TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple Chronic Conditions and Disability among Vietnamese Older Adults
T2 - Results from the Vietnamese Aging and Care Survey (VACS)
AU - Miyawaki, Christina E.
AU - Garcia, Joshua M.
AU - Nguyen, Kim N.
AU - Park, Van Ta
AU - Markides, Kyriakos S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Miyawaki was partially funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Aging (NIA) Texas Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) (P30AG059301). Park’s time was funded by the NIA of the NIH under Award Number R24AG063718 and R56AG069130.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Using data from Vietnamese-origin older immigrants/refugees in the Houston, Texas area, we assessed their overall health, chronic conditions, disability, depressive symptoms, and cognitive impairment, and examined the association between their chronic conditions and disability by comorbidity clusters. The mean age of the sample was 76 years old. The majority were married in fair/poor health with several chronic conditions and disabilities and lived with families in low-income households. Hypertension and arthritis were the most common health conditions, but cognitive impairment had the most significant impact on their disability. They experienced similar health conditions to other older Americans but had higher rates of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment possibly due to cultural factors that may have delayed mental health treatment. Culturally and linguistically tailored services created by policymakers, healthcare professionals, and local social service agencies are recommended for the well-being of immigrants/refugees who migrated to the U.S. for a better life.
AB - Using data from Vietnamese-origin older immigrants/refugees in the Houston, Texas area, we assessed their overall health, chronic conditions, disability, depressive symptoms, and cognitive impairment, and examined the association between their chronic conditions and disability by comorbidity clusters. The mean age of the sample was 76 years old. The majority were married in fair/poor health with several chronic conditions and disabilities and lived with families in low-income households. Hypertension and arthritis were the most common health conditions, but cognitive impairment had the most significant impact on their disability. They experienced similar health conditions to other older Americans but had higher rates of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment possibly due to cultural factors that may have delayed mental health treatment. Culturally and linguistically tailored services created by policymakers, healthcare professionals, and local social service agencies are recommended for the well-being of immigrants/refugees who migrated to the U.S. for a better life.
KW - Asian American
KW - Chronic conditions
KW - Cognitive impairment
KW - Depressive symptoms
KW - Disability
KW - Immigrant
KW - Vietnamese
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U2 - 10.1007/s40615-023-01652-z
DO - 10.1007/s40615-023-01652-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 37249829
AN - SCOPUS:85160624852
SN - 2197-3792
JO - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
JF - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
ER -