Social Isolation and Sensory Difficulties: A Comparison of Populations from Mexico and the United States
Sensory difficulties, including vision and hearing difficulties, are prevalent among older adults, disproportionately affecting Mexican and U.S. Hispanic individuals. Social determinants of health are potential drivers of these disparities. Mexican and U.S. Hispanic older adults experience lower levels of social isolation, potentially because of culturally motivated familismo.
Authors
- K. S. Markides
- Corinna Trujillo Tanner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-2853)
- Jeremy B. Yorgason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4208-7306)
- Markus Wettstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3471-5405)
- Jeana Olmo
- Jase Wanlass
- Rebekah Case Fankhauser
Institutions
- Brigham Young University (US)
- Creighton University (US)
- University of Phoenix (US)
- Cal Poly Humboldt (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag023
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00