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Pain and Functional Limitations Among Midlife and Older Canadians: The Role of Discrimination, Race, and Sense of Belonging by Vang, Zoua M, Chau, Shirley, Kobayashi, Karen M, Owen, Mary J, McKenzie-Sampson, Safyer, Mayrand-Thibert, Jeanne, Brass, Gregory M

“…Abstract Objectives We drew on fundamental cause theory and the weathering hypothesis to examine how discrimination influences aging for midlife and older…”
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Psychological distress in older adults linked to immigrant status, dietary intake, and physical health conditions in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) by Davison, Karen M., Lung, Yu, Lin, Shen (Lamson), Tong, Hongmei, Kobayashi, Karen M., Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…•Canadian women recent immigrants have 76% higher odds of psychological distress (PD).•Younger age, lower income, chronic pain, more chronic illnesses…”
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From Motivations to Accounts: An Interpretive Analysis of “Living Apart Together” Relationships in Mid- to Later-Life Couples by Funk, Laura M., Kobayashi, Karen M.

“…Living Apart Together (LAT) relationships involve two people in a long-term, committed intimate relationship who choose to live in separate households. We…”
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Ethnic and National Identity Development Processes: The Role of Cultural Behaviors and Gender by Quan, Cindy, Costigan, Catherine L., Kobayashi, Karen M.

“…Objective: This study examined the interrelations between Chinese and Canadian identity development during adolescence over an 18-month period using an…”
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mid-age and older adults differs by immigrant status and ethnicity, nutrition, and other determinants of health in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) by Davison, Karen M., Hyland, Christina E., West, Meghan L., Lin, Shen (Lamson), Tong, Hongmei, Kobayashi, Karen M., Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…Purpose This study aimed to address knowledge gaps about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mid-age and older adults, with particular attention to the…”
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Depression in middle and older adulthood: the role of immigration, nutrition, and other determinants of health in the Canadian longitudinal study on aging by Davison, Karen M, Lung, Yu, Lin, Shen Lamson, Tong, Hongmei, Kobayashi, Karen M, Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…Little is known about depression in middle-aged and older Canadians and how it is affected by health determinants, particularly immigrant status. This study…”
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Constructing a sense of commitment in ‘Living Apart Together’ (LAT) relationships: Interpretive agency and individualization by Kobayashi, Karen M, Funk, Laura, Khan, Mushira Mohsin

“…LAT (Living Apart Together) relationships involve two people in a long-term intimate relationship who choose to live in separate households. Due to their…”
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Becoming wolf and other stories: Using indigenist arts-based methodologies to explore urban Indigenous coming of age by Mellor, Andrea, Cloutier, Denise, Wang, Luyi, Kobayashi, Karen

“…Arts-based methodologies are increasingly being used in community-based research to explore and communicate issues of importance to Indigenous communities…”
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Refugee status is associated with double the odds of psychological distress in mid-to-late life: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Tong, Hongmei, Lung, Yu, Lin, Shen (Lamson), Kobayashi, Karen M, Davison, Karen M, Agbeyaka, Senyo, Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…Psychological distress is associated with a range of negative outcomes including lower quality of life and an increased risk of premature all-cause mortality…”
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Asset based community development to promote healthy aging in a rural context in Western Canada: notes from the field by Kobayashi, Karen M., Cloutier, Denise S., Khan, Mushira, Fitzgerald, Kyla

“…Working from an asset-based perspective, this exploratory, qualitative study examined local community strengths and capacities to support healthy aging in a…”
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Examining the gender, ethnicity, and age dimensions of the healthy immigrant effect: factors in the development of equitable health policy by Kobayashi, Karen M, Prus, Steven G

“…This study expands on previous research on the healthy immigrant effect (HIE) in Canada by considering the effects of both immigrant and visible minority…”
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Nutritional Factors, Physical Health and Immigrant Status Are Associated with Anxiety Disorders among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Findings from Baseline Data of The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) by Davison, Karen M, Lin, Shen Lamson, Tong, Hongmei, Kobayashi, Karen M, Mora-Almanza, Jose G, Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…The main purpose of this study was to compare the lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders among foreign-born and Canadian-born adults in middle and later…”
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Self-Reported Health of Working-Age Refugees, Immigrants, and the Canadian-Born by McAlpine, Alyssa, Kobayashi, Karen, George, Usha, Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…Canada has a rapidly growing refugee population, yet, there are limited research studies on the physical health of working-age refugees in comparison to the…”
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Making Meaningful Connections: A Profile of Social Isolation and Health Among Older Adults in Small Town and Small City, British Columbia by Kobayashi, Karen M., Cloutier-Fisher, Denise, Roth, Marilyn

“…Objective: The objectives of the study are: (a) to develop a profile of socially isolated older adults (SIOA) in British Columbia (BC) based on…”
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Diabetes among non-obese Filipino Americans: Findings from a large population-based study by Fuller-Thomson, Esme, Roy, Adity, Chan, Keith Tsz-Kit, Kobayashi, Karen M.

“…OBJECTIVES : Filipino Americans form the second-largest Asian American and Pacific Islanders subgroup. Growing evidence suggests that Filipino Americans have…”
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Ethnic differences in self-rated and functional health: does immigrant status matter? by Kobayashi, Karen M., Prus, Steven, Lin, Zhiqiu

“…The current study examines self-rated health status and functional health differences between first-generation immigrant and Canadian-born (CB) persons who…”
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Examining social isolation by gender and geography: conceptual and operational challenges using population health data in Canada by Cloutier-Fisher, Denise, Kobayashi, Karen M.

“…In 2003, the Canadian Federal/Provincial/Territorial Task Force on Seniors identified social isolation as an important issue for further study and policy…”
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Diabetes among asian americans with BMI less than or equal to 23 by Kobayashi, Karen M., Chan, Keith Tsz-Kit, Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…Lowering the BMI overweight cut point to 23 for Asian Americans (AA) is helpful, but careful monitoring for diabetes across the whole BMI spectrum is still…”
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Diabetes Care of Non-obese Korean Americans: Considerable Room for Improvement by Chan, Keith Tsz-Kit, Kobayashi, Karen M, Roy, Adity, Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…Family doctors are increasingly managing the diabetes care of Korean-Americans. Little is known about the prevalence of diabetes among non-obese…”
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Nutrition Factors Are Associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Immigrant and Canadian-Born Adults: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Davison, Karen, Hyland, Christina, Lin, Shen (Lamson), Tong, Hongmei, Kobayashi, Karen M., Mora-Almanza, Jose G., Fuller-Thomson, Esme

“…To examine associations between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and nutrition factors among Canadian-born and immigrant adults. The sample included…”
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