Greene County Council on Aging: 2021 Community Survey Findings
Read the survey results conducted to gain better understanding of the needs and interests of older Greene County residents. The Greene County Council on Aging partnered with the Scripps Gerontology...
Little is known about the overall experiences and feelings of diverse older populations during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Abigail Helsinger • Takashi Yamashita • Wonmai Punksungka • Phyllis A. Cummins • Samuel Van Vleet
The purpose of this study was to examine correlates of taking a COVID-19 test among late middle-aged and older adults using nationally representative data.
J. Scott Brown • Na Sun • Cassandra L. Hua • Xiao Qui
The influence of hearing impairment on driving avoidance among a large cohort of older drivers
As people age, some of the commonly experienced psychomotor, visual, and cognitive declines can interfere with the ability to safely drive, often leading to situational avoidance of challenging dri...
Carolyn DiGuiseppi • Lidia P. Kostyniuk • Linda V. Nyquist • David Joseph LeBlanc • Nicole Zanier • Jacqui Smith • Renée M. St Louis • Jonathon M. Vivoda • David W. Eby • Scott E. Bogard • Lisa J. Molnar • Jennifer S. Zakrajsek • David Strogatz • Raymond Yung
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Cassandra L. Hua • J. Scott Brown
What could be influencing older Ghanaians outpatient care utilization rate?
Ghana’s population is rapidly aging and there may be healthcare access and utilization issues. This study investigates some of the issues that may influence outpatient care utilization rate a...
Candidus C. Nwakasi • J. Scott Brown • Phillip Anyanwu
Problem solving in technology rich environments and cancer screening in later life
Routine cancer screening is widely recognized as an effective preventive strategy to reduce cancer mortality - the second leading cause of death in the US.
Shalini Sahoo • Takashi Yamashita • Roberto J. Millar • Phyllis A. Cummins
Intergenerational ambivalence and loneliness in later life
Previous work has explored the links between intergenerational ambivalence and other indicators of well‐being but has not examined loneliness.
J. Scott Brown • Cassandra L. Hua • Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda
The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and perception of COVID-19 and relevant universal safety measures among the Nepalese population.
Naveen Shrestha • Dev Ram Sunuwar • Kshitij Karki • Saruna Ghimire • Devendra Raj Singh
This study explored the association and variabilities between mild depression...
J. Scott Brown • Sree Subedi • Candidus C. Nwakasi • Esiaka Darlingtina
The purpose of this study is to advance knowledge of the influence of educational level on trajectories and determinants of healthy ageing in midlife and older Americans.
Sara J. McLaughlin • Seonjin Kim • Jiaan Zhang • Lydia W. Li
Healthy aging in older Chinese Americans: Associations with immigrant experiences
This study examined the association between aspects of the immigrant experience—acculturation, neighborhood belonging, and perceived discrimination—and healthy aging in older Chinese Am...
Jiaan Zhang • Lydia W. Li • Sara J. McLaughlin
Healthy aging in China: Benchmarks and socio-structural correlates
The objectives of this investigation were to identify a valid and practical benchmark for the assessment of healthy aging in the Chinese population and examine its socio-structural correlates.
Jiaan Zhang • Sara J. McLaughlin • Yun Chen • Lydia W. Li • Suzanne S. X. Tham
Driving status and religious service attendance among older Americans
This study investigated the relationship between driving status and religious service attendance among older Americans and how the perceived importance of religion influences the relationship.
Sara J. McLaughlin • Jonathon M. Vivoda • Cathleen M. Connell • Karen M. Brown
The upcoming reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) is an opportunity to acknowledge the expanding priorities for that landmark legislation, along with the forward motion of Area Agencies...
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is prevalent in older adults; however, data are lacking that examine EDS across living environments.
Mary D. Naylor • Karen B. Hirschman • Liming Huang • Katherine M. Abbott • Miranda V. McPhillips • Glenna S. Brewster • Barbara J. Riegel • Alexandra L. Hanlon
Problem-solving skills in the context of technologically complex modern societies have become increasingly important to health management in later life.
Phyllis A. Cummins • Roberto J. Millar • Takashi Yamashita • Shalini Sahoo
This study assessed satisfaction among current senior center users in the Northwestern Ohio area and measured the impact that centers have on the lives of participants.
Valerie Flores (Valerie Kessler) • Luyna Ducay • Jonathon M. Vivoda
Compared to whites, blacks under-utilize primary care and over-utilize emergency department services.
Cassandra L. Hua • Anthony R. Bardo • J. Scott Brown
Partnerships between health care and social service organizations may contribute to lower health care use and spending.
Darren Liu • Takashi Yamashita • Anthony R. Bardo • Phyllis A. Cummins
This study compared Dr. Sidney Katz's original dichotomous measure of dependence in performing activities of daily living (ADL) with the National Health and Aging Trends Study's (NHATS) b...
Shahla Mehdizadeh • Stephen Frochen
This study compares the relationship between stress from the death of a parent and two indicators of well-being, substance use and mental health, in the United States and Nepal including difference...
Mark Tausig • Sree Subedi • J. Scott Brown • Kelina Basnyat • Janardan Subedi
Participant Satisfaction and the Impact of Senior Center Services in Lucas County, Ohio
This study addressed satisfaction with services and impact of senior centers among center participants in Lucas County, Ohio.
Michelle M. McGuire • Jonathon M. Vivoda
NACCHO's baseline assessment of disability inclusion within local health departments
People with disabilities can greatly benefit from inclusive health promotion and educational activities already being implemented by local health departments (LHDs), which can help reduce their ris...
Kendall Leser
Healthy Aging in the Context of Educational Disadvantage: The Role of "Ordinary Magic"
The objective of this study is to examine the correlates of healthy aging in the context of educational disadvantage and the extent to which identified correlates are shared with the wider, more ed...
Gender differences in trajectories of physical activity among older Americans with diabetes
The primary objective of this study was to examine gender differences in engagement in physical activity over time among older U.S. adults with diabetes.
Quantitative Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents in a Rural Population from Eastern Nepal
We evaluated physical activity of children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years from the Jirel population of eastern Nepal.
Axial Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of Pediatric Bone Quality in Eastern Nepal
This study presents quantitative ultrasonography (QUS) bone quality data for an underrepresented, south Asian pediatric population from Nepal.
Public health policies are designed for specific subsets of the population.
Dawn Carr • J. Scott Brown • Takashi Yamashita
Does cohort matter in the association between education, health literacy and health in the USA?
Growing empirical evidence supports the generally positive relationship between education, health literacy and health outcomes.
J. Scott Brown • Takashi Yamashita
Most adults with diabetes do not engage in the level of physical activity recommended for optimal disease management.
Situating stress: Lessons from lay discourses on diabetes
(Originally published as Schoenberg, N. E., Drew, E. M., Stoller, E. P., and Kart, C.S. 'Situating Stress: Lessons form Lay Discourse on Diabetes,' Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Vol. 19...
Eleanor Palo Stoller • Nancy E. Schoenberg • Elaine M. Drew • Cary Kart
This brochure provides a comprehensive set of information about preventing osteoporosis and its complications.
Mihaela Popa