Family Relationships and Cognitive Function Among Community-Dwelling U.S. Chinese Older Adults
A broad literature has explored racial disparities in cognitive aging. Research incorporating sociocultural factors would provide a more comprehensive understanding of minority aging.
Development and validation of a predictive index of elder self-neglect risk among a Chinese population
Objective: To develop a predictive index that estimates the individual risk of incident self-neglect onset among the US Chinese older adults.
Associations between unmet palliative care needs and cognitive impairment in a sample of diverse, community-based older adults
Objective Given a large number of community-based older adults with mild cognitive impairment, it is essential to better understand the relationship between unmet palliative care (PC) needs and mild cognitive impairment in community-based samples.
Association Between Different Forms of Elder Mistreatment and Cognitive Change
Objectives: Elder mistreatment (EM) is associated with worse physical health and psychological well-being, but little is known regarding its cognitive consequences.
Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Adherence Among Patients Living with HIV: Is Change in Alcohol Use Associated with Change in Adherence?
Alcohol use increases non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among persons living with HIV (PLWH).
Health Related Social Needs Among Chinese American Primary Care Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Cancer Screening and Primary Care
Research Objective: Initiatives to address social determinants of health (SDOH) and measure health-related social needs (HRSN) within clinic settings are increasing.
Comorbidity Management in Black Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: the Role of Primary Care in Shared Care
Background: Black women are more likely to have comorbidity at breast cancer diagnosis compared with White women, which may account for half of the Black-White survivor disparity.
Pharmacoepidemiology: A time for a new multidisciplinary approach to precision medicine
The advent of the genomic age has created a rapid increase in complexity for the development and selection of drug treatments.
Time-varying associations of alcohol and cannabis use with intimate partner violence for black and white young women
Background: Substance use is linked to increases in young women’s risk for intimate partner violence (IPV).
Suicide Risk in Medicare Patients with Schizophrenia across the Life Span
Importance: Although adults with schizophrenia have an increased risk of suicide, sample size limitations of previous research have hindered characterizations of suicide risk across the life span.
Patterns of chronic disease management and health outcomes in a population-based cohort of Black women with breast cancer
Purpose: Diabetes and hypertension are two common comorbidities that affect breast cancer patients, particularly Black women.
Profiles of young women’s alcohol and cannabis use linked to risk for sexually transmitted infection highlight the importance of multi-level targeted interventions: Findings from the Pittsburgh girls study
Background: Social ecological models designed to understand disparities in sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence highlight understudied structural and community risk factors.
Twelve-Month Retention in Opioid Agonist Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Among Patients With and Without HIV
Abstract: Although opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is associated with positive health outcomes, including improved HIV management, long-term retention in OAT remains low among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). Using data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS), we identify variables independently associated with OAT retention overall and by HIV status…
Family type and cognitive function in older Chinese Americans: acculturation as a moderator
Objectives: Acculturation to the mainstream culture and the settlement contexts could shape cognitive function of older immigrants.
Art Attendance and Change in Cognitive Function Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults
Engaging in leisure activities that are cognitively simulating and enjoyable may be protective against cognitive decline in older adults; yet, few studies have examined this topic.
Patterns of bi-directional relations across alcohol use, religiosity, and self-control in adolescent girls
Examining predictors of alcohol use among adolescent girls is increasingly important to enhance prevention efforts, given that the gender gap in alcohol use is steadily closing.
Cognitive deficit, physical frailty, hospitalization and emergency department visits in later life
Objectives: To examine the added effect of having both cognitive deficit and physical frailty, compared to having either one only, on hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits.
Medication Use for ADHD and the Risk of Driving Citations and Crashes Among Teenage Drivers: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Objectives: To evaluate the real-world effectiveness of ADHD medications on adverse driving outcomes in teenage drivers with ADHD.
Loss of friends and psychological well-being of older Chinese immigrants
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 well-being among older Chinese immigrants and whether such associations are moderated by age, gender, marital status, and social connection.
Antipsychotic treatment for youth in foster care: Perspectives on improving youths’ experiences in providing informed consent.
The disproportionate prescribing of high-risk antipsychotic medication for youth in foster care is a significant social problem across the U.S.