Native Songs of Two Hybrid Ceremonies among the American Indians

Handgrip strength among older American Indians: the Native Elder Care Study.

Insomnia Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among American Indians. It is not known if symptoms of insomnia are associated with CVD in this population. METHODS We examined 449 American Indians aged ≥ 55 years from the Native Elder Care Study. The main outcome-of-interest was self-reported CVD. RESULTS Short sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and difficulty falling...

Unmet Assistance Need Among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study.

PURPOSE We examined the prevalence and correlates of unmet assistance need with respect to activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) among older American Indians. DESIGN AND METHODS Data for our analyses were collected in 2006-2008 as part of the Native Elder Care Study, a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling American Indians aged ≥55 years. ...

Spirituality and attempted suicide among American Indians.

American Indians exhibit suicide-related behaviors at rates much higher than the general population. This study examines the relation of spirituality to the lifetime prevalence of attempted suicide in a probability sample of American Indians. Data were derived from a cross-sectional sample of 1456 American Indian tribal members (age range 15-57yr) who were living on or near their Northern Plain...

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infections among American Indians

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