Determinants and Predictors of Grief Severity and Persistence: The Rotterdam Study.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression is particularly prevalent in low-income and disabled older adults, and minority populations face a greater risk of poverty and earlier disability onset. Yet, little is known about the mental health of older subsidized housing residents, a population which is disproportionately composed of persons o...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Gonyea JG,Curley A,Melekis K,Levine N,Lee Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 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:The aim of this study is to explore the association between mental work demands (MWDs) and late-life cognition among Chinese older adults. METHOD:Data were drawn from the baseline of the Shanghai Aging Study. RESULTS:Among 3,546 participants, the mean MWDs index of participants with dementia, mild cognitive...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Liang X,Chen Z,Dong X,Zhao Q,Guo Q,Zheng L,Deng W,Luo J,Ding D

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines how the linkage of surveys to death records differs for Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites and how such differences affect estimates of ethnic differences in U.S. adult mortality. METHOD:I use data from the 1989-2000 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) linked to the National Death Inde...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Lariscy JT

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A national sample of persons who died in 1986 was analyzed to obtain a valid estimate of the relationship between functional status and the provision of formal home care during the last year of life. Community-based care has become increasingly important as the size of the elderly population increases and the cost fo...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Grabbe L,Demi AS,Whittington F,Jones JM,Branch LG,Lambert R

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Examine differences in health care utilization and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures among older Mexican adults in 2001 and 2012, and identify individual characteristics associated with utilization and expenditures in both years. Method: Data from the 2001 and 2012 cross-sections of the Mexican Health and A...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Avila JC,Kaul S,Wong R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: This study examined the trajectories of depressive symptoms and associated factors in older adults using an enhanced group-based trajectory modeling. Method: The study sample consisted of 7,573 adults aged ≥65 years from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (Rounds 1-7). Depressive trajectories were e...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Xiang X

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：: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：:Responses of older adults ( greater than 65 years) from the 1990 National Health Interview Survey and Assistive Device Supplement are analyzed to determine if selected demographic and health variables are associated with the use of assistive devices, multiple-device use, and the expressed need for such devices. Bivar...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hartke RJ,Prohaska TR,Furner SE

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study aimed to clarify the circumstances under which activity restriction (AR) is associated with depressive symptoms among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and their spouses. METHOD:A total of 220 older adults with OA and their caregiving spouses participated in the study. The actor-partner int...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Lee JE,Martire LM,Zarit SH,Rovine MJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to investigate how socioeconomic position (SEP) is associated with multidimensional measures of successful aging (SA), and how this varies and accumulates across the life-course. METHOD:Using data from 1,733 Scottish men and women from two cohorts aged around 57 and 76, respectively,...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Whitley E,Benzeval M,Popham F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how the experience of a negative health event (i.e., onset of heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, cancer, or stroke) of one spouse affects the mental and physical well-being of the other partner as measured by depressive symptoms and self-reported health. METHODS:We employ latent growth curve a...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Valle G,Weeks JA,Taylor MG,Eberstein IW

更新日期：2013-10-01 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:Many studies have examined quality effects of nursing facility (NF) staffing, but few have examined effects of unionization. Concerned with possible effects of unionization on quality, we analyzed unionization and local market climate of unionization, predicting both complaints (reflecting either quality prob...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Swan JH,Harrington C

更新日期：2007-04-01 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: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：:Objectives: This study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationship between two central concepts in aging research-self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and perceived control of life (COL). Method: The data came from three measurement points over a 9-year period in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). A random intercept...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Luo MS,Li LW,Chui EWT

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate research on nonpharmacological treatments for symptoms of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHOD:We searched for relevant English-language articles published from 2000 to 2010 using PUBMED and PsycINFO. We included nonpharmacological interventions for treating cognitive and behavioral symptoms in p...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hahn EA,Andel R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article introduces a conjecture and reviews partial evidence about peculiarities in the aging of populations in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that may impact future elderly health status. Using Survey on Health and Well-Being of Elders data (SABE; n = 10,902), the authors estimated effects of early childh...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Palloni A,McEniry M,Wong R,Peláez M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigate influence of ethnicity on older American Indian patients' interpretations of providers' affective behaviors. METHOD:Using data from 115 older American Indian patients, random effects ordered logit models related patient ratings of providers' respect, empathy, and rapport first to separate measure...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Garroutte EM,Sarkisian N,Karamnov S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the impact of mental health services on the mortality rate for mentally ill nursing home residents. Previous research has documented the unmet need for mental health services among nursing home residents. Some research using small data sets has indicated patient benefits from treatment. This ar...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Castle NG,Shea DG

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the general persistence and even increase of strong socioeconomic status (SES) differentials in health in the United States, research suggests that SES differentials in health may diminish or become nonexistent at older ages. However, most research has used only limited measures of SES (e.g. education, income...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Robert S,House JS

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether older adults participating in social activities are more likely to maintain or achieve recommended waist circumference (WC) levels. METHOD:A total of 4,280 older adults who participated in Wave 2 (baseline) and Wave 4 (follow-up) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. WC was meas...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Kouvonen A,Swift JA,Stafford M,Cox T,Vahtera J,Väänänen A,Heponiemi T,De Vogli R,Griffiths A,Kivimäki M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The objective of study is to examine the relationships between health status and changes in cognition over time among middle to older aged Blacks. Method: Data come from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging-Patterns of Cognitive Aging. At baseline, 602 Black participants, ranging from ages 48 to 95 years, wer...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Byrd DR,Thorpe RJ Jr,Whitfield KE

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study examines how the patterns of life partner concordance on preventive health service uptake vary by a partner's previous behavioral history and between genders. Method: This study uses 2008 and 2012 waves of Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative sample of U.S. aging popula...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Cao YJ,Noyes K,Homish GG

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This aim of this study was to characterize trends in alcohol-related hospital admissions among middle-aged and older adults from 1993 to 2010 in relation to age, gender, race, and cohort membership. METHOD:This study utilized repeated cross-sectional data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Using alcohol-r...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sacco P,Unick GJ,Kuerbis A,Koru AG,Moore AA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from a survey of anglophone Canadian snowbirds wintering in Florida and one of U.S. snowbirds in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley are used to compare the two groups in terms of sociodemographics, chronic health conditions, and use of health services. The Canadians were younger and reported fewer chronic problems...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Martin HW,Hoppe SK,Marshall VW,Daciuk JF

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to evaluate the relationship between baseline depression and prospective engagement in walking and exercise behavior after enrollment in an exercise intervention. METHODS:The study used baseline, 1-month, 12-month, and 24-month in-person interview and pedometer data collected from Latinos a...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hernandez R,Prohaska TR,Wang PC,Sarkisian CA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00