Organizational Religious Behavior Among Older African Americans

Religious attendance and cognitive functioning among older Mexican Americans.

Research shows that social engagement reduces the probability of cognitive decline in late life. The purpose of this study was to test whether religious attendance, a major source of social engagement for many older individuals, is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline among older Mexican Americans. Using four waves of data collected from a sample of 3,050 older Mexican-origin indiv...

The Impact of Desegregation on Cognition among Older African Americans

Cytomegalovirus Infections among African-Americans

BACKGROUND Since African-Americans have twice the prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections as age-matched Caucasians we sought to determine the ages and possible sources of infection of African-American children. METHODS Subjects were 157 African-American healthy children and adolescents and their 113 household adults in Richmond VA. Families completed a questionnaire, provided saliva f...

Self-esteem among African Americans

A large body of research on African Americans and self-esteem has focused on factors that contribute to self-esteem. However, most studies have utilized samples of children or adolescents rather than adults. Although studies of children and adolescents provide important insights about sources of self-esteem for African Americans, this research has examined a limited number of variables and as a...

Older African Americans' perceptions of pharmacists.

OBJECTIVE To describe older African Americans' communication with pharmacists and their opinions, beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes about the role of the community pharmacist. DESIGN We conducted six sex-specific focus groups for this qualitative study. SETTING Community-based senior-serving agency located in a predominantly African American neighborhood in San Francisco, California. PA...