Featured Publications
Oral Health and Mortality Among Older Adults: A Doubly Robust Survival Analysis
Yu J, Qin W, Huang W, Thomas K. Oral Health and Mortality Among Older Adults: A Doubly Robust Survival Analysis. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2022, 64: 9-16. PMID: 36150950, PMCID: PMC11018359, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated oral healthCommunity-dwelling older adultsOral healthOlder adultsSurvival timeBetter self-rated oral healthNational Death Index mortality dataProportional hazards regression modelsInverse probabilityObjective clinical indicatorsOral health measuresSubjective oral healthHazards regression modelsNutrition Examination SurveyThird National HealthSurvival estimationCause mortalityPeriodontal conditionsDental screeningDental cariesExamination SurveyClinical indicatorsRisk factorsNational HealthCox model
2024
Temporal and Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Social Engagement among Older Adults: Evidence from American Time Use Survey 2019 to 2022.
Yu J, Huang W, Kahana E. Temporal and Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Social Engagement among Older Adults: Evidence from American Time Use Survey 2019 to 2022. Journal Of Applied Gerontology 2024, 7334648241263483. PMID: 39023779, DOI: 10.1177/07334648241263483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Time Use SurveyTime Use SurveyOut-of-homeOlder adultsUse SurveyRacial/ethnic patternsSocial engagementOut-of-home settingsPatterns of social engagementHispanic older adultsZero-inflated negative binomial regressionNegative binomial regressionEthnic patternsPublic health crisisPublic health emergencyRacial/ethnic differencesRacial/ethnic groupsTargeted interventionsBinomial regressionIn-homeRacial differencesDescriptive analysisHealth emergencyHealth crisisAdults
2021
Neighborhood Cohesion and Mobility Limitations Among Older Americans: The Roles of Depressive Symptoms and Mastery
Qin W, Yu J, Wang F. Neighborhood Cohesion and Mobility Limitations Among Older Americans: The Roles of Depressive Symptoms and Mastery. Innovation In Aging 2021, 5: 349-349. PMCID: PMC8679358, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.1346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDriving Cessation in Old Age: Gender Influences on Mortality
Yu J, Kahana E, Kahana B, Zhang Y. Driving Cessation in Old Age: Gender Influences on Mortality. Journal Of Aging And Health 2021, 33: 447-457. PMID: 33522849, DOI: 10.1177/0898264321991254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder womenOlder menCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsCommunity-dwelling older adultsHazards regression modelsRelative riskMortality riskHealth statusOlder ageMortalityCognitive healthOlder adultsPhysical healthProspective panel surveyCessationOverall sampleSocial supportWomenAssociationRegression modelsHealthMenGender differencesRisk
2020
Gender Differences in Mortality Risk After Driving Cessation Among Older Men and Women: a Mediation Analysis
Yu J, Kahana E, Kahana B, Zhang Y. Gender Differences in Mortality Risk After Driving Cessation Among Older Men and Women: a Mediation Analysis. Innovation In Aging 2020, 4: 298-299. PMCID: PMC7740530, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality riskOlder womenOlder menOlder adultsHealth statusHigher relative mortality riskCommunity-dwelling older menCox proportional hazards modelPredictors of mortalityRelative mortality riskHigher mortality riskProportional hazards modelProspective panel studyFunctional statusElevated riskHazards modelMortality rateGender differencesHealth conditionsWomenHealth careCessationAging ProjectSocial isolationMenProductive Activity Patterns and Functional Health: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Chinese Older Adults
Yu J, Yang Y, Kahana E. Productive Activity Patterns and Functional Health: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Chinese Older Adults. The International Journal Of Aging And Human Development 2020, 91: 538-562. PMID: 31955589, DOI: 10.1177/0091415019900168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional health trajectoriesChinese older adultsOlder adultsLatent class analysisHealth trajectoriesFunctional health declineRetirement Longitudinal StudyActivity patternsFunctional healthRural residenceChina HealthHealth consequencesRural differencesHealth declineAdultsLongitudinal studyMultilevel regression analysisRegression analysisAssociationComparison of UrbanClass analysisHealthNonengagers
2019
Depressive symptoms among elderly men and women who transition to widowhood: comparisons with long term married and long term widowed over a 10-year period
Yu J, Kahana E, Kahana B, Han C. Depressive symptoms among elderly men and women who transition to widowhood: comparisons with long term married and long term widowed over a 10-year period. Journal Of Women & Aging 2019, 33: 231-246. PMID: 31671028, DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2019.1685855.Peer-Reviewed Original Research