Question 1

What was used as the analytical approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  A correlation coefficient was calculated 
B)  Multiple regression was used 
C)  Logistic regression was used 
D)  Chi-Square analysis was used 
A)  A correlation coefficient was calculated 
B)  Multiple regression was used 
C)  Logistic regression was used 
D)  Chi-Square analysis was used

Question 2

Disparities in informal caretaking exist. Which racial/ethnic group below has the highest probability of engaging in informal caregiving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian Americans 
B)  White Americans 
C)  Latino Americans 
D)  African Americans 
E)  Native Americans 
A)  Asian Americans 
B)  White Americans 
C)  Latino Americans 
D)  African Americans 
E)  Native Americans

Question 3

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015.
        
-The states with the greatest percent of persons age 65 and older are:

Accepted Answer

A)  West Virginia and Florida 
B)  Florida and Maine 
C)  Neither of the above 
D)  Both of above 
A)  West Virginia and Florida 
B)  Florida and Maine 
C)  Neither of the above 
D)  Both of above

Question 4

Based upon your knowledge, understanding, and analysis of the definition of long-term care, which statements below are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The purpose of long-term care is to reverse, or cure the illness or disease or disability of the care recipient. 
B)  The purpose of long-term care is to address the physical, social, mental, psychological and spiritual needs of the persons served until their outcomes are reversed. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  The purpose of long-term care is to reverse, or cure the illness or disease or disability of the care recipient. 
B)  The purpose of long-term care is to address the physical, social, mental, psychological and spiritual needs of the persons served until their outcomes are reversed. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 5

According to the text and the Study Guide PowerPoint, technological advances are the single most important factor that has elevated life expectancy at birth in the United States to the point in which at least 25% of the American population are now age 65 or older.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The same group in number 14 that has the highest proportion of informal caregivers also provide the longest number of hours per week in informal caregiving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the source of the data on nursing homes with one or two stars ratings in 2015:

Accepted Answer

A)  Census data 
B)  Nursing Home Compare data 
C)  Hospital Compare data 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Census data 
B)  Nursing Home Compare data 
C)  Hospital Compare data 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above

Question 8

Quantitatively speaking, Table 12.2 reveals that:
TABLE 12.2 Informal Caregiving Differences by Race/Ethnicity, 2015

Accepted Answer

A)  A greater percentage of Latino Americans provide informal long-term than any other ethnic group listed. A greater percentage of Latinos also provide 30 hours more of care per week than any other racial/ethnic group 
B)  A lower percent of Asian Americans provide informal long-term care than any other group. However, the Asian Americans have the second highest proportion of caretakers who spend a mean of 30 hours or more. 
C)  The percentage differences between the mean age of caretakers for Americans of European descent and those of African descent is less than 5% 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c
F) a, b and c are true
G) None of the above are true 
A)  A greater percentage of Latino Americans provide informal long-term than any other ethnic group listed. A greater percentage of Latinos also provide 30 hours more of care per week than any other racial/ethnic group 
B)  A lower percent of Asian Americans provide informal long-term care than any other group. However, the Asian Americans have the second highest proportion of caretakers who spend a mean of 30 hours or more. 
C)  The percentage differences between the mean age of caretakers for Americans of European descent and those of African descent is less than 5% 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c
F) a, b and c are true
G) None of the above are true

Question 9

Which scenario listed below is most likely to create cell damage based upon your Study Guide PowerPoints.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ms. Julia Brown is a 2 packs per day tobacco user and as a result, receives too little oxygen 
B)  Jeff Stuart, a single male of 34, purchases a beautiful newly constructed house near a landfill to the south of his property and a nuclear facility about one mile up the road 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  Ms. Julia Brown is a 2 packs per day tobacco user and as a result, receives too little oxygen 
B)  Jeff Stuart, a single male of 34, purchases a beautiful newly constructed house near a landfill to the south of his property and a nuclear facility about one mile up the road 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 10

Please review the table from the Appendix to this chapter which has been included below. Then answer the questions to assess whether you are correctly reading and interpreting the data.
    
-The objective of the quantitative case study in Chapter 12 is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Demonstrate how to take data and convert it into information and to convert the information into new knowledge 
B)  Ensure that students see how badly the nursing home industry is performing 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Demonstrate how to take data and convert it into information and to convert the information into new knowledge 
B)  Ensure that students see how badly the nursing home industry is performing 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

The findings from the regression are listed in Tables 12.5 and 12.6
    
-The Summary Output sheets also inform us that:

Accepted Answer

A)  As the percentage of the population with a 4-year degree or higher increases in a state, marginally significant decreases occur in the percent of 1 or 2 star facilities 
B)  As the per capita population per nursing home decreases, marginally significant increases occur in the percent of 1 or 2 star nursing homes in the state 
C)  The greater the percentage of the population who are 65 years of older occurs in the state, the percent of nursing homes with 1 or 2 stars decreases but not significantly 
D)  a and b are correct 
E)  b and c are correct
F) a, b, and c are correct
G) None of the above are correct 
A)  As the percentage of the population with a 4-year degree or higher increases in a state, marginally significant decreases occur in the percent of 1 or 2 star facilities 
B)  As the per capita population per nursing home decreases, marginally significant increases occur in the percent of 1 or 2 star nursing homes in the state 
C)  The greater the percentage of the population who are 65 years of older occurs in the state, the percent of nursing homes with 1 or 2 stars decreases but not significantly 
D)  a and b are correct 
E)  b and c are correct
F) a, b, and c are correct
G) None of the above are correct

Question 12

Based upon the text and the Study Guide PowerPoints, we know that "free radicals" can cause interval cell damage and, as a result, aging. The concept of free radicals is associated with the fields of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemistry and Physics 
B)  Medicine and Pharmacology 
C)  Public Health and Health Care Administration 
D)  Information Technology and Computer Programming 
A)  Chemistry and Physics 
B)  Medicine and Pharmacology 
C)  Public Health and Health Care Administration 
D)  Information Technology and Computer Programming

Question 13

Key questions regarding the long-term care industry and disparities include each area below with the exception of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are there disparities in access to long-term by various subgroups? 
B)  Are there disparities in informal caregiving? 
C)  Are there disparities in elder abuse by subgroup? 
D)  None of the above. There are no exceptions. 
E)  All of the above are exceptions. 
A)  Are there disparities in access to long-term by various subgroups? 
B)  Are there disparities in informal caregiving? 
C)  Are there disparities in elder abuse by subgroup? 
D)  None of the above. There are no exceptions. 
E)  All of the above are exceptions.

Question 14

Please review the table from the Appendix to this chapter which has been included below. Then answer the questions to assess whether you are correctly reading and interpreting the data.
    
-The percentage of nursing homes with 4 of 5 star ratings:

Accepted Answer

A)  Was less than the percentage with 1 or 2 star ratings 
B)  Was more than the percentage with 1 or 2 star ratings 
C)  Was equal to the percentage with 1 or 2 star ratings 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Was less than the percentage with 1 or 2 star ratings 
B)  Was more than the percentage with 1 or 2 star ratings 
C)  Was equal to the percentage with 1 or 2 star ratings 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

The mean age of all caretakers independently of race/ethnicity, sex or sexual preference is 18-49 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Based upon your analysis of Table 12.1 below, which statement(s) is/are correct interpretations of the data in 12.1.

Accepted Answer

A)  The greatest amount of patients in the long-term industry are served by home health agencies. This is not surprising since this segment of the industry has the greatest number of providers. 
B)  Based upon the number of nursing home residents and the number of nursing homes in 2013-2014, the mean number of residents per home was almost 88. 
C)  Adult day care providers were probably a struggling component of the long-term care industry since there were 4,800 providers with only 282,200 participants or, a mean of nearly 59 participants per provider unless daily rate was costly enough to cover all costs and generate a profit. 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c
F) None of the above
G) All of the above 
A)  The greatest amount of patients in the long-term industry are served by home health agencies. This is not surprising since this segment of the industry has the greatest number of providers. 
B)  Based upon the number of nursing home residents and the number of nursing homes in 2013-2014, the mean number of residents per home was almost 88. 
C)  Adult day care providers were probably a struggling component of the long-term care industry since there were 4,800 providers with only 282,200 participants or, a mean of nearly 59 participants per provider unless daily rate was costly enough to cover all costs and generate a profit. 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c
F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 17

Excel can be used to "run" a regression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the Study Guide PowerPoints, cell injury or damage occurs when a cell injury occurs and the damage exceeds the rate at which new cells can be reproduced thereby leading to cell death or permanent cell injury and aging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015.
        
-Which group of states (including D.C.) below have the greatest percentage of the population with 4 or more years of college:

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts, D.C., Colorado 
B)  Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island 
C)  Neither of the above 
D)  Data not provided 
A)  Massachusetts, D.C., Colorado 
B)  Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island 
C)  Neither of the above 
D)  Data not provided

Question 20

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015.
        
-Which group of states (including D.C.) listed below have the greatest proportion of minority citizens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawaii, California and New Mexico 
B)  District of Columbia, Nevada and Maryland 
C)  Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Hawaii, California and New Mexico 
B)  District of Columbia, Nevada and Maryland 
C)  Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas 
D)  None of the above

What was used as the analytical approach?

Disparities in informal caretaking exist. Which racial/ethnic group below has the highest probability of engaging in informal caregiving?

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015. -The states with the greatest percent of persons age 65 and older are:

Based upon your knowledge, understanding, and analysis of the definition of long-term care, which statements below are true?

According to the text and the Study Guide PowerPoint, technological advances are the single most important factor that has elevated life expectancy at birth in the United States to the point in which at least 25% of the American population are now age 65 or older.

The same group in number 14 that has the highest proportion of informal caregivers also provide the longest number of hours per week in informal caregiving.

What was the source of the data on nursing homes with one or two stars ratings in 2015:

Quantitatively speaking, Table 12.2 reveals that: TABLE 12.2 Informal Caregiving Differences by Race/Ethnicity, 2015

Which scenario listed below is most likely to create cell damage based upon your Study Guide PowerPoints.

Please review the table from the Appendix to this chapter which has been included below. Then answer the questions to assess whether you are correctly reading and interpreting the data. -The objective of the quantitative case study in Chapter 12 is to:

The findings from the regression are listed in Tables 12.5 and 12.6 -The Summary Output sheets also inform us that:

Based upon the text and the Study Guide PowerPoints, we know that "free radicals" can cause interval cell damage and, as a result, aging. The concept of free radicals is associated with the fields of:

Key questions regarding the long-term care industry and disparities include each area below with the exception of:

Please review the table from the Appendix to this chapter which has been included below. Then answer the questions to assess whether you are correctly reading and interpreting the data. -The percentage of nursing homes with 4 of 5 star ratings:

The mean age of all caretakers independently of race/ethnicity, sex or sexual preference is 18-49 years.

Based upon your analysis of Table 12.1 below, which statement(s) is/are correct interpretations of the data in 12.1.

Excel can be used to "run" a regression.

According to the Study Guide PowerPoints, cell injury or damage occurs when a cell injury occurs and the damage exceeds the rate at which new cells can be reproduced thereby leading to cell death or permanent cell injury and aging.

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015. -Which group of states (including D.C.) below have the greatest percentage of the population with 4 or more years of college:

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015. -Which group of states (including D.C.) listed below have the greatest proportion of minority citizens?

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Exam 12: Disparities in Long-Term Care Institutions

What was used as the analytical approach?

Disparities in informal caretaking exist. Which racial/ethnic group below has the highest probability of engaging in informal caregiving?

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015. -The states with the greatest percent of persons age 65 and older are:

Based upon your knowledge, understanding, and analysis of the definition of long-term care, which statements below are true?

According to the text and the Study Guide PowerPoint, technological advances are the single most important factor that has elevated life expectancy at birth in the United States to the point in which at least 25% of the American population are now age 65 or older.

The same group in number 14 that has the highest proportion of informal caregivers also provide the longest number of hours per week in informal caregiving.

What was the source of the data on nursing homes with one or two stars ratings in 2015:

Quantitatively speaking, Table 12.2 reveals that: TABLE 12.2 Informal Caregiving Differences by Race/Ethnicity, 2015

Which scenario listed below is most likely to create cell damage based upon your Study Guide PowerPoints.

Please review the table from the Appendix to this chapter which has been included below. Then answer the questions to assess whether you are correctly reading and interpreting the data. -The objective of the quantitative case study in Chapter 12 is to:

The findings from the regression are listed in Tables 12.5 and 12.6 -The Summary Output sheets also inform us that:

Based upon the text and the Study Guide PowerPoints, we know that "free radicals" can cause interval cell damage and, as a result, aging. The concept of free radicals is associated with the fields of:

Key questions regarding the long-term care industry and disparities include each area below with the exception of:

Please review the table from the Appendix to this chapter which has been included below. Then answer the questions to assess whether you are correctly reading and interpreting the data. -The percentage of nursing homes with 4 of 5 star ratings:

The mean age of all caretakers independently of race/ethnicity, sex or sexual preference is 18-49 years.

Based upon your analysis of Table 12.1 below, which statement(s) is/are correct interpretations of the data in 12.1.

Excel can be used to "run" a regression.

According to the Study Guide PowerPoints, cell injury or damage occurs when a cell injury occurs and the damage exceeds the rate at which new cells can be reproduced thereby leading to cell death or permanent cell injury and aging.

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015. -Which group of states (including D.C.) below have the greatest percentage of the population with 4 or more years of college:

Please answer the next several questions using Table 12.4 below which contains data for 2015. -Which group of states (including D.C.) listed below have the greatest proportion of minority citizens?

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