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Migration and Cognitive Health Disparities: The Arab American and Refugee Case

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  • Tala Al-Rousan
  • Lily Kamalyan
  • Alissa Bernstein Sideman
  • Bruce Miller
  • Rawan AlHeresh
  • Alison Moore
  • María J Marquine
  • Grigoris Argeros
  • Kristine J Ajrouch
  • Markus Schafer

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

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  • Tala Al-Rousan & Lily Kamalyan & Alissa Bernstein Sideman & Bruce Miller & Rawan AlHeresh & Alison Moore & María J Marquine & Grigoris Argeros & Kristine J Ajrouch & Markus Schafer, 2023. "Migration and Cognitive Health Disparities: The Arab American and Refugee Case," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 78(1), pages 111-123.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:78:y:2023:i:1:p:111-123.
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