2020
When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2
Levy BR, Slade MD, Pietrzak RH, Ferrucci L. When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2020, 75: e198-e203. PMID: 32835364, PMCID: PMC7489069, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa126.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Impact of Perceived Racism on Healthcare Access Among Older Minority Adults
Rhee TG, Marottoli RA, Van Ness PH, Levy BR. Impact of Perceived Racism on Healthcare Access Among Older Minority Adults. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: 580-585. PMID: 30772147, PMCID: PMC6430677, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdequate health careForgone careDoctor communicationHealth careMultivariable logistic regression analysisCalifornia Health Interview SurveyHealth Interview SurveyLogistic regression analysisOlder minority adultsMinority older adultsStudy cohortSensitive communication skillsHealthcare accessHealth disparitiesOlder individualsRelevant covariatesOlder adultsInterview SurveyCareInsurance coverageMinority adultsRegression analysisMinority individualsWhite counterpartsAdults
2018
IMPACT OF RACISM ON MINORITY ELDERS NOT RECEIVING HEALTHCARE: MEDIATING ROLE OF POOR DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION
Rhee G, Marottoli R, Van Ness P, Levy B. IMPACT OF RACISM ON MINORITY ELDERS NOT RECEIVING HEALTHCARE: MEDIATING ROLE OF POOR DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION. Innovation In Aging 2018, 2: 229-229. PMCID: PMC6229800, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor doctor-patient communicationDoctor-patient communicationForgone careMinority older adultsTimes higher oddsRace/ethnicityOlder adultsHigher oddsMultivariable logistic regression analysisCalifornia Health Interview SurveyHealth Interview SurveyLogistic regression analysisPopulation-based sampling strategyEthnic minority older adultsNon-Hispanic whitesAdults age 65Mediation analysisDoctor-patient interactionDoctor communicationAge 65Complete covariatesCareInterview SurveyAdultsRegression analysis
2015
To Love is to Suffer: Older Adults’ Daily Emotional Contagion to Perceived Spousal Suffering
Monin JK, Levy BR, Kane HS. To Love is to Suffer: Older Adults’ Daily Emotional Contagion to Perceived Spousal Suffering. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2015, 72: 383-387. PMID: 26420167, PMCID: PMC5926986, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional contagionMarital satisfactionOlder adultsGreater marital satisfactionSelf-construal theoryHigher marital satisfactionPerception of levelHusbands' distressPartners' sufferingWives' distressPerson associationsOwn distressPerson effectsDaily perceptionsPsychological healthOlder couplesPhysical sufferingDistressSatisfied wivesDaily interviewsSatisfactionPerceptionContagionAdultsSuffering