@article {10.2307/26979898, title = {Parental Education and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults: Evidence from the U.S. and South Korea}, journal = {Journal of Asian Sociology}, volume = {49}, year = {2020}, pages = {527{\textendash}546}, abstract = {The purpose of this cross-national study is to investigate the association between parental education, an important early-life socioeconomic indicator, and self-rated health (SRH) among older adults in Western (U.S.) and Eastern (Korea) countries. The study sample is drawn from nationally representative data collected by the 2016 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the 2016 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA). The final sample consists of 9,610 HRS and 4,425 KLoSA respondents age 65 or older. Hierarchical logistic regression models are used to examine the association between paternal and maternal education and SRH. The results show that low maternal education is significantly associated with fair/poor SRH in the U.S., while low paternal education is associated with fair/poor SRH among older Korean adults, controlling for other covariates. The disparity found in parental education may be due to the cultural differences in patriarchal values and the rate of change in gender expectations and economic development.}, keywords = {Education, KLoSA, Self-rated health}, issn = {26714574, 26718200}, doi = {10.21588/dns.2020.49.4.007}, author = {SeungAh H. Lee and Kimberly J. Johnson and Jiyoung Lyu} } @article {11533, title = {Parental Education and Self-Rated Health among Older AdultsEvidence from the U.S. and South Korea}, journal = {Journal of Asian Sociology}, volume = {49}, year = {2020}, pages = {527-546}, abstract = {[The purpose of this cross-national study is to investigate the association between parental education, an important early-life socioeconomic indicator, and self-rated health (SRH) among older adults in Western (U.S.) and Eastern (Korea) countries. The study sample is drawn from nationally representative data collected by the 2016 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the 2016 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA). The final sample consists of 9,610 HRS and 4,425 KLoSA respondents age 65 or older. Hierarchical logistic regression models are used to examine the association between paternal and maternal education and SRH. The results show that low maternal education is significantly associated with fair/poor SRH in the U.S., while low paternal education is associated with fair/poor SRH among older Korean adults, controlling for other covariates. The disparity found in parental education may be due to the cultural differences in patriarchal values and the rate of change in gender expectations and economic development.]}, keywords = {KLoSA, maternal education, paternal education, Self-rated health}, isbn = {26714574, 26718200}, url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/26979898}, author = {Lee, Seungah H. and Kimberly J. Johnson and Jiyoung Lyu} } @article {10444, title = {DOES A PERCEIVED CONNECTION TO A NEIGHBORHOOD REDUCE LONELINESS?}, journal = {Innovation in Aging}, volume = {3}, year = {2019}, month = {2019/11/08}, pages = {S534 - S534}, abstract = {This study investigated whether perceived neighborhood quality was associated with chronic loneliness for adults 60 and older in the United States. Although loneliness can be episodic and overcome, chronic loneliness has been identified as a social determinant of health. Utilizing ecological systems theory we hypothesized that higher levels of neighborhood social cohesiveness would be associated with lower odds of chronic loneliness. We postulated that the networks available to people in the proximal area where they live could provide social opportunities for reducing loneliness. This idea was consistent with prior findings indicating the salience of neighborhoods for retirees, but inconsistent with research indicating the importance of a confidant in reducing loneliness. Data from the 2008 and 2012 Health and Retirement Study Psychosocial Surveys were used (n = 3530). Loneliness was measured using the 3-item scale developed by Hughes and colleagues in 2004. Findings from unadjusted logistic regression indicated that loneliness was inversely related to neighborhood cohesion as measured by an index of the trustworthiness, friendliness and helpfulness of neighbors and cleanliness, occupancy, lack of graffiti, and sense of belonging in the area (OR = .73, p < .001). When demographic and health-related factors were entered into the model the odds of being lonely were significantly lower for those with higher ratings of social cohesion (OR = .83, p < .001). These findings were consistent with the idea that neighborhoods are an important social place for older persons and interventions at the neighborhood level may be more effective than individualized treatment plans.}, keywords = {Loneliness, neighborhood}, isbn = {2399-5300}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6841328/}, author = {Kimberly J. Johnson and Adeniji, Dolapo O} } @article {10076, title = {Factors that impact family perception of goal-concordant care at the end of life.}, journal = {Journal of Palliative Medicine}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

BACKGROUND: Goal-concordant care (GCC)-care aligned with a patient{\textquoteright}s known goals and values-is a measure of the quality of end-of-life (EOL) care that can be assessed by surveying family members after a patient{\textquoteright}s death. It is unknown whether patient characteristics affect this measure.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the article was to examine family report of GCC and its associations with patient characteristics.

METHODS: Using the Health and Retirement Study, which is a nationally representative, longitudinal cohort of adults over age 50, we sampled decedents whose family completed the 2014 postdeath interview. Families reported frequency of GCC at the EOL. A multivariable regression model assessed the associations between family report of GCC and decedent characteristics.

RESULTS: Of 1175 respondents, 76\% reported that the decedent "usually" or "always" received GCC. Proxy report of GCC was independently associated with age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.02, 95\% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.03), having three or more chronic medical conditions (AOR 1.34, CI 1.02-1.77), the presence of written or verbal advance care planning (ACP) (AOR 1.38, CI 1.02-1.88), and an interaction term of race and ability to participate in EOL decision making (AOR 3.83, CI 1.02-14.40). African American race was not independently associated with GCC (AOR 0.73, CI 0.5-1.06).

CONCLUSION: Family{\textquoteright}s report of GCC is associated with ACP, age, and multimorbidity. Being African American and perceived as able to participate in EOL decision making was significantly associated with report of GCC. Bringing the patient{\textquoteright}s voice into EOL care discussions through upstream ACP with likely surrogates may be particularly important to improving GCC for African Americans.

}, keywords = {Advance care planning, Racial/ethnic differences}, issn = {1557-7740}, doi = {10.1089/jpm.2018.0508}, author = {Haines, Lindsay and Rahman, Omari-Khalid and Justin J Sanders and Kimberly J. Johnson and Amy Kelley} } @article {9584, title = {Productive aging via volunteering: Does social cohesion influence level of engagement?}, journal = {Journal of Gerontological Social Work}, volume = {61}, year = {2018}, abstract = {This study investigated whether neighborhood social cohesion influenced volunteer intensity over two years. The sample was drawn from Health and Retirement Study respondents who completed the 2010 or 2012 Psychosocial and Lifestyle Questionnaire (n = 12,929). Results showed that compared to nonvolunteers, a one-unit increase in neighborhood social cohesion increased the odds of moderate (OR: 1.07, p < .05) and high volunteering (OR: 1.10, p < .001). However, other productive roles, social contact, and education were significant in distinguishing high intensity from moderate volunteering while neighborhood social cohesion was not. Social workers should consider the neighborhood environment when recruiting volunteers.}, keywords = {Neighborhoods, Social Support, Volunteerism}, issn = {1540-4048}, doi = {10.1080/01634372.2018.1467523}, author = {Kimberly J. Johnson and Kenzie Latham-Mintus and Judith L Poey} } @mastersthesis {6363, title = {Volunteering among surviving spouses: The impact of volunteer activity on the health of the recently widowed}, volume = {Ph.D.}, year = {2013}, school = {University of Massachusetts, Boston}, address = {Boston, MA}, abstract = {Numerous studies link volunteering to positive mental and physical health for older adults, and recent studies have suggested that volunteering may be particularly beneficial for those who are widowed. This research examines the potential of volunteering to buffer participants from stress-related health declines associated with the death of a spouse. Using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), this research investigates the moderating role of volunteering on the self-rated health and depressive symptoms of recently widowed older adults. Consecutive waves of the HRS are used to identify respondents who experience the death of a spouse or who remain married, and those married or widowed respondents who participate in volunteer work over a two-year period. Waves 1998 through 2004 are used to construct three observation periods: 1998-2000, 2000-2002, and 2002-2004. A series of logistic and negative binomial regression analyses are used to estimate the direct effect and interactive effect of widowed status and volunteer status on self-rated health and depressive symptoms respectively. Results indicate that while volunteering decreases the odds of being in fair or poor health and decreases the expected number of depressive symptoms for volunteers compared with nonvolunteers, volunteering does not buffer recent widows from declines in self-rated health or reduce the risk of more depressive symptoms. The results do not support the idea that volunteering serves as a source of social support for older adults when dealing with the stress of spousal loss. However, the findings do support the idea that participating in volunteering helps older adults remain socially integrated through a meaningful role in their community.}, keywords = {Adult children, Health Conditions and Status, Healthcare, Methodology, Net Worth and Assets}, url = {https://scholarworks.umb.edu/doctoral_dissertations/114/}, author = {Kimberly J. Johnson} }