Search Results - "Thorpe, J R"

Race, Medical Mistrust, and Segregation in Primary Care as Usual Source of Care: Findings from the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities Study by Arnett, M. J., Thorpe, R. J., Gaskin, D. J., Bowie, J. V., LaVeist, T. A.

“…Compared to White Americans, African-Americans are less likely to use primary care (PC) as their usual source of care. This is generally attributed to race…”
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Socioeconomic status is associated with frailty: the Women’s Health and Aging Studies by Szanton, S L, Seplaki, C L, Thorpe, R J, Allen, J K, Fried, L P

“…Background:Frailty is a common risk factor for morbidity and mortality in older adults. Although both low socioeconomic status (SES) and frailty are important…”
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Quantifying Older Black Americans’ Exposure to Structural Racial Discrimination: How Can We Measure the Water In Which We Swim? by LaFave, S. E., Bandeen-Roche, K., Gee, G., Thorpe, R. J., Li, Q., Crews, D., Samuel, L., Cooke, A., Hladek, M., Szanton, Sarah L.

“…The USA was built on legalized racism that started with enslavement and continues in the form of structural racial discrimination. This discrimination is…”
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Longitudinal and reciprocal associations between financial strain, home characteristics and mobility in the National Health and Aging Trends Study by Samuel, L J, Szanton, S L, Seplaki, C L, Cudjoe, T K M, Thorpe, Jr, R J, Agree, E M

“…Older adults need homes that suit their physical capacity. Financial strain may limit home repairs and modifications and prompt relocations; repairing,…”
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Race and obesity disparities among adults living in gentrifying neighborhoods by Smith, G. S., Archibald, P., Thorpe, R. J.

“…There is a paucity of research seeking to understand race disparities in obesity among individuals living in a gentrifying neighborhood. American Community…”
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Racism and Older Black Americans’ Health: a Systematic Review by LaFave, S. E., Suen, J. J., Seau, Q., Bergman, A., Fisher, M. C., Thorpe, R. J., Szanton, S. L.

“…We reviewed research that examines racism as an independent variable and one or more health outcomes as dependent variables in Black American adults aged…”
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The inequitable distribution of tobacco outlet density: the role of income in two Black Mid-Atlantic geopolitical areas by Fakunle, D.O, Milam, A.J, Furr-Holden, C.D, Butler, J, Thorpe, R.J, LaVeist, T.A

“…Abstract Objectives Studies have shown that communities with higher concentrations of low-income racial and ethnic minorities correlate with a greater presence…”
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Clinical and neuropathologic variation in neuronal intermediate filament inclusion disease by CAIRNS, N. J, GROSSMAN, M, CRUZ-SANCHEZ, F. F, BIGIO, E. H, MACKENZIE, I. R. A, GEARING, M, JUNCOS, J. L, GLASS, J. D, YOKOO, H, NAKAZATO, Y, MOSAHEB, S, THORPE, J. R, ARNOLD, S. E, URYU, K, LEE, V. M.-Y, TROJANOWSKI, J. Q, BURN, D. J, JAROS, E, PERRY, R. H, DUYCKAERTS, C, STANKOFF, B, PILLON, B, SKULLERUD, K

“…Recently described neuronal intermediate filament inclusion disease (NIFID) shows considerable clinical heterogeneity. To assess the spectrum of the clinical…”
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Correlates of Subjective Cognitive Decline in Black American Men by Esiaka, Darlingtina K., Nwakasi, C., Briggs, A. Q., Conserve, D. F., Thorpe, R. J.

“…Background Past research suggests that subjective cognitive decline serves as an early and potentially important indicator that individuals may be at risk for…”
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Association between lung function and disability in African–Americans by Thorpe, R J, Szanton, S L, Whitfield, K

“…Background:Impaired lung function is independently associated with higher rates of disability; however, few studies have examined the extent to which this…”
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Community Characteristics are Associated with Blood Pressure Levels in a Racially Integrated Community by Samuel, L. J., Thorpe, R. J., Bower, K. M., LaVeist, T. A.

“…Community problems have been associated with higher, and community resources and social cohesion with lower, blood pressure. However, prior studies have not…”
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THE ASSOCIATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS WITH OBESITY AND METABOLIC CONDITIONS IN OLDER WOMEN by CORRIERE, Mark D, YAO, W, XUE, Q. L, CAPPOLA, A. R, FRIED, L. P, THORPE, R. J, SZANTON, S. L, KALYANI, Rita R

“…Previous studies exploring the relationship of neighborhood characteristics with metabolic conditions have focused on middle-aged adults but none have…”
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The Life Course of Severe Obesity: Does Childhood Overweight Matter? by Ferraro, Kenneth F., Thorpe, Roland J., Wilkinson, Jody A.

“…Objectives. A life course perspective is used to examine the epidemiology of severe obesity in adulthood, defined as a body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2. Methods…”
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CAPABLE trial: A randomized controlled trial of nurse, occupational therapist and handyman to reduce disability among older adults: Rationale and design by Szanton, Sarah L, Wolff, J.W, Leff, B, Thorpe, R.J, Tanner, E.K, Boyd, C, Xue, Q, Guralnik, J, Bishai, D, Gitlin, L.N

“…Abstract Background As the population ages, it is increasingly important to test new models of care that improve life quality and decrease health costs. This…”
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Race/Ethnicity and Hypertension: The Role of Social Support by Bell, Caryn N., Thorpe, Roland J., LaVeist, Thomas A.

“…Background Social support is an important determinant of health, yet understanding of its contribution to racial disparities in hypertension is limited. Many…”
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Patterns of 12-Year Change in Physical Activity Levels in Community-Dwelling Older Women: Can Modest Levels of Physical Activity Help Older Women Live Longer? by XUE, Qian-Li, BANDEEN-ROCHE, Karen, ROYCHOUDHURY, Arindam, VARADHAN, Ravi, WENLIANG YAO, FRIED, Linda P, MIELENZ, Thelma J, SEPLAKI, Christopher L, SZANTON, Sarah L, THORPE, Roland J, KALYANI, Rita R, CHAVES, Paulo H. M, DAM, Thuy-Tien L, ORNSTEIN, Katherine

“…Few studies have addressed changes in physical activity participation over time among the elderly. The authors hypothesized that there were distinct…”
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Effect of Financial Strain on Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Women by Szanton, Sarah L., Allen, Jerilyn K., Thorpe, Roland J., Seeman, Teresa, Bandeen-Roche, Karen, Fried, Linda P.

“…Objectives. Although it is well established that low socioeconomic status is related to mortality, little research has focused on whether financial strain…”
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The association of neighborhood characteristics with obesity and metabolic conditions in older women by Corriere, Mark D., Yao, W., Xue, Q. L., Cappola, A. R., Fried, L. P., Thorpe, R. J., Szanton, S. L., Kalyani, Rita Rastogi

“…Objective Previous studies exploring the relationship of neighborhood characteristics with metabolic conditions have focused on middle-aged adults but none…”
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Liquid Distribution from Cleaning-in-Place Sprayballs by Morison, K.R., Thorpe, R.J.

“…There is little independently published data available which defines the processes and important parameters involved in cleaning-in-place with sprayballs…”
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Sticky-End Assembly of a Designed Peptide Fiber Provides Insight into Protein Fibrillogenesis by Pandya, Maya J, Spooner, Gillian M, Sunde, Margaret, Thorpe, Julian R, Rodger, Alison, Woolfson, Derek N

“…Coiled-coil motifs provide simple systems for studying molecular self-assembly. We designed two 28-residue peptides to assemble into an extended coiled-coil…”
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