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MiCDA is a National Institute on Aging (NIA) funded center at University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR) conducting pioneering research on the Demography of Aging. https://micda.isr.umich.edu/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/

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"We examine the main effect of caregiver role overload on care recipient CRP. Separate models were run on the interaction of overload with emotional difficulty of care and caregiving gains to test whether appraisal of care moderates the association between caregiving overload and care recipient CRP"

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social WSUPsychology affiliate Amanda Leggett

Does caregiver stress get under the skin? Associations with care recipient inflammation

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"Latinx older adults have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and other chronic conditions that require caregiving. Family and unpaid care, in addition to formal care, have associated costs (e.g., missing work)"

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Latinx Views on the Roles of Families and Government in Long-Term Care AbstractBackground and Objectives. Latinx older adults have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other chronic conditions that require caregiving. Fami

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social affiliate @spattersearch.bsky.social

Latinx Views on the Roles of Families and Government in Long-Term Care

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"We draw groups of family or friends caring for older adults with trouble remembering, memory issues, or dementia to explore definitions of family, caregiving, and responsibility. Although many caregivers immediately default to traditional definitions, the breadth of "family" seen as responsible..."

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Traditional and Non-traditional Caregivers Define β€œFamily” and Caregiving Obligations - Sarah E. Patterson, Kelsi Caywood, Samantha M. Pantelic, Olivia Morreale, 2025 Narrow definitions of family can constrain survey items about obligations regarding who should care for older adults. Current measurement often does not account...

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social affiliate @spattersearch.bsky.social in American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias

Traditional and Non-traditional Caregivers Define "Family" and Caregiving Obligations

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03.12.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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"About 21% of adults ages 65 and older have dementia. About 26% of both households and immediate families with an adult age 65 and older include an individual with dementia. This figure rises to 37% among extended families of older adults."

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social affiliates @spattersearch.bsky.social @vafreedman.bsky.social Esther Friedman in Alzheimer's & Dementia

Nearly 4 in 10 extended families of older adults in the United States include an older relative with dementia

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"Up to one-third of individuals with diabetes develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), and cognitive impairment affects up to 34 % of this population."

01.12.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cognitive impairment is associated with poor diabetic foot ulcer outcomes Up to one-third of individuals with diabetes develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), and cognitive impairment affects up to 34β€―% of this population. This …

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichmedicine affiliate Pearl Lee

Cognitive impairment is associated with poor diabetic foot ulcer outcomes

myumi.ch/n131b

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SRC Seminar Series Presents: Insights into cognitive aging around the world: evidence from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol | Happening @ Michigan

Join us Tuesday, December 2 at 1:00 for Lindsay Kobayashi: Insights into cognitive aging around the world: evidence from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol
More information: myumi.ch/dgJy6
1430BD ISR-Thompson
umich.zoom.us/s/926988713
Meeting ID: 926 9887 1329
Passcode: 588465

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"Most older adults were interested in knowing their estimated life expectancy, but few are having conversations about it with healthcare providers or to inform cancer screening decisions."

26.11.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Lindsay Kobayashi

Older adults' interest and concerns about life expectancy information for cancer screening decisions: Results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging

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26.11.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Black Americans a have higher risk of cognitive impairment relative to other racial/ethnic groups, and Black women have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; however, the mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment are poorly understood"

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social um-src.bsky.social affiliate ketlynesol.bsky.social

Neighborhood disadvantage and subjective cognitive function among older Black women

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25.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Genome-wide association studies (GWASs), as highlighted in this review, have revolutionized our understanding of dementia by identifying contributing genetic loci and pathways, including for Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal lobar dementia, and Lewy body dementia."

24.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Kelly Marie Bakulski

Shared genes and pathways in dementia: Insights from genome-wide association studies

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24.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Understanding how sociodemographic characteristics and medical history are associated with progression (or regression) of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias could inform intervention strategies, personalized prognoses, and projections of population-level burden"

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Predictors of transitions between normal cognition, cognitive impairment, and dementia in a longitudinal cohort - Nan Shi, Kelly M Bakulski, James F Burke, Andrew F Brouwer, 2025 Background Understanding how sociodemographic characteristics and medical history are associated with progression (or regression) of Alzheimer's disease an...

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Kelly Marie Bakulski

Predictors of transitions between normal cognition, cognitive impairment, and dementia in a longitudinal cohort

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21.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"The relationship between PR and fall risk is bi-directional. Falls erode PR and PR is related to reduced fall risk among those at higher risk. Future research is needed to identify potential interventions that promote PR as a pathway to fall reduction in later life."

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New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social um-src.bsky.social affiliate Amanda Sonnega

The protective effects of psychological resilience on fall risk

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20.11.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Results from this study may give insight into the implications of hearing measurement methods for the observed association of hearing difficulty and cognitive function in later life."

19.11.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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University of Michigan School of Public Health (@umichsph.bsky.social) Pursuing a healthier, more equitable world through education, research and action. #GoBlue

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social umichsph.bsky.social affiliate Lindsay Kobayashi

Do self-reported and objective hearing measures similarly relate to general and domain-Β­specific cognition? Observational cohort study of older adults in England

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"The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many aspects of life, including care arrangements of older adults. U.S. adults who reported providing care to a family member or friend age 50 or older either prior to or during the pandemic, we examined factors associated with pandemic-related changes in caregiving"

18.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UM SRC (@um-src.bsky.social) Survey Research Center is an international leader in research involving the collection and analysis of sample surveys, administrative and other non-survey data. https://src.isr.umich.edu/

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social um-src.bsky.social affiliate Esther Friedman in Journal of Applied Gerontology

Factors Associated With Shifts in Caregiving During COVID-19

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18.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Perceived uncertainty about future employment and employment paths during economic crises can negatively affect the mental health of workers. This study examined the association between work expectations and psychological distress among Baby Boomers in the United States and South Korea"

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UM SRC (@um-src.bsky.social) Survey Research Center is an international leader in research involving the collection and analysis of sample surveys, administrative and other non-survey data. https://src.isr.umich.edu/

New work from MiCDA @umisr.bsky.social um_psychology um-src.bsky.social affiliate Toni C. Antonucci in The Gerontologist

Work expectations, employment patterns, and psychological distress during the Great Recession among older Americans and South Koreans

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Friendship and Loneliness in Dementia Caregiving: Daily Experiences of High and Low Burden Caregivers

Yee To (Crystal) Ng, Presenter
Co-authors:  Angela Turkelson, Anna Kratz, Kira S. Birditt

Session: Identity and Isolation in Aging: Exploring Purpose, Personality, and Psychosocial Well-Being
Saturday, Nov. 15, 10:00 - 11:30am
Hynes - Room 305

Friendship and Loneliness in Dementia Caregiving: Daily Experiences of High and Low Burden Caregivers Yee To (Crystal) Ng, Presenter Co-authors: Angela Turkelson, Anna Kratz, Kira S. Birditt Session: Identity and Isolation in Aging: Exploring Purpose, Personality, and Psychosocial Well-Being Saturday, Nov. 15, 10:00 - 11:30am Hynes - Room 305

Caregivers to those with dementia are often an overlooked group. SRC's Yee To (Crystal) Ng, alongside her co-authors, have examined loneliness experienced by these caregivers, and the quality of their social relationships. #GSA2025

15.11.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Role of Social Networks in Facilitating Personal Trust

Noah Webster, Presenter
Co-authors: Kristine Ajrouch, Toni Antonucci

Session: Social Convoys Across the Lifespan and Links With Later-Life Well-Being and Societal Trust
Saturday, Nov. 15, 12:00 - 1:30pm
Hynes - Room 208

The Role of Social Networks in Facilitating Personal Trust Noah Webster, Presenter Co-authors: Kristine Ajrouch, Toni Antonucci Session: Social Convoys Across the Lifespan and Links With Later-Life Well-Being and Societal Trust Saturday, Nov. 15, 12:00 - 1:30pm Hynes - Room 208

Trust drives social cohesion and well-being for older adults, and supports social norms and civic life. SRC & @rcgd-isr.bsky.social’s Noah Webster, Kristine Ajrouch, and Toni Antonucci study how social networks foster societal-wide trust #GSA2025

15.11.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Older Adults' Close Friendships and Feelings of Lacking Companionship and Isolation

Sarah Patterson, Presenter
Co-authors:  Yee To (Crystal) Ng, Emily Lerner, Erica Solway, Matthias Kirch, Sydney N. Strunk,  Jeffrey T. Kullgren, J. Scott Roberts

Session: Loneliness, Gender, and Relationships in Later Life
Saturday, Nov. 15, 3:30 - 1:30pm
Hynes - Room 103

Older Adults' Close Friendships and Feelings of Lacking Companionship and Isolation Sarah Patterson, Presenter Co-authors: Yee To (Crystal) Ng, Emily Lerner, Erica Solway, Matthias Kirch, Sydney N. Strunk, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, J. Scott Roberts Session: Loneliness, Gender, and Relationships in Later Life Saturday, Nov. 15, 3:30 - 1:30pm Hynes - Room 103

@spattersearch.bsky.social & co-authors show that lacking close friends or wanting more is tied to higher loneliness for adults 50+. Less weekly contact also predicts loneliness. Women have more friends/contacts than men, but loneliness rates are similar by gender. #GSA2025

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