Deborah J Moritz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6636645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah J Moritz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah J |
| FAMILY NAME | Moritz |
| SIGNATURE | MORITZ D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Influence of Spouse Cognitive Impairment on Respondents' Depressive Symptoms
An earlier report documented that, in a community-dwelling sample of 317 older married couples, cognitive impairment in a wife was associated with depressive symptoms in her husband (Moritz, Kasl, and Berkman, 1989). No similar effects were found for wives. Here we examine the extent to which marital closeness moderates the impact of a spouse's cognitive impairment, the stability of influences over 3 years, and gender differences in the associati…
Living arrangements, changes in living arrangements, and survival among community dwelling older adults
OBJECTIVES: This study examines whether living arrangements and changes in living arrangements are associated with survival among older community-dwelling adults, and whether differences in health status account for observed differences in survival. METHODS: The sample consisted of 5085 persons aged 70 years or older who had participated in the Longitudinal Study of Aging in 1984 and 1986. Proportional hazards models were used to examine associat…
The Influence of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Morbidity on the Likelihood of Living Alone Among Older U.S. Adults Who Become Unmarried
This study examined gender differences in the associations of sociodemographic variables and morbidity with changes in living arrangements among adults aged 55–74 years old (n = 820) who became unmarried between the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1971–75 and the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study 1982–84. Preexisting family constellations (living in two person households at NHANES I compared to living in larger households, a…
The Health Impact of Living with a Cognitively Impaired Elderly Spouse
The purpose of this study was to identify the health consequences of living with a cognitively impaired spouse in a sample of 318 spouse pairs, drawn from a representative sample of noninstitutionalized elderly individuals. Our principal findings were that (a) cognitive impairment in wives was significantly (p < .05) associated with elevated systolic blood pressure in husbands, whereas cognitive impairment in husbands was not associated with syst…
Living arrangements and survival among middle-aged and older adults in the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study
BACKGROUND. There is concern about but little information on how living alone affects the health and survival of older adults. METHODS. We examined the association between living arrangements (living alone, with a spouse, or with someone other than a spouse) and survival among 7651 adults, aged 45 to 74 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) (1971-1975) and traced at the NHANES I Follow-up Study (1982-1984), to s…
Living arrangements, changes in living arrangements, and survival among community dwelling older adults
OBJECTIVES: This study examines whether living arrangements and changes in living arrangements are associated with survival among older community-dwelling adults, and whether differences in health status account for observed differences in survival. METHODS: The sample consisted of 5085 persons aged 70 years or older who had participated in the Longitudinal Study of Aging in 1984 and 1986. Proportional hazards models were used to examine associat…
Living arrangements and survival among middle-aged and older adults in the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study
BACKGROUND. There is concern about but little information on how living alone affects the health and survival of older adults. METHODS. We examined the association between living arrangements (living alone, with a spouse, or with someone other than a spouse) and survival among 7651 adults, aged 45 to 74 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) (1971-1975) and traced at the NHANES I Follow-up Study (1982-1984), to s…
The Influence of Spouse Cognitive Impairment on Respondents' Depressive Symptoms
An earlier report documented that, in a community-dwelling sample of 317 older married couples, cognitive impairment in a wife was associated with depressive symptoms in her husband (Moritz, Kasl, and Berkman, 1989). No similar effects were found for wives. Here we examine the extent to which marital closeness moderates the impact of a spouse's cognitive impairment, the stability of influences over 3 years, and gender differences in the associati…
The Health Impact of Living with a Cognitively Impaired Elderly Spouse
The purpose of this study was to identify the health consequences of living with a cognitively impaired spouse in a sample of 318 spouse pairs, drawn from a representative sample of noninstitutionalized elderly individuals. Our principal findings were that (a) cognitive impairment in wives was significantly (p < .05) associated with elevated systolic blood pressure in husbands, whereas cognitive impairment in husbands was not associated with syst…
The Health Impact of Living with a Cognitively Impaired Elderly Spouse
The purpose of this study was to identify the health consequences of living with a cognitively impaired spouse in a sample of 318 spouse pairs, drawn from a representative sample of noninstitutionalized elderly individuals. Our principal findings were that (a) cognitive impairment in wives was significantly (p < .05) associated with elevated systolic blood pressure in husbands, whereas cognitive impairment in husbands was not associated with syst…
Living arrangements and survival among middle-aged and older adults in the NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study
BACKGROUND. There is concern about but little information on how living alone affects the health and survival of older adults. METHODS. We examined the association between living arrangements (living alone, with a spouse, or with someone other than a spouse) and survival among 7651 adults, aged 45 to 74 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) (1971-1975) and traced at the NHANES I Follow-up Study (1982-1984), to s…
The Influence of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Morbidity on the Likelihood of Living Alone Among Older U.S. Adults Who Become Unmarried
This study examined gender differences in the associations of sociodemographic variables and morbidity with changes in living arrangements among adults aged 55–74 years old (n = 820) who became unmarried between the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1971–75 and the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study 1982–84. Preexisting family constellations (living in two person households at NHANES I compared to living in larger households, a…
The Influence of Spouse Cognitive Impairment on Respondents' Depressive Symptoms
An earlier report documented that, in a community-dwelling sample of 317 older married couples, cognitive impairment in a wife was associated with depressive symptoms in her husband (Moritz, Kasl, and Berkman, 1989). No similar effects were found for wives. Here we examine the extent to which marital closeness moderates the impact of a spouse's cognitive impairment, the stability of influences over 3 years, and gender differences in the associati…
Living arrangements, changes in living arrangements, and survival among community dwelling older adults
OBJECTIVES: This study examines whether living arrangements and changes in living arrangements are associated with survival among older community-dwelling adults, and whether differences in health status account for observed differences in survival. METHODS: The sample consisted of 5085 persons aged 70 years or older who had participated in the Longitudinal Study of Aging in 1984 and 1986. Proportional hazards models were used to examine associat…
Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Spouse (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Activities of daily living (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)