A Dávila-Roman

Puerto Rican Elder: Health Conditions (PREHCO) Project, 2021-2024

Michael G. Crowe, A Dávila-Roman

These are the third and fourth waves of the PREHCO project (Puerto Rican Elder Health Conditions study) and have been developed between 2021 and 2024 as a collaboration between the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Puerto Rico. The …

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Burden and well-being among dementia caregivers in Puerto Rico: the role of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

Junyub Lim, Ross Andel, Frank Puga, María P Aranda et autres

OBJECTIVES: Dementia is more prevalent in Puerto Rico than in the U.S. mainland, increasing demands for caregiving. However, research on the mental health impact of dementia caregiving among island Puerto Ricans is sparse. We examined caregiver burden and depressive symptoms among Puerto …

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Depressive Symptoms in Dementia Caregivers in Puerto Rico: The Role of Caregiver Burden and Symptoms of Dementia

Junyub Lim, Ross Andel, Frank Puga, María Aranda et autres

Abstract Background/Objectives Dementia is more prevalent in Puerto Rico than on the U.S. mainland, increasing demands for caregiving. However, research on the mental health impact of dementia caregiving among island Puerto Ricans is sparse. We examined caregiver burden and depressive symptoms among …

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Job Strain and Late-Life Cognition: Findings From the Puerto Rican Elderly Health Conditions Study

Taylor F. D. Vigoureux, Monica E. Nelson, Ross Andel, Brent J. Small et autres

Objectives: We examined associations between job strain and cognitive aging in a sample of older Puerto Ricans. Methods: Members of the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions study, aged 60–100 years at baseline, participated. Job strain indicators were quantified from O*NET ( n …

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A-031 Early Childhood Quality of Education and Late-Life Cognitive Function in a Population-Based Sample from Puerto Rico

Cheyanne Barba, A Dávila-Roman, Olivio J. Clay, Virginia G. Wadley et autres

Abstract Objective Education quality may be related to disparities in late-life cognition in the U.S. We examined whether years of education and indicators of childhood quality of education (QOE) are associated with cognitive decline and cognitive impairment (CI) in older Puerto Ricans. …

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PHYSICAL MOBILITY AND INCIDENT COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN OLDER PUERTO RICAN ADULTS

Cheyanne Barba, A Dávila-Roman, Ross Andel, Kyriakos S. Markides et autres

Worse physical performance using a variety of different measures has been associated with greater risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. We examined whether physical mobility measured at baseline is associated with incident cognitive impairment at four-year follow up in a sample of …

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WAIST-HIP RATIO, BODY MASS INDEX, AND COGNITIVE DECLINE IN OLDER PUERTO RICANS

A Dávila-Roman, Cheyanne Barba, Brian G. Downer, Ross Andel

Similar to many areas in the mainland U.S., Puerto Rico has also experienced growing rates of overweight and obesity. We examined two commonly used anthropometric measures of weight status, waist-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI), in relation to cognitive performance …

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Complexity of Work and Incident Cognitive Impairment in Puerto Rican Older Adults

Ross Andel, A Dávila-Roman, Catherine Grotz, Brent J. Small et autres

OBJECTIVE: We investigated complexity of work in main occupation in relation to incident cognitive impairment in older Puerto Ricans. METHOD: A population-based sample of 1,673 adults age 60+ for the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions (PREHCO) study was used. Cognition was measured …

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