New work using #NHATS Carly Roman et al. Taylor & Francis Group

Sociodemographic Correlates of Social Network (SN) Age Integration Status in Late Life

"Age & gender were the only…characteristics that were associated with increased odds of an age-integrated SN compared to a peer-only SN"

https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2023.2237000

New work using #NHATS Gell et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS)

Physical function in older adults with & without a cancer history

"worse objective & patient-reported physical function outcomes in older adults w/range of cancer types compared to those without a cancer history"

https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18508

New work using #NHATS Park et al. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

Claims-Based Frailty Index (CFI) as a Measure of Dementia Severity in Medicare Claims Data

"CFI can be useful in identifying moderate-to-severe dementia from administrative claims among older adults with dementia"

https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glad166

New work using #NHATS Ehrlich et al. JAMA Ophthalmology

Objectively Measured Visual Impairment (VI) & Dementia Prevalence in Older Adults in the US

"all types of VI (distance VI, near VI, & contrast sensitivity impairment) were associated with higher dementia prevalence"

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/article-abstract/2807125

New work using #NHATS Ginny Natale et al. Sage Journals and Call for Papers

Obesity in Late-Life as a Protective Factor Against Dementia & Dementia-Related Mortality

"Elevated Body Mass Index was associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline and death when measured in late-life"

https://t.co/tUFChQOrbI

New work using #NHATS Springer et al. BMC

Predictors of not maintaining regular medical follow-up after stroke

"Stroke survivors with probable dementia compared to those with no dementia had increased risk of not maintaining regular medical care"

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-023-03262-y

New work using #NHATS Anna Oh et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS)

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on meaningful activity engagement in racially & ethnically diverse older adults

"Potential quality of life tradeoffs should be considered…in future pandemic emergencies"

https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18466

New work using #NHATS Ali Hamedani et al. International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Adjusting for Underrepresentation Reveals Widespread Underestimation of Parkinson's Disease (PD) Symptom Burden

"PD-related morbidity may be underestimated because of underrepresentation"

https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.29507

New work using #NHATS Stephan et al. American Stroke Association

Personality & Risk of Incident Stroke in 6 Prospective Studies

"higher neuroticism is a risk factor for stroke incidence, whereas higher conscientiousness is a protective factor"

https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.123.042617

New work using #NHATS Fan et al. Springer Nature Group

Exploring outdoor activity limitation factors among older adults using interpretable machine learning

"This study revealed that physical capacity is the most critical factor contributing to outdoor activity limitation"

https://lnkd.in/dAVky9Ti

New work using #NHATS Michael Jensen et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS)

Heart failure with comorbid dementia: Association with clinical characteristics & outcomes

"21% of persons over age 65 with Heart failure also have comorbid dementia"

https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18467

New work using #NHATS Almidani et al. American Journal of Ophthalmology

Using Objective Vision Measures to Explore the Association of Vision Impairment (VI) w/Cognition Among Older Adults in the US

"VI was associated with increased odds of dementia"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2023.05.020

New work using #NHATS Sison et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS)

A crosswalk of commonly used frailty scales

"Our results provide clinicians and researchers with a useful tool to directly compare and interpret frailty scores across scales"

https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18453

New work using #NHATS Gimm et al. Southern Gerontological Society

Examining the Association of Social Isolation and Smoking in Older Adults

"Social isolation is a significant risk factor for smoking in US older adults"

https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231180786

New work using #NHATS #NSOC Athena Koumoutzis, PhD et al Elsevier

On the road again: Factors associated with family/friend caregiver-provided transportation

"care recipient driving frequency is significantly related to higher odds of more frequent family/friend caregiver-provided transportation"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101633

New work using #NHATS Yannick Stephan et al. Respiratory Medicine

Personality associations with lung function & dyspnea

"higher neuroticism was related to lower peak expiratory flow (PEF), higher risk of PEF less than 80% of predicted value, and higher risk of dyspnea"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107127

New work using #NHATS Harrison Jones et al. Sage Journals and Call for Papers

Dysphagia in Older Adults is Associated With Food Insecurity and Being Homebound

"Older adults with dysphagia had increased odds of Food Insecurity and being homebound"

https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231177568

New work using #NHATS David Leiman et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine

Self-Reported Dysphagia & Psychosocial Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

"Dysphagia was associated with significantly increased odds of anxiety & a significantly decreased sense of well-being"

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08232-1

New work using #NHATS Weidi Qin et al. Aging & Mental Health

Trajectories of depressive symptoms among older African Americans

"High levels of neighborhood social cohesion may protect against increasing depressive symptoms in older African Americans"

https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2215180

New work using #NHATS Ge et al. JAMDA Journal

Order of Onset of Physical Frailty & Cognitive Impairment (CI) & Risk of Repeated Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

"'CI-frailty co-occurrence' had the greatest risk of repeated falls"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.01.020