Dennis Shea

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Dean, College of Health & Human Development

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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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.

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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.

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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.

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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 journalArticlepeer-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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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-S288

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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.

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Doughnut holes and price controls

Anderson, G. F., Shea, D. G., Hussey, P. S., Keyhani, S. & Zephyrin, L., Jul 2004, In: Health Affairs. 23, SUPPL. 2, p. W4-396-W4-404

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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.

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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.

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