ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2023
Migration and Cognitive Health Disparities: The Arab American and Refugee Case.
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- Ethnic Disparities in Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Snapshot of Metro-Detroit.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Attitudes Towards Dementia Among a Diverse Group of Refugees Resettled in the United States.Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology · 2025Article
- Cognitive Difficulty in Middle Eastern and North African Adults Living in the United States Compared With Other Racial and Ethnic Categories, 2017-2021.American journal of public health · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Stress and Cognitive Disparities in Black, MENA, and White Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
- Attitudes toward dementia and cognitive aging among Syrian refugees resettled in Jordan: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The influences of faith on illness representations and coping procedures of mental and cognitive health among aging Arab refugees: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Prioritizing Community-Based Care for People With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Ethnically Diverse Communities: The Time Is Now.Research in gerontological nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThis study investigates whether the year of arrival to the United States (U.S.) and birthplace relate to postmigration cognitive difficulties among foreign- and U.S.-born Arab Americans in later life.
methodsWe analyzed 19 years (2000-2019) of data from the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Samples (weighted N = 393,501; ages ≥ 50 years). Cognitive difficulty was based on self-reported data, and weighted means, percentages, adjusted prevalence estimates, and adjusted odds ratio were calculated.
resultsControlling only for demographics, foreign-born Arabs reported higher odds of cognitive difficulty compared to U.S.-born Arabs across all arrival cohorts (p < .001). After accounting for economic and integration factors, those who arrived between 1991 and 2000 had higher odds (odds ratio [OR] = 1.06, 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.00, 1.19, p < .01), while those who arrived after 2001 had lower odds (OR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.78, 0.97, p < .001) of cognitive difficulty. Lacking English proficiency (OR = 1.90, 95% CI = 1.82, 1.98, p < .001) was related to higher odds, whereas not being a U.S. citizen was significantly associated with lower odds (OR = 0.89, 95% CI = 0.52, 0.94, p < .001) of cognitive difficulty. Yet, results varied by birthplace. Migrants born in Iraq consistently reported the highest odds of cognitive difficulty across all arrival cohorts. DISCUSSION: Migration history and birthplace may be important factors explaining cognitive disparities among the diverse group of Arab migrants and Arab Americans. Future research examining mechanisms underlying these associations and the impact of migration on cognitive health is needed to address cognitive disparities in migrants.
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