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| Hiroko H DodgeSummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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Cognitive impairment as a strong predictor of incident disability in specific ADL-IADL tasks among community-dwelling elders: the Azuchi StudyHiroko H Dodge
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Gerontologist 45:222-30. 2005..We examined differential effects of cognitive impairment on each of the activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) tasks...- Functional transitions and active life expectancy associated with Alzheimer diseaseHiroko H Dodge
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Arch Neurol 60:253-9. 2003.... - Depression after stroke: a prospective epidemiological studyEllen M Whyte
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:774-8. 2004.... - Detection and management of cognitive impairment in primary care: The Steel Valley Seniors SurveyMary Ganguli
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1668-75. 2004..To identify characteristics of older primary care patients who were cognitively impaired and who underwent mental status testing by their physicians... - Alzheimer disease and mortality: a 15-year epidemiological studyMary Ganguli
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2593, USA
Arch Neurol 62:779-84. 2005..Alzheimer disease (AD) is considered a leading cause of death, but few studies have examined the contribution of AD to mortality based on follow-up of representative US cohorts... - Mild cognitive impairment, amnestic type: an epidemiologic studyMary Ganguli
Division of Geriatrics and Neuropsychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Neurology 63:115-21. 2004..To estimate the prevalence and examine the course of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), amnestic type, using current criteria, within a representative community sample... - Exercise level and cognitive decline: the MoVIES projectMary Ellen Lytle
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 18:57-64. 2004..Exercise may have implications for prevention of cognitive decline... - Predictors of nursing facility admission: a 12-year epidemiological study in the United StatesAshok J Bharucha
Division of Geriatrics and Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:434-9. 2004..To identify predictors of institutionalization in a community-based cohort of older adults... - Rates and predictors of mortality in an aging, rural, community-based cohort: the role of depressionMary Ganguli
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2593, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 59:1046-52. 2002..Depression, functional disability, cognitive impairment, and self-rated health all predict mortality in the elderly population. There is no consensus on their relative contributions when examined together... - Blood pressure and cognitive impairment in India and the United States: a cross-national epidemiological studyRajesh Pandav
Division of Geriatrics and Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593, USA
Arch Neurol 60:1123-8. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: In both Indian and American samples, lower DBP was inversely related to cognitive impairment, although not significantly in the latter. Low BP may be an effect of, or a potential risk factor for, degenerative brain disease... 
Cognitive decline and mortality in a community-based cohort: the Monongahela Valley Independent Elders SurveyLaurie L Lavery
Departments of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:94-100. 2009..To compare, in a longitudinal cohort study, declines in specific cognitive domains on their ability to predict time to death, in the presence and absence of dementia, and to explore an explanatory role for vascular disease...- Data management and quality assurance for an International project: the Indo-US Cross-National Dementia Epidemiology StudyRajesh Pandav
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:510-8. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: This report addresses issues particularly relevant to data management and quality assurance at developing country sites, and to collaborations between sites in developed and developing countries... - Use of lipid-lowering drugs in older adults with and without dementia: a community-based epidemiological studyEric G Rodriguez
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1852-6. 2002..To compare the use of lipid-lowering drugs in community-dwelling older adults with and without dementia... - Depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in late life: a prospective epidemiological studyMary Ganguli
Division of Geriatrics and Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:153-60. 2006..Depression is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. It is less clear whether depression contributes to further cognitive decline over time, independently of incipient dementia... - Gambling participation and social support among older adults: a longitudinal community studyJoni Vander Bilt
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 230 McKee Place, Room 407, Pittsburg, PA 15213, USA
J Gambl Stud 20:373-89. 2004..Longitudinally, age, sex, social support, alcohol use, and gambling are predictive of future gambling activity. The results revealed that gambling may offer a forum of social support to older adults who are often isolated as they age... - Discrepancies in information provided to primary care physicians by patients with and without dementia: the Steel Valley Seniors SurveyMary Ganguli
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:446-55. 2006..The objective of this study was to examine associations between discrepancies in health information provided to primary care providers and severity of impairment in older patients with and without dementia... - Cognitive domains and trajectories of functional independence in nondemented elderly personsHiroko H Dodge
Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:1330-7. 2006..Cognitive impairment in general is known to predict functional disability, but it is not clear whether performance on specific cognitive domains predicts future disability trends among nondemented elderly persons... - Hemoglobin levels and Alzheimer disease: an epidemiologic study in IndiaRajesh S Pandav
Division of Geriatrics and Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 12:523-6. 2004..RESULTS: Hemoglobin was inversely associated with AD after adjustment for age, sex, and literacy. CONCLUSION: Low hemoglobin is associated with AD and should be investigated further as a modifiable risk factor...