2024
Association of Children's Residential Proximity and Spousal Presence with Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
Lin Z, Yin X, Levy B, Yuan Y, Chen X. Association of Children's Residential Proximity and Spousal Presence with Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38839462, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModifiable risk factorsCognitively impaired older adultsOlder adultsFamily supportResidential proximitySpousal presenceRisk factorsDepressive symptomsCognitive impairmentModifiable dementia risk factorsHealth and Retirement StudyProportion of older adultsDementia risk factorsSocial isolationDegree of family supportPercentage of smokingMixed-effects logistic regressionRobust to various sensitivity analysesCo-resident childrenRetirement StudySocial supportNo spouseLogistic regressionSpousesProtective factorsAssociation between experiencing low healthcare quality and developing dementia
Aravena J, Chen X, Levy B. Association between experiencing low healthcare quality and developing dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2126-2132. PMID: 38415796, PMCID: PMC11226361, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with increased dementia riskHealthcare qualityDementia riskHealthcare discriminationAssociated with greater dementia riskHazard ratioHealth and Retirement StudyDeterminants of dementiaCases of dementiaDementia prevalenceReducing dementiaPhysician diagnosisRetirement StudyHealthcare servicesOlder personsOlder adultsSocioeconomic factorsDementiaHealthcareImplement structural changesCognitive scoresCox regressionParticipantsHealthIndividual-level behavior
2020
When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2
Levy BR, Slade MD, Pietrzak RH, Ferrucci L. When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2020, 75: e198-e203. PMID: 32835364, PMCID: PMC7489069, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa126.Peer-Reviewed Original Research