2025
Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality. Health & Place 2025, 92: 103438. PMID: 40058245, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncreased mortality riskContextual disadvantageOlder personsOlder AmericansCommunity-living older personsSocial disadvantageMortality riskIndices of social disadvantageReduce health disparitiesPopulation of older AmericansCounty-levelPublic health policiesNon-disadvantaged groupsMortality disparitiesHealth disparitiesHealth policyMortality existUnited StatesDisadvantaged countiesNegative binomial modelGeriatric populationComposite indexDisparitiesDisadvantaged statesMultidimensional factors
2024
Association Between Cognitive Trajectories and Subsequent Health Status, Depressive Symptoms, and Mortality Among Older Adults in the United States: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study
Zang E, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wu B, Fried T, Becher R, Gill T. Association Between Cognitive Trajectories and Subsequent Health Status, Depressive Symptoms, and Mortality Among Older Adults in the United States: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae143. PMID: 38845419, PMCID: PMC11212484, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor health statusHealth statusDepressive symptomsOlder adultsHealth outcomesCognitive trajectoriesNational Health and Aging Trends StudyScreening of cognitive functionTrajectory groupsCognitive functionHigher depressive symptomsPopulation-based dataAdverse health outcomesNationally representative cohortGroup-based trajectory modelingHigher mortality riskAssociated with higher riskNationally-representative studyLogistic regression modelsTrends StudyRepresentative cohortGlobal cognitionLiving respondentsRegular screeningMortality risk
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