Search Results - "Guareña, Lesley A."

To donate, or not to donate, that is the question: Latino insights into brain donation by Morlett Paredes, Alejandra, Guareña, Lesley A., Stickel, Ariana M., Schairer, Cynthia E., González, Hector M.

“…Introduction Latinos are underrepresented in brain autopsy research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The study's purpose is to identify…”
Get full text

Emotional health and its association with neurocognition in Hispanic and non-Hispanic White people with HIV by Guareña, Lesley A, Kamalyan, Lily, Watson, Caitlin Wei-Ming, Karcher, Kayle, Umlauf, Anya, Morgan, Erin, Moore, David, Ellis, Ronald, Grant, Igor, Cherner, Mariana, Moore, Raeanne C, Zlatar, Zvinka Z, Heaton, Robert K, Marquine, María J

“…Emotional functioning is linked to HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment, yet research on this association among diverse people with HIV (PWH) is scant. We…”
Get more information

Disparities in Metabolic Syndrome and Neurocognitive Function Among Older Hispanics/Latinos with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Marquine, María J, Kamalyan, Lily, Zlatar, Zvinka Z, Yassai-Gonzalez, David, Perez-Tejada, Alán, Umlauf, Anya, Al-Rousan, Tala, González, Verónica, Breton, Jordana, Guareña, Lesley A, Brody, Lilla, Cherner, Mariana, Ellis, Ronald J, Zúñiga, Maria Luisa, Mungas, Dan M, Moore, Raeanne C, Moore, David J, Wojna, Valerie, Hall, Rasheeda K, Franklin, Jr, Donald R, Heaton, Robert K

“…Neurocognitive impairment and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are prevalent in persons with HIV (PWH). We examined disparities in HIV-associated neurocognitive…”
Get more information

A scoping review of end-of-life discussions and palliative care: implications for neurological intensive care among Latinos in the U.S by Diaz, Monica M., Guareña, Lesley A., Garcia, Bettsie, Alarcon-Ruiz, Christoper A., Seal, Stella M., Rubinos, Clio, Cruz-Oliver, Dulce M., Carhuapoma, J. Ricardo

“…Goals of care (Goals-of-care) discussions and palliative care (PC) are crucial to providing comprehensive healthcare, particularly for acute neurological…”
Get full text

Perceptions and attitudes of brain donation for Alzheimer’s disease research among older Latinos by Morlett, Alejandra, Guareña‐Espinosa, Lesley A, Gonzalez, Hector M

“…Background Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) continue to be highly debilitating, particularly among older Latinos. Latinos are 1.5x more likely…”
Get full text

NIH Toolbox Emotion Battery Findings Among People with HIV: Normative Comparisons and Clinical Associations by Brody, Lilla A, Kamalyan, Lily, Karcher, Kayle, Guarena, Lesley A, Bender, Alexis A, McKenna, Benjamin S, Umlauf, Anya, Franklin, Donald, Marquine, Maria J, Heaton, Robert K

“…Depression and other aspects of emotional health in people with HIV (PWH) can affect functional independence, disease progression, and overall life quality…”
Get full text

Associations between Depression and Subjective Cognitive Decline: Results from the Study of Latinos‐Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL‐INCA) and HCHS/SOL by Guareña, Lesley A., Paredes, Alejandra Morlett, Tarraf, Wassim, Kuwayama, Sayaka, Zlatar, Zvinka, Stickel, Ariana M, Gonzalez‐Pardo, Roberto, Perreira, Krista M, Wassertheil‐Smoller, Sylvia, Zeng, Donglin, Gallo, Linda C, Daviglus, Martha L, Isasi, Carmen R, González, Hector M

“…Background Many aging Hispanic/Latino persons are worried about memory loss. Prior research suggests that subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and depression,…”
Get full text

Cognitive symptoms among middle‐ and older‐age adults in Latin America during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic: Risk and protective factors by Marquine, Maria J., Madriaga, Cecilia, Blumstein, Yanina, Hughes, Cecilia, Cancela, Valentina, Muniz‐Terrera, Graciela, Goyeneche, Juan José, Triunfo, Patricia, Scavino, Marco, Breton, Jordana, Guareña, Lesley A., Kamalyan, Lily, Acosta, Daisy M, Aguero, Cinthya, Aguilar‐Navarro, Sara Gloria, Babulal, Ganesh, Baena, Ana Y., Brucki, Sonia Maria Dozzi, Bustin, Julian, Duque, Lissette, Jiménez‐Velázquez, Ivonne Z., Maldonado, Aleyda, de Oliveira, Maira Okada, Serrano, Cecilia, Slachevsky, Andrea, Soto‐Añari, Marcio F., Rivera‐Fernandez, Claudia, Quiroz, Yakeel T.

“…Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has impacted daily life worldwide, with possible negative consequences for cognitive health. Self‐reported cognitive symptoms…”
Get full text