Health Trajectories of Older Americans and Medical Expenses: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study Data Over the 18 Year Period
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DOI: 10.1007/s10834-017-9542-7
Abstract: This study investigates the long-term relationship between individuals’ health state changes over time and burdens due to out-of-pocket medical expenses (OOP) in later years. We kept track of 5540 individuals’ health trajectories and their accumulated… read more here.
Keywords: medical expenses; health trajectories; older americans; study ... See more keywords
An analysis of the mental health trajectories of university students compared to their community peers using a national longitudinal survey
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2017.1356281
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study examines the mental health trajectories of future/current undergraduate university students relative to their age-matched community peers from the ages of 15 to 21. It analysed data from the Household, Income and Labour… read more here.
Keywords: health trajectories; community peers; health; mental health ... See more keywords
Are Self-perceptions of Aging Associated With Health Trajectories Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults?
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DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnz092
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Older adults' health trajectory is often pictured as loss and decline. Recent literature has questioned this assumption. Conceptualizing health as a multidimensional construct, encompassing physical disabilities, functional limitations, chronic diseases, depressive symptoms,… read more here.
Keywords: health trajectories; health trajectory; aged older; middle aged ... See more keywords
Cohort profile: Health trajectories of Immigrant Children (CRIAS)–a prospective cohort study in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061919
Abstract: Purpose The CRIAS (Health trajectories of Immigrant Children in Amadora) cohort study was created to explore whether children exposed to a migratory process experience different health risks over time, including physical health, cognitive, socioemotional and… read more here.
Keywords: age years; health trajectories; cohort; immigrant children ... See more keywords
Socioeconomic Positions and Midlife Health Trajectories in a Changing Social Context: Evidence from China, 1991–2006
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DOI: 10.1177/00221465221150381
Abstract: Cumulative (dis)advantage theory posits that socioeconomic disparities in health may increase with age. This study examines individuals’ midlife health trajectories, taking account of how their life courses are embedded within changing social contexts. Using the… read more here.
Keywords: health; time periods; health trajectories; midlife health ... See more keywords
Health trajectories of international humanitarian aid workers: growth mixture modelling findings from a prospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.58
Abstract: Background Most staff stay healthy during humanitarian work, although some worsen. Mean scores on health indicators may be masking individual participants struggling with health issues. Aims To investigate different field assignment-related health trajectories among international… read more here.
Keywords: health indicators; health; humanitarian aid; international humanitarian ... See more keywords