Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdultsOlder immigrants perceived health after migration to the United States: Influence of age and level of acculturation
Kang G, Hajduk A, Marottoli R, Nunez‐Smith M. Older immigrants perceived health after migration to the United States: Influence of age and level of acculturation. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2625-2637. PMID: 34252200, PMCID: PMC8440395, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth statusAge groupsWorse healthWorse health statusCross-sectional studyLevel of acculturationSpecific health needsYears of ageInfluence of ageAge-related differencesRepresentative cohortFunctional comorbiditiesHealth needsAcculturation levelDemographic characteristicsMain predictorsAgeHealthLate-life immigrantsSecondary variablesUnited StatesStatusAssociationGroupYears