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Heritage, Birthplace, Age at Migration, and Education as Life Course Mechanisms Influencing Cognitive Aging Among Latinos
Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of older adults in the United States and are at high risk for cognitive impairment (CI). Although research on...
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Acculturation in Context: A Framework for Investigating Cognitive and Brain Aging in People of Hispanic and Latin American Descent
People of Hispanic and Latin American descent are one of the fastest growing minoritized populations in the U.S., and they are approximately 1.5...
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Aging and Health in the Americas: Past, Present and Future Research on the U.S. Hispanic and Mexican Populations
This chapter examines the distinct cultural and political contexts in which Mexicans and Mexican Americans age. We begin with an overview of the...
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Older Workers with Physically Demanding Jobs and their Cognitive Functioning
Although employment can provide older people with both financial and nonfinancial rewards, it is questionable whether those benefits extend to all...
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Do Centenarians Get Dementia?
As the population ages, the number of individuals who live for 100 years or more is increasing. While cognitive impairment is more common as we grow...
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Mental Health and Aging in Mexico and the United States: The New Urban Reality
As the populations of the United States and Mexico age, one of the most pressing areas of research and intervention relates to the mental health of...
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Migrant Health Vulnerability Through the Migration Process: Implications for Health Policy in Mexico and the United States
Social vulnerability refers to the relative lack of protection of a group of people when they face potential damage to their health, threats to the...
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The Hispanic Paradox: Is There a Hispanic Mortality Advantage?
While older US Hispanics have more comorbid conditions and experience fewer societal advantages than non-Hispanic whites (NHW), they consistently...
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Local Health: Neighbourhood Scale
People develop a strong sense of attachment and belonging to their neighbourhood and this is the urban scale at which many people experience the...
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Socio-demographic Inequalities in Environmental Exposures
Contemporary social scientific research emphasizes that populations commonly interact with their environments not as monolithic entities but,...
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Association of Positive Affect with Cognitive Health and Decline for Elder Mexican Americans
The goal of this study was to investigate the linkages of positive affect (PA) with cognitive health and its decline among elder Mexican Americans....
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Racial Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms among Latina/o College Students: The Role of Racism-Related Vigilance and Sleep
Latinx college students are at high risk of suffering from depressive symptoms. A factor posited to influence depressive symptoms among Latinx...
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Latino and Alzheimer’s: Social Determinants and Personal Factors Contributing to Disease Risk
This chapter forecasts the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the Latino population of the United States and examines the role of place and social...
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Health Care Access and Health Behavior Quality of Life among Hispanic/Latino-American Cancer Survivors
The aim of this study was to examine whether physical and mental healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) of Hispanic/Latino-American cancer survivors...
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Mothering Tongues: Anthropological Perspectives on Language and the Mother-Infant Nexus
While early-life experiences shape and influence the health and well-being of individuals over the course of their lifetimes (and even that of...
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Characteristics and Consequences of Family Support in Latino Dementia Care
The purpose of this study is to explore variations in family support for Latino dementia caregivers and describe the role of the family in dementia...
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Lessons Learned from the Positive Minds—Strong Bodies Trial on Disability Prevention for Racial/Ethnic Minority Elders
Racial/ethnic minority elders (60+) have a higher prevalence of late life depression (LLD) and worse access to and quality of mental health care than...
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Validation Study of the Abbreviated Version of the Lubben Social Network Scale Spanish Translation among Mexican and Mexican-American Older Adults
Purpose: To perform a face validity study of the Spanish version of the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) among Mexican and Mexican-American older...