2024
Negative aging stereotypes in U.S. military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Georgescu M, Fischer I, Beydoun M, Pietrzak R. Negative aging stereotypes in U.S. military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. International Psychogeriatrics 2024, 1-6. PMID: 38230487, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610223004507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative age stereotypesU.S. military veteransHealth conditionsAge stereotypesU.S. veteransMilitary veteransNational Health and ResilienceOlder ageNationally representative sampleNon-veteransPromote healthCognitive healthPsychosocial factorsEmotional healthVeterans StudyRelative weight analysisRepresentative sampleVeteransHealthLow gritCognitive agingIndependent correlatesIncreased riskEmotional stabilityEmotional aging
2023
Functional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Morse J, Fischer I, Na P, Afari N, Pietrzak R. Functional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 38: e6040. PMID: 38072628, DOI: 10.1002/gps.6040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesFunctional declineU.S. military veteransGreater adverse childhood experiencesNational HealthPhysical functioningVeterans StudyIdentification of veteransSubstantial health problemPhysical functional declineMilitary veteransMental functioningU.S. adult populationStress symptomsStrongest correlatePrevalence of veteransProtective psychosocial characteristicsMultivariable analysisPosttraumatic stress symptomsHealth problemsU.S. veteransAdult populationImprovement 1Coronavirus diseaseOlder age