Research Topics
Species | Michelle CarlsonSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Country: USA Publications
Research Grants
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Midlife activity predicts risk of dementia in older male twin pairsMichelle C Carlson
Department of Mental Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Alzheimers Dement 4:324-31. 2008....- Association between executive attention and physical functional performance in community-dwelling older womenM C Carlson
School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 54:S262-70. 1999..This study examined whether executive attentional abilities were uniquely associated with the performance of complex, instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in cognitively intact and physically high-functioning older women... - Executive decline and dysfunction precedes declines in memory: the Women's Health and Aging Study IIMichelle C Carlson
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:110-7. 2009..This study characterized in the Women's Health and Aging Study (WHAS) II 9-year declines and transitions to impairment across domains of cognition... - Exploring the effects of an "everyday" activity program on executive function and memory in older adults: Experience CorpsMichelle C Carlson
Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gerontologist 48:793-801. 2008..This study sought to demonstrate in a short-term pilot randomized trial that such an activity program improves components of cognition critical to independent function among sedentary older adults at greatest risk... - Evidence for neurocognitive plasticity in at-risk older adults: the experience corps programMichelle C Carlson
Department of Mental Health, Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2 700, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:1275-82. 2009..To determine whether Experience Corps (EC), a social service program, would improve age-vulnerable executive functions and increase activity in brain regions in a high-risk group through increased cognitive and physical activity... - Validation of the Hopkins Medication Schedule to identify difficulties in taking medicationsMichelle C Carlson
Center on Aging and Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024 E Monument Street, Suite 2 700, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:217-23. 2005..The authors thus developed and validated the Hopkins Medication Schedule (HMS), a new objective test of one's ability to understand and implement a routine prescription medication... - H2 histamine receptor blockade in the treatment of Alzheimer disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nizatidineMichelle C Carlson
Department of Mental Hygiene, and Center on Aging and Health, The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 16:24-30. 2002..To evaluate the efficacy of nizatidine, a histamine H2-blocking drug, in delaying the progression of cognitive impairment in older adults with Alzheimer disease (AD)... - Hormone replacement therapy and reduced cognitive decline in older women: the Cache County StudyM C Carlson
Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Neurology 57:2210-6. 2001..To examine the association between postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the trajectory of global cognitive change with age... - Predictor index of mortality in dementia patients upon entry into long-term careM C Carlson
Neuropsychiatry and Memory Group, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:M567-70. 2001..There are, as yet, no predictive equations developed for those in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD)... - Importance of generativity for healthy aging in older womenM C Carlson
Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aging (Milano) 12:132-40. 2000.... - Engaging older adults in high impact volunteering that enhances health: recruitment and retention in The Experience Corps BaltimoreIveris L Martinez
Center on Aging and Health, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21205 2223, USA
J Urban Health 83:941-53. 2006..Of special note is the success in recruiting African-American women and those with lower education, who may particularly benefit from health promotion... - Physical activity, APOE genotype, and dementia risk: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Cognition StudyLaura Jean Podewils
Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:639-51. 2005..A similar pattern was observed for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Mechanisms to explain the observed relations deserve further study... - Environmental lead exposure and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adultsR A Shih
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Neurology 67:1556-62. 2006..A portion of age-related decrements in cognitive function in this population may be associated with earlier lead exposure... - The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and diuretics is associated with a reduced incidence of impairment on cognition in elderly womenS Yasar
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Clin Pharmacol Ther 84:119-26. 2008..Therefore, the use of ACE-Is or diuretics was associated with reduced incidence of impairment of both global and domain-specific cognition in elderly women, and may help delay progression to dementia... - Modeled cost-effectiveness of the Experience Corps Baltimore based on a pilot randomized trialKevin D Frick
Health Services Research and Development Center, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205 1901, USA
J Urban Health 81:106-17. 2004.... - Experience Corps: design of an intergenerational program to boost social capital and promote the health of an aging societyThomas A Glass
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 81:94-105. 2004..This article explores how the linkage of concepts at multiple levels motivates a potentially cost-effective, feasible, and high-impact program... - Short-term impact of Experience Corps participation on children and schools: results from a pilot randomized trialGeorge W Rebok
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 81:79-93. 2004..In this pilot trial, the Experience Corps program led to selective improvements in student reading/academic achievement and classroom behavior while not burdening the school staff... - A social model for health promotion for an aging population: initial evidence on the Experience Corps modelLinda P Fried
Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Policy, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, JHU School of Medicine, 2024 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 81:64-78. 2004..In this pilot trial, physical, cognitive, and social activity increased, suggesting the potential for the Experience Corps to improve health for an aging population and simultaneously improve educational outcomes for children... - Association between mild anemia and executive function impairment in community-dwelling older women: The Women's Health and Aging Study IIPaulo H M Chaves
Center on Aging and Health and Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1429-35. 2006..To evaluate the relationship between mild anemia and executive function in community-dwelling older women... - Cognitive impairment and decline are associated with carotid artery disease in patients without clinically evident cerebrovascular diseaseS Claiborne Johnston
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0114, USA
Ann Intern Med 140:237-47. 2004..The persistence of the association after adjustment for right-sided stenosis indicates that the association is not due to underlying vascular risk factors or atherosclerosis in general... - Volunteering: a physical activity intervention for older adults--The Experience Corps program in BaltimoreErwin J Tan
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 83:954-69. 2006.... - Higher levels and blunted diurnal variation of cortisol in frail older womenRavi Varadhan
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, School of Medicine, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:190-5. 2008..We evaluated whether higher levels and blunted diurnal variation of salivary cortisol are cross-sectionally associated with frailty burden... - Associations of gait speed and other measures of physical function with cognition in a healthy cohort of elderly personsAnnette L Fitzpatrick
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:1244-51. 2007..Recent evidence suggests that physical decline and slower gait may be associated with early signs of dementia, but more information on healthy older adults is needed... - Association between reduced heart rate variability and cognitive impairment in older disabled women in the community: Women's Health and Aging Study IDae Hyun Kim
Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1751-7. 2006..To examine the independent association between heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of cardiac autonomic function, and cognitive impairment... - Agreement between self-report of disease diagnoses and medical record validation in disabled older women: factors that modify agreementCrystal F Simpson
Center on Aging and Health Division of Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:123-7. 2004..To determine the agreement between self-report of chronic disease and validated evidence of disease using multiple ascertainment methods and to assess effects of cognition, education, age, and comorbidity... - Soap operas and talk shows on television are associated with poorer cognition in older womenJoshua Fogel
Department of Economics, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 11210, USA
South Med J 99:226-33. 2006..No information exists regarding whether a favorite television category choice affects attention, memory, or cognition among older women... - Hormone replacement therapy and incidence of Alzheimer disease in older women: the Cache County StudyPeter P Zandi
Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
JAMA 288:2123-9. 2002..55 [95% CI, 0.21-1.23]). CONCLUSIONS: Prior HRT use is associated with reduced risk of AD, but there is no apparent benefit with current HRT use unless such use has exceeded 10 years... - Impaired vision and the ability to take medicationsBeverly Gwen Windham
Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland 21225, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1179-90. 2005..To assess relationships between vision (contrast sensitivity, stereopsis, visual acuity) and a performance-based measure of ability to implement new medications...
Research Grants
- Cognitive Pathways to DisabilityMichelle Carlson; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..