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Kyriakos S. Markides is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine and social sciences, contributing notably to the fields of health, general health professions, psychiatry and mental health, sociology and political science, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work covers various interconnected topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving
  • Geriatric care and nursing homes
  • Frailty in older adults
  • Health and wellbeing research
  • Migration, health, and trauma

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
  • The Gerontologist
  • PLoS ONE
  • BMC Geriatrics

Kyriakos S. Markides has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, such as:

  • Soham Al Snih
  • Christina E. Miyawaki
  • Brian Downer
  • Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
  • Lin-Na Chou

Among recent publications are:

  • "Changes in Health Care Use by Mexican American Medicare Beneficiaries Before and After a Diagnosis of Dementia," 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • "Dual Trajectories of Dementia and Social Support in the Mexican-Origin Population," 2020, The Gerontologist
  • "Healthcare utilization of Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries with and without Alzheimer's disease and related dementias," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "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)," 2022, Geriatric Nursing
  • "Depressive symptoms in child caregivers of very old Mexican Americans," 2020, Aging & Mental Health

Best Publications

  • Lower Extremity Function and Subsequent Disability Consistency Across Studies, Predictive Models, and Value of Gait Speed Alone Compared With the Short Physical Performance Battery

    Jack M. Guralnik;Luigi Ferrucci;Carl F. Pieper;Suzanne G. Leveille

  • The health of Hispanics in the southwestern United States: an epidemiologic paradox.

    Kyriakos Markides;J. Coreil

  • Depression predicts increased incidence of adverse health outcomes in older Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes.

    Sandra A. Black;Kyriakos S. Markides;Laura A. Ray

  • Emotional well-being predicts subsequent functional independence and survival.

    Glenn V. Ostir;Kyriakos S. Markides;Sandra A. Black;James S. Goodwin

  • Aging, migration, and mortality: Current status of research on the hispanic paradox

    Kyriakos S. Markides;Karl Eschbach

  • The association between emotional well-being and the incidence of stroke in older adults.

    Glenn V. Ostir;Kyriakos Markides;Mary Peek;James Goodwin

  • Neighborhood context and mortality among older Mexican Americans: is there a barrio advantage?

    Karl Eschbach;Glenn V. Ostir;Kushang V. Patel;Kyriakos S. Markides

  • A causal model of life satisfaction among the elderly

    Kyriakos S. Markides;Harry W. Martin

  • Measuring social support among older adults.

    Neal Krause;Kyriakos S. Markides

  • The effect of obesity on disability vs mortality in older Americans.

    Soham Al Snih al snih;Kenneth Ottenbacher;Kyriakos Markides;Yong Fang Kuo

  • Handgrip Strength and Mortality in Older Mexican Americans

    Soham Al Snih al snih;Kyriakos Markides;Laura Ray;Glenn V. Ostir

  • Hand grip strength and incident ADL disability in elderly Mexican Americans over a seven-year period

    Soham Al Snih al snih;Kyriakos Markides;Kenneth Ottenbacher;Mukaila Raji

  • Religious Attendance and Psychological Well-Being in Mexican Americans: A Panel Analysis of Three-Generations Data

    Jeffrey S. Levin;Kyriakos S. Markides;Laura A. Ray

  • Handgrip Strength and Cognitive Decline in Older Mexican Americans

    Ana Alfaro-Acha;Soham Al Snih al snih;Mukaila Raji;Yong Fang Kuo

  • Onset of frailty in older adults and the protective role of positive affect.

    Glenn V. Ostir;Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Kyriakos S. Markides

  • Correlates of Depressive Symptomatology among Older Community-Dwelling Mexican Americans: The Hispanic EPESE

    Sandra A. Black;Kyriakos S. Markides;Todd Q. Miller

  • Lower Body Functioning as a Predictor of Subsequent Disability Among Older Mexican Americans

    Glenn V. Ostir;Kyriakos S. Markides;Sandra A. Black;James S. Goodwin

  • Health Status of Hispanic Elderly

    Kyriakos S. Markides;Laura Rudkin;Ronald J. Angel;David V. Espino

  • Neighbourhood composition and depressive symptoms among older Mexican Americans

    G. V. Ostir;K. Eschbach;Kyriakos Markides;James Goodwin

  • Frailty in older Mexican Americans

    Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Glenn V. Ostir;M. Kristen Peek;Soham Al Snih

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
James S. Goodwin
James S. Goodwin The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Yong Fang Kuo
Yong Fang Kuo The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Karl Eschbach
Karl Eschbach The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Jacqueline L. Angel
Jacqueline L. Angel The University of Texas at Austin
M. Kristen Peek
M. Kristen Peek The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Raymond F. Palmer
Raymond F. Palmer The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ronald J. Angel
Ronald J. Angel The University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey M. Hausdorff
Jeffrey M. Hausdorff Rush University Medical Center
Michael Crowe
Michael Crowe University of Alabama at Birmingham

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