Physical Function and Health Status in Aging Puerto Rican Adults
The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12797296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen Castaneda‐Sceppa (0000-0001-5293-3070, Tufts University), Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa (Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts), Lori Lyn Price (0000-0003-0664-8978, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts), Sabrina E Noel (0000-0002-7816-3964, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts), Jennifer Bassett Midle (Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts), L M Falcon (0000-0002-2476-5046, Northeastern University), Kari L Tucker (0000-0001-7640-662X, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts,, corresponding author), Katherine L Tucker |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 653-672 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0898264310366738 |
| PMID | 20495158 |
| PMCID | PMC4413929 |
| OpenAlex | W2030245058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 37 |
Health status among Puerto Ricans appears to contribute to poor physical function. Targeted interventions to improve strength, endurance, and balance are needed to combat physical frailty and its consequences in this population
Ethnology · Puerto rican · Sociology · Aging, Health, and Disability · Frailty in Older Adults · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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Harmonizing Beliefs With Realities
Determinants of self-rated health and the role of acculturation
Unfair treatment, coping strategies, and depression among Puerto Ricans in Boston
The Associations between Upper and Lower Body Muscle Strength and Diabetes among Midlife Women
Influence of Type II Diabetes and High Depressive Symptoms on the Likelihood for Developing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Disability and Mortality in Older Puerto Ricans
Physical Activity, All-Cause Mortality, and Longevity of College Alumni
An Epidemiology of Disability among Adults in the United States
Lower Extremity Function and Subsequent Disability
Midlife Hand Grip Strength as a Predictor of Old Age Disability
Lower-Extremity Function in Persons over the Age of 70 Years as a Predictor of Subsequent Disability
Depressive Symptoms and Physical Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Persons
Predicting Changes in Physical Performance in a High-Functioning Elderly Cohort
A Short Physical Performance Battery Assessing Lower Extremity Function
Frailty in Older Adults
Studies of Illness in the Aged
The CES-D Scale
The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study on health disparities in Puerto Rican adults
Perceived Problems With Access to Medical Care and Depression Among Older Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Other Hispanics, and a Comparison Group of Non-Hispanic Whites
Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Elders in Massachusetts
Assessment of Older People
Religion and Health among Black and White Adults
| Citations per year | 0.46 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |