Diversify Your Emotional Assets: The Association Between the Variety of Sources of Emotional Support and Thoughts of Death or Self-harm Among US Older Adults.

Using data from a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older adults (age 65) (NHANES: =3,114), we examined the association between the variety in sources of emotional support and thoughts of death or self-harm in the past two weeks among US older adults and if such association is modified by gender and race/ethnicity. Overall, an additional category of source of emotional support was associated with the 0.36-fold lower odds of endorsing thoughts of death or self-harm in the past two weeks (WAOR: 0.

Chronic Pain and Mood Disorders in Asian Americans.

Pain and mood disorder frequently coexist. Yet, for Asian Americans (AAs), scant information about pain and mood disorder is available. Our aims were to compare (1) the rates of pain and mood disorders and (2) the magnitude of associations between pain and mood disorders between AAs and European Americans (EAs), and across different Asian subgroups.

Rv0004 is a new essential member of the mycobacterial DNA replication machinery.

DNA replication is fundamental for life, yet a detailed understanding of bacterial DNA replication is limited outside the organisms Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Many bacteria, including mycobacteria, encode no identified homologs of helicase loaders or regulators of the initiator protein DnaA, despite these factors being essential for DNA replication in E. coli and B.

Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic oral health disparities among US older adults: oral health quality of life and dentition.

Objective: This study aims to examine if older adults living in poverty and from minority racial/ethnic groups experienced disproportionately high rates of poor oral health outcomes measured by oral health quality of life (OHQOL) and number of permanent teeth.

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 2,745 community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2008. Oral health outcomes were assessed by questionnaire using the NHANES-Oral Health Impact Profile for OHQOL and standardized examination for dentition.

Medication safety and chronic kidney disease in older adults prescribed metformin: a cross-sectional analysis.

Background: Medication safety in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing concern. This is particularly relevant in older adults due to underlying CKD. Metformin use is contraindicated in patients with abnormal kidney function; however, many patients are potentially prescribed metformin inappropriately.

Poor oral health and quality of life in older U.S. adults with diabetes mellitus.

Objective: To determine the association between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and oral health in older U.S. adults with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Food Access Patterns and Barriers among Midlife and Older Adults with Mobility Disabilities.

We examined where midlife and older adults with a mobility disability accessed food outside the home in King County, Washington, USA, how they travelled to these food destinations, and facilitators and barriers to food access using qualitative interviews. Thirty-five adults aged ≥50 years with a mobility disability (defined as use of an assistive device for mobility) were interviewed. Supplemental objective information was obtained from a Global Positioning System device worn by participants for 3 days.

Outdoor built environment barriers and facilitators to activity among midlife and older adults with mobility disabilities.

Purpose: To gain better understanding of how the built environment impacts neighborhood-based physical activity among midlife and older adults with mobility disabilities.

Design And Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with 35 adults over age 50, which used an assistive device and lived in King County, Washington, U.S.