Publications by authors named "J Grullon"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how sleep disturbances vary among different racial and ethnic groups and their relationship to dementia risk in older adults.
- It analyzes data from a large cohort including non-Hispanic White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian participants over ten years to track sleep issues and dementia onset.
- Findings show that Black, Hispanic, and Asian older adults face more sleep problems but use fewer sleep medications, with varying impacts on dementia risk, highlighting the need for more research on these disparities.
Racial and ethnic disparities in social isolation and 11-year dementia risk among older adults in the United States.
Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci
October 2024
Aims: Social isolation has been implicated in the development of cognitive impairment, but research on this association remains limited among racial-ethnic minoritized populations. Our study examined the interplay between social isolation, race-ethnicity and dementia.
Methods: We analyzed 11 years (2011-2021) of National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) data, a prospective nationally representative cohort of U.
This study examined the correlates of loneliness and social isolation among older adults in the United States (U.S.) during the COVID-19 outbreak.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOlder racial and ethnic minorities and older adults with dementia have an elevated COVID-19 risk, warranting research into the intersection between these two high-risk groups. We examined whether race-ethnicity moderates the association between dementia and COVID-19 diagnosis. Data were retrieved for 3189 respondents from a nationally representative prospective cohort sample of US older adults aged 65+ years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Older adults, especially minoritized racial-ethnic groups, are historically underrepresented in biomedical research. This study summarizes the development and assesses the impact of a review board involving a multisectoral group of stakeholders with the goal of increasing the diversity of older adults in biomedical research.
Methods: A 25-member board of community members, caregivers, researchers, and clinicians from Upstate New York reviewed 3 projects presented by researchers, clinician-scientists, and a pharmaceutical company between January and December 2022.