.51:1 for those who worked versus those who did not do so
Alternative paths to long-term care
This paper examines certain quality of life outcomes, as well as comparative costs of care, for selected types of persons entering three very distinct types of alternative service programs that address the long-term care needs of vulnerable elderly persons: nursing homes (NH), geriatric day hospitals (GDH), and senior center (SC) programs. For selected outcomes, based on secondary analysis of the data gathered in another study, it was possible to…
Pennsylvania's domiciliary care experiment
A pilot program based on the substitution of domiciliary care for traditional institutional care was established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide community-based care for individuals who could no longer live independently (aging, mentally retarded, mentally ill). To ascertain the cost saving potential of this program, 190 participants and a comparable pool of non-participants were followed for an average 10-month follow-up period. W…
The Efficacy of Second-Opinion Consultation Programs
This study evaluates a mandatory second-opinion consultation program administered on behalf of a large Taft-Hartley welfare fund providing medical care coverage for 120,000 beneficiaries and covered dependents. During a two-year intake period (1977-1978), 2,284 individuals received second-opinion consultations for an elective surgical procedure recommended by a first-contact physician or surgeon. Of this group, 366 received a nonconfirmation of t…
Nursing homes in Massachusetts
Nursing homes in Massachusetts: industry in transition. S Levey, B A Stotsky, D R Kinloch, H S Ruchlin, and W OppenheimCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.65.1.66 Published Online: October 07, 2011
The Long-Term Care Marketplace
This study analyzes the institutional, economic, and regulatory deficiencies of the long-term care sector of the health industry and develops an incentive reimbursement model as a means for correcting or ameliorating some of the stated deficiencies. The reimbursement model presents a schema which attempts to match patients to facilities, needs to services, and services to cost. A capital expansion coupon program is proposed, both as a suitable ve…
Economics and Education
Economics and Education Principles and Applications
Medical care use in Sweden and the United States—A comparative analysis of systems and behavior
Pennsylvania's domiciliary care experiment
A pilot program based on the substitution of domiciliary care for traditional institutional care was established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide community-based care for individuals who could no longer live independently (aging, mentally retarded, mentally ill). To ascertain the cost saving potential of this program, 190 participants and a comparable pool of non-participants were followed for an average 10-month follow-up period. W…
Alternative paths to long-term care
This paper examines certain quality of life outcomes, as well as comparative costs of care, for selected types of persons entering three very distinct types of alternative service programs that address the long-term care needs of vulnerable elderly persons: nursing homes (NH), geriatric day hospitals (GDH), and senior center (SC) programs. For selected outcomes, based on secondary analysis of the data gathered in another study, it was possible to…
Medical care use in Sweden and the United States—A comparative analysis of systems and behavior
Economics and Education Principles and Applications
Economics and Education
Nursing homes in Massachusetts
Nursing homes in Massachusetts: industry in transition. S Levey, B A Stotsky, D R Kinloch, H S Ruchlin, and W OppenheimCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.65.1.66 Published Online: October 07, 2011
The Long-Term Care Marketplace
This study analyzes the institutional, economic, and regulatory deficiencies of the long-term care sector of the health industry and develops an incentive reimbursement model as a means for correcting or ameliorating some of the stated deficiencies. The reimbursement model presents a schema which attempts to match patients to facilities, needs to services, and services to cost. A capital expansion coupon program is proposed, both as a suitable ve…
The Efficacy of Second-Opinion Consultation Programs
This study evaluates a mandatory second-opinion consultation program administered on behalf of a large Taft-Hartley welfare fund providing medical care coverage for 120,000 beneficiaries and covered dependents. During a two-year intake period (1977-1978), 2,284 individuals received second-opinion consultations for an elective surgical procedure recommended by a first-contact physician or surgeon. Of this group, 366 received a nonconfirmation of t…
Pennsylvania's domiciliary care experiment
A pilot program based on the substitution of domiciliary care for traditional institutional care was established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide community-based care for individuals who could no longer live independently (aging, mentally retarded, mentally ill). To ascertain the cost saving potential of this program, 190 participants and a comparable pool of non-participants were followed for an average 10-month follow-up period. W…
Alternative paths to long-term care
This paper examines certain quality of life outcomes, as well as comparative costs of care, for selected types of persons entering three very distinct types of alternative service programs that address the long-term care needs of vulnerable elderly persons: nursing homes (NH), geriatric day hospitals (GDH), and senior center (SC) programs. For selected outcomes, based on secondary analysis of the data gathered in another study, it was possible to…
Impact of work on the quality of life of community-residing young elderly
Using a random sample of 310 Massachusetts community-residing elderly between the ages of 65 and 74, this study investigates the relationship between employment status and quality of life using a modified version of the Spitzer Uniscale QL index. The odds of reporting the highest quality of life rating, after controlling for socioeconomic and health characteristics, was 3.51:1 for those who worked versus those who did not do so
Deteriorating Health and the Cessation of Employment among Older Workers
Using a representative sample of community-residing elderly in Massachusetts above the age of 65, this study indicates that people who experience a deterioration in their health are more likely to stop working than those who do not experience such an adverse event. Depending on the health measure used, the odds of stopping work due to poorer health range from 2.11:1 to 3.93:1. A decline in health was also a better predictor of working or not work…
An Analysis of Smoking Patterns Among Older Adults
UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND, SUBJECTS, AND METHODS: The 1990 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Supplement to The National Health Interview Survey was used to develop point-prevalence data about smoking for four age groups, 55 to 64, 65 to 74, 75 to 84, and over 84 and to assess the association of sociodemographics, health status, and health beliefs with a respondent's smoking profile. RESEARCH DESIGN: Chi-square and Cohran-Mantel-Haenszel tests …
Medicine (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works)