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An Update on Recent Geriatric Education Advocacy Efforts
Authors: Carrico Catherine , Bennett Katherine 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
The National Association for Geriatric Education (NAGE) has maintained consistent education and advocacy efforts since 2006. In recent years NAGE has implemented formal and grassroots advocacy strategies. At the federal level NAGE has increased collaboration with other aging advocacy organizations and coalitions. At the request of Congress, NAGE leadership and stakeholders have testified before Congress and regularly submit testimony to the House and Senate. NAGE staff maintain strong working relationships with congressional staff. Strategies for effective grassroots education and advocacy have been taught to members, and membership has mobilized to educate elected officials about the essential work of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Programs across the country. This presentation will provide a thorough review of NAGE’s advocacy work over the past 4 years.
Why Age Matters to Higher Education: Age-Friendly Tools and Techniques for Culture Change
Authors: Burdick David , Rose Karen , Bradley Dana 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Momentum is growing for the Age-Friendly University Network as proponents, primarily gerontology educators, have successfully encouraged university presidents to sign nonbinding pledged to become more age-friendly in programs and policies, endorsing 10 Age-Friendly University Principles. While this trend is inspiring, more is needed to fully achieve benefits for universities, students, communities, and older adults. Four presentations discuss innovative ways of deepening university commitment, weaving the principles into the fabric of the university. The first paper describes thematic content analysis from five focus groups with admissions and career services staff at Washington University in St. Louis and the recommendations that emerged for the provision of programs and services for post-traditional students. The second paper describes efforts to utilize community-impact internships and community partnerships to build support for Age-Friendly University initiatives at Central Connecticut State University, particularly in the context of the university’s recent Carnegie Foundation Engaged Campus designation. The third paper describes how Drexel University became Philadelphia’s first Age-Friendly University and current efforts in the Drexel College of Nursing and Heatlh Care Profession’s AgeWell Collaboratory to convene university-wide leadership for an AFU Steering Committee working on four mission-driven efforts to ensure AFU sustainability. The fourth paper describes steps taken by AFU proponents at Western Oregon State University to gain endorsement from university leadership and community, including mapping the 10 AFU Principles to the university’s strategic plan, faculty senate endorsement, and survey/interview results of older community members’ use of the university, which collectively have enhanced deeper and broader campus buy-in of AFU.
Social Roles, Subjective Age, and Gender: Exploring the Links in Later Life
Authors: Kornadt Anna 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Subjective age (SA) is strongly linked to positive developmental outcomes and successful aging. The social roles people assume are supposed to impact SA, since they incorporate age-graded social experiences and age-stereotypic role expectations. Social roles are also strongly gendered, providing the opportunity to understand gender-specific processes of SA. This study investigates a broad range of social roles and their relation to older men and women’s SA in later life. N = 285 participants aged 50 to 86 years (Mage = 65.04, SD = 8.88) reported on 19 social roles and their SA. Higher commitment to social roles of continued development and engagement was related to a younger subjective age, above and beyond sociodemographic variables, physical and mental health, but only for younger men. Commitment to family roles was related to a younger subjective age only for older men. Implications for the gender-specific understanding of antecedents of SA are discussed.
Optimizing and Compensatory Functions of Social Decision-Making Preferences
Authors: Smith Kelly , Strough JoNell , Parker Andrew , de Bruin Wandi Bruine 
Published: December 2020

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When making decisions, older people may prefer to work with others to optimize their performance or to compensate for declines in decision-making ability. Using participants from RAND’s American Life Panel (N=1075, Mage = 53.49, we investigated associations among self-reported preferences to make decisions alone and with others, perceived ability to make decisions (compared to age peers and over time), and perceived benefits of aging for decision-making. Older age and perceiving better decision-making abilities relative to peers were associated with greater preferences to make decisions alone and lesser preferences to make decisions with others. Greater preferences for making decisions with others were associated with perceiving improvements in decision-making ability over time and more positive beliefs about aging and decision making. Women were more likely than men to report preferring to make decisions with others. We discuss optimizing and compensatory functions of social preferences for decision making.
Aging in Context: The Past, Present, and Future of Research on Older Adults’ Social Ties
Authors: Marini Christina , Wilson Stephanie , Fiori Katherine 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This symposium will examine positive and negative aspects of older adults’ relationships and their impacts on health and well-being. We will begin by reviewing the past decade of research on family gerontology. Seidel’s meta-analysis of 995 articles will identify prominent theories and methods, as well as remaining research gaps. The subsequent presentations provide current, cutting-edge research. Marini examines how associations between rumination and sleep unfold within a social context. The findings highlight how spousal support protects older adults’ sleep quality from rumination, whereas support from family and friends is vulnerable to rumination. Using an actor-partner approach, Novak investigates the dynamics of support and control on health among older gay couples. Results reveal the benefits of support and risks of control for partners’ diet quality and depression. Ermer adopts a dyadic perspective to examine links between self-perceptions of aging and inflammation. Results highlight how wives’ inflammation is sensitive to husbands’ aging perceptions, particularly if marital strain is low. Finally, Wilson characterizes age-graded patterns of relationship narratives and their protective effects on emotional well-being. The findings demonstrate how older-adult couples’ narratives are less self- and present-focused, which helps explain protective linkages between age and negative mood. The symposium will conclude with remarks from discussant Katherine Fiori, a GSA Fellow and internationally recognized scholar on older adults’ social networks. She will synthesize the research and put forth her new theory about the importance of peripheral ties in later life to help direct the future of research on older adults within a social context.
Ascertaining Consciousness in Identity Formation: Best Medical Practices in Dementia Care
Authors: Duncan Angel 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This session identifies common misconceptions about identity for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Going beyond diagnostic brain imaging and neurocognitive testing, case studies and research in creativity from around the United States highlights consciousness of persons living with ADRD. Reviewing and discussing artworks is aimed to set dialogue in the question of where memory deposits emerge when engaged in creativity. Through art therapy techniques, this type of self-expression may provide new avenues in treatment for dementia care. Exploring the arts from those with Mild Cognitive Impairment to late stage Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, such as frontotemporal dementia, consciousness seems to remain intact despite neural death. This session aims to discourage poor spending allocations and establishing meaningful care. From clinical research trials to creativity of self-expression, the importance of why the arts and sciences matter are demonstrated as effective modalities that enhance quality of life.
Making Open Science the Default: Creating Lab Practices to Promote Transparency
Authors: Seaman Kendra 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Many factors disincentivize researchers, particularly junior faculty members, from implementing open science practices. One way to make open science less burdensome is integrate open science methods with existing procedures. I will describe my ongoing efforts to establish open science practices as the default in my laboratory. These strategies include (1) creating and updating a lab manual to set expectations for openness, (2) articulating a standard operating procedure for creating, preregistering, and managing a new project, (3) establishing clear organizational structures for data, code, and data products, and (4) training lab members on the use of these and other open science tools like GitHub. These strategies provide a model for both junior researchers starting a lab and more established researchers who want to build transparency into their research practices. Ultimately, implementing open science methods will improve lab workflows and improves the overall quality of our science.
Which Contextual Features Predict Physiological Stress Reactivity in Midlife to Late Life?
Authors: Kalesnikava Viktoryia 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Chronic stress creates vulnerability to adverse mental and physical health outcomes in later life. While claims about the negative effects of stress on health are primarily based on self-report, it is unclear how subjective stress measures (chronic or perceived stress) and other environmental or individual characteristics (neighborhood, social and health behaviors) relate to physiological stress response. This study examines which contextual features contribute to differences in physiological stress reactivity among adults at risk of type II diabetes (Richmond Stress and Sugar Study, n=125, aged 40-70). Psycho-social stress was induced via Trier Social Stress Test. Using advanced selection methods, we simultaneously explore multiple predictors and illustrate how different sets of risk and protective factors contribute to normal or abnormal stress reactivity profiles. Preliminary results suggest that the top five important predictors are education, contact with friends, perceived stress, ruminative coping, and sedentary behavior. Implications for research and targeted interventions are discussed.
Age of Migration and Cognitive Life Expectancies Among Older Latinos: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study
Authors: Garcia Marc 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This study used data from the Health and Retirement Study (1998-2014) to estimate Sullivan-based life tables of cognitively intact, cognitively impaired/no dementia (CIND), and dementia life expectancies by nativity, age of migration, and sex for older Latinos residing in the United States. Results show foreign-born Latinos, regardless of age of migration or sex, spend a greater number of years after age 50 with CIND compared to U.S.-born Latinos. Furthermore, we document an advantage in total life expectancy and cognitively intact life expectancy among mid-life immigrant men relative to their U.S.-born counterparts. The robust relationship between nativity, age of migration, and cognitive health suggests that the foreign-born may place particularly serious burdens on families and the government. This issue merits special attention in the development of community-based long-term care programs to appropriately target the specific needs of different subgroups of older Latinos who are entering into their last decades of life.
Diabetes, Disability, and Dementia Risk: Results From the HEPESE
Authors: Vasquez Elizabeth , Gadgil Meghana , Zhang Weihu , Angel Jacqueline L 
Published: December 2020

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The relationship between cognitive function, diabetes and disability among the oldest-old remains largely unexplored, particularly in the Latino population. This study examines dementia risk and diabetes status in a Mexican-origin older adult sample. The data are drawn from eight waves (1993 -2013) of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (HEPESE; N=3,039, mean age at baseline=73.6 (±6.8)). We use multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to predict the relation between diabetes and time to incident dementia (MMSE&lt;24, 1+ IADL), with risk adjustment for age of migration, socioeconomic status, acculturation, and health. Diabetes prevalence at baseline was 27.8 %. Diabetes was associated with a higher risk of developing dementia (HR)=1.22, p&lt;0.001). Foreign-born older adults who migrated at ages 20- 49 had a higher survival probability of being dementia-free (HR=0.84, p=0.001). Our results further highlight the importance of evaluating differences in the cognitive outcomes of Mexican origin older adults.
Cognitive Enrichment Through Emotion Regulation: A Model of Successful Cognitive Aging
Authors: Nelson Niccole , Bergeman Cindy , Rose Nathan 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Cognitive Enrichment Through Emotion Regulation (CENTER) is a theoretical framework of development that emphasizes the role of individuals finding their proverbial “centers” in shaping their cognitive aging trajectories. Within the CENTER framework, dynamic interactions between emotion regulatory processes that occur in real time (i.e., micro-level time), and global psychological well-being that develops over several years (i.e., macro-level time), aid in the optimization of cognitive aging. Indeed, by successfully regulating emotional reactions to stress in real time, which is supported by global psychological well-being, individuals will minimize their accumulation of allostatic load across the lifespan. Such minimization of allostatic load is key to optimizing cognitive aging through emotion regulation under the CENTER framework. CENTER will be motivated by fusing research on cognitive aging, emotion regulation, stress-and-coping, allostatic load, and psychological well-being.
A Follow-Up Content Analysis of Aging Network Conference Proceedings: Aligning Research and Practice
Authors: Becker Todd , Moone Rajean , Davitt Joan 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
The federal government established a collective of agencies tasked with providing support and services to older adults and their caregivers known as the Aging Network. In order to effectively provide these services, the Aging Network must identify and disseminate current best practices. To this end, the Aging Network hosts three annual conferences: the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS), and the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD). This content analysis of key themes emerging from Aging Network conference abstracts (N = 2,392) from 2009 to 2019 expanded upon a similar study analyzing the preceding decade of conference materials (Moone & Cagle, 2011). Reflexivity, analyst triangulation, and confirmability and dependability audits were used to enhance trustworthiness. The most common themes included planning and program development (n = 260), general policy (n = 166), and long-term services and supports system reform (n = 162). Although some themes, such as consumer-directed support (n = 122) and advocacy (n = 111) were consistent with the original article (Moone & Cagle, 2011), others, such as managed care (n = 124) and financial exploitation (n = 50), demonstrated a societal shift in older adult supports and services. These results offer an additional effort towards disseminating current best practices and emerging issues to advance translation between research and practice. Researchers can use these results to better align their research agendas with the needs of the Aging Network for evidence-based interventions.
Successful Adaptation in the Context of Care Environments: Promise and Challenge From a Career in Geropsychology
Authors: Meeks Suzanne 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
My first clinical exposure to older adults was in a psychiatric hospital, to people with life-long severe mental illnesses; I was drawn to their perseverance. The older people we see clinically interact with care environments that may or may not effectively use patients’ personal histories. I have studied the affective experiences of older people in care environments--the mental health system and long-term care--to improve mental health care and well-being. Solutions seem obvious, and difficult. Theory and abundant empirical research tell us that environments can support adaptation through nurturing strengths, offering compensatory tools, and acknowledging losses. My work on depression is a simple example of how this can work in psychotherapy. Yet implementing simple solutions means overcoming barriers of training, resources, and institutional inertia. The promise is understanding age as the dynamic representation of a life span; the challenge is making this understanding work for older people.
Relationship Between Sleep and Function in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Authors: McPhillips Miranda , Li Junxin , Petrovsky Darina , Hodgson Nancy 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Our objective was to examine relationships between sleep characteristics and function in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment. Sleep measures included actigraphy (total sleep time, wake after sleep onset, efficiency, awakenings), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Promis Physical Function Short Form and Promis Item Bank Social were used to measure physical function and social activity. We used Spearman’s correlation and multivariate linear regression. In bivariate analyses, physical function was significantly related to daytime sleepiness, wake after sleep onset and awakenings; social activity was significantly related to sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, total sleep time, wake after sleep onset and number of awakenings. Controlling for cognition and age, sleep quality was independently associated with physical function (β= -0.80; p= 0.002). Relationships between sleep and social activity did not remain significant in multivariate analyses. Preliminary results suggest subjective sleep quality is most related to physical function.
Influence of Neighborhood Factors on Sleep in Home Dwelling Multiethnic Older Adults With Dementia
Authors: Perez Adriana , Boateng Augestine , Talwar Sonia , Hodgson Nancy 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Current scientific paradigms inadequately capture complex clinical, behavioral, and sociocultural factors impacting health and well-being in persons living with dementia (PLWD). The purpose of this study was to identify differences in individual and neighborhood-level factors contributing to sleep among multi-ethnic PLWD. Wrist actigraphy measured objective sleep characteristics. Subjective sleep was assessed using the PROMIS sleep measure. GIS mapping analyzed neighborhood-level factors (walkability, green space, crime index, density). Walkability was significantly associated with subjective sleep (p.006) controlling for age and dementia stage. Number of night awakenings was significantly associated with density, crime and housing value (p&lt;.001). PLWD in neighborhoods with higher population density, annual crime, low median home and low walkability would benefit from interventions targeting unsupportive neighborhood environments to improve sleep.
Suicide Prevention in Older Adults: Evidence-Based Approaches for Care
Authors: Li Luming 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Suicide in older adults is a major public health concern. Data of suicide rates of older adults from the Centers for Disease Control suggests that suicide is more frequent in older adults and warrants further examination of treatment and public health prevention approaches. Risk factors for suicide in the elderly include functional disability, multiple chronic physical conditions, and social isolation. Several advances have been made in healthcare policy to address practical, evidence-based approaches to preventing suicide and treating behavioral health conditions such as depression, including collaborative care and the Zero Suicide model. This symposium will focus on reviewing the epidemiology and evidence-based approaches for suicide prevention and mental health treatment for older adults. In this presentation, the presenters describe the current trends in suicide rate in older adults in the United States, indicate risk factors (both modifiable and non-modifiable), and present about the collaborative care and Zero Suicide models. Speakers will emphasize the role of these two models in suicide prevention and population-based behavioral healthcare. The presenters will also highlight examples of policy changes and provide recommendations for regulators and hospital systems to adopt these evidence-based models of care for caring for older adults at risk for suicide.
Evidence-Based Approaches to Suicide in Older Adults—Zero Suicide
Authors: Li Luming 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This individual symposium abstract will focus on evidence-based approaches to suicide in older adults, with particular focus on the Zero Suicide Model. Zero Suicide Model is a framework that applies seven essential elements of suicide care (Lead, Train, Identify, Engage, Treat, Transition, Improve). The model provides a systematic approach for quality improvement for suicide prevention and offers implementation strategies for “real-world” clinical settings using the Assess, Intervene, and Monitor for Suicide Prevention (AIM-SP) program for suicide-safer care. The authors will describe implementation of Zero Suicide in general healthcare settings that care for older adults, including health systems and outpatient clinics. The authors will also describe the value of Zero Suicide other settings such as long-term care centers, where older adults are cared for. In addition, the authors will describe future directions for research in the Zero Suicide Model and additional opportunities in public policy for suicide prevention.