The Role of Screening in Depression Diagnosis and Treatment in a Representative Sample of US Primary Care Visits

Hillary Samples, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Brendan Saloner, Colleen L. Barry, Ramin Mojtabai 01/01/2020

Background: Primary care providers encounter a large proportion of the population with depression. Yet, many primary care patients with depression remain undiagnosed and untreated. Objective: This study aims to examine depression screening patterns and the role of screening in depression diagnosis and treatment in the outpatient primary care setting. Design: This is a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative survey data of visits to outpatient physician offices from the 2005 to 2015 National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys…

Reply to: Comment on: Transforming Asian Health Equity—PINE/PIETY Study Special Issue

Mengting Li, XinQi Dong 12/11/2019

In reply to Dr. Yoshikawa’s comments, we acknowledge that the PINE/PIETY studies have limited generalizability that may not apply to other ethnic …

A Vulnerability Risk Index of Self-Neglect in a Community-Dwelling Older Population

Bei Wang, Donald R. Hoover, Todd Beck, Xin Qi Dong 12/11/2019

BACKGROUND: The only way to systematically screen for self-neglect among older adults is through in-home observations, which are often difficult and unfeasible …

Loss of friends and psychological well-being of older Chinese immigrants

Jinyu Liu, Weiyu Mao, Man Guo, Ling Xu, Iris Chi, Xinqi Dong 11/28/2019

Background and objectives: Focusing on a less studied aspect of friendship and an overlooked type of loss, this study examined associations between loss of friends and psychological …

Relational Peer Victimization Interacts With Depression Severity to Predict the Timing of Alcohol Use Initiation in Adolescent Girls

Jacqueline Woerner, Feifei Ye, Alison E. Hipwell, Tammy Chung, Carolyn E. Sartor 11/19/2019

Background: Peer victimization is consistently linked to adolescents’ alcohol use. However, the relative influence of relational and physical peer victimization on alcohol use, and timing of drinking initiation, is not well understood. In this study, we evaluate the impact of both relational and physical peer victimization on adolescent girls’ alcohol use initiation, and the extent to which depression severity moderates these associations…

Transition in Older Parent-Adult Child Relations in U.S. Chinese Immigrant Families

Man Guo, Meredith Stensland, Mengting Li, Todd Beck, Xinqi Dong, Suzanne Meeks 11/05/2019

Background and Objectives: The family fundamentally underpins the immigration and acculturation processes. But most existing research on acculturation …

Neighborhood Cohesion and Oral Health Problems among Older Chinese American Immigrants: Does Acculturation Make a Difference?

Weiyu Mao, Bei Wu, Iris Chi, Wei Yang, Xinqi Dong, Suzanne Meeks 09/30/2019

Background and Objectives: Despite an increasing, yet still limited amount of research on social determinants of oral health, the influences of neighborhood characteristics…

Is Migration at Older Age Associated with Poorer Psychological Well-Being? Evidence from Chinese Older Immigrants in the United States

Man Guo, Meredith Stensland, Mengting Li, Xinqi Dong, Agnes Tiwari 09/17/2019

Background and Objectives The migrating age of an individual has far-reaching implications for their acculturation experience, social integration, and well-being …

A Methodology for Studying Organizational Performance: A Multistate Survey of Front-line Providers

Karen B. Lasater, Olga F. Jarrín, Linda H. Aiken, Matthew D. McHugh, Douglas M. Sloane, Herbert L. Smith 09/01/2019

Background:Rigorous measurement of organizational performance requires large, unbiased samples to allow inferences to the population. Studies of organizations, including hospitals, often rely on voluntary surveys subject to nonresponse bias. For example, hospital administrators with concerns about performance are more likely to opt-out of surveys about organizational quality and safety, which is problematic for generating inferences.Objective:The objective of this study was to describe a novel approach to obtaining a representative sample of organizations using individuals nested within organizations, and demonstrate how resurveying nonrespondents can allay concerns about bias from low response rates at the individual-level…

Sex Differences in the Prevalence and Incidence of Cognitive Impairment: Does Immigration Matter?

Fengyan Tang, Iris Chi, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine the associations between immigration-related factors and prevalent and incident cognitive impairment (CI) and whether the associations varied by sex among …

Sense of Filial Obligation and Caregiving Burdens Among Chinese Immigrants in the United States

Man Guo, Sohyun Kim, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Focusing on Chinese immigrants, this study examined (1) whether filial obligation, the core social norm in the Chinese culture, is related to caregiving burdens …

Perceived Stress and Cognitive Decline in Chinese-American Older Adults

Yiwei Chen, Ying Liang, Wei Zhang, Jennifer C. Crawford, Katie L. Sakel, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether higher levels of perceived stress are associated with lower levels of cognitive function and faster cognitive decline in older Chinese-American adults …

Oral Health Symptoms and Cognitive Function Among US Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults

Darina V. Petrovsky, Bei Wu, Weiyu Mao, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Limited research is available on the relationship between oral health symptoms and cognitive function among community-dwelling US Chinese older adults …

Life Course Violence: Child Maltreatment, IPV, and Elder Abuse Phenotypes in a US Chinese Population

Bei Wang, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations between violence experiences including phenotypes (psychological, physical/sexual abuse, financial exploitation, caregiver neglect) …

Leveraging Technology to Improve Health Disparity Research: Trilingual Data Collection Using Tablets

Xin Qi Dong, Dexia Kong, Dinesh Mendhe, Stephanie M. Bergren 08/12/2019

Survey research is an essential component of epidemiological research to understand the health of older adults. However, there are several limitations to conventional data …

Health Service Use Among Chinese American Older Adults: Is There a Somatization Effect?

Lin Jiang, Fei Sun, Wei Zhang, Bei Wu, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Somatization of depressive symptoms among Chinese American older adults remains understudied. This study aimed to identify whether the relationship between …

Environmental Factors Associated with Chinese Older Immigrants’ Social Engagement

Daniel W.L. Lai, Jia Li, Vincent W.P. Lee, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES: Prior research has shown that social engagement is beneficial to older adults’ health and well-being. This study examined the association between environmental …

Education, Activity Engagement, and Cognitive Function in US Chinese Older Adults

Wei Zhang, Fengyan Tang, Yiwei Chen, Merril Silverstein, Sizhe Liu, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether and how early-life experiences such as years of schooling affect late-life cognitive function through a pathway of activity engagement …

Different Definitions of Elder Mistreatment and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study From 2011 to 2017

Mengting Li, Ying Liang, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between different definitions and subtypes of elder mistreatment (EM) and yearly mortality …

Depressive Symptoms and Onset of Functional Disability Over 2 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study

Dexia Kong, Phyllis Solomon, Xin Qi Dong 08/12/2019

OBJECTIVES: This prospective cohort study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and onset of functional disability over 2 years among US Chinese older adults …