Engaging Communities, Advancing Research
The USC Roybal Institute maintains a regularly updated database of academic literature and relevant research reports that are published by its faculty. The online library is not intended to be exhaustive, but we hope it provides useful information for researchers, policy advocates, health service providers and others who wish to learn more about aging and diverse populations.
Please Note: Many online journals require registration and payment to access full-length versions of articles. Faculty, students and staff at universities and colleges can often access electronic journals through their online campus library network for free or at a minimal cost. Some public libraries also provide such access to its members. Please contact your public or university library for more information.
Among other results, the study finds, that blacks engaged in more poor health behavior than whites, but also had a lower prevalence of depression compared to whites.
The study finds that newly-arrived immigrants have lower insurance rates across all occupations in comparison to longer-settled immigrants and native-born individuals.
The study finds that Chinese immigrant elders in Boston were more resilient and healthier than their counterparts in Shanghai, which is consistent with the literature on healthy selection theory.
Findings underscore the need for early diagnosis for depression among Black men and further research into within-group differences within the African American male population.
Researchers conducted the first study to investigate the relationships among emotional support, negative interaction with family members and psychiatric disorders among older African Americans.
This is one of the studies to compare the effectiveness of collaborative depression care between older and younger adults among low-income, minority patients.
A 2009 report from the Los Angeles Partnership for Evidence-Based Solutions in Elder Health coalition that provides a snapshot of health priorities facing Los Angeles Latino elders and the baby boom generation.
In 2009 the Los Angeles Partnership for Evidence-Based Solutions in Elder Health identified depression as a health priority for Latinos. This issue brief is a call to action to be used as a tool for advocacy, planning, and intervention among key stakeholders.
The study examined the characteristics of elderly people with long-term care needs who opt for community-based services and compare them with those who opt for residential care services in Hong Kong.
Results from the study showed that, compared to parents without migrant children, the parents of migrants had significantly more monetary support, less instrumental support and a lower level of depression.
