[HTML][HTML] Adherence to hypertension medications and lifestyle recommendations among underserved African American middle-aged and older adults

E Adinkrah, M Bazargan, C Wisseh… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: For African American middle-aged and older adults with hypertension, poor
adherence to medication and lifestyle recommendations is a source of disparity in hypertension …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza vaccination among underserved African-American older adults

M Bazargan, C Wisseh, E Adinkrah, H Ameli… - BioMed Research …, 2020 - hindawi.com
Background. Racial disparities in influenza vaccination among underserved minority older
adults are a public health problem. Understanding the factors that impact influenza …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-dimensional impact of chronic low back pain among underserved African American and Latino older adults

M Bazargan, M Loeza, T Ekwegh, EK Adinkrah… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic low back pain is one of the most common, poorly understood, and potentially
disabling chronic pain conditions from which older adults suffer. The existing low back pain …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with telehealth utilization among older african americans in South Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic

T Ekwegh, S Cobb, EK Adinkrah, R Vargas… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic transformed healthcare delivery with the expansive
use of telemedicine. However, health disparities may result from lower adoption of telehealth …

[HTML][HTML] Race and ethnic differences in the protective effect of parental educational attainment on subsequent perceived tobacco norms among US youth

E Adinkrah, B Najand, A Young-Brinn - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Although parental educational attainment is known to be associated with a
lower prevalence of behaviors such as tobacco use, these effects are shown to be weaker for …

[HTML][HTML] Delayed medical care of underserved middle-aged and older African Americans with chronic disease during COVID-19 pandemic

EK Adinkrah, S Cobb, M Bazargan - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: While African American middle-aged and older adults with chronic disease are
particularly vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unknown which subgroups of …

[HTML][HTML] Mobilizing faith-based COVID-19 health ambassadors to address COVID-19 health disparities among African American older adults in under-resourced …

EK Adinkrah, S Bazargan, S Cobb, LW Kibe, R Vargas… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected older adults, particularly
those with pre-existing chronic health conditions. To address the health disparity and …

[HTML][HTML] Association between School Achievement and Tobacco Susceptibility among US Adolescents: Ethnic Differences

E Adinkrah, B Najand, A Young-Brinn, S Salimi - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Although risky behaviors such as educational problems and tobacco use tend
to co-occur, these associations may vary across diverse ethnic groups, in part because …

[HTML][HTML] Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Underserved Older Latino Adults

…, SW Tokumitsu, C Wisseh, EK Adinkrah - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Previous studies identified alarming increases in medication use, polypharmacy,
and the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) among minority older adults …

[HTML][HTML] Eye examination recency among African American older adults with chronic medical conditions

M Bazargan, T Ekwegh, S Cobb, E Adinkrah, S Assari - Healthcare, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Pervasive racial and economic inequalities have a disproportionate impact on
health care utilization among African Americans. One area where we see such disparities is …