Can J Aging - Health and Health Care use Among Older Adults

Volume 24, Supplement 1, 2005 (pdf)

Introduction
Verena H. Menec

Trends in the Health Status of Older Manitobans, 1985 to 1999
Verena H. Menec, Lisa Lix, and Leonard MacWilliam

Trends in the Utilization of Specific Health Care Services among Older Manitobans: 1985 to 2000
Marcia Finlayson, Lisa Lix, Gregory S. Finlayson, and Terry Fong

Use ofPhysician Services by Older Adults: 1991/1992 to 2000/2001
Diane E. Watson, Petra Heppner, Robert Reid, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Noralou Roos

Growing Old Together: The Influence of Population and Workforce Aging on Supply and Use of Family Physicians
Diane E. Watson, Robert Reid, Noralou Roos, and Petra Heppner

Non-Clinical Factors Associated with Variation in Cataract Surgery Waiting Times in Manitoba
Carolyn De Coster

Patterns in Home Care Use in Manitoba
Lori Mitchell, Noralou P. Roos, and Evelyn Shapiro

Regional Variation in Home Care Use in Manitoba
Sandra Peterson, Evelyn Shapiro, and Noralou P. Roos

Pharmaceutical Use among Older Adults: Using Administrative Data to Examine Medication-Related Issues
Colleen Metge, Ruby Grymonpre, Matthew Dahl, and Marina Yogendran

Use of Acute Care Hospitals by Long-Stay Patients: Who, How Much, and Why?
Carolyn De Coster, Sharon Bruce, and Anita Kozyrskyj

Discharge Outcomes in Seniors Hospitalized for More than 30 Days
Anita Kozyrskyj, Charlyn Black, Dan Chateau, and Carmen Steinbach

Exploring Reasons for Bed Pressures in Winnipeg Acute Care Hospitals
Verena H. Menec, Sharon Bruce, and Leonard MacWilliam

Anticipating Change: How Many Acute Care Hospital Beds Will Manitoba Regions Need in 2020?
Gregory S. Finlayson, David Stewart, Robert B. Tate, Leonard MacWilliam,and Noralou Roos

A Methodology for Estimating Hospital Bed Need in Manitoba in 2020
Robert B. Tate, Leonard MacWilliam, and Gregory S. Finlayson

Data Quality in an Information-Rich Environment: Canada as an Example
Leslie L. Roos, Sumit Gupta, Ruth-Ann Soodeen, and Laurel Jebamani

Commentary
Betty Havens