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ReviewThe Gerontologist2019

A Framework of Minority Stress: From Physiological Manifestations to Cognitive Outcomes.

Sarah N Forrester, Joseph J Gallo, Keith E Whitfield, Roland J Thorpe

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Review in The Gerontologist, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

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70citing papers in PubMed
13.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Intersectional discrimination and mental health in later life: ageism as a core dimension.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025
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  10. Occupational position and complexity in relation to Black-White cognitive disparities.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  12. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Community Belonging and its Impact on Cognitive Function in Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025
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10 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah N ForresterQuantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.
Joseph J GalloDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Keith E WhitfieldWayne State University, Office of the Provost Detroit, Michigan.
Roland J ThorpeDepartmnet of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USWayne State University · US

Funding

University of Massachusetts Center for Clinical Science and Translational SupplementUL1TR001453 · NCATS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LUZURIAGA, KATHERINE F · 2015 to 2024
$39.0M
Why Place MattersU54MD000214 · NIMHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI THORPE, ROLAND J. · 2017 to 2022
$8.8M
Longevity and Stress in African American FamiliesR01AG054363 · NIA · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI THORPE, ROLAND J., WHITFIELD, KEITH E. · 2016 to 2020
$3.4M
Stress and Mortality Among Black MenK02AG059140 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI THORPE, ROLAND J. · 2018 to 2022
$1.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001453NIA NIH HHS K02 AG059140NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054363NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD000214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive impairment and dementia continue to threaten the aging population. Although no one is immune, certain groups, namely black older persons, are more likely to have a diagnosis of certain dementias. Because researchers have not found a purely biological reason for this disparity, they have turned to a biopsychosocial model. Specifically, black persons in the United States are more likely to live with social conditions that affect their stress levels which in turn affect physiological regulation leading to conditions that result in higher levels of cognitive impairment or dementia. Here we discuss some of these social conditions such as discrimination, education, and socioeconomic status, and how physiological dysregulation, namely allostatic load that can lead to cognitive impairment and dementia in black persons especially.

Indexed as

AllostasisBlack or African AmericanCognitive DysfunctionDementiaHumansMinority GroupsRacismSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesAfrican American older adultsBlacksCognitionDisparitiesDiversity and ethnicityMinority issues

Identifiers

PMID30169640
PMCPMC6858824
OpenAlexW2963204860

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