Reserachers studied 202 randomly selected and cognitively intact older adults (65+ years) of the Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases Health Care Study.
The study finds that race is not a significant predictor of obesity with depression relative to normal weight without depression status, however, racial differences were observed among the non-depressed.
The study finds that obese nursing home residents had lower mortality compared with those of normal weight.
The study finds a significant interaction between mental disorder and self-rated mental health in predicting service use.
The study finds that emphasis on self-management to improve population health, coupled with advancing the quality of research to evaluate CDSM programs for adults with SMI, is critically needed.
The study in Hong Kong finds that domestic help may moderate the effect of stressors on spousal caregivers.
The study that finds that depression was significantly associated with pain.
The study finds that the likelihood of having an unmet dental need increased when participants had less education, no dental insurance coverage, lower levels of acculturation, and more limited family networks among other factors.
The study finds that social cohesion was related to increased minutes of walking among Asian older adults, but neighborhood effects on walking vary greatly across different Asian subgroups.
The study finds that significant racial and ethnic variations in nursing home admission continue to exist and that Hispanic use remains particularly low.
