Differential record linkage by Hispanic ethnicity and age in linked mortality studies: implications for the epidemiologic paradox.

abstract：:The articles in this special issue make it clear that there are interesting and policy-relevant research to identify place-based strategies to improve health and reduce health disparities among older adults. The articles also reveal important areas of future research and policy innovation that are needed related to pl...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Michael YL,Yen IH

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study examined the link between neighborhood social cohesion, disorder, and physical function in older adults, and identified potential racial/ethnic differences in these associations. Method: Data come from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS; N = 5,619). A series of linear regression m...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Millar RJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between (a) activity-limiting fall worry (ALW) and (b) self-reported health-related restrictions and social engagement among older adults. Method: The National Health and Aging Trends Study Waves 5 (T1) and 6 (T2) provided data (n = 6,279). Binary and...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Choi NG,Bruce ML,DiNitto DM,Marti CN,Kunik ME

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies have reported that rural elders in China have higher levels of depression than their urban peers. We aimed to examine the extent to which four sets of factors (socioeconomic status [SES], health care access, health status, and social support and participation) account for such rural-urban differences....

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Li LW,Liu J,Xu H,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article reports the characteristics associated with fecal incontinence (FI) in a nursing home population that are also associated with urinary incontinence (UI). METHOD:A cross-sectional survey composed of data from the Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics' Annual Nursing Home Survey in 1992 and 1993...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Nelson R,Furner S,Jesudason V

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of a fall prevention program offered under real-world conditions on balance maintenance several months after the program. To explore the program's impact on falls. METHOD:A quasi-experimental study was conducted among community-dwelling seniors, with pre- and postintervention measures ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Robitaille Y,Fournier M,Laforest S,Gauvin L,Filiatrault J,Corriveau H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the bother subscales of the Nursing Home Vision-Targeted Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (NHVQoL) and to examine their relationship to the original NHVQoL subscales and objective measures of visual function. METHOD:395 nursing home residents completed the bother subscales. Association...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Elliott AF,Dreer LE,McGwin G Jr,Scilley K,Owsley C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article examines the relationship between cognitive functioning and emotional distress in a sample of 2,684 married couples from the 2006 and 2008 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. METHOD:Using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CESD) scale and the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE), we analy...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Lee J,Paddock SM,Feeney K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This was a cross-sectional study of the ability of independently living healthy elders to follow a medication regimen. Participants were divided into a group with High Cognitive Function (HCF) or Low Cognitive Function (LCF) based on their scores on the ADAS-Cog. METHOD:Thirty-eight participants aged 65 or o...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hayes TL,Larimer N,Adami A,Kaye JA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate fall rates across body mass index (BMI) categories by age group, considering physical performance and comorbidities. METHOD:In the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study, 5,834 men aged ≥65 reported falls every 4 months over 4.8 (±0.8) years. Adjusted associations bet...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hooker ER,Shrestha S,Lee CG,Cawthon PM,Abrahamson M,Ensrud K,Stefanick ML,Dam TT,Marshall LM,Orwoll ES,Nielson CM,Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study.

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article seeks to review debates about age-based rationing in health care. METHODS:The article identifies four different levels (or types) of decision-making in health resources allocation--societal, strategic, programmatic, and clinical--and assesses how the issues of rationing vary in relation to each...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Dey I,Fraser N

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: For long-term care (LTC) residents, transfers to emergency departments (EDs) can be associated with poor health outcomes. We aimed to describe characteristics of residents transferred, factors related to decisions during transfer, care received in emergency medical services (EMS), ED settings, outcomes on r...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Cummings GG,McLane P,Reid RC,Tate K,Cooper SL,Rowe BH,Estabrooks CA,Cummings GE,Abel SL,Lee JS,Robinson CA,Wagg A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the use of postacute services alone or in combination following a hospitalization for a hip fracture or stroke by Medicare beneficiaries who were relatively well and living in the community prior to the index event. METHODS:Health-service use histories were constructed using Medicare claims. Pat...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Berg K,Intrator O

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To develop an assessment method of active aging for research on older people. Method: A multiphase process that included drafting by an expert panel, a pilot study for item analysis and scale validity, a feedback study with focus groups and questionnaire respondents, and a test-retest study. Altogether 235 ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Rantanen T,Portegijs E,Kokko K,Rantakokko M,Törmäkangas T,Saajanaho M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this prospective study of smoking cessation among married individuals in midlife we examine correspondence in the change of each partner's smoking status with that of the other, independent of established psychosocial correlates of smoking cessation. METHODS:Using longitudinal data from the first two wav...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Franks MM,Pienta AM,Wray LA

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this article, we examine the demographics of living arrangements and household headship status among Mexican-origin individuals aged 85+ years. METHOD:Data come from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) caregiver and respondent surveys. RESULTS:Finance...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Cantu PA,Angel JL

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article examines the relationship of social network and self-rated health among different cultural groups. METHODS:This study examined associations between network structure, interaction, support and social engagement and self-rated health, controlling for sociodemographic background and psychobiologica...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Litwin H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the longitudinal association between levels of lower extremity performance (LEP) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older Mexican Americans aged 72 years or older participating in the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (2000-2006). METHOD:LEP wa...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Bindawas SM,Al Snih S,Ottenbacher AJ,Graham J,Protas EE,Markides KS,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study analyzes trajectories of disability from onset until death in an 80+ population. METHODS:The study population (N = 434) consists of all persons born before 1902 living in the town of Larvik, Norway, in January 1981 (N = 434). By registering illnesses and activities of daily living (ADL) limitatio...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Romoren TI,Blekeseaune M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyze whether the associations between perceived environmental and individual characteristics and perceived walking limitations in older people differ between those with intact and those with poorer lower extremity performance. METHOD:Persons aged 75 to 90 ( N = 834) participat...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sakari R,Rantakokko M,Portegijs E,Iwarsson S,Sipilä S,Viljanen A,Rantanen T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use anchoring vignettes to evaluate reporting heterogeneity (RH) in self-rated mobility and cognition in older adults. METHOD:We analyzed vignettes and self-rated mobility and cognition in 2,558 individuals aged 50 years and above. We tested for assumptions of vignette equivalence (VE) and response consis...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hirve S,Verdes E,Lele P,Juvekar S,Blomstedt Y,Tollman S,Wall S,Chatterji S,Ng N

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence and incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND) in the Mexican population. METHOD:The MHAS study is a prospective panel study of health and aging in Mexico with 7,000 elders that represent eight million participants nationally. Using measurements of cogni...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Mejia-Arango S,Gutierrez LM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether an index of overall cardiovascular health (CVH) is associated with disability in older individuals. Method: Data on 925 participants of the InCHIANTI study (Invecchiare in Chianti, aging in the Chianti area, ≥65 years, 55% women) with median follow-up of 9 ye...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Jin Y,Tanaka T,Ma Y,Bandinelli S,Ferrucci L,Talegawkar SA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the impact of indebtedness on depressive symptomatology, anxiety, and anger. METHOD:We use data from a two-wave panel study of adults in Miami-Dade County. The analytic sample consists of 1,463 mostly older respondents with valid data on all study measures, including education, income, oc...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Drentea P,Reynolds JR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article explores psychosocial variables associated with illness and age-related losses during old age. METHOD:The study is cross-sectional and comprised 999 people aged 65 and older. The variables included health problems and limitations, self-perceptions of health, optimism, and quality of life. RESUL...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Paúl C,Ayis S,Ebrahim S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives were to examine the validity and reliability of a five-item neighborhood measurement scale. METHODS:Respondents were enrolled from two catchment areas: a poor inner city and a heterogeneous suburban area. Items combine for a total score of 5 (best) to 20 (worst). The authors compared scales a...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Andresen EM,Malmstrom TK,Miller DK,Wolinsky FD

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the association between depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning in older Hispanics/Latinos enrolled in an exercise intervention. METHOD:We analyzed baseline, 1-year, and 2-year in-person interview data collected from Hispanics/Latinos aged ≥60 years participating in an exercise intervention...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hernandez R,Cheung E,Liao M,Boughton SW,Tito LG,Sarkisian C

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the development of the Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, ADL tools have been used to describe older persons' status and to predict outcomes. It is suggested that this approach is grounded in an ADL research tradition. An alternative that is based upon Husserl's phenomenology is proposed. A ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Porter EJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test current marital status as a moderator on the influence of depressive symptoms and chronic conditions on subsequent functional limitations. METHOD:Data come from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; 1998-2010). Hierarchal linear modeling models tested differences in functional limitations among a sam...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Kail BL

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to describe the impact of a capitated community-care demonstration in Illinois that attempted to increase the range of services provided while constraining overall costs. The authors examined the implementation and outcomes, using pretest and posttest measures of client satisfaction, ran...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hughes SL,Finkel S,Harter K,Fulton B,Edelman P,Waters T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00