Yuri Jang
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Bañada, R., Jang, Y., & Palinkas, L. A. (2024). Willingness to use mental health counseling in diverse groups of Asian Americans. PLOS ONE, 19(7), Article e0306064. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306064
Jang, Y., Hepburn, K., Haley, W. E., Park, J., Park, N. S., Ko, L. K., & Kim, M. T. (2024). Examining cultural adaptations of the savvy caregiver program for Korean American caregivers using the framework for reporting adaptations and modifications-enhanced (FRAME). BMC Geriatrics, 24(1), Article 79. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04715-w
Jang, Y., Hepburn, K., Park, J., Haley, W. E., & Kim, M. T. (2024). Changes in depressive symptoms of Korean American dementia caregivers after attending the Savvy Caregiver Program: Preliminary findings with a pilot sample. Clinical Gerontologist, 47(5), 862–869. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2023.2260815
Jang, Y., Oh, H., Park, J., Rhee, M. K., Park, N. S., Chung, S., & Kim, M. T. (2024). Dementia care decisions, caregiving situations, and formal service use in Korean immigrant families: A qualitative application of a sociocultural model. Social Sciences, 13(7), Article 378. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13070378
Jang, Y., Park, J., Chung, S., Lewis, C., Haley, W. E., & Kim, M. T. (2024). The role of sensory impairment in cognitive health appraisal: A study of older Korean Americans living in subsidized senior housing. Journal of Aging and Health. Advance online publication, April 15, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643241247249
Jang, Y., Park, J., Park, C., Wu, S., Suarez-Durall, P., Chung, S., & Kim, M. T. (2024). Intervention to promote preventive dental care for older Korean-American Medi-Cal enrollees in Los Angeles. BMC Oral Health, 24(1), 332. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-024-04113-z
Jang, Y., Park, J., Rhee, M. K., Lee, H. W., Park, N. S., Kim, Y., Chung, S., & Kim, M. T. (2024). Mental health impact of bullying by ethnic peers in senior housing: A study with older Korean American residents in the greater Los Angeles area. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 67(5), 575-587. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2024.2338071
Jang, Y., Rhee, M.-K., Park, J., Ko, J. E., Park, N. S., Henwood, B. F., Schepens Niemiec, S. L., & Chung, S. (2024). Falls as a mental health risk among Korean-American residents in subsidized senior housing: Mediating effect of fall-related self-efficacy. Aging & Mental Health. Advance online publication, September 25, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2407586
Lee, S., Yoon, H., Chung, S., Jang, Y., & Naseh, M. (2024). Preventive healthcare utilization among Asian Americans in the US: Testing the Institute of Medicine’s model of access to healthcare. Social Sciences, 13(7), Article 338. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13070338
Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Chung, S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Haley, W. E. (2024). Relationship of living and eating arrangements to mental distress among older Korean immigrants: Gender difference in the mediating role of loneliness. Research on Aging, 46(2), 153–166. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275231206482
Park, N. S., Kim, J., Ko, J. E., Chung, S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Jang, Y. (2024). A perceived community typology in older Korean Americans: Implications for mental health. Aging & Mental Health. Advance online publication, November 5, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2422907
Park, N. S., Matta-Singh, T. D., Park, J., Rhee, M. K., Chung, S., & Jang, Y. (2024). Dementia caregiving experiences among Korean Americans: Qualitative inquiry using the stress process perspective. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2024.2366259
Yi, E. H. G., Jang, Y., & Liang, J. (2024). Utilization of traditional complementary and alternative medicine across ethnically diverse Asian Americans. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 26, 527-538. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01583-9
Liang, J., Aranda, M. P., & Jang, Y. (2024). Perceived anxiousness about COVID-19 and preventive behaviors among dyads of older adults and family caregivers. The Gerontologist, 64(5), 1-9 . https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad122
Liang, J., Aranda, M. P., Jang, Y., & Wilber, K. (2024). The role of social isolation on mediating depression and anxiety among primary family caregivers of older adults: A two-wave mediation analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31(3), 445–458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-023-10227-5
Park, J., Wilber, K., Wu, S., Aranda, M. P., Oh, H., & Jang, Y. (2024). Risk factors for elder mistreatment among older Korean Americans. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. Advance online publication, May 15, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415024125323
Jang, Y., Park, J., Park, N. S., Chung, S., & Kim, M. T. (2023). Safety concerns for persons with dementia in senior housing: A qualitative study with Korean American caregivers in Los Angeles. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Advance online publication, May 10, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2212715
Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Park, J., Chiriboga, D.A., Haley, W. E., & Kim, M. T. (2023). The mental health benefit of friend networks in Older Korean Americans: The conditioning effect of family type. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 78(1), 143–153. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac109
Yoon, H., Kim, S., Rhee, M. K., Jang, Y., & Lee, S. (2023). The use of preventive health care in Asian Americans: The cross-level interactions between individual and neighborhood factors in the United States. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 34(2), 598-612. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2023.0052
Liang, J., Aranda, M. P., & Jang, Y. (2023). Perceived anxiousness about COVID-19 and preventive behaviors among dyads of older adults and family caregivers. The Gerontologist, Article gnad122. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad122
Verdugo, J. L., Oh, H. Y., & Jang, Y. (2023). Mental health of Asian American caregivers of family members with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services. Advance online publication, March 20, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220535
Jang, Y., Hepburn, K., Park, J., Haley, W. E., & Kim, M. T. (2023). Changes in depressive symptoms of Korean American dementia caregivers after attending the savvy caregiver program: Preliminary findings with a pilot sample. Clinical Gerontologist. Advance online publication, September 19, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2023.2260815
Liang, J., Aranda, M. P., Jang, Y., & Wilber, K. (2023). The role of social isolation on mediating depression and anxiety among primary family caregivers of older adults: a two-wave mediation analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Advance online publication, October 25, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-023-10227-5
Kim, S., Yoon, H., & Jang, Y. (2023). Access to primary healthcare and discussion of memory loss with a healthcare provider in adults with subjective cognitive decline: Does race/ethnicity matter? Behavioral Sciences, 13(11), Article 955. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13110955
Liang, J., Aranda, M. P., Jang, Y., Wilber, K., Chi, I., & Wu, S. (2022). The effect of support from secondary caregiver network on primary caregiver burden: Do men and women, blacks and whites differ? The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. Advance online publication, May 4, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac067
Jang, Y., Choi, E. Y., Franco, Y., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Kim, M. T. (2022). Racial and ethnic differences in cognitive health appraisals: A comparison of non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 26(3), 519-525. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1899132
Jang, Y., Choi, E. Y., Wu, B., Dong, X., & Kim, M. T. (2022). Linguistic adaptation and cognitive function in older Chinese and Korean immigrants in the United States: A cross- sectional study. Journal of Aging and Health. Advance online publication, April 6, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643221083107
Jang, Y., Haley, W. E., Choi, E. Y., & Franco, Y. (2022). Racial/ethnic differences in correspondence between subjective cognitive ratings and cognitive impairment. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(5), 627-635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.10.015
Jang, Y., Powers, D. A., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Chi, I., & Lubben, J. (2022). Performance of an abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) in three ethnic groups of older Asian Americans. The Gerontologist, 62(2), e73-e81. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa156
Bui, C. N., Kim, K., Song, Q., & Jang, Y. (2022). Political participation among middle-aged and older Asian Americans. Research on Aging. Advance online publication, July 6, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221113036
Cho, Y. J., Hai, A. H., & Jang, Y. (2022). Life stressors, social capital, and mental distress in older Asian Americans. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. Advance online publication, January 24, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2022.2027312
Franco, Y., Jang, Y., Saenz, J. L., & Ho, J. Y. (2022). The relationship between multimorbidity and types of chronic diseases and self-rated memory. Research on Aging. Advance online publication, April 7, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221087612
perfJang, Y., Kim, J., Yoon, H., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2022). Bridging potential in friend networks and cognitive function in older Korean Americans. Journal of Aging and Health, 34(2), 245-252. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643211041240
Jang, Y., Kim, J., Yoon, H., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Rice, E., & Kim, M. T. (2022). Older Korean Americans’ perceived burdensomeness to their healthcare partners: An egocentric network assessment. Journal of Aging and Health. Advance online publication, May 17, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643221103057
Jang, Y., Ko, J., Rhee, M-K., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Kim, M. T. (2022). Factors associated with dietary risks in older Korean Americans. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. Advance online publication, March 21, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150221088545
Jang, Y., Park, Y., Choi, E. Y., Cho, Y. J., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2022). Social isolation in Asian Americans: Risks associated with socio-demographic, health, and immigration factors. Ethnicity & Health, 27(6), 1428-1441. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1881765
Kim, S., Yoon, H., Morton, P., & Jang, Y. (2022). Longitudinal links between behavioral activation coping strategies and depressive symptoms of U.S. adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE, 17(5), Article e0267948. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267948
Park, J., Jang, Y., Oh, H., & Chi, I. (2022). Loneliness as a mediator in the association between social isolation and psychological distress: A cross-sectional study with older Korean immigrants in the United States. Research on Aging. Advance online publication, April 29, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221098180
Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D. A., & Chung, S. (2022). The relations of social network types with mental distress among older Korean Americans: The interactive role of living arrangement. Research on Aging, 44(2), 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027521999780
Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Yoon, J. W., Chung, S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2022). Relationship of social isolation with mental distress among older Korean Americans: The moderating role of social cohesion. Health & Social Care in the Community. Advance online publication, June 29, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13903
Yoon, H., Kim, S., Naseh, M., Huang, Y., & Jang, Y. (2022). Chronic conditions and psychological distress in older Asian Americans: The mediating role of subjective health perception. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 65(6), 604-617 https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.2005213
Park, J., Aranda, M. P., Choi, Y. J., & Jang, Y. (2022). The role of ethnic community social capital in the association between acculturation and psychological distress among older Korean Americans. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Advance online publication, November 19, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-022-01426-5
Jang, Y., Hepburn, K., Park, J., Haley, W. E., & Kim, M. T. (2022). Cultural adaptation of the savvy caregiver program for Korean Americans with limited English proficiency: A feasibility and acceptability study. BMC Geriatrics, 22, Article 875. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03611-5