The effect of adult children living in the United States on the likelihood of cognitive impairment for older parents living in Mexico

Bibliographic Data

ID12554254
AuthorsBrian Downer (0000-0001-5792-0527, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA, corresponding author), César González-González (0000-0001-7156-3220, Universidad de Colima), N Goldman (0000-0003-2865-9491, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA), Anne R Pebley (0000-0002-9210-6421, University of California, Los Angeles), Rebeca Wong (0000-0001-7287-0660, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA)
Year2016
Volume23
Issue1
Pages57-71
Publication date2016-10-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnicity and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13557858.2016.1246430
PMID27774801
OpenAlexW2535849076
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited31

In summary, having one or more adult children living in the United States was associated with characteristics that may increase and decrease the risk for cognitive impairment. This may contribute to the non-significant relationship between migration status of adult children and likelihood for cognitive impairment for older parents living in Mexico

Activities of daily living · Cognition · Cognitive impairment · Environmental health · Health and Retirement Study · Logistic regression · Odds · Population · Psychiatry · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Gerontology