USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging tag:roybal.usc.edu,2010-10-13:/276 2012-05-16T17:53:13Z Daily News, 5/16/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73855 2012-05-16T16:13:22Z 2012-05-16T17:53:13Z Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • "You Need a Song to Bring You Through": The Use of Religious Songs to Manage Stressful Life Events
    Researchers explore how religious songs are used to help African American older adults cope with stressful life events.
  • Emotional Labour and Successful Ageing in the Workplace among Older Chinese Employees
    The study finds that employees who can better regulate both their internal feelings and external expressions are more likely to successfully age in the workplace.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/15/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73846 2012-05-15T16:41:37Z 2012-05-15T16:43:03Z Brown Calls for Deeper Health Program Cuts in Revised BudgetCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown calls for significant cuts to Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services in his revised 2012-2013 fiscal year budget plan. Obama Administration Presents National Plan to Fight Alzheimer's... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Brown Calls for Deeper Health Program Cuts in Revised Budget
    California Governor Jerry Brown calls for significant cuts to Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services in his revised 2012-2013 fiscal year budget plan.
  • Obama Administration Presents National Plan to Fight Alzheimer's Disease
    A new website is also launched to provide families and caregivers with information about dementias and how to seek help.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/14/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73839 2012-05-14T17:10:09Z 2012-05-14T18:15:40Z Retinal Microvascular Abnormalities and Cognitive Function in Latino Adults in Los AngelesUsing data from the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study, researchers find that retinal microvasculature imaging may provide insights into small blood vessel influences on cognition in Latino populations.... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Retinal Microvascular Abnormalities and Cognitive Function in Latino Adults in Los Angeles
    Using data from the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study, researchers find that retinal microvasculature imaging may provide insights into small blood vessel influences on cognition in Latino populations.
  • Shades of Gray: A Cross-Country Study of Health and Well-Being of the Older Populations in SAGE Countries, 2007-2010
    The report examines the health and health care utilization of the population aged 50 and older in six countries: China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/11/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73838 2012-05-11T16:56:23Z 2012-05-11T16:58:21Z Breaking the Social Security Glass Ceiling: A Proposal to Modernize Women's BenefitsWomen of color have limited access to private pensions and rely more heavily on Social Security for retirement income than men, according to the report. Validation and Reliability... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Breaking the Social Security Glass Ceiling: A Proposal to Modernize Women's Benefits
    Women of color have limited access to private pensions and rely more heavily on Social Security for retirement income than men, according to the report.
  • Validation and Reliability of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly in Chinese Population
    Researchers find that the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the physical activity level of elderly in Chinese population.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/10/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73825 2012-05-10T17:17:18Z 2012-05-10T17:20:53Z Mental Healthcare Need and Service Utilization in Older Adults Living in Public HousingResearchers find that mental illness was common and largely untreated among socioeconomically disadvantaged older adults in public housing in Rochester, New York. Farewell to Old Legacies? The... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Mental Healthcare Need and Service Utilization in Older Adults Living in Public Housing
    Researchers find that mental illness was common and largely untreated among socioeconomically disadvantaged older adults in public housing in Rochester, New York.
  • Farewell to Old Legacies? The Introduction of Long-term Care Insurance in South Korea
    The study analyzes the nature of long-term care insurance in South Korea in relationship to the nation's two significant historical policy legacies of developmentalism and Confucianism.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/9/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73816 2012-05-09T18:53:26Z 2012-05-09T18:57:21Z The Abbreviated Fuld Object Memory Evaluation Improves Detection of Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Not Dementia in Caucasian and African American, but not in Latino, Older AdultsResearchers seek to address the growing need for ethnically unbiased cognitive by evaluating the... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • The Abbreviated Fuld Object Memory Evaluation Improves Detection of Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Not Dementia in Caucasian and African American, but not in Latino, Older Adults
    Researchers seek to address the growing need for ethnically unbiased cognitive by evaluating the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) and the abbreviated Fuld Object Memory Evaluation (FOME).
  • Indicators of Childhood Quality of Education in Relation to Cognitive Function in Older Adulthood
    The study finds that educational factors other than years of schooling may influence cognitive performance in later life in a sample of 433 older adults (52 percent African American).
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/8/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73797 2012-05-08T16:58:00Z 2012-05-08T17:00:12Z The Decisional Balance Sheet to Promote Healthy Behavior among Ethnically Diverse Older AdultsResearchers test the effectiveness of a single-day decisional balance sheet program, which aimed to increase physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake among ethnically diverse elders. Chinatown... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • The Decisional Balance Sheet to Promote Healthy Behavior among Ethnically Diverse Older Adults
    Researchers test the effectiveness of a single-day decisional balance sheet program, which aimed to increase physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake among ethnically diverse elders.
  • Chinatown Death Triggers Worries about Isolated Elders
    Low-income older adults living alone in Chinatowns across the United States worry about falls and are at risk for depression.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/7/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73781 2012-05-07T17:12:41Z 2012-05-07T17:14:07Z An Uneven Burden: Social Disparities in Adult Caregiving Responsibilities, Working Conditions, and Caregiver OutcomesThe study finds that women, Hispanics, and first-generation immigrant caregivers have less work schedule flexibility and less access to paid vacation leave. The Southeastern U.S. Collaborative... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • An Uneven Burden: Social Disparities in Adult Caregiving Responsibilities, Working Conditions, and Caregiver Outcomes
    The study finds that women, Hispanics, and first-generation immigrant caregivers have less work schedule flexibility and less access to paid vacation leave.
  • The Southeastern U.S. Collaborative Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (SUCCEED): Reducing Breast and Cervical Cancer Disparities for African American Women
    Researchers provide an overview of a project to reduce the disparities experienced by African American women for breast and cervical cancer in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/4/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73745 2012-05-04T17:20:31Z 2012-05-04T17:22:06Z Race Differences in Intellectual Control Beliefs and Cognitive FunctioningThe study finds that higher intellectual control beliefs were associated with better performance on all basic cognitive ability measures. Self-efficacy is Associated with Less Burden and More Gains from Behavioral Problems... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Race Differences in Intellectual Control Beliefs and Cognitive Functioning
    The study finds that higher intellectual control beliefs were associated with better performance on all basic cognitive ability measures.
  • Self-efficacy is Associated with Less Burden and More Gains from Behavioral Problems of Alzheimer's Disease in Hong Kong Chinese Caregivers
    Ninety-nine family caregivers in Hong Kong participated in the longitudinal study of caregiver well-being.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/3/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73729 2012-05-03T17:05:51Z 2012-05-03T17:11:35Z Disparities in Health Status and Health Care Access and Use among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives and Non-Hispanic Whites in CaliforniaThe study finds that older American Indians and Alaska Natives reported poorer physical and mental health than did... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Disparities in Health Status and Health Care Access and Use among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives and Non-Hispanic Whites in California
    The study finds that older American Indians and Alaska Natives reported poorer physical and mental health than did Non-Hispanic Whites in the state.
  • A New Classification of Function and Disability in China: Subtypes Based on Performance-Based and Self-Reported Measures
    Older Chinese living in rural environments seem to report less dependency on others than those living in urban environments, according to the study.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/2/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73725 2012-05-02T21:18:17Z 2012-05-02T21:20:13Z The Changing Face of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in the United States: Demographic and Geographic Changes from 2011 to 2050Researchers predict that a large number of older Hispanic men will have primary open-angle glaucoma in the coming decades. Validity of... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • The Changing Face of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in the United States: Demographic and Geographic Changes from 2011 to 2050
    Researchers predict that a large number of older Hispanic men will have primary open-angle glaucoma in the coming decades.
  • Validity of Self-reported Eye Disease and Treatment in a Population-based Study: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study
    Results from the study suggest that the actual prevalence of most major eye diseases among older Latinos is likely underestimated due to self-reporting.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 5/1/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73714 2012-05-01T17:59:47Z 2012-05-01T18:01:05Z Using the Framingham Risk Score to Evaluate Immigrant Effect on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Mexican AmericansImmigrants who live in the United States for less than 10 years have a lower risk for cardiovascular diseases than U.S.-born individuals, according to... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Using the Framingham Risk Score to Evaluate Immigrant Effect on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Mexican Americans
    Immigrants who live in the United States for less than 10 years have a lower risk for cardiovascular diseases than U.S.-born individuals, according to the study.
  • Towards Global Equity in Longevity
    A United Nations' Population Division fact sheet looks at life expectancy and disease rates for different regions across the world.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 4/30/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73706 2012-04-30T22:01:46Z 2012-04-30T22:10:55Z Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension, Diabetes and Hyperlipidemia and Area-Level Mortality Regions in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) StudyResearchers find less control of diabetes and cholesterol in the counties in the highest ischemic... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension, Diabetes and Hyperlipidemia and Area-Level Mortality Regions in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
    Researchers find less control of diabetes and cholesterol in the counties in the highest ischemic heart disease mortality tertile, and less control of hypertension in the counties in the highest stroke mortality tertile.
  • Introducing a Latin Ballroom Dance Class to People with Dementia Living in Care Homes, Benefits and Concerns: A Pilot Study
    The Latin ballroom dancing intervention was found to enhance positive emotional states and general levels of satisfaction for individuals with dementia, according to the study.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 4/27/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73687 2012-04-27T16:51:41Z 2012-04-27T17:12:48Z Physical Function and Associated Factors in Community-Dwelling Elderly People in Jalisco, MexicoThe study finds that functional difficulties are common among the older Mexican population in Jalisco, Mexico. Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from ChinaResearchers... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Physical Function and Associated Factors in Community-Dwelling Elderly People in Jalisco, Mexico
    The study finds that functional difficulties are common among the older Mexican population in Jalisco, Mexico.
  • Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China
    Researchers find that greater height shrinkage is associated with more adverse health outcomes in later life.
    • ]]>     Daily News, 4/26/2012 tag:roybal.usc.edu,2012://276.73677 2012-04-26T17:52:07Z 2012-04-26T17:53:36Z Successful Program for Seniors Shifting to Managed CareCalifornia state officials plan to eliminate the Multipurpose Senior Services Program as a stand-alone program but keep the services it provides under a new managed care model. Factors Associated with Poor Glycemic... Vincent Lim https://blogs.usc.edu/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=276&id=415
  • Successful Program for Seniors Shifting to Managed Care
    California state officials plan to eliminate the Multipurpose Senior Services Program as a stand-alone program but keep the services it provides under a new managed care model.
  • Factors Associated with Poor Glycemic Control in Older Mexican American Diabetics Aged 75 Years and Older
    The study finds that education level, nativity, smoking, obesity, disease duration, daily glucometer use, and macrocomplications were factors associated with poor glycemic control.
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