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Health-related quality of life among Jewish older persons in Mexico and its determinants by López-Ortega, Mariana, Konigsberg, Mina

“…Aging research in Mexico has significantly increased in the past decades, however, little is known on health related quality of life (HRQoL) of older adults…”
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Associations between spousal caregiving and health among older adults in Mexico: A targeted estimation approach by Torres, Jacqueline M., Mitchell, Uchechi A., Sofrygin, Oleg, Rudolph, Kara E., López‐Ortega, Mariana, Sharif, Mienah Z., Wong, Rebeca, Glymour, M. Maria

“…Objective To evaluate associations between spousal caregiving and mental and physical health among older adults in Mexico. Methods Data come from the Mexican…”
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Non-contributory pension programs and frailty of older adults: Evidence from Mexico by Aguila, Emma, López-Ortega, Mariana, Gutiérrez Robledo, Luis Miguel

“…Non-contributory pension programs in the developing world seek to provide older adults with an income that may improve their health and wellbeing in old age by…”
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Health and social correlates of dementia in oldest‐old Mexican‐origin populations by Mejia‐Arango, Silvia, Aguila, Emma, López‐Ortega, Mariana, Gutiérrez‐Robledo, Luis Miguel, Vega, William A., Andrade, Flavia C. Drumond, Rote, Sunshine M., Grasso, Stephanie M., Markides, Kyriakos S., Angel, Jacqueline L.

“…Introduction Substantial gaps in research remain across oldest‐old ethnic populations while the burden of dementia increases exponentially with age among…”
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Psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS): secondary analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study by López-Ortega, Mariana, Torres-Castro, Sara, Rosas-Carrasco, Oscar

“…The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) has been widely used and has proven to be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing satisfaction with life in…”
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Aging in Mexico: Population Trends and Emerging Issues by Angel, Jacqueline L, Vega, William, López-Ortega, Mariana

“…Although all nations in the America's face a common demographic reality of longevity, declining fertility rates and changes in family roles a growing body of…”
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Non-Contributory Pensions, Functional Limitations, and Unpaid Family Care for Older Adults in Mexico by López-Ortega, Mariana, Aguila, Emma

“…Objectives: We explore the effects of non-contributory pensions on functional limitations and receipt of unpaid family care by gender and frequency of pension…”
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Life Satisfaction Trajectories and Associated Factors in Middle-Aged and Older Mexican Adults by García-Chanes, Rosa Estela, López-Ortega, Mariana, Torres-Castro, Sara

“…Given the importance of understanding psychosocial well-being as part of aging characteristics and processes, the present study aimed to describe life…”
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Anthropometric characteristics and body composition in Mexican older adults: age and sex differences by López-Ortega, Mariana, Arroyo, Pedro

“…Anthropometric reference data for older adults, particularly for the oldest old, are still limited, especially in developing countries. The aim of the present…”
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Do Income Supplemental Programs for Older Adults’ Help Reduce Primary Caregiver Burden? Evidence from Mexico by Aguila, Emma, López-Ortega, Mariana, Angst, Sean

“…In countries such as Mexico without formal public long-term care policies, informal care becomes the main source of support for older adults. Alternative…”
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Validation of the Short‐Form 36 Health Survey (SF‐36) for use in Mexican older persons by Giraldo-Rodríguez, Liliana, López-Ortega, Mariana

“…The Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey has been widely used and has proven to be a valid and reliable scale for assessing health-related quality of life…”
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Loss of Autonomy: Likely Dementia and Living Arrangement Transitions Among Mexicans and Mexican Americans by Angel, Jacqueline L, López-Ortega, Mariana, Chiu, Chi-Tsun, Rote, Sunshine M, Cantu, Phillip, Antequera, Felipe, Chen, Ching-An

“…Abstract Background and Objectives To examine the role of probable dementia on changes in living arrangements and mortality among very old Mexicans and Mexican…”
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Multicomponent Staff Training Intervention to Improve Residential Dementia Care (PROCUIDA-Demencia): A Mixed-Methods 2-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Pilot and Clinical Outcomes Study by Torres-Castro, Sara, Rabaneda-Bueno, Rubén, López-Ortega, Mariana, Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis Miguel, Guzmán, Azucena

“…To evaluate the feasibility outcomes of implementing a multicomponent staff training intervention (PROCUIDA-Demencia) to promote psychosocial interventions and…”
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Educational Differences in Health Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Brazil and Mexico by Andrade, Flavia C. D., López-Ortega, Mariana

“…Objective: This study examines educational differences in health conditions among middle-aged and older adults in Brazil and Mexico. Method: Cross-sectional…”
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Research evaluating the effectiveness of dementia interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic mapping of 340 randomised controlled trials by Salcher‐Konrad, Maximilian, Shi, Cheng, Patel, Disha, McDaid, David, Astudillo‐García, Claudia Iveth, Bobrow, Kirsten, Choy, Jacky, Comas‐Herrera, Adelina, Fry, Andra, Knapp, Martin, Leung, Dara Kiu Yi, Lopez‐Ortega, Mariana, Lorenz‐Dant, Klara, Musyimi, Christine, Ndetei, David, Nguyen, Tuan Anh, Oliveira, Deborah, Putra, Aditya, Vara, Alisha, Wong, Gloria, Naci, Huseyin

“…Objectives More people with dementia live in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) than in high‐income countries, but best‐practice care recommendations are…”
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Widowhood Status and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) by Barragán-García, Mariana, Ramírez-Aldana, Ricardo, López-Ortega, Mariana, Sánchez-García, Sergio, García-Peña, Carmen

“…We aimed to determine the association between the duration of widowhood and cognition decline. We compared the decline observed in widowed people compared with…”
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Living Arrangements and Dementia Among the Oldest Old: A Comparison of Mexicans and Mexican Americans by Cantu, Phillip A, Kim, Jiwon, López-Ortega, Mariana, Rote, Sunshine, Mejia-Arango, Silvia, Angel, Jacqueline L

“…Abstract Background and Objectives The growing population of adults surviving past age 85 in the United States and Mexico raises questions about the living…”
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COVID-19 and long-term care facilities in Mexico: a debt that cannot be postponed by Mena-Madrazo, Jorge A, Sosa-Tinoco, Eduardo, Flores-Castro, Miguel, López-Ortega, Mariana, Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis M

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Household Composition and Longitudinal Health Outcomes for Older Mexican Return Migrants by Mudrazija, Stipica, López-Ortega, Mariana, Vega, William A., Gutiérrez Robledo, Luis Miguel, Sribney, William

“…Mexican return migrant population is increasing, yet our knowledge about their lives after resettlement in Mexico remains fragmentary. Using 2001–2012…”
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Institutional Context of Family Eldercare in Mexico and the United States by Angel, Jacqueline L., Angel, Ronald J., López-Ortega, Mariana, Robledo, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez, Wallace, Robert B.

“…Mexico and the United States share a border over 2000 miles long and the also share the reality of rapidly aging populations. In each country the aging of the…”
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