Elena M Andresen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5545345 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena M Andresen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena M |
| FAMILY NAME | Andresen |
| SIGNATURE | ANDRESEN E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Financial and Health Barriers and Caregiving‐Related Difficulties Among Rural and Urban Caregivers
PURPOSE: To assess whether financial or health-related barriers were more common among rural caregivers and whether rural caregivers experienced more caregiving-related difficulties than their urban peers. METHODS: We used data from 7,436 respondents to the Caregiver Module in 10 states from the 2011-2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Respondents were classified as caregivers if they reported providing care to a family member or fri…
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities Associated with Disability Severity
Observer ratings of neighborhoods
Enhanced field protocols and rater training did not improve measurement quality. Specifically, retest reliability and interviewer variability remained problematic. Measurement error partially reduced, but did not eliminate concurrent validity, suggesting there are robust associations between neighborhood characteristics and health outcomes. We conclude that the 5-item AAH NAS has sufficient reliability and validity for further use. Additional res…
Childhood school segregation and later life sense of control and physical performance in the African American Health cohort
Childhood school desegregation was adversely associated with the sense of control of African Americans in later life, and this reduced sense of control appears, in part, to account for their poorer physical performance. The etiologic mechanism through which childhood school segregation at the time that this cohort experienced it improved the sense of control in later life, which subsequently led to better physical performance, has not been identi…
Maintaining Employment Among Caregivers of Individuals on a Medicaid Waitlist for Services
Many individuals with developmental or intellectual and other disabilities are on waitlists to receive supportive services through state Medicaid waiver programs. Being waitlisted can place considerable burden on the ability of a caregiver to maintain employment outside the home. This article reports on results of a survey of 442 caregivers of individuals waitlisted for services within the Florida Medicaid program. Logistic regression was used to…
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With and Without Functional Limitations
Objectives. We examined factors that influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among individuals aged 50 years and older with and without functional limitations. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess associations among demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization indicators, modifiable health behaviors, and HRQOL characterized by recent physically and mentally unheal…
Neighborhood conditions, diabetes, and risk of lower-body functional limitations among middle-aged African Americans
Adverse neighborhood conditions appear to exacerbate the detrimental effects on lower-body functioning associated with diabetes
Structure of health-related quality of life among people with and without functional limitations
Predictors of Change in Grip Strength Over 3 Years in the African American Health Project
Results can be used to design interventions to improve strength outcomes
Adverse Housing and Neighborhood Conditions and Inflammatory Markers among Middle-Aged African Americans
Three-Year Measured Weight Change in the African American Health Study
Objective: This study examines 3-year weight change in African Americans. Method: Nine hundred and ninety-eight participants 49 to 65 years old were assessed at baseline and 3 years later. Weight was measured, and weight change was defined as clinically meaningful increases or decreases (± 5 kg). Potential risk factors were investigated using multinomial logistic regression. Results: In-home measured weights were available for 752 participants (7…
Age at disability onset and self-reported health status
This cross-sectional study provides population-level, generalizable evidence of increased fair or poor health in people with later onset disability compared to those with disability onset prior to the age of 21 years. This finding suggests that examining the general health of people with and those without disabilities might mask differences associated with onset, potentially relating to differences in experience and self-perception. Future resear…
Rating neighborhoods for older adult health
Observer ratings show promise in understanding the effect of neighborhood on health outcomes. The AAH Neighborhood Assessment Scale and other rating systems should be tested further in diverse settings
Measuring health-related quality of life for persons with mobility impairments
Self-Rated Health
The decline in SRH levels among 49- to 65-year-old African Americans is comparable to that of Whites
Lack of insurance coverage and urgent care use for asthma
This study provides population-level, generalizable evidence of increased risk of exacerbations of asthma in adults and (1) their demographic characteristics, and (2) continuous adequate health care coverage
Reliability and Validity of Observer Ratings of Neighborhoods
Observer ratings of neighborhoods show promise as a measure of neighborhood SES, despite problems with interviewer effects. Future work should improve objective criteria for ratings
Reproducibility of Physical Performance and Physiologic Assessments
Additional interviewer training may improve the reproducibility of the tandem stand with eyes open
Disability, gender, and unemployment relationships in the United States from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system
Women with disabilities face simultaneous oppression in employment due to discrimination with regard to disability and gender. This article investigates the potential disparity in participation in employment for women, particularly women with disabilities. We analysed weighted data from disability surveillance programs and the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on over 47,000 respondents. The disability BRFSS was a telephone surv…
The SIP68
Proxy reliability
Performance of a Self-Administered Mailed Version of the Quality of Well-Being (QWB-SA) Questionnaire Among Older Adults
OBJECTIVES: The Quality of Well-Being questionnaire is a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that has several desirable properties. Its widespread use has been hindered because it is difficult to administer. To overcome this limitation, a new self-administered form has recently been developed. This study examined the feasibility of using the Quality of Well-Being-Self-Administered (QWB-SA) questionnaire in an older population. METHO…
Test-Retest Performance of a Mailed Version of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey Among Older Adults
OBJECTIVES: This study reports the reliability, internal consistency, and response patterns for a mailed version of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) among older adults. METHODS: The SF-36 surveys were mailed to patients living in the community aged 65 years and older who were enrolled in two primary care practice clinics. Comorbidity scores also were assigned to patients based on their diagnoses from computerize…
Screening for Depression in Well Older Adults
We derived and tested a short form of the Center for Epidemio-logic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) for reliability and validity among a sample of well older adults in a large Health Maintenance Organization. The 10-item screening questionnaire, the CESD-10, showed good predictive accuracy when compared to the full-length 20-item version of the CES-D (x = .97, P < .001). Cutoff scores for depressive symptoms were ≥16 for the full-length question…
Self-Rated Health
The decline in SRH levels among 49- to 65-year-old African Americans is comparable to that of Whites
Disability, gender, and unemployment relationships in the United States from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system
Women with disabilities face simultaneous oppression in employment due to discrimination with regard to disability and gender. This article investigates the potential disparity in participation in employment for women, particularly women with disabilities. We analysed weighted data from disability surveillance programs and the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on over 47,000 respondents. The disability BRFSS was a telephone surv…
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With and Without Functional Limitations
Objectives. We examined factors that influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among individuals aged 50 years and older with and without functional limitations. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess associations among demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization indicators, modifiable health behaviors, and HRQOL characterized by recent physically and mentally unheal…
Reliability and Validity of Observer Ratings of Neighborhoods
Observer ratings of neighborhoods show promise as a measure of neighborhood SES, despite problems with interviewer effects. Future work should improve objective criteria for ratings
Reproducibility of Physical Performance and Physiologic Assessments
Additional interviewer training may improve the reproducibility of the tandem stand with eyes open
Adverse Housing and Neighborhood Conditions and Inflammatory Markers among Middle-Aged African Americans
Predictors of Change in Grip Strength Over 3 Years in the African American Health Project
Results can be used to design interventions to improve strength outcomes
Screening for Depression in Well Older Adults
We derived and tested a short form of the Center for Epidemio-logic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) for reliability and validity among a sample of well older adults in a large Health Maintenance Organization. The 10-item screening questionnaire, the CESD-10, showed good predictive accuracy when compared to the full-length 20-item version of the CES-D (x = .97, P < .001). Cutoff scores for depressive symptoms were ≥16 for the full-length question…
Test-Retest Performance of a Mailed Version of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey Among Older Adults
OBJECTIVES: This study reports the reliability, internal consistency, and response patterns for a mailed version of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) among older adults. METHODS: The SF-36 surveys were mailed to patients living in the community aged 65 years and older who were enrolled in two primary care practice clinics. Comorbidity scores also were assigned to patients based on their diagnoses from computerize…
Performance of a Self-Administered Mailed Version of the Quality of Well-Being (QWB-SA) Questionnaire Among Older Adults
OBJECTIVES: The Quality of Well-Being questionnaire is a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that has several desirable properties. Its widespread use has been hindered because it is difficult to administer. To overcome this limitation, a new self-administered form has recently been developed. This study examined the feasibility of using the Quality of Well-Being-Self-Administered (QWB-SA) questionnaire in an older population. METHO…
Proxy reliability
The SIP68
Disability, gender, and unemployment relationships in the United States from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system
Women with disabilities face simultaneous oppression in employment due to discrimination with regard to disability and gender. This article investigates the potential disparity in participation in employment for women, particularly women with disabilities. We analysed weighted data from disability surveillance programs and the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on over 47,000 respondents. The disability BRFSS was a telephone surv…
Reproducibility of Physical Performance and Physiologic Assessments
Additional interviewer training may improve the reproducibility of the tandem stand with eyes open
Lack of insurance coverage and urgent care use for asthma
This study provides population-level, generalizable evidence of increased risk of exacerbations of asthma in adults and (1) their demographic characteristics, and (2) continuous adequate health care coverage
Reliability and Validity of Observer Ratings of Neighborhoods
Observer ratings of neighborhoods show promise as a measure of neighborhood SES, despite problems with interviewer effects. Future work should improve objective criteria for ratings
Self-Rated Health
The decline in SRH levels among 49- to 65-year-old African Americans is comparable to that of Whites
Age at disability onset and self-reported health status
This cross-sectional study provides population-level, generalizable evidence of increased fair or poor health in people with later onset disability compared to those with disability onset prior to the age of 21 years. This finding suggests that examining the general health of people with and those without disabilities might mask differences associated with onset, potentially relating to differences in experience and self-perception. Future resear…
Rating neighborhoods for older adult health
Observer ratings show promise in understanding the effect of neighborhood on health outcomes. The AAH Neighborhood Assessment Scale and other rating systems should be tested further in diverse settings
Measuring health-related quality of life for persons with mobility impairments
Three-Year Measured Weight Change in the African American Health Study
Objective: This study examines 3-year weight change in African Americans. Method: Nine hundred and ninety-eight participants 49 to 65 years old were assessed at baseline and 3 years later. Weight was measured, and weight change was defined as clinically meaningful increases or decreases (± 5 kg). Potential risk factors were investigated using multinomial logistic regression. Results: In-home measured weights were available for 752 participants (7…
Neighborhood conditions, diabetes, and risk of lower-body functional limitations among middle-aged African Americans
Adverse neighborhood conditions appear to exacerbate the detrimental effects on lower-body functioning associated with diabetes
Structure of health-related quality of life among people with and without functional limitations
Predictors of Change in Grip Strength Over 3 Years in the African American Health Project
Results can be used to design interventions to improve strength outcomes
Adverse Housing and Neighborhood Conditions and Inflammatory Markers among Middle-Aged African Americans
Childhood school segregation and later life sense of control and physical performance in the African American Health cohort
Childhood school desegregation was adversely associated with the sense of control of African Americans in later life, and this reduced sense of control appears, in part, to account for their poorer physical performance. The etiologic mechanism through which childhood school segregation at the time that this cohort experienced it improved the sense of control in later life, which subsequently led to better physical performance, has not been identi…
Maintaining Employment Among Caregivers of Individuals on a Medicaid Waitlist for Services
Many individuals with developmental or intellectual and other disabilities are on waitlists to receive supportive services through state Medicaid waiver programs. Being waitlisted can place considerable burden on the ability of a caregiver to maintain employment outside the home. This article reports on results of a survey of 442 caregivers of individuals waitlisted for services within the Florida Medicaid program. Logistic regression was used to…
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With and Without Functional Limitations
Objectives. We examined factors that influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among individuals aged 50 years and older with and without functional limitations. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess associations among demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization indicators, modifiable health behaviors, and HRQOL characterized by recent physically and mentally unheal…
Observer ratings of neighborhoods
Enhanced field protocols and rater training did not improve measurement quality. Specifically, retest reliability and interviewer variability remained problematic. Measurement error partially reduced, but did not eliminate concurrent validity, suggesting there are robust associations between neighborhood characteristics and health outcomes. We conclude that the 5-item AAH NAS has sufficient reliability and validity for further use. Additional res…
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities Associated with Disability Severity
Financial and Health Barriers and Caregiving‐Related Difficulties Among Rural and Urban Caregivers
PURPOSE: To assess whether financial or health-related barriers were more common among rural caregivers and whether rural caregivers experienced more caregiving-related difficulties than their urban peers. METHODS: We used data from 7,436 respondents to the Caregiver Module in 10 states from the 2011-2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Respondents were classified as caregivers if they reported providing care to a family member or fri…
Medicine (24 works) · Gerontology (19 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (14 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Public health (10 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Nursing (8 works)