scholarly journals Mechanisms for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Glycemic Control in Middle-aged and Older Americans in the Health and Retirement Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 167 (17) ◽  
pp. 1853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Heisler
Keyword(s):  
Glycemic Control ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Retirement Study

The Changing Face of Debt and Financial Fragility at Older Ages

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 407-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annamaria Lusardi ◽  
Olivia S. Mitchell ◽  
Noemi Oggero
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implications ◽  
Financial Fragility ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Down Payments ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Retirement Study

We investigate changes in older individuals' financial fragility as they stand on the verge of retirement. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we compare how debt has changed for successive cohorts of people age 56–61. Our analysis shows that recent older Americans close to retirement hold more debt, and hence face greater financial insecurity, than earlier generations. This is primarily due to having bought more expensive homes with smaller down payments. We discuss possible policy implications.

Recent trends in wealth inequality among older Americans in two surveys

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Gabor Kezdi ◽  
Margaret Lay ◽  
David Weir
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Wealth Inequality ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Survey Of Consumer Finances ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Consumer Finances ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Social Security Wealth ◽  
Retirement Study

We document changes in wealth inequality across American households with a member aged 55 or older, comparing data in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) with that in the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) between 1998 and 2016. We examine net wealth including housing, financial and nonfinancial assets and debt, without the cash value of insurances, DB pensions or Social Security wealth. We find very similar distributions of net wealth in the two surveys between the 25th and 90th percentiles, but substantially higher wealth in the SCF at the top of the distribution. Both surveys show an increase in wealth inequality between 1998 and 2016, first mostly due to increased wealth at the top, and, after 2012, due to an increase in the share of households with very little wealth as well. Both surveys agree that wealth inequality by education and race, already substantial in 1998, increased further by 2016.

Cognitive Performance Trajectories Before and After Sleep Treatment Initiation in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Results from the Health and Retirement Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher N Kaufmann ◽  
Mark W Bondi ◽  
Wesley K Thompson ◽  
Adam P Spira ◽  
Sonia Ancoli-Israel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Treatment Initiation ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Sleep Treatment ◽  
Retirement Study

Abstract BACKGROUND Sleep disturbances are associated with risk of cognitive decline but it is not clear if treating disturbed sleep mitigates decline. We examined differences in cognitive trajectories before and after sleep treatment initiation. METHODS Data came from the 2006-2014 Health and Retirement Study. At each of five waves, participants were administered cognitive assessments and scores were summed. Participants also reported if, in prior two weeks, they had taken medications or used other treatments to improve sleep. Our sample (N=3,957) included individuals who at HRS 2006 were >50 years, had no cognitive impairment, reported no sleep treatment, and indicated experiencing sleep disturbance. We identified differences between those receiving vs. not receiving treatment in subsequent waves, and among those treated (N=1,247), compared cognitive trajectories before and after treatment. RESULTS At baseline, those reporting sleep treatment at subsequent waves were more likely to be younger, female, Caucasian, to have more health conditions, to have higher BMI, and more depressive symptoms (all p’s≤0.015). Decline in cognitive performance was mitigated in periods after sleep treatment vs. periods before (B=-0.20, 95% CI=-0.25, -0.15, p<0.001; vs., B=-0.26, 95% CI=-0.32, -0.20, p<0.001), and this same trend was seen for self-initiated and doctor-recommended treatments. Trends were driven by those with higher baseline cognitive performance—those with lower performance saw cognitive declines following sleep treatment. CONCLUSIONS In middle-aged and older adults with sleep disturbance, starting sleep treatment may slow cognitive decline. Future research should assess types, combinations, and timing of treatments most effective in improving cognitive health in later life.

scholarly journals Burden of cirrhosis on older Americans and their families: Analysis of the health and retirement study

Hepatology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina O. Rakoski ◽  
Ryan J. McCammon ◽  
John D. Piette ◽  
Theodore J. Iwashyna ◽  
Jorge A. Marrero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Retirement Study

scholarly journals Use of Complementary Medicine in Older Americans: Results From the Health and Retirement Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Ness ◽  
Dominic J. Cirillo ◽  
David R. Weir ◽  
Nicole L. Nisly ◽  
Robert B. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Retirement Study
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