New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Svec, Meinertz, & Lee: doi.org/10.1080/1360... “If caregivers delay support services until they have endured longer…burdens and distress...that existing networks [cannot] contain, then even using such services may already be too late.”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Hwang and Hwang: doi.org/10.1080/0731... “...these findings highlight the importance of...identifying older adults who do not use ICT as a particularly vulnerable subgroup, at increased risk of exclusion, and providing attention and support to this population.”

#NHATS / #NSOC Webinar Fri., March 13 at Noon ET Mengyao Hu, UTHealth Austin Deep Learning-Based Scoring of the Clock Drawing Test in the National Health and Aging Trends Study Register at myumi.ch/MkdRW

Data update! Final versions of the NSOC IV (Rd 14) data files are now available. Data files are available in SAS and Stata formats. Users may apply for access to these files under NHATS’ sensitive data procedures. There is also updated documentation, and technical papers are forthcoming.

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Li, Look, & Chou: doi.org/10.1007/s116... “our study showed that although over half of caregivers received training, they still expressed difficulties transitioning after a hospital stay. Future studies could investigate what makes...transition difficult..."

Going to #PAA2026? Don’t miss our workshop, Introduction to #NHATS and #NSOC, Wednesday, 5/9 from 9am to 2pm! Register by March 18th and secure your spot to learn all about NHATS and how to use data from the study: myumi.ch/z98VW

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Svec, Meinertz, & Lee: doi.org/10.1080/1360... “The tenuous balance between the needs or demands of formal support services and the barriers of access, considered as a form of supply, may override the intended benefits for caregivers."

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Sutin, et. al.: doi.org/10.1016/j.mh... “At rounds when participants felt more #purposeful than their average, they had more total activity counts, more #active bouts, less activity fragmentation, and more sedentary #fragmentation.”

The final NHATS Round 14 data files are now available in SAS and Stata! Files include income imputation, tablet activities with objective vision and hearing measures, and three accelerometry files. Updated documentation is also available. Technical papers on income imputation and weights forthcoming

Data update: NHATS and NSOC Round 13 data files have been reissued (v2) to fix minor weight inconsistencies. Users working with Round 13 should download the updated files. See "NHATS Memorandum #2 Recalculation of Weights for NHATS and NSOC Round 13" for details.

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Johnson, Veliz, Boddakayala, Ratliff, and @sheriarobinsonslane.bsky.social “Black and Hispanic family #caregivers (CGs) provide 83% of care for individuals with #dementia in their communities, while often facing higher burdens and limited #support.”

Going to #PAA2026? Don’t miss our workshop, Introduction to #NHATS and #NSOC, Wednesday, 5/9 from 9am to 2pm! Register by March 18th and secure your spot to learn all about NHATS and how to use data from the study: myumi.ch/z98VW

#NHATS / #NSOC Webinar Fri., February 6 at Noon ET Lacey Etzkorn, Johns Hopkins University Implementing a Frailty Phenotype in NHATS Register at myumi.ch/MkdRW

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Duchesneau, et. al: “MA #beneficiaries had a higher prevalence of...renal #disease. These findings align with prior studies using alternative data sources and may partially reflect racial #disparities in disease burden among #Black individuals…”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Dang et. al: doi.org/10.1097/EE9.... “..changes in exposure to [air #pollutants] over a long period are associated with subsequent #cognitive function. Episodic #memory was notably poor for some clusters with short duration and earlier timing of high exposure”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Davoudi et. al: doi.org/10.1111/jgs.... “The presence of multiple sensory difficulties and motor impairments substantially increased the risk of dementia, emphasizing the importance of their early detection and management to reduce dementia risk.”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Henning-Smith et. al: rhrc.umn.edu/publication/... “...rural #older adults are older, are in poorer health, have higher rates of #disability, and have fewer economic resources than #urban older adults. Altogether, this may put #rural older adults at higher risk"

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New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Spangler et. al: doi.org/10.3390/jal6... “...#geographic residence may modify the relationship between [Social Determinants of Health] and #frailty status in #older adults, providing novel insight into the complexity of these interactions.”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Luth and Petrovsky: doi.org/10.1177/0733... “...better perceived #relationship quality was associated with an 8% higher likelihood of reporting good #sleep. Interestingly, perceived #caregiving benefit did not significantly impact sleep quality.”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Luth and Petrovsky: doi.org/10.1177/0733... “...better perceived #relationship quality was associated with an 8% higher likelihood of reporting good #sleep. Interestingly, perceived #caregiving benefit did not significantly impact sleep quality.”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Fink et al.: doi.org/10.1007/s116... “...after accounting for #demographics and #comorbidity, approximately 60% of incremental Total Healthcare Costs (THC) associated with #cognitive impairment was attributable to functional impairments and #frailty.”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Xu, Clare, and Sun: doi.org/10.1001/jama... “Nearly half of #older adults with severe #vision loss or blindness #fell in the prior year compared with 28% of those without such impairments.”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Iregbu et al.: doi.org/10.1177/3049... “Enhancing neighborhood social cohesion, strengthening social #support, and expanding access to mental health care may improve the well-being of #homebound #older adults with #diabetes.”

Happy New Year from all of us at #NHATS! Together let's make 2026 another year of curiosity and progress.

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Eom et al.: doi.org/10.1177/0733... “...drivers at risk [of #dementia] engaged in more self-regulation practices [while driving] than those without #risk. A significant difference was shown only for #driving in the rain or other bad weather conditions.”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by Liang et al.: doi.org/10.21203/rs.... “Improving #caregiver-provider communication may be an effective strategy for reducing unmet care needs among #older adults with long-term care needs. Targeted efforts might be particularly needed for low-income families..”

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC by He et al.: doi.org/10.2196/75174 “Analysis of the individual components showed that nonuse of #computers, #email, and the #internet was each significantly associated with a higher #depression risk, whereas mobile #phone isolation had a weaker association.”

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC by Kohler-Voinov, Sayyid & Cullen from BMC Geriatrics: doi.org/10.1186/s128... “~10% of #older adults reported a fall within the past year. Prior fall history, impaired balance, depressive symptoms, & use of mobility #aids associated with increased fall #risk.”

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC by Kim & Lee from BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making: lnkd.in/ej34YD7Y “#AI methods enable prediction of Short Physical Performance Battery component scores, supporting indirect #assessment when testing is not feasible.”

New work using #NHATS/ #NSOC data by Shijun Yang, Wei Tan & Fan Yang in Journal of Medical Internet Research: #Association Between #Digital #Isolation and #Sleep #Disorders in #OlderAdults: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study Using National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) Data

New work using #NHATS/ #NSOC data by Alexa Bragg, Theodore Iwashyna & Chanee Fabius in The Journals of Gerontology--Series B: Evolution of shared #care #networks by #race and #ethnicity: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study Read the research: doi.org/10.1093/gero...

New work using #NHATS/ #NSOC data by Alexa Bragg, Theodore Iwashyna & Chanee Fabius in The Journals of Gerontology--Series B: Evolution of shared #care #networks by #race and #ethnicity: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study Read the research: doi.org/10.1093/gero...

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Alexa Bragg, Theodore Iwashyna, &, Chanee Fabius in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 80, Issue 10, October 2025: Evolution of shared #care #networks by #race and #ethnicity: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study

NHATS/NSOC Webinar Today Fri., Dec. 5, 2025 at Noon ET Zhiyong Lin (UT San Antonio) & Zhuoer Lin (University of Illinois Chicago) The Role of Social Isolation and Dementia in Exacerbating Unmet Care Needs among Older Adults Register: tinyurl.com/NHATSNSOCweb...

NHATS/NSOC Webinar Tomorrow! Fri., Dec. 5, 2025 at Noon ET Zhiyong Lin (UT San Antonio) & Zhuoer Lin (University of Illinois Chicago) The Role of Social Isolation and Dementia in Exacerbating Unmet Care Needs among Older Adults Register: tinyurl.com/NHATSNSOCweb...

NHATS/NSOC Webinar Fri., Dec. 5, 2025 at Noon ET Zhiyong Lin (UT San Antonio) & Zhuoer Lin (University of Illinois Chicago) The Role of Social Isolation and Dementia in Exacerbating Unmet Care Needs among Older Adults Register: tinyurl.com/NHATSNSOCweb...

The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) is pleased to announce that a beta version of NSOC IV (Rd 14) data files is now available. Data files are available in SAS and Stata formats. To apply for access, please visit: nhats.org/researcher/d...

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Paper with NHATS/NSOC Data 5:30-7pm ET in Hynes 304 With Jiaming Liang

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Symposium with NHATS/NSOC Data 3:30-5pm ET in Hynes 109 With Sofia Liu

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Symposium with NHATS/NSOC Data 3:30-5pm ET in Hynes 1059 With Junxin Li

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Poster with NHATS/NSOC Data 1:45-3pm ET in Hynes Exhibit Hall C With Millicent O. Ngwu

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Poster with NHATS/NSOC Data 1:45-3pm ET in Hynes Exhibit Hall C With Jonathan Thomas

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Poster with NHATS/NSOC Data 1:45-3pm ET in Hynes Exhibit Hall C With Young-Shin Lee

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Paper with NHATS/NSOC Data 12-1:30pm ET in Hynes 305 With Jeong Eun Kee

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Exhibit Hall Hours are between 11:30 AM-3:30 PM ET. Visit us at space 404.

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Symposium with NHATS/NSOC Data 10-11:30am ET in Hynes 207 With Heather L. Menne

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Paper with NHATS/NSOC Data 10-11:30am ET in Hynes 107 With Raeann G. LeBlanc

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Paper with NHATS/NSOC Data 8-9:30am ET in Hynes 304 With Yulin Yang

#GSA2025: Sat., 11/15 Paper with NHATS/NSOC Data 8-9:30am ET in Hynes 304 With Claire L. Wang