title: Research agenda: emerging issues in the management of health and illness.
abstract: Today, in our capitalistic society, demographics, economics, and quality assessments are major systemwide drivers of research in the management of health and illness. Future trends promise a continued emphasis on outcomes, with a likely focus on rationing of care. Changes in quality definitions and changing acceptance of the levels and locations of care, with continued cost shifting into a broadened form of tax-supported health care, are anticipated. Concomitant and reflexive with these macroscopic trends are more microscopic organizational and professional trends and research agendas.
authors.affiliation: Research and Graduate Affairs, Kent State University, College of Nursing, Room 214, Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Biordi
mesh_terms: D001723:Birth Rate; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce