RCMAR - Publications

Pappadis MR, Chou LN, Howrey, Al Snih S. Life-Space Mobility and Post-Hospitalization Outcomes among Older Mexican American Medicare Beneficiaries. J Am Geriatr Soc. In Press 2023

Ventura J, Downer B, Li CY, Snih SA. Nativity differences in the relationship between handgrip strength and cognitive impairment in older Mexican Americans over 20 years of follow-up. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2022 Dec 13;107:104903. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2022.104903. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36584560

Downer B, Li CY, Al Snih S. Hospitalizations and Emergency Room Admissions by Mexican American Older Adults with and without Dementia and Caregiver Mental Health. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022 Dec 20. doi: 10.3233/JAD-220997. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36565125

Abrams, L. R., Myrskyla, M., & Mehta, N. K. (2022). The growing rural-urban divide in US life expectancy: contribution of cardiovascular disease and other major causes of death. Int J Epidemiol, 50(6), 1970-1978. PMCID: PMC8743112.

Afunugo, W. E., Li, C. Y., Chou, L. N., Ward, F., & Al Snih, S. (2022). Pain, obesity, and physical function in Mexican American older adults during 20 years of follow-up. PM R. PMCID: PMC9500111.

Allencherril, R. P., Markides, K. S., & Al Snih, S. (2022). Liver Disease Among Mexican Americans Aged 67 Years and Older. J Prim Care Community Health, 13, 21501319221116231. PMCID: PMC9358553.

Cantu, P. A., & Aranda, M. P. (2022). Neuropsychiatric symptoms and caregiver relationship quality for older Mexican Americans. Aging Ment Health, 1-8. PMCID: PMC9463394.

Givan, A., Downer, B., Chou, L. N., & Al Snih, S. (2022). Cognitive impairment and low physical function among older Mexican Americans: findings from a 20-year follow-up. Ann Epidemiol, 70, 9-15. PMCID: PMC9167708.

Gutierrez, S., Wong, R., & Milani, S. A. (2022). The pain and depressive symptoms cascade: A bidirectional analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2012-2015. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 37(10). PMCID: In process.

Hay, C. C., Pappadis, M. R., Sander, A. M., Weller, S. C., Wang, W., & Reistetter, T. A. (2022). Important-performance analysis to conceptualize goal priorities in community dwelling stroke survivors. Top Stroke Rehabil, 29(4), 310-320. PMCID: PMC8602464.

Lopez, D. S., Kim, H., Polychronopoulou, E., Taha, S., Tsilidis, K. K., Villasante-Tezanos, A., Peek, M. K., Gilani, S., Khera, M., Baillargeon, J., Kuo, Y. F., & Canfield, S. (2022). Joint association of statins and testosterone replacement therapy with cardiovascular disease among older men with prostate cancer: SEER-Medicare 2007-2015. Cancer Epidemiol, 79, 102172. PMCID: PMC9288979.

Lopez, D. S., Lee, W. C., Garcia, C. O., Downer, P. B., Taha, S., Villasante-Tezanos, A., Tsilidis, K. K., Peek, K., Kyriakos, M., & Canfield, S. (2022). Low testosterone and high cholesterol levels in relation to all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality in White, Black, and Hispanic men: NHANES 1988-2015. Hormones (Athens), 21(3), 399-411. PMCID: In process.

Lopez, D. S., Liu, L., Smith-Warner, S. A., Tsilidis, K. K., Daniel, C., Baillargeon, J., Rohrmann, S., Platz, E. A., & Giovannucci, E. (2022). Association of Prudent, Western, and Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010) dietary patterns with serum testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin levels in men. Hormones (Athens), 21(1), 113-125. PMCID: PMC9134265.

Lopez, D. S., Malagaris, I., Polychronopoulou, E., Tsilidis, K. K., Milani, S. A., Kristen Peek, M., Villasante-Tezanos, A., Alzweri, L., Baillargeon, J., Kuo, Y. F., & Canfield, S. (2022). Metformin and testosterone replacement therapy inversely associated with hormone-associated cancers (prostate, colorectal and male breast cancers) among older White and Black men. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). PMCID: In process.

Mathuba, W., Deer, R., & Downer, B. (2022). Racial and ethnic differences in the improvement in daily activities during a nursing home stay. J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(4), 1244-1251. PMCID: PMC8986583.

Matos-Moreno, A., Santos-Lozada, A. R., Mehta, N., de Leon, C. F. M., Lê-Scherban, F., & De Lima Friche, A. A. (2022). Migration is the driving force of rapid aging in Puerto Rico: A Research Brief. Popul Res Policy Rev, 41(3), 801-810. PMCID: PMC9272999.

Mielke, M. M., Aggarwal, N. T., Vila-Castelar, C., Agarwal, P., Arenaza-Urquijo, E. M., Brett, B., Brugulat-Serrat, A., DuBose, L. E., Eikelboom, W. S., Flatt, J., Foldi, N. S., Franzen, S., Gilsanz, P., Li, W., McManus, A. J., van Lent, D. M., Milani, S. A., Shaaban, C. E., Stites, S. D., . . . Gender Special Interest, G. (2022). Consideration of sex and gender in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders from a global perspective. Alzheimers Dement. PMCID: In process.

Milani, S. A., Bell, T. R., Crowe, M., Pope, C. N., & Downer, B. (2022). Increasing Pain Interference is Associated with Cognitive Decline over Four Years among Older Puerto Rican Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. PMCID: In process.

Milani, S. A., Howrey, B., Rodriguez, M. A., Samper-Ternent, R., & Wong, R. (2022). Gender differences in activity-limiting pain trajectories over a 17-year period in the Mexican Health and Aging Study. Pain, 163(2), e285-e292. PMCID: PMC8494819.

Milani, S. A., Lopez, D. S., Downer, B., Samper-Ternent, R., & Wong, R. (2022). Effects of diabetes and obesity on cognitive impairment and mortality in older Mexicans. Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 99, 104581. PMCID: PMC8810632.

Milani, S. A., Raji, M. A., Kuo, Y. F., Lopez, D. S., Markides, K. S., & Al Snih, S. (2022). Multimorbidity Is Associated with Pain Over 6 Years Among Community-Dwelling Mexican Americans Aged 80 and Older. Front Pain Res (Lausanne), 3, 830308. PMCID: PMC8983931.

Miyawaki, C. E., Liu, M., & Markides, K. S. (2022). Association between caregivers' characteristics and older care recipients' well-being among Vietnamese immigrant families in the United States. J Community Psychol, 50(5), 2214-2224. PMCID: PMC9177710.

Miyawaki, C. E., Liu, M., Park, V. T., Tran, M. T., & Markides, K. S. (2022). Social support as a moderator of physical disability and mental health in older Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S.: Results from the Vietnamese aging and care survey (VACS). Geriatr Nurs, 44, 151-158. PMCID: PMC9134842.

Miyawaki, C. E., Meyer, O. L., Chen, N. W., & Markides, K. S. (2022). Health of Vietnamese Older Adults and Caregiver's Psychological Status in the United States: Result from the Vietnamese Aging and Care Survey. Clin Gerontol, 45(5), 1285-1293. PMCID: In process.

Pappadis, M. R., Sander, A. M., Struchen, M. A., & Kurtz, D. M. (2022). Soy diferente: a qualitative study on the perceptions of recovery following traumatic brain injury among Spanish-speaking U.S. immigrants. Disabil Rehabil, 44(11), 2400-2409. PMCID: PMC8109840.

Rivera-Hernandez, M., Kumar, A., Chou, L. N., Keeney, T., Ferdows, N., Karmarkar, A., Markides, K. S., & Ottenbacher, K. (2022). Healthcare utilization and costs among high-need and frail Mexican American Medicare beneficiaries. PLoS One, 17(1), e0262079. PMCID: PMC8759642.

Samper-Ternent, R., Tinetti, M., Jennings, L. A., Wong, R., Arney, J., & Naik, A. D. (2022). Better care for older Hispanics: Identifying priorities and harmonizing care. J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(6), 1889-1894. PMCID: PMC9228737.

Shepard, V., Al Snih, S., Burke, R., Downer, B., Kuo, Y. F., Malagaris, I., & Raji, M. (2022). Characteristics Associated with Mexican-American Hospice Use: Retrospective Cohort Study Using the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE). Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 10499091221110125. PMCID: In process.

Teresi, J. A., Yu, X., Stewart, A. L., & Hays, R. D. (2022). Guidelines for Designing and Evaluating Feasibility Pilot Studies. Med Care, 60(1), 95-103. PMCID: PMC8849521.

Villarreal Rizzo, A. F., & Downer, B. (2022). The Association between Late-Life Alcohol Consumption and Incident Dementia among Mexican Americans Aged 75 and Older. Gerontol Geriatr Med, 8, 23337214221109823. PMCID: PMC9373159.

Avila, J. C., Mejia-Arangom, S., Jupiter, D., Downer, B., & Wong, R. (2021). The Effect of Diabetes on the Cognitive Trajectory of Older Adults in Mexico and the United States. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 76(4), e153-e164. PMCID: PMC7955990.

Cantu, P. A., Sheehan, C. M., Sasson, I., & Hayward, M. D. (2021). Increasing Education-Based Disparities in Healthy Life Expectancy Among U.S. Non-Hispanic Whites, 2000-2010. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 76(2), 319-329. PMCID: PMC7813204.

Downer, B., Al Snih, S., Chou, L. N., Kuo, Y. F., Raji, M., Markides, K. S., & Ottenbacher, K. J. (2021). Changes in Health Care Use by Mexican American Medicare Beneficiaries Before and After a Diagnosis of Dementia. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 76(3), 534-542. PMCID: PMC7907487.

Downer, B., Chou, L. N., Al Snih, S., Barba, C., Kuo, Y. F., Raji, M., Markides, K. S., & Ottenbacher, K. J. (2021). Documentation of Dementia as a Cause of Death Among Mexican-American Decedents Diagnosed with Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis, 82(4), 1727-1736. PMCID: PMC8384698.

Garcia, M. A., Downer, B., Chiu, C. T., Saenz, J. L., Ortiz, K., & Wong, R. (2021). Educational Benefits and Cognitive Health Life Expectancies: Racial/Ethnic, Nativity, and Gender Disparities. Gerontologist, 61(3), 330-340. PMCID: PMC8023372.

Garcia, M. A., Warner, D. F., Garcia, C., Downer, B., & Raji, M. (2021). Age Patterns in Self-Reported Cognitive Impairment Among Older Latino Subgroups and Non-Latino Whites in the United States, 1997-2018: Implications for Public Health Policy. Innov Aging, 5(4), igab039. PMCID: PMC8670720.

Howrey, B., Avila, J. C., Downer, B., & Wong, R. (2021). Social Engagement and Cognitive Function of Older Adults in Mexico and the United States: How Universal Is the Interdependence in Couples? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 76(Suppl 1), S41-S50. PMCID: PMC8186856.

Lopez, D. S., Huang, D., Tsilidis, K. K., Canfield, S., Khera, M., Baillargeon, J. G., Kuo, Y. F., Peek, M. K., Platz, E. A., & Markides, K. (2021). The role of testosterone replacement therapy and statin use, and their combination, in prostate cancer. Cancer Causes Control, 32(9), 965-976. PMCID: PMC8316375.

Lopez, D. S., Polychronopoulou, E., Tsilidis, K. K., Khera, M., Su, L. J., Fowke, J. H., Peek, M. K., Kuo, Y. F., Markides, K., & Canfield, S. (2021). Independent and Joint Effects of Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Statins use on the Risk of Prostate Cancer Among White, Black, and Hispanic Men. Cancer Prev Res (Phila), 14(7), 719-728. PMCID: PMC8260462.

Milani, S. A., Cantu, P. A., Berenson, A. B., Kuo, Y. F., Markides, K. S., & Raji, M. A. (2021). Gender Differences in Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Mexican Americans Aged 80 and Older. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen, 36, 15333175211042958. PMCID: PMC8641300.

Milani, S. A., Raji, M. A., Chen, L., & Kuo, Y. F. (2021). Trends in the Use of Benzodiazepines, Z-Hypnotics, and Serotonergic Drugs Among US Women and Men Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open, 4(10), e2131012. PMCID: PMC8546497.

Patino, J., Rodriguez, M. A., & Al Snih, S. (2021). Depressive symptoms predict low physical performance among older Mexican Americans. Aging Clin Exp Res, 33(9), 2549-2555. PMCID: PMC8280240.

Rodriguez, A. M., Polychronopoulou, E., Hsu, E., Shah, R., Lamiman, K., & Kuo, Y. F. (2021). Factors associated with endometrial cancer and hyperplasia among middle-aged and older Hispanics. Gynecol Oncol, 160(1), 16-23. PMCID: PMC8142520.

Rodriguez, M. A., Chou, L. N., Sodhi, J. K., Markides, K. S., Ottenbacher, K. J., & Snih, S. A. (2021). Arthritis, physical function, and disability among older Mexican Americans over 23 years of follow-up. Ethn Health, 1-17. PMCID: PMC9124228.

Sander, A. M., Ketchum, J. M., Lequerica, A. H., Pappadis, M. R., Bushnik, T., Hammond, F. M., & Sevigny, M. (2021). Primary Language and Participation Outcomes in Hispanics With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study. J Head Trauma Rehabil, 36(4), E218-E225. PMCID: PMC8249338.

Torres, J. M., Yahirun, J. J., Sheehan, C., Ma, M., & Saenz, J. (2021). Adult child socio-economic status disadvantage and cognitive decline among older parents in Mexico. Soc Sci Med, 279, 113910. PMCID: PMC8284312.

Vu, L. H., Markides, K. S., & Downer, B. (2021). Neuropsychiatric Symptoms by Cognitive Status for Mexican-Americans Aged 85 and Older. Gerontol Geriatr Med, 7, 23337214211002724. PMCID: PMC7983470.

DeVilbiss, E. A., Weuve, J., Fink, D. S., Arah, O. A., Radoc, J. G., Datta, G. D., Lopez, D. S., Johnson, D. A., Branas, C. C., Schisterman, E. F., the Society for Epidemiologic Research, D., & Inclusion, C. (2020). Response to Society for Epidemiologic Research Diversity and Inclusion Survey Commentaries. Am J Epidemiol, 189(10), 1053-1056. PMCID: PMC7670874.

DeVilbiss, E. A., Weuve, J., Fink, D. S., Morris, M. D., Arah, O. A., Radoc, J. G., Datta, G. D., Abuelezam, N. N., Lopez, D. S., Johnson, D. A., Branas, C. C., & Schisterman, E. F. (2020). Assessing Representation and Perceived Inclusion among Members in the Society for Epidemiologic Research. Am J Epidemiol. PMCID: In process.

Downer, B., Al Snih, S., Raji, M., Chou, L. N., Kuo, Y. F., Markides, K. S., & Ottenbacher, K. J. (2020). Healthcare utilization of Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries with and without Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. PLoS One, 15(1), e0227681. PMCID: PMC6961888.

Downer, B., Milani, S., & Wong, R. (2020). The Sequence of Physical and Cognitive Impairment and the Association with Mortality Among Unimpaired Older Mexican Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 75(7), 1386-1392. PMCID: PMC7302177.

Gilman, S. E., Arah, O. A., Bates, L. M., Branas, C. C., Cozier, Y. C., Datta, G. D., DeVilbiss, E. A., Fink, D. S., Hajat, A., Johnson, D. A., Lopez, D. S., Morris, M. D., Weuve, J., Abuelezam, N. N., Diversity, & Inclusion Committee of the Society for Epidemiologic, R. (2020). The Society for Epidemiologic Research and the Future of Diversity and Inclusion in Epidemiology. Am J Epidemiol, 189(10), 1049-1052. PMCID: PMC7666411.

Gutierrez, S., Milani, S. A., & Wong, R. (2020). Is "Busy" Always Better? Time-Use Activities and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Mexican Adults. Innov Aging, 4(5), igaa030. PMCID:  PMC7477915.

Hay, C. C., Graham, J. E., Pappadis, M. R., Sander, A. M., Hong, I., & Reistetter, T. A. (2020). The Impact of One's Sex and Social Living Situation on Rehabilitation Outcomes After a Stroke. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 99(1), 48-55. PMCID: PMC6920562.

Johnson, J., Rodriguez, M. A., & Al Snih, S. (2020). Life-Space Mobility in the Elderly: Current Perspectives. Clin Interv Aging, 15, 1665-1674. PMCID: MC7501960.

Lopez, D. S., Wulaningsih, W., Tsilidis, K. K., Baillargeon, J., Williams, S. B., Urban, R., & Rohrmann, S. (2020). Environment-wide association study to comprehensively test and validate associations between nutrition and lifestyle factors and testosterone deficiency: NHANES 1988-1994 and 1999-2004. Hormones (Athens), 19(2), 205-214. PMCID: PMC7323003.

Nguyen, C., Downer, B., Chou, L. N., Kuo, Y. F., & Raji, M. (2020). End-of-Life Healthcare Utilization of Older Mexican Americans with and Without a Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 75(2), 326-332. PMCID: PMC7176060.

Rivera-Hernandez, M., Fabius, C. D., Fashaw, S., Downer, B., Kumar, A., Panagiotou, O. A., & Epstein-Lubow, G. (2020). Quality of Post-Acute Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities That Disproportionately Serve Hispanics with Dementia. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 21(11), 1705-1711 e1703. PMCID: PMC7641973.

Roberts, P. S., Krishnan, S., Burns, S. P., Ouellette, D., & Pappadis, M. R. (2020). Inconsistent Classification of Mild Stroke and Implications on Health Services Delivery. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 101(7), 1243-1259. PMCID: PMC7311258.

Sodhi, J. K., Karmarkar, A., Raji, M., Markides, K. S., Ottenbacher, K. J., & Al Snih, S. (2020). Pain as a predictor of frailty over time among older Mexican Americans. Pain, 161(1), 109-113. PMCID: PMC6923536.

Wadsworth, P. A., Chen, N. W., Raji, M., Markides, K. S., & Downer, B. (2020). Mobility but Not Balance Limitations Are Associated with Cognitive Decline among Older Hispanics. Gerontol Geriatr Med, 6, 2333721420947952. PMCID: PMC7427021.

Cantu, P., Kim, Y., Sheehan, C., Powers, D., Margerison, C. E., & Cubbin, C. (2019). Downward Neighborhood Poverty Mobility during Childhood Is Associated with Child Asthma: Evidence from the Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) Survey. J Urban Health, 96(4), 558-569. PMCID: PMC6890910.

Downer, B., Al Snih, S., Chou, L. N., Kuo, Y. F., Markides, K. S., & Ottenbacher, K. J. (2019). Differences in hospitalizations, emergency room admissions, and outpatient visits among Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries. BMC Geriatr, 19(1), 136. PMCID: PMC6528336.

Downer, B., Al Snih, S., Howrey, B. T., Raji, M. A., Markides, K. S., & Ottenbacher, K. J. (2019). Combined effects of cognitive impairment and pre-frailty on future frailty and death in older Mexican Americans. Aging Ment Health, 23(10), 1405-1412. PMCID: PMC6534489.

Downer, B., Garcia, M. A., Raji, M., & Markides, K. S. (2019). Cohort Differences in Cognitive Impairment and Cognitive Decline Among Mexican-Americans Aged 75 Years or Older. Am J Epidemiol, 188(1), 119-129. PMCID: PMC6321807.

Hawley, L., Hammond, F. M., Cogan, A. M., Juengst, S., Mumbower, R., Pappadis, M. R., Waldman, W., & Dams-O'Connor, K. (2019). Ethical Considerations in Chronic Brain Injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil, 34(6), 433-436. PMCID: PMC6986275.

Krishnan, S., Hay, C. C., Pappadis, M. R., Deutsch, A., & Reistetter, T. A. (2019). Stroke Survivors' Perspectives on Post-Acute Rehabilitation Options, Goals, Satisfaction, and Transition to Home. J Neurol Phys Ther, 43(3), 160-167. PMCID: PMC6582990.

Li, C. Y., Al Snih, S., Chen, N. W., Markides, K. S., Sodhi, J., & Ottenbacher, K. J. (2019). Validation of the Modified Frailty Phenotype Measure in Older Mexican Americans. J Am Geriatr Soc, 67(11), 2393-2397. PMCID: PMC6861608.

Lopez, D. S., Huang, D., Tsilidis, K. K., Khera, M., Williams, S. B., Urban, R. J., Panagiotou, O. A., Kuo, Y. F., Baillargeon, J., Farias, A., & Krause, T. (2019). Association of the extent of therapy with prostate cancer in those receiving testosterone therapy in a US commercial insurance claims database. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 91(6), 885-891. PMCID: PMC7294776.

McEniry, M., Samper-Ternent, R., Florez, C. E., & Cano-Gutierrez, C. (2019). Early Life Displacement Due to Armed Conflict and Violence, Early Nutrition, and Older Adult Hypertension, Diabetes, and Obesity in the Middle-Income Country of Colombia. J Aging Health, 31(8), 1479-1502. PMCID: PMC6738338.

Mutambudzi, M., Chen, N. W., Howrey, B., Garcia, M. A., & Markides, K. S. (2019). Physical Performance Trajectories and Mortality Among Older Mexican Americans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 74(2), 233-239. PMCID: PMC6333933.