OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate predictors of change in household size and institutionalization in late life. METHODS The Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly cohort (n = 3730) was assessed annually (1986-1996). Independent variables included home ownership, income, cognitive and functional ability, chronic illness, mood, household size, s...

INTRODUCTION Based on randomised controlled trials, evidence exists that early supported discharge (ESD) from the hospital with continued rehabilitation at home has beneficial effects after stroke; however, the effects of ESD service in regular clinical practice have not been investigated. The purpose of the current study was to compare ESD service with conventional rehabilitation in terms of p...

This paper will discuss about the role of the geopolitical location of South Africa in the development of movie and the cinema industry in this country. Despite of bringing ci-nema to South Africa by white Europeans, but the development of this phenomenon is mostly due to the geopolitical position of this country. It is interesting to know that ci-nema reached Africa in much the same time as it...

background in the living donor liver transplant setting, the preoperative assessment of potential donors is important to ensure the donor safety. objectives the aim of this study was to identify causes and costs of living liver-donors rejection in the donation process. materials and methods from june 2010 to june 2012, all potential living liver donors for 66 liver transplant candidates were sc...

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The True Cost of Living: 1974-1991 Bruce W. Hamilton May 19, 1998

A significant concern for many households is the expense they incur to buy the goods and services that are necessary to maintain a certain standard of living – that is, their ‘cost of living’. The prices of many of these items tend to rise over time, which places upward pressure on the cost of living. The CPI, which measures inflation in prices, is often used to assess changes in the cost of li...

Inflation and the Current Bargaining Climate With inflation rates high and recovery rates low, it should not be surprising that many unions are interested in improving their COLA clauses. The most common COLA formula calls for a wage-rate increase of one cent per hour for each 0.3 point change in the price index. Under such a formula it may be impossible to prevent erosions in real wages. Suppo...

introduction: multiple sclerosis (ms) is one of the most common disabling diseases in young adults. common manifestations include fatigue, bladder and bowel disorders, pain, mobility problems, and cognitive impairment. these symptoms seriously affect the activity of daily living (adl) of people with ms. the purpose of this study to investigate relationship between disability severity and adl in...