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| Sarah B LaditkaSummaryAffiliation: University of North Carolina at Charlotte Country: USA Publications
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Beliefs about promoting cognitive health among Filipino Americans who care for persons with dementiaSarah B Laditka
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Public Health Sciences, NC 28223, USA
Int J Aging Hum Dev 75:273-96. 2012..Findings suggest an opportunity to develop public health messages promoting cognitive health that are in-language, published in ethnic-specific media, and that are culturally appropriate for Filipino and other Asian Americans...
Methods and management of the healthy brain study: a large multisite qualitative research projectSarah B Laditka
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Gerontologist 49:S18-22. 2009..To describe processes used in the Healthy Brain project to manage data collection, coding, and data distribution in a large qualitative project, conducted by researchers at 9 universities in 9 states...- Attitudes about aging well among a diverse group of older Americans: implications for promoting cognitive healthSarah B Laditka
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Gerontologist 49:S30-9. 2009..To examine perceptions about aging well in the context of cognitive health among a large and diverse group of older adults... - Resilience and challenges among staff of gulf coast nursing homes sheltering frail evacuees following Hurricane Katrina, 2005: implications for planning and trainingSarah B Laditka
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 24:54-62. 2009.... - Not quite color blind: ethnic and gender differences in attitudes toward older people among college studentsSarah B Laditka
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Int J Aging Hum Dev 73:53-71. 2011..Findings suggest in-group favoritism, and the usefulness of training those in service industries and public service to treat older individuals equitably... - In the eye of the storm: resilience and vulnerability among African American women in the wake of Hurricane KatrinaSarah B Laditka
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Health Care Women Int 31:1013-27. 2010..African American women emphasized the need to preserve cultural memories, and they advocated for support and recovery. We offer suggestions for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers... 
Association between community health center and rural health clinic presence and county-level hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: an analysis across eight US statesJanice C Probst
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29210, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 9:134. 2009..We sought to clarify the contribution that CHCs and RHCs may make to the accessibility of primary health care, as measured by county-level rates of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions...- Understanding characteristics of families who buy local produceElizabeth F Racine
Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC Electronic address
J Nutr Educ Behav 45:30-8. 2013..To examine individual characteristics associated with local produce purchasing among North Carolina families with children... - Promoting cognitive health: a web site review of health systems, public health departments, and senior centersJames N Laditka
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 27:600-8. 2012..Among senior centers, 21% offered strategies, primarily mental activity. Results suggest emerging activity in this area and opportunities for continued development... - Use of dietary supplements for cognitive health: results of a national survey of adults in the United StatesJames N Laditka
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 27:55-64. 2012..77, confidence interval 1.39-2.25). Adults are more likely to use supplements to treat or cure cognitive problems than to prevent them. Many do not discuss this use with health care providers... - Farming activities and carrying and lifting: the Agricultural Health StudyElizabeth F Racine
Dept of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA
J Phys Act Health 9:39-47. 2012..The aim of this study was to examine HCL as a proxy for occupational physical activity (PA) among farm residents. The secondary objective was to evaluate PA based on HCL... - Farmers' market use among African-American women participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and ChildrenElizabeth F Racine
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223 0001, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:441-6. 2010..Future research to explore barriers and incentives for farmers' market use among WIC participants in urban and rural settings is warranted... - A comparative analysis of disability measures and their relation to home health care useCarol L Jenkins
Department of Health Behavior and Administration, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Home Health Care Serv Q 22:21-37. 2003..Efforts to control expenditures through the use of a narrower measure that requires the presence of assistance may disadvantage some subgroups of the older population... - Caregiver perspectives on transitions to assisted living and memory careSusan G Kelsey
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, SC, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 25:255-64. 2010..Support needs during transitions may differ between adult children and spouses... - Care transitions by older adults from nursing homes to hospitals: implications for long-term care practice, geriatrics education, and researchLouise M Murray
Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223 0001, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 11:231-8. 2010.... - Health care access in rural areas: evidence that hospitalization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in the United States may increase with the level of ruralityJames N Laditka
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Health Place 15:731-40. 2009..001). Adjusted adult rates generally increased with the level of rurality. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing levels of rurality may be positively associated with ACSH, suggesting rural disparities in access to primary health care...