Dan Lago
Biographic Data
| ID | 81583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dan Lago |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lago |
| SIGNATURE | LAGO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Rurality and Prescription Drug Utilization among the Elderly: An Archival Study
Despite documentation that rural elderly have reduced access to both primary care and specialist physician services, there have been very few studies comparing rural and urban patterns of prescription drug use. This is unfortunate, because prescription drugs are the most commonly used type of health care by the elderly. This research merged claims data for a random sample of 18,641 enrolled elderly in the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Assistance Co…
The Pet Relationship Scale: Replication of Psychometric Properties in Random Samples and Association With Attitudes Toward Wild Animals
Recent interest in the human-companion animal bond (HCAB) has been reflected in increased efforts to develop self-report attitudinal scales about affectionate relationships with pet Animals. A recent review and critique of pet attitude assessments indicated that most scale development efforts used small nonrandom samples, did not report psychometric characteristics, and paid inadequate attention to concurrent validation of the resulting measures.…
Observed Pet-Owner In-Home Interactions: Species Differences and Association with the Pet Relationship Scale
This pilot study focused on observational data from in-home interviews of elderly female pet owners. Owner-pet interaction and the behavior of the pets toward the owners and interviewers were recorded. The sample consists of 46 women who owned either cats or dogs and whose pets were present during the interview. The results reflect the expected differences in observed dog and cat behavior, with dogs making more noise, receiving more orders, and e…
The Well-Being of Older Women: The Importance of Pet and Human Relations
The present study sought to determine whether attachment to companion animals is significantly related to the physical and psychological well-being of older women. Network resources, network interactions, and perceived support available to the subjects were assessed and various health factors were measured for a sample of 53 elderly women. The average respondent was 73 years old and had one pet. Half were living alone. The women living alone were…
Companion Animals, Attitudes Toward Pets, and Health Outcomes among the Elderly: A Long-Term Follow-Up
The Companion Animal Project has longitudinally followed a sample of rural, community-dwelling older persons to obtain basic descriptive information on the pattern and meaning of pet ownership among the elderly and to evaluate the impact of an organization formed to support pet ownership among the elderly.Two telephone interviews were conducted with the entire sample (N=maximum of 355) in 1984 and 1987. Brief subscales of key items were completed…
Use of a State‐Level Pharmaceutical Assistance Program Among Urban and Rural Elders
A number of state‐level pharmaceutical assistance programs have been established as a result of the growing recognition of the role of Pharmaceuticals in the long‐term care of the elderly. However, existing research does not provide a coherent expectation for patterns of use by rural and urban elderly. The data for this analysis are drawn from a larger study of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE). PACE provi…
State-level pharmaceutical assistance programs for the elderly: A national survey
In order to put Pennsylvania's Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) Program in a national context, a nationwide mail survey and telephone follow-up to each of the 58 State Unit Directors on Aging in the United States and its territories identified 10 programs. The results reported in this article are specific to the seven state-level pharmaceutical assistance programs which were in operation during the fiscal year 1984-85. In…
Assessment of Favorable Attitudes Toward Pets: Development and Preliminary Validation of Self-Report Pet Relationship Scales
1988). Assessment of Favorable Attitudes Toward Pets: Development and Preliminary Validation of Self-Report Pet Relationship Scales. Anthrozoos: Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 240-254
Assessment of Favorable Attitudes Toward Pets: Development and Preliminary Validation of Self-Report Pet Relationship Scales
1988). Assessment of Favorable Attitudes Toward Pets: Development and Preliminary Validation of Self-Report Pet Relationship Scales. Anthrozoos: Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 240-254
The Pet Relationship Scale: Replication of Psychometric Properties in Random Samples and Association With Attitudes Toward Wild Animals
Recent interest in the human-companion animal bond (HCAB) has been reflected in increased efforts to develop self-report attitudinal scales about affectionate relationships with pet Animals. A recent review and critique of pet attitude assessments indicated that most scale development efforts used small nonrandom samples, did not report psychometric characteristics, and paid inadequate attention to concurrent validation of the resulting measures.…
The Well-Being of Older Women: The Importance of Pet and Human Relations
The present study sought to determine whether attachment to companion animals is significantly related to the physical and psychological well-being of older women. Network resources, network interactions, and perceived support available to the subjects were assessed and various health factors were measured for a sample of 53 elderly women. The average respondent was 73 years old and had one pet. Half were living alone. The women living alone were…
Companion Animals, Attitudes Toward Pets, and Health Outcomes among the Elderly: A Long-Term Follow-Up
The Companion Animal Project has longitudinally followed a sample of rural, community-dwelling older persons to obtain basic descriptive information on the pattern and meaning of pet ownership among the elderly and to evaluate the impact of an organization formed to support pet ownership among the elderly.Two telephone interviews were conducted with the entire sample (N=maximum of 355) in 1984 and 1987. Brief subscales of key items were completed…
Observed Pet-Owner In-Home Interactions: Species Differences and Association with the Pet Relationship Scale
This pilot study focused on observational data from in-home interviews of elderly female pet owners. Owner-pet interaction and the behavior of the pets toward the owners and interviewers were recorded. The sample consists of 46 women who owned either cats or dogs and whose pets were present during the interview. The results reflect the expected differences in observed dog and cat behavior, with dogs making more noise, receiving more orders, and e…
Use of a State‐Level Pharmaceutical Assistance Program Among Urban and Rural Elders
A number of state‐level pharmaceutical assistance programs have been established as a result of the growing recognition of the role of Pharmaceuticals in the long‐term care of the elderly. However, existing research does not provide a coherent expectation for patterns of use by rural and urban elderly. The data for this analysis are drawn from a larger study of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE). PACE provi…
State-level pharmaceutical assistance programs for the elderly: A national survey
In order to put Pennsylvania's Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) Program in a national context, a nationwide mail survey and telephone follow-up to each of the 58 State Unit Directors on Aging in the United States and its territories identified 10 programs. The results reported in this article are specific to the seven state-level pharmaceutical assistance programs which were in operation during the fiscal year 1984-85. In…
Assessment of Favorable Attitudes Toward Pets: Development and Preliminary Validation of Self-Report Pet Relationship Scales
1988). Assessment of Favorable Attitudes Toward Pets: Development and Preliminary Validation of Self-Report Pet Relationship Scales. Anthrozoos: Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 240-254
Companion Animals, Attitudes Toward Pets, and Health Outcomes among the Elderly: A Long-Term Follow-Up
The Companion Animal Project has longitudinally followed a sample of rural, community-dwelling older persons to obtain basic descriptive information on the pattern and meaning of pet ownership among the elderly and to evaluate the impact of an organization formed to support pet ownership among the elderly.Two telephone interviews were conducted with the entire sample (N=maximum of 355) in 1984 and 1987. Brief subscales of key items were completed…
Observed Pet-Owner In-Home Interactions: Species Differences and Association with the Pet Relationship Scale
This pilot study focused on observational data from in-home interviews of elderly female pet owners. Owner-pet interaction and the behavior of the pets toward the owners and interviewers were recorded. The sample consists of 46 women who owned either cats or dogs and whose pets were present during the interview. The results reflect the expected differences in observed dog and cat behavior, with dogs making more noise, receiving more orders, and e…
The Well-Being of Older Women: The Importance of Pet and Human Relations
The present study sought to determine whether attachment to companion animals is significantly related to the physical and psychological well-being of older women. Network resources, network interactions, and perceived support available to the subjects were assessed and various health factors were measured for a sample of 53 elderly women. The average respondent was 73 years old and had one pet. Half were living alone. The women living alone were…
The Pet Relationship Scale: Replication of Psychometric Properties in Random Samples and Association With Attitudes Toward Wild Animals
Recent interest in the human-companion animal bond (HCAB) has been reflected in increased efforts to develop self-report attitudinal scales about affectionate relationships with pet Animals. A recent review and critique of pet attitude assessments indicated that most scale development efforts used small nonrandom samples, did not report psychometric characteristics, and paid inadequate attention to concurrent validation of the resulting measures.…
Rurality and Prescription Drug Utilization among the Elderly: An Archival Study
Despite documentation that rural elderly have reduced access to both primary care and specialist physician services, there have been very few studies comparing rural and urban patterns of prescription drug use. This is unfortunate, because prescription drugs are the most commonly used type of health care by the elderly. This research merged claims data for a random sample of 18,641 enrolled elderly in the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Assistance Co…
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Animal welfare (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (5 works) · Animal-assisted therapy (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Pet therapy (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)