2024
A Systematic Analysis of Early Life Exposure to the Chinese Famine (1959–1961) and the Health of Older Adults — China, 2008–2023
Shen C, Chen X. A Systematic Analysis of Early Life Exposure to the Chinese Famine (1959–1961) and the Health of Older Adults — China, 2008–2023. China CDC Weekly 2024, 6: 203-207. PMID: 38532745, PMCID: PMC10961216, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2024.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly life circumstancesChinese famineHealth of older adultsLife exposurePublic health practiceLife circumstancesHealth-related sectorsLife course approachEarly life exposuresEnhance public healthHealth practicesOlder adultsHealthy agingHealthPublic healthMeta-analysisOlder ageAging societyStrategic interventionsAgeIndividual environmentsInterventionAdultsMounting evidenceAging process
2023
Trends in Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Physical Disability and Social Support Among U.S. Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment Living Alone, 2000–2018
Chen S, Zhang H, Underwood B, Wang D, Chen X, Cardinal R. Trends in Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Physical Disability and Social Support Among U.S. Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment Living Alone, 2000–2018. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: igad028. PMID: 37223006, PMCID: PMC10202553, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive impairmentU.S. older adultsOlder adultsIADL disabilityPhysical disabilityEthnic disparitiesSupport needsRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesSocial supportUnmet support needsEligible peopleInstrumental activitiesDaily livingPoisson regressionBlack respondentsImpairmentDisabilityAdultsBADLU.S. HealthPrevalenceInformal careSelf-perceived memory is negatively associated with chronic disease awareness: Evidence from blood biomarker data
Lin Z, Fu M, Chen X. Self-perceived memory is negatively associated with chronic disease awareness: Evidence from blood biomarker data. SSM - Population Health 2023, 22: 101361. PMID: 36852376, PMCID: PMC9958050, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-perceived memoryCognitive abilitiesCognitive misperceptionsChronic disease awarenessImpaired cognitive abilityCognitive measuresDisease awarenessOlder Chinese adultsHealth-related decisionsOlder adultsMemoryOpposite patternLongitudinal studyRetirement Longitudinal StudyBlood biomarker dataNegative associationLow disease awarenessMultivariate logistic regressionSelf-reported diagnosisMisperceptionsTargeted interventionsAdultsIndividualsAwarenessDiabetes status
2022
Long-term services and supports and disease management among older Chinese adults in different stages of cognitive impairment
Lin Z, Chen X. Long-term services and supports and disease management among older Chinese adults in different stages of cognitive impairment. The Journal Of The Economics Of Ageing 2022, 23: 100405. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive impairmentOlder adultsDisease managementDisease preventionPreventive care utilizationNon-communicable diseasesDisease management behaviorsOlder Chinese adultsLong-term care servicesHome-based servicesHypertension awarenessHypertension managementCare utilizationSevere stagesChinese adultsCare servicesAdultsDifferential effectsModest effectDiseaseImpairmentPreventionDifferent stagesLTSSRepresentative dataThe Effect of Dual Sensory Impairment and Multimorbidity Patterns on Functional Impairment: A Longitudinal Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China
Wang Q, Zhang S, Wang Y, Zhao D, Chen X, Zhou C. The Effect of Dual Sensory Impairment and Multimorbidity Patterns on Functional Impairment: A Longitudinal Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2022, 14: 807383. PMID: 35462686, PMCID: PMC9028763, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.807383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDual sensory impairmentDaily Living ScaleMultimorbidity patternsFunctional impairmentSensory impairmentOlder adultsLiving ScaleCo-existing diseasesRetirement Longitudinal StudyMultimorbidity prevalenceFunctional statusLongitudinal cohortADL limitationsIADL limitationsInstrumental activitiesMultimorbidityRespiratory patternIntegrated careChina HealthImpairmentLongitudinal studyAdultsPrevalenceSelf-report measuresPotent pathwayDifficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country population-based study
Chen S, Jones LA, Jiang S, Jin H, Dong D, Chen X, Wang D, Zhang Y, Xiang L, Zhu A, Cardinal RN. Difficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country population-based study. BMC Geriatrics 2022, 22: 181. PMID: 35246064, PMCID: PMC8894568, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-02799-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth system factorsADL assistanceOlder adultsCOVID-19 pandemicPopulation-based studyLongitudinal cohort studyHealth service expendituresSystem factorsCOVID-19Wealth-related inequalitiesHealth-related indicatorsPandemic-related changesCohort studyADL difficultyEligible peopleBackgroundOlder adultsDaily livingAdultsInternational variationConcentration indexService expendituresPandemicDifficulty statusSex gapUnequal responseAmerican Older Adults in COVID-19 Times: Vulnerability Types, Aging Attitudes, and Emotional Responses
Fu M, Guo J, Chen X, Han B, Ahmed F, Shahid M, Zhang Q. American Older Adults in COVID-19 Times: Vulnerability Types, Aging Attitudes, and Emotional Responses. Frontiers In Public Health 2022, 9: 778084. PMID: 35211452, PMCID: PMC8860986, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.778084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional responsesNegative emotionsOlder adultsNegative Affect ScheduleLatent class analysisOlder adults' vulnerabilityAmerican Older AdultsPositive emotionsEmotional experienceInternational PositiveOwn agingAdult vulnerabilityVulnerability of individualsEmotionsDual vulnerabilityVulnerable older adultsAttitudesAdultsClass analysisPandemic contextIndividualsVulnerability typesBeingVulnerable counterpartsVulnerability