Search Results - "Herrera, Angelica P."

Disparate Inclusion of Older Adults in Clinical Trials: Priorities and Opportunities for Policy and Practice Change by Herrera, Angelica P, Snipes, Shedra Amy, King, Denae W, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Goldberg, Daniel S, Weinberg, Armin D

“…Older adults are vastly underrepresented in clinical trials in spite of shouldering a disproportionate burden of disease and consumption of prescription drugs…”
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Religious coping and caregiver well-being in Mexican-American families by Herrera, Angelica P., Lee, Jerry W., Nanyonjo, Rebecca D., Laufman, Larry E., Torres-Vigil, Isabel

“…Objective: We sought to explore the association of religious and spiritual coping with multiple measures of well-being in Latinos caring for older relatives…”
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Immigrant status and cognitive functioning in late-life: An examination of gender variations in the healthy immigrant effect by Hill, Terrence D., Angel, Jacqueline L., Balistreri, Kelly S., Herrera, Angelica P.

“…Although some research suggests that the healthy immigrant effect extends to cognitive functioning, it is unclear whether this general pattern varies according…”
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"Pesticides Protect the Fruit, but Not the People": Using Community-Based Ethnography to Understand Farmworker Pesticide-Exposure Risks by Snipes, Shedra Amy, Thompson, Beti, O'Connor, Kathleen, Shell-Duncan, Bettina, King, Denae, Herrera, Angelica P, Navarro, Bridgette

“…We used community-based ethnography and public health risk assessment to assess beliefs about pesticide exposure risks among farmworkers in the Lower Yakima…”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of the Aging Mastery Program by Ferretti, Lisa, McCallion, Philip, McDonald, Emily, Kye, Hayoung, Hererra-Vensom, Angelica, Firman, James

“…: Successful aging is best determined by active management and self-determination of one's aging roadmap. Some individuals are ready to respond to these…”
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Psychosocial and Cognitive Health Differences by Caregiver Status Among Older Mexican Americans by Herrera, Angelica P., Mendez-Luck, Carolyn A., Crist, Janice D., Smith, Matthew Lee, Warre, Ruth, Ory, Marcia G., Markides, Kyriakos

“…This study identifies the risk and protective factors associated with informal caregiving by older (≥70 years) Mexican Americans and profiles caregiving…”
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Attitudes, Knowledge, and Health-Seeking Behaviors of Five Immigrant Minority Communities in the Prevention and Screening of Cancer: A Focus Group Approach by Gany, Francesca M., Herrera, Angelica P., Avallone, Michelle, Changrani, Jyotsna

“…Despite an observed decrease in overall cancer death rates in the USA, immigrant minorities continue to experience disproportionately higher cancer incidence…”
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Variation in Older Americans Act Caregiver Service Use, Unmet Hours of Care, and Independence Among Hispanics, African Americans, and Whites by Herrera, Angelica P., George, Rebecca, Angel, Jacqueline L., Markides, Kyriakos, Torres-Gil, Fernando

“…Home- and community-based services (HCBS) are underused by minority seniors and their caregivers, despite greater rates of disability. We examined…”
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Cultural Influences in the Patterns of Long-Term Care Use Among Mexican American Family Caregivers by Herrera, Angelica P., Lee, Jerry, Palos, Guadalupe, Torres-Vigil, Isabel

“…This study sought to explore cultural attitudes toward caregiving and long-term care and their influence on patterns of long-term care use among Mexican…”
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Local Health Department Assurance of Services and the Health of California’s Seniors by Rodriguez, Hector P., Herrera, Angelica P., Wang, Yueyan, Jacobson, Dawn M.

“…To examine the extent to which local health department (LHD) assurance of select services known to promote and protect the health of older adults is associated…”
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Mexican Immigrant Male Knowledge and Support Toward Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening by Thiel de Bocanegra, Heike, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, Herrera, Angelica P, Gany, Francesca

“…Background We conducted a focus group study to assess the influence of partner communication on breast and cervical cancer screening and the perceived existing…”
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Geographic proximity of HRSA, VA, and DOD clinics: opportunities for interagency collaboration to improve quality by Brownell, Julia, Xierali, Imam, Herrera, Angelica P, Calvo, Ahmed

“…Clinics funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense's Military Health System (MHS), and Department of Health and Human Services'…”
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Opportunity Costs Associated with Caring for Older Mexican-Americans by Brown, H. Shelton, Herrera, Angelica P., Angel, Jacqueline L.

“…Long-term care use among older Mexican-Americans is poorly understood, despite the adverse effects on health and economic disadvantage in this vulnerable…”
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Participation in Two Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs by Adults Aging With a Long-Term Disability: Case-Control Study of Reach and Effectiveness by Eagen, Thomas J., Teshale, Salom M., Herrera-Venson, Angelica P., Ordway, Anne, Caldwell, Joe

“…Objective: Adults aging with a long-term disability (LTD) are at an increased risk for falls. The Older Americans Act Title III-D and Prevention and Public…”
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Caregiving burden, acculturation, familism, and Mexican American elders' use of home care services by Crist, Janice D, McEwen, Marylyn Morris, Herrera, Angelica P, Kim, Suk-Sun, Pasvogel, Alice, Hepworth, Joseph T

“…Caregiving burden has been shown to predict use of home care services among Anglo Americans. In a previous study, only one of two dimensions of caregiving…”
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Emotional and cognitive health correlates of leisure activities in older Latino and Caucasian women by Herrera, Angelica P., Meeks, Thomas W., Dawes, Sharron E., Hernandez, Dominique M., Thompson, Wesley K., Sommerfeld, David H., Allison, Matthew A., Jeste, Dilip V.

“…This study examined differences in the frequency of leisure activity participation and relationships to depressive symptom burden and cognition in Latino and…”
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The Provision of Diabetes-Monitoring Exams to Older Latinos by Herrera, Angelica P., Smith, Matthew Lee, Ory, Marcia G., Rodriguez, Hector P., Warre, Ruth, Thompson, Wesley K., Azcue, Annette, Romero, Jairo A.

“…Objectives: To explore factors associated with the provision of diabetes-monitoring practices among older Latinos with type 2 diabetes. Method: Data from 547…”
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Health and healthcare perspectives of African American residents of an unincorporated community: A qualitative assessment by King, Denae W., Snipes, S. Amy, Herrera, Angelica P., Jones, Lovell A.

“…Residential perspectives about health in unincorporated communities are virtually unexplored. In this study, we conducted focus groups to assess individual and…”
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Health Care Providers' Assessments of the Quality of Advanced-Cancer Care in Latin American Medical Institutions: A Comparison of Predictors in Five Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Peru by Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Aday, Lu Ann, Reyes-Gibby, Cielito, De Lima, Liliana, Herrera, Angelica P., Mendoza, Tito, Cleeland, Charles S.

“…This paper describes an innovative Pan-American survey on advanced-cancer care and examines the quality-of-care provided by Latin American institutions. A…”
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Participation of Latinos in the Diabetes Self-Management Program and Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes by Mendez-Luck, Carolyn A, Govier, Diana J, Luck, Jeff, Julyan, Esmeralda J, Mahakalanda, Shyama, Herrera-Venson, Angelica P

“…Abstract Background and Objectives The Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP) and Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes (PMPD) have been shown to reduce…”
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