2024
Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition Among Older Adults in the US
Lin Z, Ye J, Allore H, Gill T, Chen X. Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition Among Older Adults in the US. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 904-914. PMID: 38805197, PMCID: PMC11134283, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-life circumstancesLate-life cognitionRacial disparitiesCross-sectional studyBlack participantsWhite participantsCognitive scoresCognitive impairmentRacial differencesTelephone Interview for Cognitive StatusHealth and Retirement StudyAssociated with racial disparitiesPromote health equityPrevalence of cognitive impairmentIntervention of cognitive impairmentNon-Hispanic blacksSurvey of US adultsNon-Hispanic whitesReduce racial disparitiesPrimary explanatory variableSubstantial racial differencesHealth equityRetirement StudyOlder AdultsUS adultsMental-somatic multimorbidity in trajectories of cognitive function for middle-aged and older adults
Chen S, Nagel C, Liu R, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Newsom J, Thielke S, Kaye J, Quiñones A. Mental-somatic multimorbidity in trajectories of cognitive function for middle-aged and older adults. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303599. PMID: 38743678, PMCID: PMC11093294, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of cognitive impairmentGroup-based trajectory modelingMultimorbidity combinationsLate-life increaseOlder adultsNon-Hispanic white adultsHigh riskHealth and Retirement StudyMiddle-agedHealth-related factorsTrajectories of cognitive functionCognitive declineCognitive impairmentMultinomial logistic regression modelMultinomial logistic regression analysisLow riskLogistic regression modelsLow initial riskTrajectory group membershipLogistic regression analysisRetirement StudyNon-HispanicMultimorbidityWhite adultsHispanic respondents
2023
THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS ON DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IS MODERATED BY SEXUAL MINORITY STATUS
Trubits E, Newsom J, Saucedo J, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Nagel C, Dorr D, Quiñones A. THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS ON DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IS MODERATED BY SEXUAL MINORITY STATUS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 797-798. PMCID: PMC10737157, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.2574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-rated healthGreater depressive symptomsChronic conditionsDepressive symptomsOlder adultsEffect of SRHGood self-rated healthRace/ethnicityMinority older adultsYears of educationSymptomsHealth disparitiesMental healthPhysical healthSM adultsAdultsRetirement StudyHealthSexual minority statusDirect effectParticipant sexSame effectGreater numberDisparitiesRacial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in trajectories of morbidity accumulation among older Americans
O'Neill A, Newsom J, Trubits E, Elman M, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Nagel C, Dorr D, Quiñones A. Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in trajectories of morbidity accumulation among older Americans. SSM - Population Health 2023, 22: 101375. PMID: 36941895, PMCID: PMC10024041, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispanic adultsRace/ethnicityBlack adultsWhite adultsMultiple chronic health conditionsNon-Hispanic white adultsNH White adultsChronic health conditionsSelf-reported morbidityCovariate-adjusted modelsPublic health interventionsProtective effectMorbidity countHealth interventionsPotential associationHealth disparitiesOlder ageSocioeconomic disparitiesHealth conditionsSocioeconomic statusSocioeconomic inequalitiesAdultsOlder AmericansRetirement StudyConsiderable heterogeneity
2022
SOCIAL SUPPORT AND STRAIN AS PREDICTORS OF MULTIMORBIDITY FOLLOWING A MARITAL TRANSITION
Denning E, Newsom J, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Nagel C, Dorr D, Quiñones A. SOCIAL SUPPORT AND STRAIN AS PREDICTORS OF MULTIMORBIDITY FOLLOWING A MARITAL TRANSITION. Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 567-567. PMCID: PMC9770881, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMore chronic conditionsChronic conditionsPredictors of multimorbiditySocial supportAdults age 50Race/ethnicityAge 50Multimorbidity trajectoriesOlder adultsMarital transitionsHealth declineSocial strainStressful eventsRetirement StudyChildrenSpousal supportGrowth curve modelingPiecewise growth curve modelingHealthLtParticipantsMultimorbidityMENTAL-SOMATIC MULTIMORBIDITY IN GROUP-BASED TRAJECTORIES OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION FOR MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS
Chen S, Nagel C, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Newsom J, Thielke S, Kaye J, Quiñones A. MENTAL-SOMATIC MULTIMORBIDITY IN GROUP-BASED TRAJECTORIES OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION FOR MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS. Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 610-610. PMCID: PMC9770737, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow baseline riskMultimorbidity combinationsBaseline riskCognitive impairmentSomatic multimorbidityHigher oddsHigher baseline riskCognitive impairment riskCognitive performanceGroup-based trajectory modelingRisk modificationSubsequent riskMultimorbiditySociodemographic factorsMental multimorbidityCognitive declineCognitive functionMiddle AgedOlder adultsImpairment riskImpairmentTrajectory class membershipRiskStrokeRetirement StudyMULTIMORBIDITY PROGRESSION AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN THE HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY (1991–2015)
Quiñones A, Markwardt S, Bobo M, Allore H, Newsom J, Nagel C, Botoseneanu A, Dorr D. MULTIMORBIDITY PROGRESSION AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN THE HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY (1991–2015). Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 693-693. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultimorbidity groupObese body mass indexOlder adultsLevel of multimorbidityBody mass indexHigh incidence rateHigh multimorbidityMass indexIncidence rateED ratesMultimorbidityMedicare beneficiariesMedicare feeBirth cohortService beneficiariesLower multimorbidityFunctional lossGreater riskSociodemographic differencesDisease accumulationLater lifeAbstract Older adultsRetirement StudyHigher proportionAdults
2021
Multimorbidity Trajectory Classes as Predicted by Race, Ethnicity, and Social Relationship Quality
Newsom J, O'Neill A, Denning E, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Nagel C, Dorr D, Quiñones A. Multimorbidity Trajectory Classes as Predicted by Race, Ethnicity, and Social Relationship Quality. Innovation In Aging 2021, 5: 873-873. PMCID: PMC8681668, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.3155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth and Retirement StudyIntersection of genderSocial supportOlder adultsWhite womenOlder Hispanic womenOlder Black womenBinary logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsSocial relationship qualityNational data analysisPsychosocial measuresRetirement StudyHispanic womenRacial/ethnic groupsCoronavirus/COVID-19 pandemicWomen's experiencesHispanic menBlack womenOld white manLabor marketSocial inequalitiesPolicy changesRegression modelsWhite men