Safiyyah Okoye
Biographic Data
| ID | 6638203 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Safiyyah Okoye |
| GIVEN NAMES | Safiyyah |
| FAMILY NAME | Okoye |
| SIGNATURE | OKOYE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4566-4068 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Hang Ups, Let Downs, Bad Breaks, Setbacks”
Introduction: Older adults racialized as Black experience higher rates of dementia than those racialized as White. Structural racism produces socioeconomic challenges, described by artist Marvin Gaye as “hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, setbacks” that likely contribute to dementia disparities. Robust dementia literature suggests socioeconomic factors may also be key resiliencies. Methods: We linked state-level data reflecting the racialized lands…
Associations Between Use of Paid Help and Care Experiences Among Medicare–Medicaid Enrolled Older Adults With and Without Dementia
Findings highlight the complexities of caring for dual-enrollees, particularly those with dementia, and emphasize the need to strengthen the delivery of paid care with considerations for the LTSS environment
Home and Neighborhood Context of Falls Among Black and White Older Americans
Objectives: To examine social and physical environmental fall-risk factors in a nationally representative sample of community-living older adults overall and by racial group. Methods: We used data from the 2015 and 2016 rounds of the National Health and Aging Trends Study ( n = 5581) linked to census tract measures from the American Community Survey. Recurrent falls are defined as 2+ self-reported falls over 12 months. Results: Older adults with …
Pain in low-income older women with disabilities
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify how low-income older women with disabilities perceive pain, pain management, and communication with healthcare providers. We interviewed 26 low-income women (average age 75 years; SD 7.0), eliciting the following overarching themes: "Invisibility of Pain: Unnoticed or Undetected," "Escalating Pain Leads to Help Seeking," "Communication with Healthcare Providers and Outcomes," "Pain Management …
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Pain in low-income older women with disabilities
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify how low-income older women with disabilities perceive pain, pain management, and communication with healthcare providers. We interviewed 26 low-income women (average age 75 years; SD 7.0), eliciting the following overarching themes: "Invisibility of Pain: Unnoticed or Undetected," "Escalating Pain Leads to Help Seeking," "Communication with Healthcare Providers and Outcomes," "Pain Management …
Home and Neighborhood Context of Falls Among Black and White Older Americans
Objectives: To examine social and physical environmental fall-risk factors in a nationally representative sample of community-living older adults overall and by racial group. Methods: We used data from the 2015 and 2016 rounds of the National Health and Aging Trends Study ( n = 5581) linked to census tract measures from the American Community Survey. Recurrent falls are defined as 2+ self-reported falls over 12 months. Results: Older adults with …
Associations Between Use of Paid Help and Care Experiences Among Medicare–Medicaid Enrolled Older Adults With and Without Dementia
Findings highlight the complexities of caring for dual-enrollees, particularly those with dementia, and emphasize the need to strengthen the delivery of paid care with considerations for the LTSS environment
“Hang Ups, Let Downs, Bad Breaks, Setbacks”
Introduction: Older adults racialized as Black experience higher rates of dementia than those racialized as White. Structural racism produces socioeconomic challenges, described by artist Marvin Gaye as “hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, setbacks” that likely contribute to dementia disparities. Robust dementia literature suggests socioeconomic factors may also be key resiliencies. Methods: We linked state-level data reflecting the racialized lands…
Medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Dementia (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Activities of daily living (1 works)