Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yuri Jang, Eun Young Choi, Nan Sook Park, David A. Chiriboga, Lei Duan, Miyong T. Kim
Summary: This study suggests that social isolation and loneliness have significant impacts on subjective cognitive impairment, with loneliness potentially mediating the relationship between social isolation and cognitive health risks in older Korean Americans.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Priya Saravanakumar, T. Muhammad, Shobhit Srivastava
Summary: This study examined potential protective factors against depressive symptoms among older adults in India and found that physical activity, social participation, voluntary work and financial contribution to family, religiosity, life satisfaction, self-perceived health, and self-perceived social standing were associated with a lower likelihood of depressive symptoms.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Duckhyun Jo, Hanjoo Kim
Summary: Previous research suggests gender differences in depressive symptoms. However, most studies have focused on symptom severity and it remains unclear how these symptoms are interconnected among women and men in non-Western populations. This study examined the depressive symptom networks of South Korean women and men using network analysis. The findings reveal key symptoms and causal pathways, providing insights for tailored interventions for depression.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yu-Chun Lin, Huang-Ting Yan
Summary: This study examined the influence of participation in political and non-political groups on depressive symptoms among older adults in Taiwan. The findings revealed that engagement in social groups reduced the likelihood of depression, while engagement in political groups increased the risk of depressive symptoms. For older adults who remained politically engaged, participation in multiple types of non-political groups was associated with a lower likelihood of depression.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ellen L. Compernolle, Laura E. Finch, Louise C. Hawkley, Kathleen A. Cagney
Summary: The study examines how momentary loneliness relates to gender, race/ethnicity, social, and physical context in older adults. Results suggest that men tend to report greater loneliness compared to women, and older adults outside the home or not alone are less likely to feel lonely. However, the protective effects of being outside the home and with others are weaker among women and Black and Hispanic older adults.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Weidi Qin, Christy L. Erving, Ann W. Nguyen
Summary: This study focuses on older African Americans and aims to identify trajectories of depressive symptoms over a 9-year period, examine the association between neighborhood characteristics and depressive symptom trajectories, and assess whether this association differs by gender. The findings suggest that high levels of neighborhood social cohesion may protect against increasing depressive symptoms in older African Americans, and that older African American men may be more susceptible to the negative mental health effects of neighborhood physical disadvantage.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maria del Carmen Diaz-Mardomingo, Lucia Utrera, Shishir Baliyan, Sara Garcia-Herranz, Juan Carlos Suarez-Falcon, Raquel Rodriguez-Fernandez, Patricia Sampedro-Piquero, Azucena Valencia, Cesar Venero
Summary: Loneliness affects the mental and physical health of older adults, and cortisol may be a biological mechanism through which it impacts health. This study found that social and emotional loneliness were associated with cortisol levels in older adults, with stronger associations in males. These findings have important implications for screening and diagnosing loneliness-related health issues.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Robert Fox, Joanna McHugh Power, Andrew N. Coogan, Aartjan T. F. Beekman, Theo G. van Tilburg, Philip Hyland
Summary: Loneliness has a detrimental impact on mental health in later life and may have a bidirectional relationship with psychopathology. This study examines the longitudinal association between different types of loneliness (social and emotional) and posttraumatic stress symptoms among older adults. The results suggest a small but significant increase in posttraumatic stress symptoms and emotional loneliness over time, highlighting the importance of addressing loneliness in the context of mental health in older adults.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Joshua Patino, Martin Alberto Rodriguez, Soham Al Snih
Summary: Depressive symptoms are found to be a predictor of low physical performance in older Mexican Americans over a 20-year follow-up period. Individuals with depressive symptoms had a higher odds ratio of developing low physical performance compared to those without depressive symptoms.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Lyndsey M. Miller, Joel S. Steele, Chao-Yi Wu, Jeffrey Kaye, Hiroko H. Dodge, Mitzi M. Gonzales, Karen S. Lyons
Summary: This study explores the associations between the level of depressive symptoms in older adult spouse/partner couples and their physical health and social factors. The findings suggest that greater engagement in social activities is associated with fewer depressive symptoms in men, while having more close friendships is associated with fewer depressive symptoms in women. Furthermore, the study indicates that greater disparity in physical health within the couple is linked to higher depressive symptoms in men. These results highlight the importance of social activity and close friendships in older adult couples' mental well-being, which can be influenced by gender and physical health conditions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jessica K. Bone, Gemma Lewis, Jonathan P. Roiser, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Glyn Lewis
Summary: The study found that adolescents who recalled more self-referential negative words had more severe depressive symptoms, and this association was stronger in females.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shumin Mai, Jingjing Cai, Weijun Zheng, Lu Li
Summary: This study established a research model to fully understand the relationship between social engagement, loneliness, and cognitive function among elderly Chinese adults. The findings revealed that social engagement had a positive impact on cognitive function, while loneliness had a negative impact. Watching TV or listening to the radio was found to have the strongest association with cognitive function.
PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michael J. Green, Elise Whitley, Claire L. Niedzwiedz, Richard J. Shaw, S. Vittal Katikireddi
Summary: Social contact, including remote contact, can help reduce social inequalities in depressive symptoms and loneliness among older adults.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sascha de Breij, Martijn Huisman, Cecile R. L. Boot, Dorly J. H. Deeg
Summary: Female older workers and feminine older workers have more depressive symptoms compared to male and non-feminine workers. Autonomy and task variation partially explain gender differences in depressive symptoms. Improving these conditions can reduce gender inequality in mental health among older workers.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Pawel Grygiel, Roman Dolata, Grzegorz Humenny, Marek Muszynski
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between symptoms of depression and loneliness among adolescents, as well as the role of loneliness in the network of depression symptoms. The results show that loneliness is directly related to affective symptoms of depression and mediates relationships with somatic symptoms. Contrary to previous studies, loneliness has the lowest level of centrality in the network. The method used to measure loneliness does not significantly affect the connections between loneliness and depressive symptoms.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Michelle L. Arnold, William Haley, Frank R. Lin, Sarah Faucette, Laura Sherry, Kaila Higuchi, Kerry Witherell, Elizabeth Anderson, Nicholas S. Reed, Theresa H. Chisolm, Victoria A. Sanchez
Summary: Studies investigating hearing interventions lack proper planning, implementation, and assessment of treatment fidelity. By evaluating the fidelity of the ACHIEVE hearing intervention in a multi-site randomized controlled trial, it was found that the fidelity plan met 96% of NIH BCC criteria, highlighting the need for clear definitions in future fidelity plans. The ACHIEVE hearing intervention fidelity plan can be used as a framework for future studies to enhance the reliability of implementing evidence-based interventions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Gerontology
Joanne Elayoubi, Monica E. Nelson, William E. Haley, Gizem Hueluer
Summary: Social connection/engagement can help individuals with stroke maintain and improve their memory abilities. Providing help, having social relationships, and living near family members are all associated with better memory recall.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Chelsea Liu, Victoria R. Marino, Virginia J. Howard, William E. Haley, David L. Roth
Summary: Higher social engagement and longer caregiving duration tend to be associated with higher positive aspects of caregiving (PAC). Non-dementia caregivers and African American caregivers reported higher PAC. Caregiving strain may attenuate the association between dementia caregiving and PAC.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Monique J. Brown, Chigozie A. Nkwonta, Amandeep Kaur, Titilayo James, Donaldson F. Conserve, Brent J. Small, William E. Haley
Summary: The study found that older adults living with HIV who have experienced childhood sexual abuse exhibit psychological issues, relationship challenges, self-blame, and may relive childhood trauma. Some participants reported still feeling the effects of childhood sexual abuse years after the event, while others noted a lack of current impact from the abuse.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Ethnic Studies
Yuri Jang, Yong Ju Cho, Nan Sook Park, David A. Chiriboga, Seunghye Hong, Miyong T. Kim
Summary: This study examined the associations among perceived racial discrimination, ethnic resources, and mental distress in older Korean Americans. The results showed that perceived racial discrimination, ethnic identity, and sense of community all directly influenced mental distress. In the context of experiencing racial discrimination, a high sense of community can serve as a buffer against mental distress.
ETHNICITY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Joanne Elayoubi, William E. Haley, David L. Roth, Mary Cushman, Orla C. Sheehan, Virginia J. Howard, Melissa deCardi Hladek, Gizem Hueluer
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether changes in perceived stress and depressive symptoms are associated with increased inflammation among family caregivers and non-caregivers. The findings showed that caregivers experienced greater worsening in perceived stress and depressive symptoms compared to non-caregivers, but there were limited associations between these factors and inflammation in both groups. However, inflammation was associated with various demographic and health variables for both caregivers and non-caregivers, such as age, race, obesity, and medication use for hypertension and diabetes.
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Gerontology
Yuri Jang, Jangmin Kim, Hyunwoo Yoon, Nan Sook Park, David A. Chiriboga, Eric Rice, Miyong T. Kim
Summary: The objective of this study is to examine the association between the perceived burdensomeness of older Korean Americans towards their healthcare partners and the characteristics of the participants and their healthcare partners. The results show that English-speaking ability and residence in a low Korean density area are negatively associated with perceived burdensomeness. Perceived burdensomeness is also lowered when emotional support is received from the healthcare partners, especially among those with multi-comorbidity.
JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Gerontology
David L. Roth, John P. Bentley, Debora Kamin Mukaz, William E. Haley, Jeremy D. Walston, Karen Bandeen-Roche
Summary: Previous studies have found small and inconsistent differences between family caregivers and control samples on individual measures of systemic inflammation. This study identified two latent factors of inflammation and found that transitioning to a family caregiving role was associated with a lower increase over time on the inhibitory feedback factor.
Article
Gerontology
Yuri Jang, Jisook Ko, Min-Kyoung Rhee, Nan Sook Park, David A. Chiriboga, Miyong T. Kim
Summary: This study examined factors associated with dietary risks in older Korean Americans and found that dietary risks were related to sociodemographic disadvantages, health conditions, social networks, and acculturation. The findings suggest the need for concerted efforts to promote healthy eating behaviors and attention to older immigrants who are socially and culturally isolated.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGING & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yuri Jang, Nan Sook Park, Juyoung Park, David A. Chiriboga, William E. Haley, Miyong T. Kim
Summary: This study examined the types of family relationships among older Korean Americans and explored the role of friend networks in mental health. The results showed that individuals with smaller friend networks and belonging to dysfunctional family types experienced greater mental distress. In addition, the study highlighted the importance of friend networks, particularly for older immigrants with dysfunctional family relationships.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Gerontology
Nan Sook Park, Yuri Jang, Soondool Chung, David A. Chiriboga, William E. Haley
Summary: This study examined the association between different living/eating arrangements and loneliness and depressive symptoms among older Korean immigrants. Gender differences were observed, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve social and mental well-being among older immigrants with limited resources.
Meeting Abstract
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Nan Sook Park, Yuri Jang, Soondool Chung, David Chiriboga
INNOVATION IN AGING
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Seunghye Hong, Ki Tae Park, Yeonjung Lee, Mei Linn Park, Nan Sook Park
INNOVATION IN AGING
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maureen E. Templeman, Carlyn E. Vogel, Victoria R. Marino, Debra Dobbs, William E. Haley
Summary: The study used qualitative content analysis to examine student written assignment responses about the importance of completing their own advance directive. It found that benign primary appraisals were associated with reporting greater resources and intent to complete an advance directive. Therefore, completion of an advance directive should be reserved for classes that help students process emotions and information about their end-of-life care preferences.
