Research Summary
Research interests include the economics of aging; health economics; costs and use of long-term care, mental health care, physician services and prescription drugs among older persons; and health insurance and Medicare policy.
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Recent Publications
Cumulative Advantage, Cumulative Disadvantage, and Evolving Patterns of Late-Life Inequality
Crystal, S., Shea, D. G. & Reyes, A. M., Oct 1 2017, In: Gerontologist. 57, 5, p. 910-920 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
State prescription drug monitoring programs and fatal drug overdoses
Nam, Y. H., Shea, D. G., Shi, Y. & Moran, J. R., May 2017, In: American Journal of Managed Care. 23, 5, p. 297-303 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Agency characteristics and changes in home health quality after home health compare
Jung, K., Shea, D. & Warner, C., Jun 2010, In: Journal of Aging and Health. 22, 4, p. 454-476 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Meeting the need for personal care among the elderly: Does medicaid home care spending matter?
Kemper, P., Weaver, F., Short, P. F., Shea, D. & Kang, H., Feb 2008, In: Health Services Research. 43, 1 P2, p. 344-362 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Estimating the effects of prescription drug coverage for medicare beneficiaries
Shea, D. G., Terza, J. V., Stuart, B. C. & Briesacher, B., Jun 2007, In: Health Services Research. 42, 3 I, p. 933-949 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The caregiver stress process and health outcomes
Son, J., Erno, A., Shea, D. G., Femia, E. E., Zarit, S. H. & Parris Stephens, M. A., Dec 2007, In: Journal of Aging and Health. 19, 6, p. 871-887 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Long-term care providers and their perceptions of the external environment: Rural versus urban differences
Weech-Maldonado, R., Shea, D. & Elmendorf, K., Feb 2007, In: Journal of Applied Gerontology. 26, 1, p. 78-94 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Coverage and use of prescription drugs in nursing homes: Implications for the Medicare Modernization Act
Stuart, B., Simoni-Wastila, L., Baysac, F., Shaffer, T. & Shea, D., Mar 2006, In: Medical care. 44, 3, p. 243-249 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The relationship between quality of care and costs in nursing homes
Weech-Maldonado, R., Shea, D. & Mor, V., Jan 2006, In: American Journal of Medical Quality. 21, 1, p. 40-48 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The quality of antipsychotic drug prescribing in nursing homes
Briesacher, B. A., Limcangco, M. R., Simoni-Wastila, L., Doshi, J. A., Levens, S. R., Shea, D. G. & Stuart, B., Jun 13 2005, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 165, 11, p. 1280-1285 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Life on the edge: Patterns of formal and informal help to older adults in the United States and Sweden
Davey, A., Femia, E. E., Zarit, S. H., Shea, D. G., Sundström, G., Berg, S., Smyer, M. A. & Savla, J., Sep 2005, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 60, 5, p. S281-S288Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Market watch: Riding the rollercoaster: The ups and downs in out-of-pocket spending under the standard Medicare drug benefit
Stuart, B., Briesacher, B. A., Shea, D. G., Cooper, B., Baysac, F. S. & Limcangco, M. R., Jul 2005, In: Health Affairs. 24, 4, p. 1022-1031 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Doughnut holes and price controls
Anderson, G. F., Shea, D. G., Hussey, P. S., Keyhani, S. & Zephyrin, L., Jul 1 2004, In: Health Affairs. 23, SUPPL. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The Economies of Scale for Nursing Home Care
Chen, L. W. & Shea, D. G., Mar 1 2004, In: Medical Care Research and Review. 61, 1, p. 38-63 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spouses of persons with dementia: Their healthcare problems, utilization, and costs
Kolanowski, A. M., Fick, D., Waller, J. L. & Shea, D., Oct 2004, In: Research in Nursing and Health. 27, 5, p. 296-306 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review