Exploring experiences and perceptions of aging and cognitive decline across diverse racial and ethnic groups

LR Roberts, H Schuh, D Sherzai… - Gerontology and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To explore how older adults from three prominent ethnoracial groups experience
cognitive decline and aging. Method: Semistructured key informant interviews (KIIs) and …

Attitudes about aging well among a diverse group of older Americans: Implications for promoting cognitive health

SB Laditka, SJ Corwin, JN Laditka, R Liu… - The …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: To examine perceptions about aging well in the context of cognitive health among
a large and diverse group of older adults. Design and Methods: Forty-two focus groups were …

Strategies for research recruitment and retention of older adults of racial and ethnic minorities

GJ McDougall Jr, G Simpson… - Journal of gerontological …, 2015 - journals.healio.com
How to Obtain Contact Hours by Reading this Article Instructions 1.4 contact hours will be
awarded by Villanova University College of Nursing upon successful completion of this …

How do older people describe others with cognitive impairment? A multiethnic study in the United States

SB Laditka, JN Laditka, R Liu, AE Price… - Ageing & …, 2013 - cambridge.org
We studied how older people describe others with cognitive impairment. Forty-two focus
groups represented African Americans, American Indians, Chinese Americans, Latinos …

Older adults' concerns about cognitive health: commonalities and differences among six United States ethnic groups

JN Laditka, SB Laditka, R Liu, AE Price, B Wu… - Ageing & …, 2011 - cambridge.org
We studied concerns about cognitive health among ethnically diverse groups of older adults.
The study was grounded in theories of health behaviour and the representation of health …

Older adults and functional decline: a cross-cultural comparison

SM McCurry, LE Gibbons, GE Bond, L Teri… - International …, 2002 - cambridge.org
Background: The study was conducted to examine the relationships between functional
decline, health risk factors, lifestyle practices, and demographic variables in two culturally …

Perceived cognitive impairment among African American elders: Health and functional impairments in daily life

LJ Ficker, CL Lysack, M Hanna… - Aging & mental …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: The Center for Disease Control began to assess Perceived Cognitive
Impairment in 2009, yet there has been no in-depth study of how perceived decline in …

JGPS special series on race, ethnicity, life experiences, and cognitive aging

JJ Manly, D Mungas - Journals of Gerontology Series B …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
THERE is increased need to identify, understand, and reduce disparities in cognitive aging
across ethnic, racial, and linguistic groups of older adults. The disproportionate burden of …

Examining rural older adults' perceptions of cognitive health

J Bacsu, S Abonyi, M Viger, D Morgan… - Canadian Journal on …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Existing cognitive health literature focuses on the perspectives of older adults with dementia.
However, little is known about the ways in which healthy older adults without dementia …

Promoting cognitive health: a formative research collaboration of the Healthy Aging Research Network

JN Laditka, RL Beard, LL Bryant, D Fetterman… - The …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: Evidence suggests that healthy lifestyles may help maintain cognitive health. The
Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network, 9 universities collaborating …