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ReviewThe Gerontologist2015

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Elders: What Gerontologists Should Know.

Kathryn L Braun, Bum Jung Kim, Lana Sue Ka'opua, Noreen Mokuau, Colette V Browne

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In one paragraph

Review in The Gerontologist, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06964633 (The Ku Ola Project), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06964633 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

The Ku Ola Project

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of HawaiiRan2026 to 2028Enrolled600ConditionsHealth Promotion, HealthArmsKūkākūkā Discussion Sessions
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Measuring premature and cumulative family member bereavement: Racial disparities and later mortality risk.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  17. Level of Recommended Heart Attack Knowledge among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults in the United States.Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kathryn L BraunPublic Health and 'Imi Hale Native Hawaiian Cancer Network, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. kbraun@hawaii.edu.
Bum Jung KimMyron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Lana Sue Ka'opuaMyron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Noreen MokuauMyron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Colette V BrowneMyron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Funding

RESEARCH DESIGN AND BIOSTATISTICS COREU54MD007584 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI MOKUAU, NOREEN, SHIRAMIZU, BRUCE T · 2012 to 2018
$21.1M
Training ProgramU54CA153459 · NCI · PAPA OLA LOKAHI · PI BRAUN, KATHRYN LENZNER · 2010 to 2015
$4.5M
NCI NIH HHS U54CA153459NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007584
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) experience significant health disparities compared with other racial groups in the United States. Lower life expectancy has resulted in small proportions of elders in the population distribution of NHOPI, yet the number of NHOPI elders is growing. This article presents data on NHOPI elders and discusses possible reasons for continuing health disparities, including historical trauma, discrimination, changing lifestyle, and cultural values. We outline promising interventions with NHOPI and make suggestions for future research.

Indexed as

Health Status DisparitiesAgedAged, 80 and overGeriatriciansHawaiiHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMinority HealthPacific IslandsUnited StatesCulturally competent practiceDemographyDiversity and ethnicityMinority issues

Identifiers

PMID25063936
PMCPMC4668766

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