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View article: A life course view on depression: Social determinants of depressive symptom trajectories over 25 Years of Americans’ Changing Lives
A life course view on depression: Social determinants of depressive symptom trajectories over 25 Years of Americans’ Changing Lives Open
View article: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP Open
Objective: To identify associations between modifiable risk factors (cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and obesity) and financial hardship (difficulty paying bills, food insecurity and medication need) among middle-aged and older Ame…
View article: Gender differences in the association between modifiable risk factors and financial hardship among middle-aged and older adults
Gender differences in the association between modifiable risk factors and financial hardship among middle-aged and older adults Open
Our findings contribute to the literature on health behaviors and financial hardship by highlighting the cyclical nature between different indicators of socioeconomic status, modifiable risk factors, and poor health outcomes among middle-a…
View article: DID THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT CHANGE PREVENTIVE SERVICE USE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN POVERTY?
DID THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT CHANGE PREVENTIVE SERVICE USE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN POVERTY? Open
Out-of-pocket costs can be a barrier to receiving preventive services, particularly for lower income older adults. In response to the emphasis on disease prevention, an Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision stipulated that cost sharing be el…
View article: ROLES OF NEIGHBORHOOD COHESION, DISCRIMINATION, AND OUTLOOK ON LIFE IN PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE
ROLES OF NEIGHBORHOOD COHESION, DISCRIMINATION, AND OUTLOOK ON LIFE IN PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE Open
\nBackground: Contextual differences impacting African American (AA) and White older adults are critical to promote healthy aging. Methods: A secondary analysis of the Health and Retirement Study (2008–2014; n=2390; 215 AAs and 2175 Whites…
View article: Prospective Disability in Different Combinations of Somatic and Mental Multimorbidity
Prospective Disability in Different Combinations of Somatic and Mental Multimorbidity Open
Depression and/or cognitive impairment was identified in one-third of older adults with multimorbidity, and these combinations were associated with substantially greater prospective disability than combinations comprised exclusively of som…
View article: Perceived Discrimination and Longitudinal Change in Kidney Function Among Urban Adults
Perceived Discrimination and Longitudinal Change in Kidney Function Among Urban Adults Open
Objective Perceived discrimination has been associated with psychosocial distress and adverse health outcomes. We examined associations of perceived discrimination measures with changes in kidney function in a prospective cohort study, the…
View article: Biopsychosocial Predictors of Fall Events Among Older African Americans
Biopsychosocial Predictors of Fall Events Among Older African Americans Open
This study identifies risk and protective factors for falls among older, community-dwelling African Americans. Drawing upon the biopsychosocial perspective, we conducted a series of sex- and age-adjusted multinomial logistic regression ana…
View article: CHRONIC DISEASE
CHRONIC DISEASE Open
testing (32% vs. 16%).This difference is significant (0.04 using a chi-square test.)Results were also significant using a logistic model (OR=2.48)with controls for age and gender.We also found wide variation in follow through among the 8 c…
View article: Alternative Pathway Analyses Indicate Bidirectional Relations between Depressive Symptoms, Diet Quality, and Central Adiposity in a Sample of Urban US Adults
Alternative Pathway Analyses Indicate Bidirectional Relations between Depressive Symptoms, Diet Quality, and Central Adiposity in a Sample of Urban US Adults Open
View article: Serum Uric Acid and Its Association with Longitudinal Cognitive Change Among Urban Adults
Serum Uric Acid and Its Association with Longitudinal Cognitive Change Among Urban Adults Open
Uric acid, a waste metabolite among humans, was linked to various cognitive outcomes. We describe sex and age-group specific associations of baseline serum uric acid (SUA base ) and significant change in SUA (ΔSUA: 1 versus 0 = decrease ve…
View article: Nationwide Inpatient Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Alzheimer’s Disease among Older Adults in the United States, 2002–2012
Nationwide Inpatient Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Alzheimer’s Disease among Older Adults in the United States, 2002–2012 Open
In the inpatient setting, prevalence, predictors, and outcomes [mortality risk (MR), length of stay (LOS), and total charges (TC)] of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are largely unknown. We used data on older adults (60+ y) from the Nationwide In…
View article: Sexual Problems Among Older Women by Age and Race
Sexual Problems Among Older Women by Age and Race Open
Improved understanding of how sexual dysfunction affects women across multiple age ranges and racial/ethnic groups can assist providers in making recommendations for care that are patient centered. The associations that we identified with …
View article: Associations of the Ratios of n-3 to n-6 Dietary Fatty Acids With Longitudinal Changes in Depressive Symptoms Among US Women
Associations of the Ratios of n-3 to n-6 Dietary Fatty Acids With Longitudinal Changes in Depressive Symptoms Among US Women Open
In the present study, we examined longitudinal changes in self-reported depressive symptoms (and related domains) in relation to baseline intakes of n-3 fatty acids (absolute and relative to n-6 fatty acids). Sex-specific associations were…
View article: Cognitive functioning throughout the treatment history of clinical late‐life depression
Cognitive functioning throughout the treatment history of clinical late‐life depression Open
Objective Previous investigations into the relationship between late‐life depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning have resulted in mixed findings concerning whether or not depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning are related. Th…