2024
Social Isolation and Population Density: Racial and Ethnic Differences Among Older Adults
You E, Nicholson N, Jacobson S, Poghosyan H, Feinn R, Charlotte L. Social Isolation and Population Density: Racial and Ethnic Differences Among Older Adults. INQUIRY The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing 2024, 61: 00469580241273127. PMID: 39229676, PMCID: PMC11375685, DOI: 10.1177/00469580241273127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial isolationAbsence of social connectionsSocial connectionsAssociated with less SIZip codesHigh-population-density areasPopulation densitySecondary data analysisRacial/ethnic groupsEthnic differencesAARP FoundationSenior citizensOlder AdultsOlder peopleConvenience sampleRace/ethnicityLinear mixed modelsTargeted interventionsHealth problemsSubjective SIZIPMixed modelsCitizensInterventionModerating influence
2023
Investigating Racial and Ethnic Differences in Diabetes Self-Management Education Among Adults With Diabetes
Akyirem S, Choa E, Poghosyan H. Investigating Racial and Ethnic Differences in Diabetes Self-Management Education Among Adults With Diabetes. The Science Of Diabetes Self-Management And Care 2023, 49: 206-216. PMID: 37129292, DOI: 10.1177/26350106231169693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes self-management educationDiabetes self-management education participantsSelf-management educationNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesSocial determinants of health factorsEthnic differencesReduce health disparitiesImprove diabetes outcomesSelf-reported diabetesWeighted descriptive statisticsLower-level educationMultivariate logistic regressionCross-sectional dataHealth disparitiesDiabetes careDiabetes outcomesDiabetes ModuleHealth factorsPopulation-basedHispanic participantsReport participationDescriptive statisticsHispanic populationLogistic regression