Later-life social network profiles of male war survivors in Vietnam: Implications for health behaviors.

Emerging research emphasizes early-life war exposure as a key determinant of later-life health in older adults from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet, the linkages between war exposure, social networks, and later-life health behaviors have received little attention. Using data from the 2018 Vietnam Health and Aging Study, we investigate how early-life war experiences relate to the social networks and health behaviors of 1195 Vietnamese men aged 60+ who survived the Vietnam War (1965-1975).

Cognitive function in Vietnam: the effects of war exposure and social engagement.

Objective: Vietnam is an LMIC in Asia that is experiencing rising cases of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Many Vietnamese adults at risk of ADRD have experienced early-life war exposures, which may have negative impacts on their cognitive function in later years.

Methods: Our study uses the Vietnam Health and Aging Study (VHAS) to investigate the impact of early-life war exposure on cognitive function in later life while also considering variations in social engagement.

War-Related Life Course Stress and Late-Life Subjective Age in Northern Vietnam.

Background And Objectives: The role of early life stressors in subjective aging is weakly understood, especially in low- to middle-income countries. This paper investigated how early life stressors encountered in armed conflict influence subjective age among Vietnamese older adults who experienced war over decades of their early life.

Research Design And Methods: We analyzed survey data from the 2018 Vietnam Health and Aging Study involving 2,447 Vietnamese older adults who encountered diverse war-related stressors in early adulthood.

AC conductivity study of mechanochemically synthesized solid electrolytes of LiMPSCl (M = Ca, Mg, Ba, Zn, Al, Y).

Argyrodite-type solid electrolytes of LiPSCl doped with multivalent cations (Mg, Ba, Zn, Al, Y) were prepared a mechanochemical synthesis method. The lattice constant (), interplanar spacing (, , ), and micro-strain () showed that the doping elements were incorporated into the crystal structure of LiPSCl. The lattice constant and interplanar spacing of the doped samples were smaller than those of LiPSCl.

The long-term association between exposure to wartime bombing earlier in life and post-traumatic stress later in life among today's older Vietnamese population.

This analysis examines the relationship between exposure to American wartime bombardments earlier in life and later-life PTSD among current surviving Vietnamese aged 59+. It also assesses whether the relationship varies by military status during the war - formal military, informal military, or civilian - and whether associations are explained by exposure to violence and malevolent conditions. Data link survey responses from the 2018 Vietnam Health and Aging Study to provincial-wide level bombing intensity using U.