V Eloesa McSorley

Lasting effects of redlining: The association of historical redlining and cognitive function in older Black adults

Brittney S. Lange‐Maia, Melissa Lamar, Jason LaBrosse, Ana W. Capuano et autres

BACKGROUND: Residing in a formerly redlined community is often associated with worse health. Few studies have studied redlining and late-life cognition; none have examined multiple cognitive domains. METHODS: Black older adults (N = 676, mean baseline age 74.1 [SD: 6.5] years, 78.2% …

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Public Health Indoor Air Surveillance for Respiratory Pathogens: From Pilot to Citywide Implementation

Samantha Smith, Hannah J. Barbian, Rachel J. Berkowitz, Sofiya Bobrovska et autres

CONTEXT: Environmental surveillance has become an essential component of public health pathogen surveillance programs. Indoor air surveillance is a promising environmental surveillance method but has yet to be scaled citywide and incorporated into state and local public health programs. PROGRAM: The Chicago …

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Hospital air sampling enables surveillance of respiratory virus infections and genomes

Sofiya Bobrovska, Erin P. Newcomer, Michael A. Gottlieb, V Eloesa McSorley et autres

There is an urgent need for early detection and comprehensive surveillance of respiratory pathogens. Environmental surveillance may be key to timely responses for newly emerging pathogens and infections that are unreported or underreported. Here, we employed air sampling in a large urban …

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Hospital air sampling enables surveillance of respiratory virus infections and genomes

Sofiya Bobrovska, Erin P. Newcomer, Michael A. Gottlieb, V Eloesa McSorley et autres

Abstract There is an urgent need for early detection and comprehensive surveillance of respiratory pathogens. Environmental surveillance may be key to timely responses for newly emerging pathogens and infections that are unreported or underreported. Here, we employed air sampling in a large …

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Decision Making and Blood Sugar Indicators in Older African American Adults

V Eloesa McSorley, Melissa Lamar, Lei Yu, David Alan Bennett et autres

Objectives: Decision making is a modifiable behavior associated with health outcomes. We investigated the association of decision making with blood sugar indicators in older community-dwelling African American adults. Methods: Participants were 328 older African American adults from community-based studies (mean age = …

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The Relationship of John Henryism With Cognitive Function and Decline in Older Black Adults

V Eloesa McSorley, CHRISTOPHER J. HOWARD, Raj C. Shah, Bryan David James et autres

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between John Henryism, a psychological trait typified by high-effort active coping that has been associated with adverse health outcomes among Blacks, and cognitive decline. METHODS: In a cohort of community-dwelling older Black adults ( …

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Social Engagement and All-Cause Mortality: A Focus on Participants of the Minority Aging Research Study

Melissa Lamar, Bryan David James, Crystal M. Glover, Ana Werneck Capuano et autres

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John Henryism and Cognitive Function and Decline

V Eloesa McSorley, CHRISTOPHER J. HOWARD, Bryan D. James, Raj C. Shah et autres

Abstract Older Black adults in the US have higher prevalence and incidence of dementia and perform lower on cognitive tests than whites. Some of these differences have been attributed to facets of structural racism such as access to and quality of education …

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Elder Mistreatment Methods and Measures in Round 3 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project

Jaclyn S. Wong, Melissa J. K. Howe, Hannah Breslau, Kristen Wroblewski et autres

OBJECTIVES: Elder mistreatment has negative consequences for older adults' health and well-being. As such, scholars aim to understand its causes, the contexts in which it occurs, how to prevent victimization, and how to design interventions for mistreated older adults. This paper provides …

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Dysuria, heat stress, and muscle injury among Nicaraguan sugarcane workers at risk for Mesoamerican nephropathy

Tiffany L. Stallings, Alejandro Riefkohl Lisci, Nathan L. McCray, Daniel E. Weiner et autres

OBJECTIVES: Nicaraguan sugarcane workers, particularly cane cutters, have an elevated prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin, also referred to as Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN). The pathogenesis of MeN may include recurrent heat stress, crystalluria, and muscle injury with subsequent kidney injury. …

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Dysuria and medical events related to heat stress and muscle injury among male Nicaraguan sugar cane workers

Tiffany L. Stallings, Alejandro Riefkohl Lisci, Nathan L. McCray, Daniel E. Weiner et autres

Background. Nicaraguan sugar cane workers have an elevated prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu). CKDu pathogenesis may involve environmental heat exposure along with generation of mechanical heat, providing an opportunity for recurrent heat stress and muscle injury with subsequent …

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Evaluating Longitudinal Outcomes of Cognition by Environment, Genes, and Sleep in Aging Individuals

V Eloesa McSorley

Dementia and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's dementia (AD), which increase in prevalence with age, greatly impact the health and quality of life of older adults, as well as their families and support systems. At a population level, as the "Baby Boomer" generation …

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