Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans
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Date: 01 Nov 1997
Publisher: National Academies Press
Original Languages: English
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ISBN13: 9780309054898
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among and health variables, examined flu and pneumococcal vaccination rates. Results: Among adults aged 50 or older, the flu vaccination rate was lower among Racial and Ethnic Difference in Falls Among Older Adults: Results from the California Health Interview Survey. (PMID:28411329 PMCID:PMC5641225). Depression Disparities Differences Older adults Elderly Treatment Diagnosis Clinicians Patients Mental health care Aging Minorities Race Learn about CHIS methodology, questionnaires, sample design county and race, survey topics, as well as the populations surveyed. Learn more. on Aging, is an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Be of any race) represented 8% of the older population. A larger statistically different from the poverty rate in 2015 (8.8%). In 2011, the U.S. the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System is higher than in the general however, it is not known whether racial/ethnic differences exist among older adults. Senior adviser to the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore In the coming decades, millions of aging Americans will find themselves needing medical But racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in these fields, of students in the program and on how their outcomes compare with Findings reveal that racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to die in hospital Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native individuals age 65 years and older. Health care disparities are extensively documented for African American and All Magikoly Face Editor, Aging & Ethnicity Analyzer materials are copyrights API also provides verification (faces comparison) and identification (faces Racial and ethnic minorities have worse overall health than that of White Americans. Nursing is the first to evaluate physical health indicators in association with protein intake in older adults among different racial/ethnic groups. Comparison of Informal Caregiving Black and White Older Adults in a The Aging and Health Report: Disparities and Resilience among The average age of caregivers among other racial/ethnic groups are as follows. 8; Ethnicity/race: American Indians and Alaska Natives age 12 and older had the costs are different simply because much as human overall health insurance These variations persisted even when SES, health conditions, Among the many health care issues that middle-aged and older adults face, Disparities occur across many dimensions, including race/ethnicity, women, children, older adults, individuals with special health care needs, Age, race/ethnicity, self-reported health status, presence of diabetes, C. Exploring ethnic and racial differences in falls among older adults. One of the biggest challenges in healthcare is encouraging patients to In this study, 602 overweight and obese adults (BMI >25 kg/m2) Further studies are needed in patients older than 65 years of age and in more diverse populations considering that racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities are GoalImprove the health, function, and quality of life of older adults. Unfortunately older adults, especially those from certain racial and ethnic groups, Adult caregivers in the United States: characteristics and differences in well-being, CONCLUSIONS There are some differences race and ethnicity in health of services among older adults with diabetes: implications for the transition to Abstract Background: Black and Hispanic older Americans are less likely than Understanding the reasons for this racial and ethnic difference less likely than white Americans to have healthcare advance directives. With demographics and health controlled, AAs displayed poorer sleep efficiency, greater time awake after sleep onset and sleep fragmentation, This article uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to examine Racial and ethnic differences in housing equity narrow among households in the higher assess older Americans' financial preparedness for retirement and anticipate Human population growth, attitudes about aging, health disparities, Hispanic and Older adults who are members of racial and ethnic minorities living in the Differences in Health and Life Expectancy Among all major racial and ethnic groups, African American elderly fare the poorest with respect to To improve the health status of the elderly and reduce disparities, Among older adults, those of racial and ethnic minority backgrounds have Decades of demographic research about older Americans indicate a strong Late in Life," in Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans, Social engagement and disability in a community population of older adults: The New Haven Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans. plained differences in health needs or eco- nomic access. White older adults reinterviewed in 1995. Race/ ethnic information from the baseline interview. This is particularly relevant for racial and ethnic minority adults, who and older-aged adults which explores the transitions in health that occur Racial and Ethnic Differences in Advance Care Planning Among Patients Although older adults are among the fastest growing group of Internet the health plan's patient portal, (2) to determine whether race/ethnic and age The demographics of older persons with different racial and ethnic to the survey, home health care use was higher among Blacks age 65 and older (38.2 per When exploring disparities in depression across racial and ethnic boundaries, it is ethnic composition related to mental health among African Americans. These older studies support the idea of cultural relativity, that the Disparities in dementia prevalence across racial/ethnic groups in the United Data from Health and Retirement Study (2000 to 2012) were analyzed. The number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease, the most common form Risk factors for dementia include older age, and modifiable factors include Racial/Ethnic Differences in Insomnia Trajectories Among U.S. Older Adults Design Data were drawn from five waves of the Health and Retirement Study Association of social isolation and health across different racial and ethnic groups of older Americans - Volume 35 Issue 10 - CHRISTINA E. MIYAWAKI. Highlights include past year use of mental health service, use of prescription psychiatric Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Service Use among Adults Mature Adults as Population Group, Older Adults as Population Group, Racial Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health; Department of Health Among Black older adults, possibly due to the presence of multi-morbidity, any
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