Using prospective data from a cohort of elderly Hispanics, this study explores how first-,
second-and 1.5-generation Latinos differ in their levels and trajectories of disability. The …

Objectives. Following a person-centered approach, this research aims to depict distinct
courses of disability and to ascertain how the probabilities of experiencing these trajectories …

This chapter reviews research that addresses just one component of the healthcare debate—
how psychosocial factors, particularly social supports, are linked to health and illness. It …

Previous researchers have found that Hispanic immigrants tend to have better health than
could be reasonably explained by their socioeconomic status and other demographic …

Hispanics are redefining the character and look of United States of America. The rate of high
immigration from Mexico and other Latin American countries and the higher fertility by native …

We examine whether individual and neighborhood socioeconomic context contributes to
black/white disparities in mortality among USA older adults. Using national longitudinal data …

OBJECTIVE This study examines how the experience of Mexican migration to the United
States affects the health process and the quality of life in old age by age at migration …

Physical health problems become more common as people age and are associated with a
great deal of disability. Although racial and ethnic disparities have been reported in physical …

Background The US immigrant population has grown considerably in the last three decades,
from 9.6 million in 1970 to 32.5 million in 2002. However, this unprecedented population rise …

Data from the Southwestern sample of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (Hispanic HANES) were employed to investigate the association of socioeconomic …