Comparison of two area-level socioeconomic deprivation indices: Implications for public health research, practice, and policy

KA Rollings, GA Noppert, JJ Griggs, RA Melendez… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To compare 2 frequently used area-level socioeconomic deprivation indices: the
Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). Methods Index …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways explaining racial/ethnic and socio-economic disparities in dementia incidence: The UK Biobank study

MA Beydoun, HA Beydoun… - Aging (Albany …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: We examine those disparities and their related pathways among UK Biobank
study respondents (50–74 y, N= 323,483; 3.6% non-White minorities) using a series of Cox …

The social vulnerability metric (SVM) as a new tool for public health

L Saulsberry, A Bhargava, S Zeng… - Health Services …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To derive and validate a new ecological measure of the social determinants of
health (SDoH), calculable at the zip code or county level. Data Sources and Study Setting …

Life Course Assessment of Area-Based Social Disadvantage: A Systematic Review

SA Keller, S Lim, WR Buckingham… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Area-based social disadvantage, which measures the income, employment, and housing
quality in one's community, can impact an individual's health above person-level factors. A …

Pathways explaining racial/ethnic disparities in incident all‐cause dementia among middle‐aged US adults

J Weiss, MA Beydoun, HA Beydoun… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
INTRODUCTION Racial disparities in dementia incidence exist, but less is known about their
presence and drivers among middle‐aged adults. METHODS We used time‐to‐event …

Bigger Isn't Better: Why Small Area Geographies Are Best for Actionable Index Development

WR Buckingham, WR Powell, SA Keller… - Papers in Applied …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Area-level measures of the social exposome provide powerful tools to understand how
context contributes to health disparities. Due to the geographic phenomenon of the …

[PDF][PDF] Place attachment and participation among older adults living in disadvantaged areas

A Taei - 2024 - portal.research.lu.se
Background: Older adults typically prefer aging in place, highlighting the crucial role of their
neighborhoods in facilitating participation as they age. In disadvantaged areas …

Comment on: Prevalence of refractive error within a Portuguese sample of optometric records

N Sharma, M Singh, SK Chaurasiya - Journal of Optometry, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dear Editor, We read with keen interest the recently published study titled" Prevalence of
refractive error within a Portuguese sample of optometric records" by VL Carneiro and JM …