ArticleGeriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Social support as a moderator of physical disability and mental health in older Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S.: Results from the Vietnamese aging and care survey (VACS).
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- Loneliness and Functional Decline in Aging: A Systematic Review.Research in gerontological nursingPooled it
- Perspectives of Vietnamese Americans Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Trusted Sources of Information, and Pandemic-related Challenges.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Exploring the Immigrant Health Paradox Among the Vietnamese Population in the United States.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mental health of older Asian Americans: Current issues, updates, and future directions.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Associations between Functional Disability and Chronic Conditions with Depressive Symptoms in Vietnamese-Origin Older Refugees.Health & social work · 2025Article
- Loneliness and Frailty Among Older Adults Receiving Home Healthcare: A Cross-Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Multiple Chronic Conditions and Disability among Vietnamese Older Adults: Results from the Vietnamese Aging and Care Survey (VACS).Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Influence of Optimism, Social Support, and Spirituality on COVID-19 Stress in Christian Church Community.Psychiatry investigation · 2023Article
- The Prevalence of Disabilities Among Vietnamese-Origin Older Adults in the United States.Sage open agingArticle
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Abstract
After the Vietnam War, 1.3 million Vietnamese migrated to the U.S. where they are the fourth largest Asian American subgroup. However, little is known about their health compared to other Asian subgroups. As such, we developed the Vietnamese Aging and Care Survey to understand older Vietnamese immigrants' health in Houston, Texas (N=132). We examined how social support moderated the relationship between their physical disability and mental health (depressive symptoms and loneliness). Most respondents rated their health as fair/poor and more than half lived in extended family households or senior housing in ethnic enclaves. Having more physical disabilities was associated with higher depressive symptoms and loneliness, but higher social support moderated the effect of physical disability on loneliness. Local policymakers and stakeholders might strategize using the existing culturally and linguistically appropriate daycare centers and home and community-based services to mitigate depression and loneliness among older Vietnamese immigrants with physical disabilities.
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