Theresa Andrasfay
Biographic Data
| ID | 276903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theresa Andrasfay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theresa |
| FAMILY NAME | Andrasfay |
| SIGNATURE | ANDRASFAY T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3885-8718 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The dual impact of education and occupation on cognitive functioning in older Mexican adults: A cross-sectional exploratory study
This research investigated the relationship between cognitive performance and an individual's educational attainment as well as occupational mental demands among Mexican adults aged 50 or older. We hypothesized that cognitively demanding work boosts cognitive performance for older adults regardless of their education level. To test our hypothesis, we analyzed data on 12,939 individuals in the 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study using a Generalize…
A Painful Reality Check? Examining the Accuracy of Subjective Survival Probabilities by Pain Interference and Depression Status
Purpose Pain and depression are linked to higher mortality risk and lower subjective survival probabilities (SSPs). We examine if SSPs for individuals with pain and depression match their actual lifespans. Methods Using data on 12,745 Health and Retirement Study respondents aged 57-89 in 2000 with follow-up through 2018, we assessed whether respondents’ SSPs were “correct,” “underestimated,” or “overestimated” relative to their lifespans. Adjuste…
The impact of Covid-19 on life expectancy among four Asian American subgroups
To date, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy for the Asian American (AA) population has been reported in aggregate. This study provides estimates of life expectancy at birth before and during the pandemic, with a set of demographic, health, and socioeconomic risk factors for the four largest subgroups: Asian Indians, Chinese, Filipinos, and Vietnamese. These estimates are placed in context of the broader U.S. population. This s…
Aging on the Job? The Association Between Occupational Characteristics and Accelerated Biological Aging
Adverse occupational characteristics held at midlife, particularly service work, low job control, heavy lifting, and long work hours, are associated with accelerated biological aging. These findings suggest that work may be important for the overall aging process beyond its associations with specific diseases or risk factors
Research Note: Covid-19 Is Not an Independent Cause of Death
The COVID-19 pandemic has had overwhelming global impacts with deleterious social, economic, and health consequences. To assess the COVID-19 death toll, researchers have estimated declines in 2020 life expectancy at birth (e0). When data are available only for COVID-19 deaths, but not for deaths from other causes, the risks of dying from COVID-19 are typically assumed to be independent of those from other causes. In this research note, we explore…
Adherence to Social-Distancing and Personal Hygiene Behavior Guidelines and Risk of Covid-19 Diagnosis: Evidence From the Understanding America Study
Objectives. To assess the association between individual-level adherence to social-distancing and personal hygiene behaviors recommended by public health experts and subsequent risk of COVID-19 diagnosis in the United States. Methods. Data are from waves 7 through 26 (June 10, 2020–April 26, 2021) of the Understanding America Study COVID-19 survey. We used Cox models to assess the relationship between engaging in behaviors considered high risk an…
Do social determinants of health explain racial/ethnic disparities in Covid-19 infection
Life expectancy loss among Native Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: There has been little systematic research on the mortality impact of COVID-19 in the Native American population. OBJECTIVE: We provide estimates of loss of life expectancy in 2020 and 2021 relative to 2019 for the Native American population. METHODS: We use data on age-specific all-cause mortality rates from CDC WONDER and the 2019 life table recently released by the National Vital Statistics System for Native Americans to calculate l…
Reductions in 2020 US life expectancy due to Covid-19 and the disproportionate impact on the Black and Latino populations
Significance COVID-19 has generated a huge mortality toll in the United States, with a disproportionate number of deaths occurring among the Black and Latino populations. Measures of life expectancy quantify these disparities in an easily interpretable way. We project that COVID-19 will reduce US life expectancy in 2020 by 1.13 y. Estimated reductions for the Black and Latino populations are 3 to 4 times that for Whites. Consequently, COVID-19 is…
Racial and ethnic differentials in Covid-19-related job exposures by occupational standing in the US
Researchers and journalists have argued that work-related factors may be partly responsible for disproportionate COVID-19 infection and death rates among vulnerable groups. We evaluate these issues by describing racial and ethnic differences in the likelihood of work-related exposure to COVID-19. We extend previous studies by considering 12 racial and ethnic groups and five types of potential occupational exposure to the virus: exposure to infect…
Birth Outcomes among Descendants of Foreign-Born and US-Born Women in California: Variation by Race and Ethnicity
Physical Work Exposures of Older Workers: Does Measurement Make a Difference
Physically demanding work at later ages, which is especially prevalent among disadvantaged groups, is associated with long-term health outcomes and may contribute to health inequality over the life course. Past studies of these issues have relied on occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), but few have assessed how O*NET compares to survey reports when measuring occupational exposures in analyses of socioeco…
Physical functioning and survival: Is the link weaker among Latino and black older adults
Changes in Physical Functioning as Short-Term Predictors of Mortality
Repeated measures of performance-based and self-reported functioning are valuable in that they provide an updated measurement of functioning
Do social determinants of health explain racial/ethnic disparities in Covid-19 infection
Life expectancy loss among Native Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: There has been little systematic research on the mortality impact of COVID-19 in the Native American population. OBJECTIVE: We provide estimates of loss of life expectancy in 2020 and 2021 relative to 2019 for the Native American population. METHODS: We use data on age-specific all-cause mortality rates from CDC WONDER and the 2019 life table recently released by the National Vital Statistics System for Native Americans to calculate l…
Research Note: Covid-19 Is Not an Independent Cause of Death
The COVID-19 pandemic has had overwhelming global impacts with deleterious social, economic, and health consequences. To assess the COVID-19 death toll, researchers have estimated declines in 2020 life expectancy at birth (e0). When data are available only for COVID-19 deaths, but not for deaths from other causes, the risks of dying from COVID-19 are typically assumed to be independent of those from other causes. In this research note, we explore…
Adherence to Social-Distancing and Personal Hygiene Behavior Guidelines and Risk of Covid-19 Diagnosis: Evidence From the Understanding America Study
Objectives. To assess the association between individual-level adherence to social-distancing and personal hygiene behaviors recommended by public health experts and subsequent risk of COVID-19 diagnosis in the United States. Methods. Data are from waves 7 through 26 (June 10, 2020–April 26, 2021) of the Understanding America Study COVID-19 survey. We used Cox models to assess the relationship between engaging in behaviors considered high risk an…
Physical Work Exposures of Older Workers: Does Measurement Make a Difference
Physically demanding work at later ages, which is especially prevalent among disadvantaged groups, is associated with long-term health outcomes and may contribute to health inequality over the life course. Past studies of these issues have relied on occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), but few have assessed how O*NET compares to survey reports when measuring occupational exposures in analyses of socioeco…
Physical functioning and survival: Is the link weaker among Latino and black older adults
Changes in Physical Functioning as Short-Term Predictors of Mortality
Repeated measures of performance-based and self-reported functioning are valuable in that they provide an updated measurement of functioning
Changes in Physical Functioning as Short-Term Predictors of Mortality
Repeated measures of performance-based and self-reported functioning are valuable in that they provide an updated measurement of functioning
Physical functioning and survival: Is the link weaker among Latino and black older adults
Reductions in 2020 US life expectancy due to Covid-19 and the disproportionate impact on the Black and Latino populations
Significance COVID-19 has generated a huge mortality toll in the United States, with a disproportionate number of deaths occurring among the Black and Latino populations. Measures of life expectancy quantify these disparities in an easily interpretable way. We project that COVID-19 will reduce US life expectancy in 2020 by 1.13 y. Estimated reductions for the Black and Latino populations are 3 to 4 times that for Whites. Consequently, COVID-19 is…
Racial and ethnic differentials in Covid-19-related job exposures by occupational standing in the US
Researchers and journalists have argued that work-related factors may be partly responsible for disproportionate COVID-19 infection and death rates among vulnerable groups. We evaluate these issues by describing racial and ethnic differences in the likelihood of work-related exposure to COVID-19. We extend previous studies by considering 12 racial and ethnic groups and five types of potential occupational exposure to the virus: exposure to infect…
Birth Outcomes among Descendants of Foreign-Born and US-Born Women in California: Variation by Race and Ethnicity
Physical Work Exposures of Older Workers: Does Measurement Make a Difference
Physically demanding work at later ages, which is especially prevalent among disadvantaged groups, is associated with long-term health outcomes and may contribute to health inequality over the life course. Past studies of these issues have relied on occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), but few have assessed how O*NET compares to survey reports when measuring occupational exposures in analyses of socioeco…
Adherence to Social-Distancing and Personal Hygiene Behavior Guidelines and Risk of Covid-19 Diagnosis: Evidence From the Understanding America Study
Objectives. To assess the association between individual-level adherence to social-distancing and personal hygiene behaviors recommended by public health experts and subsequent risk of COVID-19 diagnosis in the United States. Methods. Data are from waves 7 through 26 (June 10, 2020–April 26, 2021) of the Understanding America Study COVID-19 survey. We used Cox models to assess the relationship between engaging in behaviors considered high risk an…
Do social determinants of health explain racial/ethnic disparities in Covid-19 infection
Life expectancy loss among Native Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: There has been little systematic research on the mortality impact of COVID-19 in the Native American population. OBJECTIVE: We provide estimates of loss of life expectancy in 2020 and 2021 relative to 2019 for the Native American population. METHODS: We use data on age-specific all-cause mortality rates from CDC WONDER and the 2019 life table recently released by the National Vital Statistics System for Native Americans to calculate l…
The impact of Covid-19 on life expectancy among four Asian American subgroups
To date, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy for the Asian American (AA) population has been reported in aggregate. This study provides estimates of life expectancy at birth before and during the pandemic, with a set of demographic, health, and socioeconomic risk factors for the four largest subgroups: Asian Indians, Chinese, Filipinos, and Vietnamese. These estimates are placed in context of the broader U.S. population. This s…
Aging on the Job? The Association Between Occupational Characteristics and Accelerated Biological Aging
Adverse occupational characteristics held at midlife, particularly service work, low job control, heavy lifting, and long work hours, are associated with accelerated biological aging. These findings suggest that work may be important for the overall aging process beyond its associations with specific diseases or risk factors
Research Note: Covid-19 Is Not an Independent Cause of Death
The COVID-19 pandemic has had overwhelming global impacts with deleterious social, economic, and health consequences. To assess the COVID-19 death toll, researchers have estimated declines in 2020 life expectancy at birth (e0). When data are available only for COVID-19 deaths, but not for deaths from other causes, the risks of dying from COVID-19 are typically assumed to be independent of those from other causes. In this research note, we explore…
The dual impact of education and occupation on cognitive functioning in older Mexican adults: A cross-sectional exploratory study
This research investigated the relationship between cognitive performance and an individual's educational attainment as well as occupational mental demands among Mexican adults aged 50 or older. We hypothesized that cognitively demanding work boosts cognitive performance for older adults regardless of their education level. To test our hypothesis, we analyzed data on 12,939 individuals in the 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study using a Generalize…
A Painful Reality Check? Examining the Accuracy of Subjective Survival Probabilities by Pain Interference and Depression Status
Purpose Pain and depression are linked to higher mortality risk and lower subjective survival probabilities (SSPs). We examine if SSPs for individuals with pain and depression match their actual lifespans. Methods Using data on 12,745 Health and Retirement Study respondents aged 57-89 in 2000 with follow-up through 2018, we assessed whether respondents’ SSPs were “correct,” “underestimated,” or “overestimated” relative to their lifespans. Adjuste…
Medicine (12 works) · Demography (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Disease (5 works) · Ethnic group (5 works) · Pandemic (5 works)