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Dyadic Appraisals of Family Decisions and Health Tasks in Midlife-Older Couples Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Karen S. Lyons, Sae Hwang Han, Kyungmin Kim, Lyndsey M. Miller
Shared appraisals and collaboration within couples play important roles in optimizing health. Less is known about concordance regarding collaboration, factors associated with concordance, and implications for health. Data from 2,761 couples from the Health and Retirement Study (2014/2016 and 2016/2018 waves) were examined to determine within-couple concordance in completion of two tasks (family decisions
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Preferences for Features of Current and Future Residential Environments Among Korean Middle-Aged Adults Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Eunju Lee, Meng Huo, Kyungmin Kim
This study examined differences in middle-aged adults’ preferred features of their current versus future residential environments and how these differences varied by health and social characteristics. A sample of 1,651 Korean middle-aged adults (aged 49–64) rated their preferences for each of 12 features (e.g., proximity to family/relatives, house price) regarding current and future residential environments
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Volunteering and Risk of Heart Attack in Later Life: The Moderating Role of Purpose in Life? Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-30 Mallory J. Bell, Kenneth F. Ferraro
Objectives: We investigate whether volunteering is associated with a reduced risk of first heart attack in later life and whether purpose in life moderates this relationship. Methods: Cox proportional hazards were used to examine seven waves of data (2006–2018) from the Health and Retirement Study–a nationally representative survey of adults 50 years and older ( N = 5,079). Results: Volunteering a
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Religious Involvement and Cognitive Function Among White, Black, and Hispanic Older Adults Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Madison R. Sauerteig-Rolston, Lisa L. Barnes, Patricia A. Thomas, Jacqueline L. Angel, Kenneth F. Ferraro
We examined whether religious involvement was associated with cognitive function among older adults in the 2006–2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Using growth curve analysis, we found the association between religious involvement and cognition varied by facet of religious involvement and race and Hispanic ethnicity. Attending religious services with friends was associated with higher initial
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Key Informants’ Visions and Solutions to Improve Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults and Persons With Dementia Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-04 Daniel Siconolfi, Molly Waymouth, Esther M. Friedman, Debra Saliba, Regina A. Shih
Recent decades have seen state successes in rebalancing Medicaid long-term care from institutional care (e.g., nursing homes) into home and community settings. However, significant barriers can prevent access to home and community-based services (HCBS) among older adults and persons with dementia. Qualitative research on potential innovations and solutions in the contemporary context with attention
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Linking Multi-Dimensional Religiosity in Childhood and Later Adulthood: Implications for Later Life Health Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Sara I. Hamm, Zachary Zimmer, Mary Beth Ofstedal
This study examines religiosity patterns across childhood and later adulthood and their associations with later-life health using an experimental module from the 2016 Health and Retirement Study ( N = 1649; Mean Age = 64.0). Latent class analysis is used to categorize individuals by commonalities in religious attendance, religious identity, and spiritual identity. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations
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Caregiving Appraisals and Emotional Valence: Moderating Effects of Activity Participation Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Jeong Eun Lee, Natasha Lina Nemmers, Joseph Svec, Jinmyoung Cho
The present study examines the extent to which a two-factor model of affect explains how caregiving appraisals experienced by caregivers influence their own well-being. We used data from three waves of Nation Study of Caregiving (NSOC) to conduct latent growth curve models with the time-varying predictors to investigate the effect of between-person (BP) and within-person (WP) caregiving appraisals
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Intergenerational Relations and Well-being Among Older Middle Eastern/Arab American Immigrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Linda Sayed, Mohammed Alanazi, Kristine J. Ajrouch
This study aimed to examine the consequences of COVID-19 socialization restrictions on familial and social support systems of older Middle Eastern/Arab immigrants in Michigan, home to the largest, most visible concentration of Middle Eastern/Arab Americans in the United States. Six focus group ( N = 45) interviews were conducted with Middle Eastern/Arab American immigrants aged 60 and older to assess
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Does Resilience Mediate the Relationship Between Negative Self-Image and Psychological Distress in Middle-Aged and Older Gay and Bisexual Men? Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Mark Brennan-Ing,Sabina Haberlen,Deanna Ware,Steven Meanley,Frank J Palella,Robert Bolan,Judith A Cook,Chukwuemeka N Okafor,M Reuel Friedman,Michael W Plankey
Aging gay and bisexual men may have negative self-images due to body image dissatisfaction and internalized ageism, resulting in psychological distress. Gay and bisexual men with HIV may be at greater risk for distress because of research linking HIV to accelerated aging. We examined associations between self-image and psychological distress, and potential mediating effects (resilience, fitness engagement)
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Division of Household Labor in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese: A Couple-Centered Approach Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Mengsha Luo
The literature provides an incomplete picture of gender dynamics in later-life domestic work. This couple-level study examines the division of female-typed, gender-neutral, and male-typed housework among middle-aged and older Chinese couples, comparing working and non-working couples. It also explores the different relationships between education, income, and the division of housework in these two
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Challenges and Coping Strategies in Transitioning From Caregiving to Widowhood: A Systematic Review Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Abby Baumbach, M. Courtney Hughes, Yujun Liu
Ninety-one percent of surviving spouses in the U.S. cared for their spouses before they died. This review explores the challenges of the transition from caregiving to widowhood and different coping strategies used by widowed spousal caregivers. A systematic review of literature on the transition from caregiving to widowhood was conducted using four major academic search engines. Overall, 280 articles
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Is Transition to Retirement Associated With Volunteering? Longitudinal Evidence from Europe Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Hans Hämäläinen, Antti O. Tanskanen, Bruno Arpino, Aïda Solé-Auró, Mirkka Danielsbacka
Studies have shown that retired older adults are more likely to volunteer than their working counterparts. However, whether the transition to retirement is associated with increased volunteering frequency and whether this varies according to material and time resources of participants is unclear. We used four waves of data from the longitudinal Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected
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COVID-19 Imposed Closure of Rural Co-Housing and Loneliness in Older Adults Living Alone: Longitudinal Evidence From South Korea Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Sojung Park, Minyoung Kwak, Hyunjoo Lee
This study aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on loneliness among rural older women in senior cohousing in Korea. Using a natural experimental study design, we investigated how the pandemic-induced closure of cohousing affected the former residents' loneliness. The sample comprised 84 cohousing residents and 51 individuals in conventional homes. The dependent variable is loneliness, and the independent
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Good Intentions Aside: Stereotype Threat in the Face of Media Strategies to Counter Age Bias Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Anne C. Kroon, Martine van Selm
The current study shifts the focus of research on media’s role in facilitating and inhibiting self-stereotyping among the members of stigmatized groups. More specifically, this study proposes and tests a conceptual model explaining (un)intentional effects of a real-world anti-ageism social media campaign among stereotyped targets: Older workers. Drawing on an experiment among older Dutch adults ( N
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The Mediating Effects of Education and Occupational Complexity Between Race and Longitudinal Change in Late Life Cognition in ACTIVE Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Joshua H. Owens, Jacob Fiala, Richard N. Jones, Michael Marsiske
This study examined educational and occupational inequality as two aspects of social determinants of health that might mediate the longitudinal relationship between racialization and late life cognitive level and change. Participants were 2371 individuals racialized as Black and White from the ACTIVE study who provided occupational data. Data were analyzed from baseline and five assessments over 10-years
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A Qualitative Exploration of Rural Older Adults’ Experiences With Pain From Chronic Illnesses and Its Treatment Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Hyunjin Noh, Zainab Suntai, Chorong Won, Haelim Jeong, Lewis H. Lee
Pain is one of the most common concerns among chronically ill older adults. However, access to pain management is not equitable among certain populations, including rural residents. This qualitative study explored rural older adults’ experiences with pain and its treatment. Eighteen participants were recruited from rural counties of Alabama, who were age 60+, cognitively intact, community-dwelling
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Household Environments and Functional Decline Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Variations by Gender, Age, and Residence Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Dandan Zhao, Ye Luo, Karen A. Kemper, Lingling Zhang, Xi Pan
This study examined the associations between household social, economic, and physical environments and the trajectory of functional limitations over time among middle-aged and older adults in China, and how this relationship differs by gender, age, and residence. Linear growth curve models were applied to a sample of 13,564 respondents aged 45 years and older from four waves of the China Health and
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Understanding the Interplay of Religion, Social Relationships, and Depressive Symptoms in Later Life: An Analysis of Dynamics in Individual and Dyadic Contexts Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Hayoung Park, Susanna Joo, Hyoun K. Kim
This study examined how religious participation at the individual level and the dyadic religious similarity at the couple level influenced depressive symptoms via social relationships among older Korean couples aged 65 and above. The sample included 1,191 couples from the seventh assessment of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing. The findings indicated that older adults who participated in religious
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Moderating Role of Neighborhood Environment in the Associations Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Challenges Among Older Adults: Evidence From US National Study Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Ethan Siu Leung Cheung, Zhe Zhang
This study examined the associations between hearing loss and cognitive challenges among community-dwelling older adults and whether neighborhood characteristics (physical disorder and low social cohesion) moderated the associations. Cross-sectional national data from Round 11 of the National Health and Aging Trends Study were adopted ( N = 2,515). Multinomial logistic regressions were used to examine
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Intergenerational Influence of African American, Caribbean and Hispanic/Latino Adults Regarding Decision to Participate in Health-Related Research Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Trudy Gaillard, Donna Z. Shambley-Ebron, Joan A. Vaccaro, Donna F. Neff, Cynthia Morton Padovano, Phildra Swagger, Edgar Vieira, Fern Webb
Introduction: Identifying effective strategies to enroll African American, Caribbean, and Hispanic/Latino adults ≥65 years of age in health research is a public health priority. This study aimed to explore intergenerational influence (IGI) among these populations living throughout Florida. Methods: African American, Caribbean, and Hispanic/Latino adults ≥65 years of age and a trusted family member/friend
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Performance in a Balance Test and Prediction of All-Cause Mortality in Community-Dwelling Elderly Ambulatory Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Saibal Das,Bhavani S Bagepally,Madhavi Eerike,Jerin J Cherian,Shreyashi Dasgupta,George Mathews,Shailaja Rao
Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between an inability to perform a static balance test and mortality in community-dwelling older ambulatory individuals. Methods: PubMed, Embase, and Scopus were searched for relevant cohort studies. Hazard ratios (HR) were pooled (random-effect model). Meta-regression was performed with independent demographic
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Children’s Opportunities and Constraints in European Parent Care Over Time: A Within-Family Approach Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Jorik Vergauwen
The role of children's caregiving has received substantial attention in studies on care in old age. Previous research shows that children’s care provision is strongly intertwined with both their individual and siblings’ situation regarding employment and geographic parent-child distance. This study uses data from six waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), taking a within-family
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A Care Paradox: The Relationship Between Older Adults’ Caregiving Arrangements and Institutionalization and Mortality Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Meggan Jordan, Kenzie Latham-Mintus, Sarah E. Patterson
We investigate how the type of caregiving arrangement is associated with older Americans’ outcomes. We use the Health and Retirement Study (2004–2018) and discrete-time event history analysis to assess the odds of institutionalization or death over a 14-year period among older adults with limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs; e.g., bathing). We consider caregiving arrangements as conventional
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Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Ruotong Liu, Brent Vander Wyk, Ana R. Quiñones, Heather G. Allore
This study examines caregiver networks, including size, composition, and stability, and their associations with the likelihood of hospitalization and skilled-nursing facility (SNF) admissions. Data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study linked to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services data were analyzed for 3855 older adults across five survey waves. Generalized estimating equation models
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Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Jia Chen, Mengni Chen
Intergenerational emotional closeness (IEC) in multi-child families manifests not only in the overall parent-child relationship but also by the extent of its within-family differentiation. This study aimed to identify distinct trajectories of collective IEC in multi-child families and to examine its potential associated factors. The study used four waves of the China Family Panel Studies (2010–2018)
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Barriers to Advance Care Planning in Older Adults With Dementia, Their Families and Healthcare Professionals: An Umbrella Review of Qualitative Evidence Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Rie Konno, Kumiyo Inoue, Yumiko Matsushita, Kokoro Hashimoto, Richard Wiechula, Timothy To, Timothy J Schultz
AimThis umbrella review aimed to examine and synthesize qualitative studies that explored the barriers and facilitators of advance care planning for persons with dementia, their families, and their healthcare professionals and caregivers.MethodsThe modified umbrella review approach developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute was followed. Five major English databases were searched.ResultFour reviews based
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Social Media Use and Daily Well-Being: The Role of Quantity and Quality of Social Support Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Xin Yao Lin, Margie E. Lachman
There have been mixed findings on whether social media use is positively or negatively related to well-being. Using the Midlife in the United States Refresher study ( N = 782, age 25–75), multilevel structural equation modeling examined social support quantity (time giving and receiving) and quality of as mediators at both the within- (intraindividual) and between-person (interindividual) levels. Giving
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From Organizing Medicine to Cooking With More Leafy Greens: A Dyadic, Qualitative Analysis of How Older African American Couples Take Care of Each Other’s Health Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Amy Rauer, Wendy McLean Cooke, Megan Haselschwerdt, Kerri Winters-Stone, Lyndsey Hornbuckle
Guided by the Dyadic Theory of Illness Management, we explored spousal health management behaviors and their congruence within seventeen older African American married couples participating in a dyadic exercise intervention. Both prior to and after the intervention, spouses reported how they took care of their partner’s health as well as what their partner did for them. Data were analyzed using theoretical
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Utilizing Consumer-Directed Care Among Older Adults: Identifying Barriers From Behavioral Economics Perspectives Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Jinbao Zhang, Julia Shu-Huah Wang, Wing Kit Chan
Consumer-directed Care (CDC) empowers older people to flexibly arrange services and enhances their well-being. Prior studies have suggested that limited attention and hassle costs are major demand-side barriers to using CDC. However, many other psychosocial factors were unexplored. In this study, we explore associations between CDC utilization and a wider range of psychosocial factors based on behavioral
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Within-Family Differences in Intergenerational Contact: The Role of Gender Norms in a Patrilineal Society Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Jeremy Lim-Soh, Dahye Kim, Kyungmin Kim
Intergenerational contact is important to older adults’ quality of life, but less is known about within-family differences in older parents’ contact between sons and daughters, especially in countries with patrilineal traditions. Applying latent profile analysis to data on 3,228 Korean older adults’ frequency of meeting and communication with each of their children, this study identified within-family
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Mattering and Self-Esteem as Bulwarks Against the Consequences of Financial Strain for Loneliness in Later Life: Differentiating Between- and Within-Person Processes. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Alex Bierman,Laura Upenieks,Yeonjung Lee,Fahimeh Mehrabi
Financial strain likely constitutes a principal risk for loneliness in later-life, but a strong sense of mattering and self-esteem may mitigate these consequences by both offsetting and buffering the influence of financial strain. We test these arguments using data from a national longitudinal survey of older adults gathered between 2021 and 2022 (N = 2384), as nations emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic
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Associations Between Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Cardiometabolic Health Among Older US Adults: Comparing Older Asian Americans to Older Adults From Other Major Race-Ethnic Groups. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Tali Elfassy,Filippa Juul,Robert A Mesa,Latha Palaniappan,Malathi Srinivasan,Stella S Yi
Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2018; N = 19,602), this study examined whether ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption is associated with cardiometabolic health (obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes), among White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans (AA) US adults 50 or older. Diet was assessed using 24 hour dietary recall. NOVA dietary classification
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"This is Slowly Becoming my Interest…": The Understanding of Leisure and Preferences for Leisure Activities of People Receiving Adult Day Services. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Mike Rommerskirch-Manietta,Christina Manietta,Daniel Purwins,Kimberly Van Haitsma,Katherine M Abbott,Martina Roes
Currently it is unknown what people receiving adult day services (ADS) understand as leisure and the activities they prefer remain unknown. To address these gaps, we investigated the understanding of leisure of people receiving ADS. We conducted semistructured interviews with 15 people receiving ADS in Germany. Interviews were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. The sweet bitter symphony emphasizes
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New Role, New Paycheck: The Impact on Women's Wages When Becoming a Caregiver for an Aging Parent. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Samantha Brady
Objectives: While prior research demonstrates the negative impacts of adult caregiving on women's employment, less research examines how women's employment changes when beginning a new caregiving role. Methods: Using data from eight waves of the Health and Retirement Study (2004-2018), I examine changes in women's employment when first transitioning into parental caregiving between the ages of 50-60
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Place Attachment and Aging in Place: Preferences and Disruptions. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 William A V Clark,Rachel Ong ViforJ,Christopher Phelps
This paper examines the links between place attachment and older persons' preferences to age in place, and factors that disrupt these preferences. We use data from the 2001-2021 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey and panel-data modelling to confirm strong associations between several place attachment dimensions and aging-in-place preferences. Strong ties to children, strong social
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The Mediating Role of Sense of Control in the Associations Between Remote Contacts and Loneliness Among Older Adults. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Dokyung Yoon,Haley Gallo,Zachary D Gassoumis,Susanna Joo
This study explored whether a sense of control over social life mediated the associations between using remote contact (phone calls, letters/emails, social media) and loneliness for socially isolated older adults. We used path analysis with the 2014 and 2016 Health and Retirement Study datasets (N = 3767). Results showed that more frequent phone calls and letters/emails were associated with lower levels
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Relationship of Living and Eating Arrangements to Mental Distress Among Older Korean Immigrants: Gender Difference in the Mediating Role of Loneliness. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Nan Sook Park,Yuri Jang,Soondool Chung,David A Chiriboga,William E Haley
This study examined how different living/eating arrangements were associated with loneliness and depressive symptoms among older Korean immigrants. We examined gender differences considering: (1) patterns of living/eating arrangements and their relations with loneliness and mental distress and (2) indirect effect of living/eating arrangements on mental distress through feeling lonely. Data were drawn
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The Association Between Trajectories of Perceived Unmet Needs for Home and Community-Based Services and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Older Adults: The Moderating Effect of Psychological Resilience. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Hui Wang,Huijun Liu,Bei Wu,Lun Hai
This study examined whether trajectories of perceived unmet needs for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) were associated with life satisfaction among Chinese older adults and whether the association was moderated by psychological resilience. Data came from five waves (2005-2018) of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Latent class growth analysis revealed three distinct
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Social Capital and Formal Volunteering Among Family and Unpaid Caregivers of Older Adults. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Sol Baik,Jennifer Crittenden,Rachel Coleman
Using data from 1745 caregivers in the National Study of Caregiving (2017), this study explores the connection between caregiving and formal volunteering by identifying the relationship between social capital and formal volunteering among family and other unpaid caregivers of older adults. In addition, this study examines the representative prevalence of formal volunteering in caregivers. We conducted
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Promoting Sustainability in Housing with Services: Insights From the Right Care, Right Place, Right Time Program. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Pamela Nadash,Edward Alan Miller,Elizabeth Simpson,Molly Wylie,Natalie Shellito,Yan Lin,Taylor Jansen,Marc A Cohen
Despite the widely-acknowledged potential of housing with services for improving the lives of low-income older adults, ensuring their financial sustainability has been challenging. This study aimed to address this issue, drawing on 31 key informant interviews and three focus groups with payers, housing providers, and community partners involved in the Boston-area Right Care, Right Place, Right Time
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Life Course Religious Attendance and Cognitive Health at Midlife: Exploring Gendered Contingencies. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Laura Upenieks,Xi Zhu
A growing body of literature suggests that religious attendance might mitigate processes of cognitive decline associated with aging. However, few studies have made adequate linkages with the life course perspective. We draw from over 35 years of prospective panel data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (1979-2015) to assess the associations of cumulative exposures to religious attendance
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Income-Related Inequalities in Physical and Cognitive Health Domains Over the Later Life Course: Longitudinal Evidence From the U.S. (1992-2016). Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Mengling Cheng,Nicolas Sommet,Daniela S Jopp,Dario Spini
This study aims to investigate changes in the income-health gradient over the later life course. We test the age-as-leveler, the cumulative advantage/disadvantage, and the persistent inequality pattern for physical and cognitive health domains, and analyze whether these patterns are gendered. We used HRS data (1992-2016) and Poisson growth curve models to predict multimorbidity (33,860 participants)
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Social Capital and Willingness to Comply With Anti-Pandemic Government Intervention. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Kyung Won Choi,Harris Hyun-Soo Kim
This study examines the relationship between individual-level social capital and compliance attitudes toward health protective measures in the context of COVID-19. We drew on secondary population-based data fielded during the pandemic's initial phase (April - June of 2020). The analytic sample consists of 9124 older American adults (ages 55 and over) across 18 U.S. States and Metropolitan Statistical
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Communication Modalities, Personality Traits, and Change in Perceived Control Over Social Life Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older Americans. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Shinae L Choi,Kyrsten C Hill,Patricia A Parmelee
We examined associations between change in social contact communication modalities and change in perceived control over social life (PCOSL) following onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among older Americans and evaluated the extent to which associations were moderated by personality. Data were from the 2016 and 2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Multivariate ordinary least squares regression
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An asset-based evaluation of a novel New Zealand rural health service Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Katie E McMenamin, John P McMenamin, Andy J Towers
This article describes the background behind the development of a novel evaluation approach of an Aotearoa New Zealand rural health service using an equity-focused, strengths-based approach to comp...
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Previous Experience in Medical Decision Making and Advance Care Planning Conversations: Findings From a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Peiyuan Zhang, John G. Cagle
Background: Despite the extensive literature on facilitating advance care planning (ACP) with patients with serious illnesses, opportunities to include surrogates or family caregivers are overlooke...
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Attenuation of hole wall pressure and the prediction model for crack length in the scenario of blasting with water-coupled medium Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Yanbing Wang, Shuxuan Li, Renshu Yang, Junwen Nie, Zhihao He
For fixing the parametric design problem of blasting with water-coupled medium and improving the rock breaking quality, efforts should be made to quantify and examine the blasthole pressure and the...
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Rates of Recurrent Marginal Ulcer in Gastric Bypass Patients Undergoing Revisional Surgery Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Luis Pina, Benjamin Smith, Lynzi Smith, G. Craig Wood, Ryan Horsley, Alexandra Falvo, Christopher Still, Anthony Petrick, Vladan Obradovic, David M. Parker
IntroductionThe rate of marginal ulcer (MU) following primary Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) is approximately .6-16%. Few studies have evaluated recurrence rates following surgical revision for MU...
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Neurodata Tracker: Software for computational assessment of hand motor skills based on optical motion capture in a virtual environment Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 David López, Laura Casado-Fernández, Fernando Fernández, Blanca Fuentes, Blanca Larraga-García, Jorge Rodríguez-Pardo, David Hernández, Elisa Alonso, Exuperio Díez-Tejedor, Álvaro Gutiérrez, María Alonso de Leciñana
ObjectivesDeficits affecting hand motor skills negatively impact the quality of life of patients. The NeuroData Tracker platform has been developed for the objective and precise evaluation of hand ...
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Assessment of content, behavior change techniques, and quality of unintended pregnancy apps in Spain: Systematic search on app stores Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Rubén Martín-Payo, Xana Gonzalez-Mendez, Sergio Carrasco-Santos, Aranzazu Muñoz-Mancisidor, Cristina Papin-Cano, María del Mar Fernandez-Alvarez
ObjectiveUnintended pregnancies are a public health problem that represents 48% of global pregnancies. Despite the proliferation of smartphones there is limited data on the app's features on uninte...
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A Japanese Family Experience in America Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Don K. Nakayama
Even though my uncle was not in the health professions, much less surgery, I share his memorial as the story of one family that had one of its offspring become integrated into the professional main...
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A bivariate zero-inflated negative binomial model and its applications to biomedical settings Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Hunyong Cho, Chuwen Liu, John S Preisser, Di Wu
The zero-inflated negative binomial distribution has been widely used for count data analyses in various biomedical settings due to its capacity of modeling excess zeros and overdispersion. When th...
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Is the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) a better outcome predictor than the Injury Severity Score (ISS) in patients with musculoskeletal injuries: A retrospective analysis? Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Osita Ede, Chisom O. Uzuegbunam, Oke R. Obadaseraye, Kenechi A. Madu, Cajetan U. Nwadinigwe, Chijioke C. Agu, Udo E. Anyaehie, Emmanuel C. Iyidobi
Purpose: The Injury Severity Score (ISS) is used to predict outcome after trauma. However, it is criticised because of flaws in its calculation of injury severity. The New Injury Severity Score (NI...
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Influence of Hearing Loss on Social Participation in Older Adults: Results From a Scoping Review Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Agathe Prieur Chaintré, Yves Couturier, T.H. Trang Nguyen, Mélanie Levasseur
This study aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the influence of hearing loss on social participation in older adults and including its facilitators and barriers. Following the rigorou...
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Retirement and Volunteering in Germany – Historical Changes and Social Inequalities Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Georg Henning, Céline Arriagada, Nora Karnick
The first years of retirement have often been seen as a typical time window to take up (or intensify) voluntary work. Due to the changing context of retirement and historical differences in resourc...
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Understanding Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Cancer and Hand Grip Strength: A Longitudinal Analysis Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Jinho Kim, Gum-Ryeong Park
This study examined whether the relationship between cancer and hand grip strength differs by sex and along the hand grip strength distribution. Using six waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of ...
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Understanding Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Cancer and Hand Grip Strength: A Longitudinal Analysis. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Jinho Kim,Gum-Ryeong Park
This study examined whether the relationship between cancer and hand grip strength differs by sex and along the hand grip strength distribution. Using six waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) (N = 9735), sex-stratified unconditional quantile regression models with fixed effects were used to assess sex-specific effects of cancer for patients in different quantiles of the hand grip
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The Moderating Role of Self-Rated Oral Health on the Association Between Oral Health Status and Subjective Well-Being: Findings From Chinese Older Adults in Hawaiʻi and Taiwan Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Keqing Zhang, Bei Wu, Ruey-Ming Tsay, Li-Hsueh Wu, Wei Zhang
This paper aims to address the research questions of whether individual’s oral health status is associated with subjective well-being, as well as if there is possible moderating role of self-rated ...
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The Moderating Role of Self-Rated Oral Health on the Association Between Oral Health Status and Subjective Well-Being: Findings From Chinese Older Adults in Hawai'i and Taiwan. Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Keqing Zhang,Bei Wu,Ruey-Ming Tsay,Li-Hsueh Wu,Wei Zhang
This paper aims to address the research questions of whether individual's oral health status is associated with subjective well-being, as well as if there is possible moderating role of self-rated oral health among two groups of Chinese older adults (≥55 years old) in Honolulu, Hawai'i and Taichung, Taiwan. Using survey data collected in 2018 (N = 430, Honolulu) and in 2017 (N = 645, Taichung), ordinary
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Health Behavior Patterns and Associated Risk of Memory-Related Disorders Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Couples Res. Aging (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-02-17 Dexia Kong, Peiyi Lu, Yen-Han Lee, Bei Wu, Mack Shelley
Objectives: Studies on the interdependence of couples’ health behaviors and subsequent cognitive outcomes remain limited. Methods: Longitudinal data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudina...