Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Pre-pandemic disparities placed Latinos at risk for COVID-19. This report describes the associations between increased viral exposure through social contact and material hardship and the uneven distributi…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Memory strategies promote independence during aging. We systematically reviewed literature on correlates and predictors of internal and external memory strategy use for older adults. Of 212 articles ident…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. This study examined the trend and geographical/community disparities of sleeping patterns among Chinese older adults. We included older adults from four waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Aim: To examine the relationship between falls among high-risk older adults at one Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and the COVID-19 closure of its Day Health Center (DHC), which provi…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Participation has been shown to be a protective factor for cognition in older adults, but instruments to assess it are limited. The main objective was to determine the validity of two scoring systems (dir…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. This analysis examined whether a community-based intervention produced measurable improvements in dietary habits. MOVE UP combined translational, evidence-based weight management and healthy aging interve…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. Many Latinos in the United States do not have access to culturally sensitive services to help them age well. We combined community-based participatory research with concept mapping methods to understand h…
The Counseling Psychologist, Ahead of Print. Using hierarchical regression, the authors investigated the hypotheses that parental stigma and self-stigma would differentially and negatively predict intentions to seek counseling for European American (n …
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. The number of falls among older adults is rising due to an aging population worldwide. An integrated communication campaign utilizing mHealth (mobile health) encouraged older adults to perform strength, b…
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print. The objectives of this study are (1) to identify beneficiary-level characteristics associated with skilled nursing facility (SNF) length of stay (LOS), and (2) to determine if significant differences in L…