Search Results - "Mitchell, Uchechi A"

Understanding COVID-19 Risk Perceptions and Precautionary Behaviors in Black Chicagoans: A Grounded Theory Approach by Chebli, Perla, McBryde-Redzovic, Aminah, Al-Amin, Nadia, Gutierrez-Kapheim, Melissa, Molina, Yamilé, Mitchell, Uchechi A.

“…Objectives To determine whether actual community-level risk for COVID-19 in the Black community influenced individual perceptions of community-level and…”
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Community daytime noise pollution and socioeconomic differences in Chicago, IL by Huang, Yu-Kai, Mitchell, Uchechi A, Conroy, Lorraine M, Jones, Rachael M

“…Environmental noise may affect hearing and a variety of non-auditory disease processes. There is some evidence that, like other environmental hazards, noise…”
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The Digital Divide in Health-Related Technology Use: The Significance of Race/Ethnicity by Mitchell, Uchechi A, Chebli, Perla G, Ruggiero, Laurie, Muramatsu, Naoko

“…Abstract Background and Objectives Technology can enhance the health and quality of life of diverse populations and may play an important role in reducing…”
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Disentangling the Stress Process: Race/Ethnic Differences in the Exposure and Appraisal of Chronic Stressors Among Older Adults by Brown, Lauren L, Mitchell, Uchechi A, Ailshire, Jennifer A

“…Abstract Objectives Exposure to stressors is differentially distributed by race/ethnicity with minority groups reporting a higher stress burden than their…”
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The Long Arm of Oppression: How Structural Stigma Against Marginalized Communities Perpetuates Within-Group Health Disparities by Mitchell, Uchechi A., Nishida, Akemi, Fletcher, Faith E., Molina, Yamilé

“…Understanding and addressing health inequities calls for enhanced theoretical and empirical attention to multiple forms of stigma and its influence on health…”
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Racial discrimination and 12-month and lifetime anxiety disorders among African American men and women: Findings from the National Survey of American Life by Nguyen, Ann W., Qin, Weidi, Wei, Wenxing, Keith, Verna M., Mitchell, Uchechi A.

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the associations between racial discrimination and 12-month and lifetime DSM-IV anxiety disorders among African…”
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Change in Cardiometabolic Risk Among Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study by Mitchell, Uchechi A, Ailshire, Jennifer A, Crimmins, Eileen M

“…Abstract Background Blacks experience greater multisystem physiological dysregulation, or cumulative biological risk, which is associated with poor…”
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“So, Do Not Fear”: Religion and the prevalence, persistence, and severity of anxiety disorders among Black Americans by Nguyen, Ann W., Hope, Meredith O., Qin, Weidi, Cobb, Nichole, Ding, Kedong, Taylor, Harry O., Mitchell, Uchechi A.

“…There is a dearth of scholarship that explicates the effects of religious participation on anxiety disorders among Black Americans. A better understanding of…”
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Discrimination and Social Isolation Among African Americans: The Moderating Role of Skin Tone by Nguyen, Ann W., Taylor, Harry Owen, Keith, Verna M., Qin, Weidi, Mitchell, Uchechi A.

“…Objectives: Discrimination is an urgent public health problem. A number of major cities and counties across the United States has declared racism a public…”
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Neighborhood Features and Cognitive Function: Moderating Roles of Individual Socioeconomic Status by Yang, Tse-Chuan, Kim, Seulki, Choi, Seung-won Emily, Halloway, Shannon, Mitchell, Uchechi A, Shaw, Benjamin A

“…There is an interest in exploring the associations between neighborhood characteristics and individual cognitive function; however, little is known about…”
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The Effects of Midlife Acute and Chronic Stressors on Black–White Differences in Cognitive Decline by Mitchell, Uchechi A, Shaw, Benjamin A, Torres, Jacqueline M, Brown, Lauren L, Barnes, Lisa L

“…Abstract Objectives Midlife stressors may be particularly consequential for cognitive performance and disparities in cognitive decline. This study examined…”
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Discrimination and Hypertension Among Older African Americans and Caribbean Blacks: The Moderating Effects of John Henryism by Nguyen, Ann W, Miller, David, Bubu, Omonigho M, Taylor, Harry O, Cobb, Ryon, Trammell, Antoine R, Mitchell, Uchechi A

“…Discrimination is a major contributor to health disparities between Black and White older adults. Although the health effects of discrimination are well…”
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Adopting a "Compound" Exposome Approach in Environmental Aging Biomarker Research: A Call to Action for Advancing Racial Health Equity by Nwanaji-Enwerem, Jamaji C, Jackson, Chandra L, Ottinger, Mary Ann, Cardenas, Andres, James, Katherine A, Malecki, Kristen M C, Chen, Jiu-Chiuan, Geller, Andrew M, Mitchell, Uchechi A

“…In June 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual workshop focused on integrating the science of aging and…”
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Hope, Purpose, and Religiosity: The Impact of Psychosocial Resources on Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Blacks by Mitchell, Uchechi A., Nguyen, Ann W., Brown, Lauren L.

“…Objective: We assessed the effects of hope, purpose in life, and religiosity on trajectories of depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Blacks, with a…”
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Neighborhood Characteristics and Inflammation Among Older Black Americans: The Moderating Effects of Hopelessness and Pessimism by Nguyen, Ann W, Taylor, Harry Owen, Lincoln, Karen D, Qin, Weidi, Hamler, Tyrone, Wang, Fei, Mitchell, Uchechi A

“…Abstract Background Research documents the adverse health effects of systemic inflammation. Overall, older Black Americans tend to have higher inflammation…”
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Spouses of individuals living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in the United States: A descriptive, population‐based study by Torres, Jacqueline M., Flores Romero, Karla Renata, Kotwal, Ashwin A., Chen, Ruijia, Hill‐Jarrett, Tanisha, Mitchell, Uchechi A., Glymour, Medellena Maria

“…BACKGROUND Little is known about the population of individuals who live with a spouse with cognitive impairment (CI) or dementia. METHODS Using the US Health…”
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Religious Involvement and Sleep Among Older African Americans by Nguyen, Ann W., Taylor, Harry Owen, Lincoln, Karen D., Wang, Fei, Hamler, Tyrone, Mitchell, Uchechi A.

“…Objective: This study sought to determine whether religious involvement is associated with sleep quality in a nationally representative sample of older African…”
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Education and Psychosocial Functioning Among Older Adults: 4-Year Change in Sense of Control and Hopelessness by Mitchell, Uchechi A, Ailshire, Jennifer A, Brown, Lauren L, Levine, Morgan E, Crimmins, Eileen M

“…Abstract Objectives This study investigates education differences in levels and change in sense of control and hopelessness among older adults. Method We used…”
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COVID-Related Stressors and Psychological Distress Among Chicago Residents: the Moderating Role of Race by Al-Amin, Nadia S., McBryde-Redzovic, Aminah, Gutierrez-Kapheim, Melissa, Mitchell, Uchechi A

“…Background Racial and ethnic minorities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and have experienced greater financial loss, housing…”
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Social Inequalities in Inflammation: Age Variations in Older Persons by Mitchell, Uchechi A., Aneshensel, Carol S.

“…Objective: Systemic inflammation is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and inequalities by race/ethnicity, gender, and education have been…”
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