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MY LIFE PROFILE: EMPOWERING COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS TO ADVOCATE FOR AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH CARE
Authors: Tucker-Roghi Gina 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Older adults face a heightened risk of dementia and delirium, the latter affecting over half of hospitalized older adults, leading to longer hospital stays and poorer outcomes. Current evidence supports multi-component nonpharmacologic approaches such as cognitive activation, re-orientation, simple mobilization, social engagement and sleep hygiene to prevent delirium during hospitalization. Utilization of these non-pharmacological interventions may be enhanced by personal information. My Life Profile for Age-Friendly Care, rooted in the Age-Friendly Health Systems’ 4Ms framework and the Occupational Profile, serves as a proactive instrument. It is collaboratively developed by community-dwelling older adults and occupational therapy students, offering healthcare providers vital insights into the personal history, habits, routines, and preferences of older adults. Students are trained to utilize a semi-structured interview process to gather personal information relevant to Age-Friendly care. The student and older adult collaborate to compile the essential information onto a one-page profile, strategizing to ensure healthcare teams receive this information if hospitalization occurs. This process deepens students’ appreciation for personalized care and illustrates the significance of the Occupational Profile in driving person-centered care across healthcare teams. Feedback from 180 students over four years and participating older adults underscores the initiative’s effectiveness in affirming the value of personalized care in promoting older adults’ well-being and dignity. The My Life Profile for Age-Friendly Health Care project exemplifies how educational objectives and healthcare solutions can converge, highlighting the pivotal role of occupational therapy in fostering age-friendly healthcare practices.
DETERMINING APPROPRIATE LOAD: BUILDING STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE AS A REHABILITATION RESEARCHER
Authors: Bove Allyn 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Physical therapy educational programs typically teach students to dose patients’ exercises with the goal of increasing strength or increasing endurance – an “either/or” decision rather than a “both/and” decision. However, clinicians working with older adults know that our patients will be more successful when we help them build both strength and endurance. In this presentation, the presenter will discuss why a strategy of building both strength and endurance also applies to the early years of a research career. The presenter will discuss how she built strength while making pivotal career decisions including whether to pursue research or teaching, whether to pursue post-doctoral training, and how much clinical practice is reasonable to build into one’s schedule. Next, the presenter will discuss how she learned (more accurately, ‘is still learning’) to accept being told “no” most of the time, and how the arduous process of pursuing grants and publishing manuscripts builds endurance. Finally, the presenter will discuss lessons learned as an early career rehabilitation researcher. These lessons include: (1) improving balance is difficult, both as a patient in physical therapy and as an early career researcher; (2) it’s okay to be a terrible juggler, as long as one surrounds herself with people who can help her keep all of the balls in the air; (3) how early career researchers may position themselves for careers that are both strong and endurant.
A NONTRADITIONAL PATH TOWARD A RESEARCH CAREER
Authors: Sol Ketlyne 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
I graduated with my PhD in Clinical Psychology, where I received both clinical and research training. I specialized in rehabilitation psychology and received additional training in neuropsychology. I focused the bulk of my graduate training on developing strong clinical skills because I wanted the research I produced to be informed by clinical experience. My research training gave me a strong foundation in research methodology and statistical analysis. But I underestimated the business side of research and the culture of academia overall. When I decided to pursue dedicated research training in disparities in cognitive aging, it had to be a full-time commitment, as it had been with my clinical training. Focused research training helped me progress much better and faster than I would have been able to trying to juggle both a clinical and research career. I became much better at grant writing and at communicating my research. I also believe that no person is an island. So, I also credit my success to organically forming the right combination of formal and informal mentors, peers, and other friendships during each step of my career, along with maintaining relevant pre-existing kin- and friend-ships. I was told early on that a career in clinical research is a marathon, not a sprint, but it took me a bit of time to fully understand that statement. I have finally embraced the marathoner’s mindset because I enjoy this work and I intend to produce good research for a very long time.
POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH: REFRAMING JOB MARKET CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED
Authors: Bybee Sara 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In this presentation, I will use the phenomenon of posttraumatic growth—the positive psychological change that occurs as a result of the struggle with a highly stressful or traumatic event—to describe my experience searching for, applying, and obtaining a postdoctoral fellowship and later, a faculty position at an R1 institution. The five domains of posttraumatic growth (personal strength, priorities, new possibilities, relationships, and spiritual/existential change) will serve as guideposts as I discuss challenges I have faced, strategies I recommend, and lessons learned from my experiences in the job market. More specifically, I will share tips for identifying open positions, giving job talks and attending campus visits, questions that are important to ask yourself and your potential employer, and what qualities to look for when identifying possible mentors. I will also discuss professional development activities that have been pivotal in my growth, how I used what I learned from these activities to advance my career, and how I built a supportive network both within my institution, as well as across institutions. In sum, this presentation will provide attendees an opportunity to hear about applying and obtaining both postdoctoral fellowships and faculty positions, as well as both positive and negative experiences navigating the job market.
RELATIONSHIP QUALITY PATTERNS AND DISABILITY IN LATER LIFE
Authors: Sauerteig-Rolston Madison , Ferraro Kenneth 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Informed by the life course perspective and stress process model, this study examined the gendered relationship between patterns of relationship quality (identified as high quality, adverse, indifferent, or ambivalent) and the onset of disability in later life. Cross-sectional and longitudinal models were estimated using nationally representative data from the Health and Retirement Study. Logistic regression models were used to examine cross-sectional associations between relationship quality and wave 1 (W1) disability (i.e., occurrence). Weibull accelerated failure-time models were employed to examine the association between relationship quality and age of onset of disability 12-14 years later (i.e., incidence). We tested for moderation between relationship quality and disability by gender. At W1, older adults in adverse relationships had higher odds of disability than older adults in high quality relationships (OR=1.26, 95% CI=1.11-1.44). In addition, men who reported adverse or indifferent relationships had a higher probability of disability than women in adverse or indifferent relationships (respectively, 2nd differences= 0.029, 0.032). Over time, early onset of disability was associated with adverse (β = -0.07, p &lt; 0.001) and ambivalent relationships (β = -0.07, p &lt; 0.001). It is important to consider the complex and multidimensional aspects of social relationships to understand how relationships influence later-life disability. Not only are adverse relationships associated with an earlier onset of disability in later life, but ambivalent relationships, those identified by high levels of support and high levels of strain, are detrimental for physical functioning among older adults.
LINKING SUPPORT PROVISION AND CHANGE IN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG OLDER ADULTS OVER EIGHT YEARS
Authors: Kole Debarati , Fuller Heather 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Research indicates giving support to others positively affects older adults’ overall well-being; however, limited research examines longitudinal shifts in associations between older adults’ support provision and psychological well-being over time. This study explores links between support provision and changes in depressive symptomatology in older adults over eight years and the moderating role of physical health. Data comes from the Social Integration and Aging Study, a longitudinal, community-based survey of older adults (60+) in the Upper Midwest. Data collection was conducted from 2015 (Wave 2; N= 314) to 2023 (Wave 6; N=98). Support provision was assessed with a 2-item measure of frequency of providing help to family and friends, and depressive symptoms were assessed with the 10-item CES-D scale (Cronbach’s Alpha =.82). Longitudinal Multi-Level Modelling was used to assess the time-varying effect of support provision on change in older adults’ depressive symptoms across 5 timepoints (controlling for age, gender, marital status, and subjective health). Statistically significant results were found both between-person (B=-.502 p&lt;.001) and within-person (B=-.263 P=.022) with higher support provision predicting lower depressive symptoms; however, the interaction of time by within-person help provision (B=.133, P=.017) indicated support provision has long-term detrimental effects for depressive symptoms. Further, subjective health significantly moderated (B=.156, p&lt;.031) the between-person association between support provision and depressive symptoms over time indicating increased progression of depressive symptoms for those with poor health/low support provision and good health/high support provision. Overall, findings indicate complex longitudinal relationships between help provision and older adults’ psychological well-being.
NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT AND LONELINESS IN LATER LIFE: DO PERCEIVED EXPERIENCES MEDIATE THE OBJECTIVE FEATURES?
Authors: Ashtiani Reza Tayari , Moorman Sara 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The health of older adults may be more impacted by their neighborhoods due to limited mobility. Thus, the attributes and quality of the neighborhood environment are crucial for the social life and health outcomes of older individuals. This study aims to examine the role of neighborhood factors in loneliness, investigating associations between objective residential environment, perceived neighborhood cohesion and danger, and loneliness. We used cross-sectional data from 4,377 midlife and older adults (49–95 years) participating in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP). We measured the residential environment using a scale based on the interviewer’s observation of the neighborhood’s quality. The scale included five items: the street’s cleanliness, noise, amount of traffic, closeness of houses together, and strong smell or air pollution. We employed multiple regression models. The product of coefficients tests showed that while neighborhood residential environment was not directly associated with loneliness, it was significantly associated indirectly, through both perceived social cohesion (B = 0.006, p &lt;.05) and perceived neighborhood danger (B = 0.010, p &lt;.05). In turn, perceived neighborhood social cohesion was negatively associated with loneliness (B = -0.13, p &lt;.001), whereas perceived neighborhood danger was positively associated with loneliness (B = 0.05, p &lt;.05). These findings underscore the significance of incorporating both objective and subjective elements of neighborhood environments in relation to the experience of loneliness.
ENTWINED LIVES: THE DYADIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY AND SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AMONG OLDER COUPLES
Authors: Li Yiang , Wong Jason , Waite Linda 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to disadvantages along the life course. However, little is known about how ACEs may affect one’s own and spousal social connectedness in later life. Using data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (N=1,214 couples), we employ the actor-partner interdependence model to estimate the long-term dyadic influence of ACE on later-life community participation and social network structure. We find that ACEs (including early-life family unhappiness, absence of parents in the household, poor health, witnessing/experiencing violence, being born in the U.S. South, and low parental education) are associated with reduced later-life community participation and smaller network sizes. Additionally, we find that the spousal spillover effects of ACEs are more pronounced from wives to husbands in fostering social ties than from husbands to wives in engaging with formal community participation. Our findings highlight the spillover effect of childhood disadvantages on spousal later-life social connectedness and its gendered implications.
EDUCATION, SOCIAL NETWORKS, AND COGNITION IN CROSS-NATIONAL CONTEXT
Authors: Iveniuk James , Schafer Markus , Sun Haosen 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Previous research has shown that older adults with more education report both larger social networks and better cognitive function. But educational institutions vary greatly from country to country, meaning the process whereby education conserves cognition through social networks may vary by national context. In this paper, we bring together data from the National Social Life Health and Aging Project (NSHAP, 4777 cases collected in 2015/2016) and the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE; 67200 cases across 18 countries collected in 2015) to examine associations between education and cognition cross-nationally, and how much of the association between education and cognition is mediated by social network characteristics (i.e. size and proportion kin). We standardize education using the International Standard Classification of Education 1997. We find that across every country, more education is associated with better cognition. In most countries, education is also positively associated with network size, and negatively associated with proportion kin. Network size is generally positively associated with cognition, and proportion kin is negatively associated with cognition. We find significant indirect effects for network size of in all but four countries (Czechia, Spain, Greece, Israel), with the United States showing one of the largest indirect effect sizes. Overall, the proportion mediated by network size was small across all countries – 7.4% at maximum, and 4.1% across all countries. We also found fewer and weaker indirect effects with proportion kin. We conclude with suggestions for harmonization analysis and implications for networks, international educational stratification, and cognitive aging.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LONELINESS AND HEALTH: EFFECTS ACROSS DEFAMILIZATION LEVELS
Authors: Azar Ariel 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Although a significant amount of research has addressed the negative relationships of loneliness and social isolation with health in old age, the mechanisms linking them to health outcomes are not fully understood. While some argue that health behaviors may account for these associations, previous research has not adequately contextualized the relationships between loneliness, social isolation, and health. Given the variations in these relationships across different contexts, it is imperative to understand how institutional contexts moderate the detrimental effects of both loneliness and social isolation. This comparative study focuses on European countries and the U.S., utilizing SHARE data for 20+ European countries, ELSA data for the UK, and both HRS and NSHAP data for the U.S. It explores how the relationships between loneliness, social isolation, and health vary across institutional exposure to defamilization policies during the life course. These policies aim to promote women’s autonomy and reduce the caregiving burden traditionally placed on them. By leveraging panel data, this paper employs a causal framework to estimate how the effects of loneliness and social isolation on health vary for individuals experiencing different institutional contexts. This research introduces a novel approach to understanding the moderating role of the welfare state, viewing it not only as a resource-transferring institution but also as a facilitator of social networks.
AN AGE-FRIENDLY APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF WEB-BASED USER INTERFACES
Authors: Lam Justin 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Older adults are increasingly adopting digital technologies, with the majority of adults ages 65 and over being Internet users. These technologies can help support older adults’ well-being by improving access to and engagement with healthcare information. However, digital accessibility may continue to be an obstacle for adults who experience age-related functional changes, such as loss of vision and hearing or decline in cognitive and motor skills. While guidelines do exist for ensuring accessibility among people with disabilities, these guidelines do not always provide older adults with positive user experiences. A variety of frameworks have been proposed to support age-friendly user engagement with websites and mobile applications, with several centered on improving comprehension of text, location of information, and recognition of access links. In this presentation, we will explore the nuanced needs of users across different age groups, with special consideration given to the design of interfaces that can support both care partners and older adults. This presentation will cover a range of topics, such as optimizing user interaction patterns and enhancing readability, to provide practical insights into the concept of age-friendly design for user interfaces.
DEPLOYING TELEWELLNESS PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY: BARRIERS, FACILITATORS, AND POTENTIAL
Authors: Mitzner Tracy , Remillard Elena , Mumma Kara 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
‘Telewellness’ programs use technology (e.g., video conferencing software) to facilitate remote participation in exercise classes. These programs hold great potential to expand access to physical and mental health benefits of group exercise classes for older adults, especially those with mobility disabilities. We translated the Tai Chi for Health Institute’s in-person, evidence-based tai chi program, Tai Chi for Arthritis, to be a virtual experience (via Zoom) that is both socially engaging and inclusive of people with a mobility disabilities. The ‘Tele Tai Chi’ clinical trial (NCT04696887) explored to what extent this program may increase social interaction and positive health behaviors among older adults with long-term mobility disabilities; data analysis is in progress. The next phase of this project is focused on delivering our Tele Tai Chi program in real world, community-based settings (e.g., senior centers, senior living communities). This session will present findings from interviews with subject matter experts (e.g., senior center coordinators, administrators from Area Agencies on Aging, tai chi instructors) on perceived barriers to delivering Telewellness classes (e.g., safety, staffing, demands, technical support), as well as potential facilitators to address them. We will also discuss the need for different models of Telewellness (e.g., hybrid classes with attendees both in-person and online) that align with the community’s unique characteristics, preferences, and support needs.
THE AGING RESEARCH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE HEALTH (ARCH) NETWORK: WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE ARE GOING
Authors: Barry Lisa , James Jennifer , Gerald Melissa , Murillo Fernando 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Established in 2019, the NIA-funded “Aging Research in Criminal Justice and Health (ARCH) Network” brings together a multi-disciplinary, international group of researchers and community leaders dedicated to evaluating the life course experiences of justice-involved older adults and translating that research into policy and practice. In this symposium, we will celebrate the ARCH Network’s accomplishments over the past five years by highlighting inspirational investigators, community leaders, and pilot projects that have helped to advance science in this emerging research area. The first presentation will provide a brief overview of the ARCH Network and its mission, highlighting the journey from development to inception to continual growth. The second presentation will focus on the impact of the ARCH Network on the career trajectory of early-stage investigators. From the perspective of a doctoral student, we will learn about how the ARCH network is a pipeline model for advancing the careers of scholars interested in health equity and policy research focused on justice-involved older adults. The third presentation will highlight the practice interventions and community resources that have emerged from health-equity focused, collaborative, aging research on incarceration. The fourth presentation will discuss policy-related impacts and solutions for justice-involved older adults. The final presentation will focus on the impact of the ARCH Network from the perspective of an individual with lived experience and will highlight the vision for the ARCH Network moving forward. Following the presentations, we look forward to an interactive discussion led by the NIA Program Officer for the ARCH Network. Incarceration and Aging Interest Group Sponsored Symposium
THE GROWING STRENGTH OF THE ARCH NETWORK: INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS ACROSS INSTITUTIONS AND PRISON WALLS
Authors: James Jennifer 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The ARCH network has intentionally brought together scholars from different disciplines, clinicians, lawyers, policy makers, advocates, and people with lived experience of incarceration from institutions around the globe. Too often, individuals interested in using research to advance our understanding of health and seek change in policy and practice are siloed, working independently and without the benefits of inter-professional collaboration. Importantly, most health-focused research about incarceration has been conducted at a distance, without directly engaging those who are incarcerated in the formulation of studies, analysis and interpretation, or the dissemination of findings. Given this history, members of the ARCH network conducted community-based research with people with lived experience of incarceration, their loved ones, and their healthcare providers to both identify priorities for aging research and identity barriers and facilitators to collaborating in research. We will describe how the ARCH network has created new possibilities for and understandings of collaborative research across prison walls and speak to some of the emerging research from the network. In particular, we will highlight the policy advancements, practice interventions, and community resources that have emerged from health-equity focused, collaborative, aging research on incarceration.