Publications by authors named "Andrea Mayfield"
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- The research identified that Black and Asian older adults are less likely to report chronic pain compared to White older adults, and those with higher household incomes also report lower instances of chronic pain.
- Additionally, older adults who are not working due to disability are significantly more likely to experience chronic pain, highlighting the need for further exploration of disparities among this group.
A variety of factors influenced the American public's experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic and initial availability and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. To examine variation in early COVID-19 vaccine uptake based on neighborhood disadvantage along with individual sociodemographic and health characteristics, we used Spring 2021 data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of the Medicare population conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Bivariate analyses showed that beneficiaries in disadvantaged neighborhoods were less likely to have received at least one vaccine dose than those in less disadvantaged neighborhoods (49.
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- * The study aims to gather data from approximately 1,888 older adults over 12 months to understand chronic pain experiences, treatment methods, and how various factors affect patient outcomes.
- * Preliminary findings indicate that older adults with chronic pain often experience lower physical and mental well-being compared to those without pain, with osteoarthritis being the most commonly reported condition.