NHATS/NSOC Webinar When: Fri., Oct. 3, 2025 at Noon ET Speaker: Shu Xu (University of Michigan) Topic: The Central Role of Home Hazards in Shaping the Association of Visual Function and Falls Among Older Adults Register: tinyurl.com/NHATSNSOCweb...

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Xinran Liu et al. in the Journal of Elder Policy: Incidence and dynamics of mobility device use among community-dwelling older adults in the United States Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40708911/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Kafayat Mahmoud & Deborah Carr in the Journals of Gerontology: Social Relationships and End-of-Life Quality among Older Adults in the United States: The Impacts of Marital, Kinship, and Network Ties Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40711845/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Thelma J. Mielenz et al. in the Journal of Applied Gerontology: The Longitudinal Association of Physical Function and Frailty on Driving Strategic Self-Regulation Among Older Adults Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40661035/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald et al. in Dysphagia: Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Reported Swallowing Difficulties in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Population-Based Study from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS)

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Lingjie Fan et al. in the Journals of Gerontology: Accelerometer-Measured Multi-dimensional Physical Activity Patterns and Physical Functional Decline: A Prospective National Cohort Study of Aging Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40680230/

Please join us for the NHATS/NSOC 2025-2026 Webinar Series. Webinars will be held monthly from 12-1 PM (ET) on Fridays via Zoom starting Friday, October 3.   Register to receive reminders and login information and view the 2025-2026 schedule here: micda.isr.umich.edu/2025-2026-nh...

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Namkee G. Choi et al. in the Journal of Applied Gerontology: Associations of Homebound State in Older Adults With Neighborhood Social Cohesion Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40645224/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Chanee D. Fabius et al. in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association: Black-White Differences in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Deserts: Implications for Unmet Care Needs Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40645233/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Jennifer M. Reckrey et al. in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association: Use of Paid Family Care in the Community: National Trends Among Older Adults With Functional Impairment, 2011-2022 Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40645235/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Ashley C. Flores et al. in Obesity: Variability in body weight and body composition and cognitive trajectories in older adults in the United States Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40607602/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Corey L. Nagel et al. in PLOSone: Longitudinal sequencing of cardiometabolic multimorbidity among older adults and association with subsequent dementia onset Read the research: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

New work using #NHATS/ #NSOC data by ASHA Staff in ASHWIRE Leader Live: Communication Disabilities Associated With Higher Morbidity Rates in Older Adults: A study published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation finds the association independent of sociodemographic factors.

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Jiaming Liang, PhD, et al. in Innovation in Aging: The Longitudinal Impacts of Secondary Caregiver Networks on Primary Caregiver's Social Isolation and Depression Read the research: academic.oup.com/innovateage/...

New work using #NHATS /#NSOC data by Ambika Mallika Salwan et al. in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science: Census-tract Air Pollution Exposure and Vision Impairment in the National Health and Aging Trends Study Read the research: iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Angelina Sutin et al. in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports: Purpose and meaning in life and the trajectory of episodic memory in eight longitudinal samples Read the research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

New research using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Cho & Hwang in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Social determinants of health and their impact on depression in family caregivers of those with dementia Read the research: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Hannah N. Lee et al. in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology: Racial disparities in longitudinal frailty state transitions among older cancer survivors Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40482353/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Mariana Wingood et al. in the Journals of Gerontology, Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences: Frailty and Physical Activity: Are all Physical Activity Variables Equal? Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40498579/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Rashmi Muthukkumar et al. in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Obesity and Transition to Assisted Living Services in Older Adults: An Analysis From the National Health and Aging Trends Study Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40545919/

New work using #NHATS / #NSOC data by Tamar A Kaminski et al. in the Journals of Gerontology, Series B (Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences): Health-related social needs before and after critical illness among Medicare beneficiaries Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40587086/

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Ashley Flores et al. in Obesity: Variability in body #weight and body composition and #cognitive trajectories in #olderadults in the United States Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40607602/

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Rashmi Muthukkumar et al JAGS: Obesity and Transition to Assisted Living Services in Older Adults: An Analysis From the National Health and Aging Trends Study Read the research: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Drs. Salva & Wang in Innovations in Aging: Older Adults' Care Networks and the Pathways to Unmet Needs Read the research: academic.oup.com/innovateage/...

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Yeonju Jin et al. in The American journal of occupational therapy: Relationship Between Visual Functions and Independence in ADLs and IADLs Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40423652/

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Dr. Sean Rundell et al. in The Clinical Journal of Pain: Associations of Pain Characteristics with Physical Capacity Trajectories Among Older Adults in the United States Read the research: journals.lww.com/clinicalpain...

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Hannah Cho & Yeji Hwang in Alzheimer's & dementia: Social determinants of health and their impact on depression in family caregivers of those with dementia: The importance of intermediary determinants Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40448376/

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Drs. Jiaying Li & Junxin Li in JAMDA/PALTmed: Latent Cognitive Profiles and Demographic Determinants in Older Adults without Dementia: A National Cross-Sectional Study Read the research: www.jamda.com/article/S152...

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Dr. Hanne Dolan et al. in The Gerontologist: Perceived Balance Predicts Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study Using the National Health and Aging Trend Study (NHATS) Data "Assessing older adults’ perceived balance is important...

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Reed Bratches et al. in JMIR Publications: Size and Composition of #Caregiver Networks Who Manage #Medications for Persons Living With #Dementia: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2011-2022 National Health and Aging Trends Study

New work using #NHATS #NSOC data by Jihye Kim et al. in #Aging and #Health #Research: Factors associated with receipt of #caregiver #training among family and unpaid caregivers of people living with #dementia Read the research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Yiqing Qian et al. in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: The epidemiology of social isolation & loneliness among family and unpaid caregivers of older adults: Findings from the National Study of Caregiving Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40411495/

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Lesli Skolarus et al. in the Journal of the American Heart Association: Survivors of Stroke Face Greater Social Risks Than Adults Who Have Not Had a Stroke: Results From a Nationwide Study Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40314349/

NHATS/NSOC Newsflash! The National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) released two new technical papers: --Background on a new, validated NSOC-based scale reflecting family caregiver strain, the NSOC Caregiver Strain Scale (NSOC-CSS). --Methodology to calculate work productivity loss in NSOC.

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Tianxue Hou et al. in the Journal of American Psychiatry: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the 11-Year Bidirectional Relationship Between Dementia and Social Isolation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40318993/

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Boeun Kim et al. in BMC Medicine: Disparities in neighborhood food environment and cognitive decline among US older adults: a cohort study Read the research: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Jaspreet Kaur Sodhi in the Journal of Pain: Sleep Complaints and Pain Among American Older Adults: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Read the research: www.jpain.org/article/S152...

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Angelina Sutin et al. in Respiratory Research: Purpose in life and lung function: an individual-participant meta-analysis of six cohort studies Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40317071/

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by S. Kim et al. in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: Association Between Skilled Rehabilitation in Hospital and Days Alive and at Home Following Critical Illness in Older Adults Read the research: www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1...

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Shuomin Wang et al. in Age and Aging: Association of multimorbidity patterns and order of physical frailty and cognitive impairment occurrence: a prospective cohort study Read the research: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Reza Ghaiumy Anaraky et al. in ACM Digital Library: Increased Use of Asocial Technologies Is Associated with Reduced Well-being Among Older Adults Read the research: dl.acm.org/doi/full/10....

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Shoumin Wang et al. in Age and Aging: Association of multimorbidity patterns and order of physical frailty and cognitive impairment occurrence: a prospective cohort study Read the research: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

"This study highlights the psychological mechanisms that connect mobility limitations to well-being. Findings suggest that deploying tailored assistive technology may protect older adults’ well-being by supporting their psychological adaptation to age-related challenges."

There's just over one week left to apply for the NHATS/NSOC hands-on virtual workshops this summer!

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Shannon Power & Hyesu Yeo in Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice: Differences in Digital Health Use of Rural-Urban Medicare Beneficiaries Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40267304/

"Conclusions: Loneliness and psychological well-being, or lack thereof, significantly mediate the relationship between homebound state and depression/anxiety in homebound older adults."

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Yulri Kim et al. in Journal of Aging and Health: The Role of Technology Accessibility in Social Connectedness and Health-Related Quality of Life for Rural Older Adults Read the research: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40249964/

New work using NHATS/NSOC data by Tuo-Yu Chen et al. in Oxford Academic Sleep: Late-life Disability May Increase with More Frequent Insomnia Symptoms and Sleep Medications Use Over Time Read the research: academic.oup.com/sleep/advanc...

New work using NHATS NSOC data by Kellia Hansmann et al. in Journal of Transport & Health: Walking, public transit, and transitions to non-driving among US Medicare enrollees Read the research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New work using NHATS NSOC data by Dr. Jiaying Li et al. in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease: Latent cognitive profiles and their associations with instrumental activities of daily living among older adults without dementia: A United States national cross-sectional study