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Depressive Symptoms and Caregiving Intensity Before and After Onset of Dementia in Partners: A Retrospective, Observational Study

PublicationsBy kenMarch 6, 2025
Melissa L Harris, Josh Errickson, Jinkyung Ha, Geoffrey J Hoffman

The study examined how depressive symptoms and caregiving responsibilities change before and after a partner’s dementia diagnosis.

Time to dementia diagnosis by race: A retrospective cohort study

PublicationsBy kenMarch 6, 2025
Matthew A Davis, Kathryn A Lee, Melissa Harris, Jinkyung Ha, Kenneth M Langa, Julie P W Bynum, Geoffrey J Hoffman

This study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society investigated racial disparities in the timing of dementia diagnoses among older adults.

Identifying Caregiver Availability Using Medical Notes With Rule-Based Natural Language Processing: Retrospective Cohort Study

PublicationsBy kenMarch 6, 2025
Elham Mahmoudi, Wenbo Wu, Cyrus Najarian, James Aikens, Julie Bynum, V G Vinod Vydiswaran

This study, published in JMIR Aging aimed to assess caregiver availability and type for hospitalized patients with dementia by analyzing medical notes using natural language processing (NLP).

An Introduction to the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model of Care

Featured News & Events, Minding Memory Podcast, Season 4By kenFebruary 25, 2025

A conversation with health services researcher, Dr. Brystana Kaufman, MSPH, PhD of the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy at Duke University.

Caring hands grasp the hands of an older person on a white bed in a hospital.

Differences in Self-Reported Cognitive Limitations by Race and Ethnicity: National Health Interview Survey Analysis

Data BriefsBy kenFebruary 4, 2025

Here we demonstrate use of NHIS to examine trends in self-reported cognitive limitations among older U.S. adults by race and ethnicity.

Exposure to a Natural Disaster and Long-term Cognition

Minding Memory Podcast, Season 4By kenFebruary 4, 2025

A conversation with Drs. Elizabeth Frankenberg and Duncan Thomas on the long-term impacts of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami on memory function.

An ambulance races to respond to the scene of an emergency.

Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits Among Older Adults with Dementia​

Data BriefsBy kenFebruary 3, 2025

This report demonstrates the use of national survey data to evaluate the characteristics of Emergency Department (ED) visits among patients living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).

Identifying Cognitive Difficulty among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans

Minding Memory Podcast, Season 4By kenJanuary 21, 2025

A conversation with Tiffany Kindratt, PhD, MPH on the challenge in categorizing sociodemographic characteristics when looking at health outcomes.

CAPRA Resources: BRFSS

​Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for Dementia Researchers

ResourcesBy kenJanuary 15, 2025

BRFSS data (2013–2018) on cognitive functioning and dementia caregiving, merged with demographics and state FIPS codes for state-level estimates. The repository includes datasets, codebooks, and programming scripts.

CAPRA Resources: MEPS

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) for Dementia Researchers

ResourcesBy kenJanuary 14, 2025

This MEPS dataset (2015–2019) links dementia diagnoses to healthcare spending, demographics, and utilization, enabling national estimates with supporting files and scripts.

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