Publications by authors named "Neelam H Ahmed"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how rural and urban differences in caregiving, such as intensity, distance, burden, health, and support, vary across different U.S. Census regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West).
- It used data from 3,551 informal caregivers to older adults, collected from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, focusing on various outcome measures like caregiving intensity and caregiver health.
- Results showed that urban caregivers provided more assistance with daily activities, particularly in the Northeast and West, while caregivers in the South reported spending more hours caregiving each month.
Background: Racial health disparities are well documented and pervasive across the United States. Evidence suggests there is a "rural mortality penalty" whereby rural residents experience poorer health outcomes than their urban counterparts. However, whether this penalty is uniform across demographic groups and U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFModeration of the Association between Primary Language and Health by Race and Gender: An Intersectional Approach.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
June 2022
In the United States (US), limited English proficiency is associated with a higher risk of obesity and diabetes. “Intersectionality”, or the interconnected nature of social categorizations, such as race/ethnicity and gender, creates interdependent systems of disadvantage, which impact health and create complex health inequities. How these patterns are associated with language-based health inequities is not well understood.
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