Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and white blood cell count levels in end-stage cancer patients: A retrospective study on inflammatory markers and their prognostic value.

Procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cell count (WBC) are commonly recognized as inflammatory markers. Some studies showed that these markers were also related to some cancers. This study aimed to investigate whether these markers were exhibited aberrations in end-stage cancer patients and to assess their correlation with infection and prognosis.

Health Effect of Elderly Family Planning Subsidy on Older Chinese with Only One Child.

The decades-long one-child policy in China has led to a growing number of older individuals with only one child. The Elderly Family Planning Subsidy (EFPS) policy was introduced to provide extra financial support to this group and was expanded nationwide in 2012. This study investigated the relationship between EFPS use and health among EFPS-eligible older Chinese using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

Perceived Housing Problems and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Americans.

Housing insecurity has been shown to be associated with worse mental health. However, previous studies mostly examined one aspect of housing insecurity (e.g.

Community-Based Residential Relocation in Middle and Older Age: A United States-China Comparison Study on Its Predictors and Associated Mortality Risk.

Objectives: This study compared the United States and China in examining the predictors of community-based residential relocation and its associated mortality risk.

Methods: Data from the 2010 to 2018 US Health and Retirement Study and from 2011 to 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were used (N = 20,292 and N = 11,694). Community-dwelling respondents (aged 50+) reported whether they had relocated and were followed up until 2018.

Parent-Child Relationship Typologies and Associated Health Status Among Older Adults in the United States and China: A Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Background And Objectives: Cultural differences in intergenerational relationships have been well established in prior research. However, cross-national comparison evidence on the parent-child relationship and its health implications remains limited.

Research Design And Methods: Data from the 2014 U.

Dietary Knowledge and Preference Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Couples.

This study investigates the interdependence of dietary knowledge and preference and potential rural-urban differences among middle-aged and older Chinese couples. Couple-level data from the 2015 China Health and Nutrition Survey were included (N = 2933). Structural Equation Model examined the actor and partner effects of dietary knowledge on dietary preferences.

Immigration-Related Factors and Depression Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Older Chinese Americans.

Objectives: Asian Americans have the lowest mental health service utilization rate among all racial/ethnic groups. This study investigates how immigration-related factors shape the depression help-seeking behaviors of older Chinese Americans.

Methods: Data were collected from participants who reported experiencing any depressive symptoms in the Population-based Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago ( = 907).

Racial/ethnic/gender-Based Differences in Health Trajectories Among American Older Adults: 10-Year Longitudinal Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study.

Health disparity by race/ethnicity or gender has been well-documented. However, few researchers have examined health outcomes based on the intersection of individuals' race, ethnicity, and gender or investigated various health dimensions. Guided by an intersectionality framework, this study explores racial/ethnic/gender-based differences in trajectories of multiple health outcomes over a ten-year period among American older adults.

Who Cares for Older Adults? A Cross-National Study of Care Sources for Older Adults With Functional Limitations and Associated Determinants.

The study compared care source typologies for older adults in China and the United States. Data from the 2014 U.S.

Participation in mahjong and the associated smoking and alcohol consumption behaviors among Chinese older adults.

This study examined the relationship of playing mahjong with smoking and alcohol consumption behaviors among Chinese older adults. We used a large and nationally representative dataset, the 8th wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Older adults who were 65 years old or above were included in the final analysis sample ( = 10,954).

Neo-Antigen-Reactive T Cells Immunotherapy for Colorectal Cancer: A More Personalized Cancer Therapy Approach.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common malignancy in women and the third most frequent cancer in men. Evidence has revealed that the survival of patients with metastatic CRC is very low, between one and three years. Neoantigens are known proteins encoded by mutations in tumor cells.

Memory Trajectories and Disability Among Older Couples: The Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms.

Objectives: Using a dyadic approach, this study examined the mediating effect of depressive symptoms on the longitudinal relationships between husbands' and wives' memory trajectories and their prospective disability status.

Methods: Longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study 2004-2018 were used. Older (aged 50+) heterosexual couples who had no limitations in the activity of daily living at the baseline (2004) were included (N = 1,310).

Intergenerational Interactions and Relationship Quality: A Daily Study Among Mothers and Their Adult Children.

Objectives: The parent-child relationship is one of the most long-lasting relationships in human life. Such relationship is particularly adaptive during public health emergencies that threaten human life. However, few studies have examined the effects of daily exchanges in support between aging parents and adult children on the relationship quality during public health emergencies.

Insomnia Symptom Trajectory of Spouse Caregivers of Older Adults with Functional Limitations.

Objectives: This study examined the long-term impact of spouse caregiving on insomnia symptoms, compared to propensity-score matched non-caregivers.

Methods: Health and Retirement Study data between 2006 and 2018 were used. Caregivers ( = 403) were respondents (aged 50+) who assisted their heterosexual spouses in performing (instrumental) activities of daily living at baseline.

Social Support and Unmet Needs for Personal Assistance Among Community-Dwelling U.S. Chinese Older Adults: Does the Source of Support Matter?

This study examines the relationship between social support sources and unmet needs among U.S. Chinese older adults.

Health Behavior Patterns and Associated Risk of Memory-Related Disorders Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Couples.

Studies on the interdependence of couples' health behaviors and subsequent cognitive outcomes remain limited. Longitudinal data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011-2018) were used ( = 1869 heterosexual couples). Latent class analysis identified the dyadic pattern of health behaviors in 2011 (i.

Food Insecurity and Mental Health Trajectories during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey.

Food insecurity and mental disorders are pressing public health issues during COVID-19. Empirical evidence on the extent to which food insecurity affects mental health outcomes of American adults as the pandemic unfolds remains limited. Longitudinal data from the Understanding Coronavirus in America survey collected biweekly between April and December 2020 were used (N=4,068).

Depressive Symptom Trajectories and Cognition Among Older American Couples: A Dyadic Perspective.

Objectives: This study examined whether trajectories of depressive symptoms of one spouse are associated with the other spouse's memory.

Methods: Longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study (2004-2016) were used ( = 5690 heterosexual couples). Latent-class growth analysis and structural equation models examined the actor and partner effects of depressive symptom trajectories on memory.

Perceived social support and help-seeking among U.S. Chinese older adults who reported elder mistreatment.

This study aimed to examine the associations between perceived social support and help-seeking among U.S. Chinese older adults who reported elder mistreatment (EM).

Does the Microbiota Composition Influence the Efficacy of Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy?

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common malignancy globally, and many people with CRC suffer the fate of death. Due to the importance of CRC and its negative impact on communities, treatment strategies to control it or increase patient survival are being studied. Traditional therapies, including surgery and chemotherapy, have treated CRC patients.

Functional disabilities and changes in sleep quality and duration among older adults: results from a longitudinal study in China, 2005-2014.

Purpose: We examined the associations of activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) with changes in sleep-related measurements among Chinese older adults from 2005 to 2014.

Methods: Four waves of longitudinal data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS; 2005-2014; n = 42,417) were used. Two sleep-related measurements were included: sleep quality and meeting the recommended daily sleep duration (7-8 h).

Perfusion measurement in brain gliomas using velocity-selective arterial spin labeling: comparison with pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling and dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI.

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of velocity-selective (VS) ASL among patients with untreated gliomas by comparing with both pseudo-continuous (PC) ASL and dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced perfusion-weighted imaging (DSC-PWI).

Methods: Forty-four consecutive patients with newly diagnosed glioma who underwent preoperative perfusion MRI including VSASL, PCASL, and DSC-PWI between 2017 and 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. Visual inspection was performed to evaluate the tumor signal intensity relative to gray matter based on 1-5 score criteria and weighted kappa was used to evaluate the pair-wise concordance between VSASL or PCASL and DSC-PWI.

Intersectional Discrimination Attributions and Health Outcomes Among American Older Adults: A Latent Class Analysis.

Guided by an intersectionality framework, this study examined intersectional discrimination attributions and their associations with health outcomes. Older respondents (aged ≥50) from the Health and Retirement Study in 2014-2015 were included ( = 6286). Their reasons for discrimination (age, gender, sexual orientation, race, national origin, religion, financial status, weight, physical appearance, disability, and others) were examined.

Unmet Community Service Needs and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study.

This study examined the gap between need and provision of community services in China and its association with older adults' life satisfaction over time. Longitudinal data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey from 2008 to 2014 were used (3 waves, = 16,199). Respondents reported if they needed nine types of community service and if their community provided such service.