Lisa L Barnes

..Early-life adversity is related to adult health in old age but little is known about its relation with cognitive decline...

..The implications of these efforts are discussed...

..The results suggest that the range of environmental movement in older adults is a useful indicator of health in old age and may complement measures of disability...

..This study examined the differences in levels of social networks and social engagement between older Blacks and Whites and racial differences in rates of change in social resources over time...

..To examine the prevalence of perceived discrimination in an older biracial population and to examine its correlation with depressive symptoms...

..The results suggest that both measures are psychometrically sound in a minority population and that lifetime cognitive activity may contribute to current cognitive function in African Americans...

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..To test whether the level of hostility predicted the rate of cognitive decline in a community of older blacks and whites and whether the association varied as a function of race...

..Emerging data suggest that psychological and experiential factors are associated with risk of Alzheimer disease (AD), but the association of purpose in life with incident AD is unknown...

..We examined the relation of individual-level perceived discrimination to mortality in a biracial, population-based sample...

..The purpose of the current study was to examine the association of race with rate of cognitive decline in AD...

..To assess mortality associated with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD) among older African Americans and whites from an urban community...

..225, p < .001) but remained robust. The racial differences increased slightly over time. Our findings support heightened awareness of depression in older Black populations...

..The findings are discussed and contextualized...

..Drawing from collective efficacy and social disorganization theories, we developed and validated measures of neighborhood-level social processes...

..The results confirm that higher level of social engagement in old age is associated with better cognitive function but the association varies across domains of social engagement...

..To test the association of rate of cognitive decline, an indicator of the severity of the underlying disease process, with risk of death in Alzheimer's disease (AD)...

..The results suggest that past cognitive activity contributes to current cognition principally through its association with cognitive activity in old age...

..The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon 4 allele is known to influence risk of AD but it has been difficult to establish whether it affects episodic memory differently from other cognitive functions...

..06), perceptual speed (p = 0.07) and naming (p = 0.08). The results suggest that the rate of cognitive decline in AD is slower in African-Americans compared with whites, particularly for episodic memory...

..Social isolation in old age has been associated with risk of developing dementia, but the risk associated with perceived isolation, or loneliness, is not well understood...

..To examine the association of cognitive function with the risk of incident mobility impairments and the rate of declining mobility in older adults...

..We examined racial differences in the cross-sectional association of education with physical and cognitive function performance in older adults...

..Frequent participation in cognitively stimulating activities has been hypothesized to reduce risk of Alzheimer disease (AD), but prospective data regarding an association are lacking...

..These results confirm that more socially active older adults experience less cognitive decline in old age...

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..Although disability levels have been declining in older adults, there is little current information on racial differences in disability...

..Promotion of walking behavior in older adults may require improvement of the safety and upkeep of the neighborhood environment...

..Little is known about the role of microinfarcts in dementia and cognition. We examined microinfarcts and dementia, global cognition, and 5 cognitive systems in community-dwelling older persons...

..We conclude that social marketing and community-based approaches provide a solid foundation for organizing recruitment activities for clinical trials with older adults...

..The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that higher level of childhood adversity is associated with lower level of psychosocial adjustment in old age...

..To assess the association between purpose in life and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling elderly persons...

..To examine the association between life space, a measure of functional status that describes the range of movement through the environment covered during daily functioning, and the risk of mortality in older community-based persons...

..The results suggest that change in cognitive function in old age primarily reflects person-specific factors rather than an inevitable developmental process...

..We examined whether being licensed to drive is associated with maintaining spatial movement in older persons initially reporting maximum spatial mobility...

..This measurement study operationalized family caregiver skill in managing behavioral symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by testing a Caregiver Assessment of Behavioral Skill-Self-Report (CAB-SR) measure...

..The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) program debuted in January 2006. We ascertained the sociodemographic and health characteristics of Blacks and Whites who enrolled in the early stages of the program...

..We found similar effects of diabetes on cognition in both racial groups. Because diabetes is twice as common in blacks, the burden of diabetes on cognition is higher in black than white persons...

..Thus, interventions aimed at increasing frequency of participation in cognitively stimulating activity may offer a potential target to reduce cognitive impairment in Hispanics...

..The faster growth of the aging minority population adds urgency to the need for a better understanding of risk factors related to cognitive decline. ..

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