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CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISON OF DISABILITY IN LATIN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS
Authors: Osuna Margarita Maria , Ailshire Jennifer 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Latin America’s population is aging rapidly. Little is known about disability prevalence among older adults in these countries. We estimate and compare disability prevalence from nationally representative surveys of older adults from Mexico (2015 Mexican Health and Aging Study, MHAS, N=6,699), Brazil (2015 Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging, ELSI, N=5,367), Colombia (2015 National Survey of Health and Wellbeing, SABE-Col, N=23,598), and Costa Rica (2005 Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging, CRELES, N=2,607). Disabilities were defined using three harmonized measures: any limitations on (i) instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), (ii) activities of daily living (ADL), and (iii) mobility. Age-adjusted prevalence estimates were calculated by gender for each country, using WHO 2000-2025 Standard Population age categories. Findings reveal significant differences in disability prevalence across measures and countries. Prevalence of IADL disability in men ranged from 18% (Costa Rica) to 31% (Brazil). For women, IADL disability ranged from 24% (Colombia) to 30% (Brazil). ADL disability for men ranged from 10% (Brazil) to 20% (Mexico). Whereas women’s prevalence range was 12% (Costa Rica) to 23% (Mexico), mobility disability exhibited the highest prevalence and had the largest disparities. Prevalence in men ranged from 27% (Colombia) to 78% (Mexico). Women’s disability prevalence ranged from 43% (Colombia to 83% in Mexico. Findings highlight the heterogeneity of health inequalities and raise policy implications. Aging and healthcare policies should focus on supporting older adults, with stronger social protections and home improvements to support disabled older adults. Our study provides insights on disability patterns in Latin America.
POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2011–2012 DROUGHT IN MEXICO ON OLDER ADULT HEALTH
Authors: Saenz Joseph , Peniche Jorge , Tanner Laura , Aguila Emma , Downer Brian , Wong Rebeca 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Background
Climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, and droughts. Few studies have evaluated the health impacts of drought exposure in low- and middle-income countries, which are most vulnerable to effects of climate change. This study evaluates how level of exposure to a major drought that affected Mexico from 2011-2012 related with post-drought health in older adults.

Methods
We use the 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study (n=8,954 respondents age 50+) linked with municipality-level data from the Drought Monitor of Mexico to identify droughts in MHAS respondents’ community of residence from October 2010 to October 2012. Health domains evaluated included stress/mental health, physical health, and cognitive health. Linear, logistic, and multinomial regressions are used to estimate associations between the longest streak of consecutive months that one’s community was in a drought and health, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics.

Results
Six months of additional community-level drought exposure related with worse mental health and stress (higher depressive symptoms [β=-0.04, p&lt;0.001], poorer self-rated health [OR: 1.11, p&lt;0.01], poorer self-rated finances [OR: 1.09, p&lt;0.05]) worse cognitive health (lower Verbal Learning [β=-0.03, p&lt;0.01] and Verbal Recall [β=-0.04, p&lt;0.01]), and increased likelihood of decreasing weight more than 5 kg during the drought (OR: 1.07, p&lt;0.05).

Discussion
Longer exposure to drought throughout the 2011-2012 drought was associated with worse health across multiple health domains. Future studies should seek to identify factors that may increase vulnerability or facilitate resilience in communities affected by drought.
INCLUSIVE MENTORSHIP IN GEROPSYCHOLOGY: CULTIVATING SAFETY, TRUST, HUMILITY, AUTHENTICITY, AND COMMUNICATION
Authors: Yenko Ira , Ma Flora , Blanken Anna , Son Claudia , Chin Laurie 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Attention to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in mentorship is paramount; as such, the Society of Clinical Geropsychology’s Mentorship and Diversity Committees have joined forces to outline concrete methods to improve such practices. Mentoring across differences can promote intercultural mentoring relationships that embrace diversity and support inclusion. This presentation explores the significance of EDI and offers practical strategies to shift towards a more inclusive perspective in mentorship, with special attention to the development of geropsychology trainees. This includes recognizing and valuing the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities that both mentors and mentees bring to the table. By fostering an inclusive mentorship environment, we can maximize opportunities for individuals with marginalized identities and ensure equal access to resources, support, and opportunities. This presentation will review the following strategies: (1) Creating a safe and welcoming space for mentees and maximizing trainee comfort in expressing their thoughts, concerns, and questions; (2) Being reliable, consistent, and supportive by establishing a mentor-mentee agreement outlining expectations, goals, and boundaries to set the stage for a trusting relationship; (3) Authenticity and acknowledging there is no one “right” way to be a geropsychologist; (4) Humility to create a culture of feedback and growth and remain open to diverse perspectives; (5) Actively listening to demonstrate empathy and validate mentee experiences; (6) Encouragement. By fostering a culture of mentorship to uplift, support, and empower the next generation, we pave the way for a future where geriatric mental health is inclusive and responsive to the diverse needs of older adults.
QUALITATIVE INSIGHT ON PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES WORKING WITH DIVERSE OLDER ADULT POPULATIONS
Authors: Mohankumar Rakshitha , Kern Kristopher , Renn Brenna 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The older adult population in the United States is expanding not only in number but also in diversity. Historically marginalized older adults face persistent and pervasive health disparities and barriers, spanning social, structural, and clinical factors, hindering access to services to help them age successfully and in a dignified manner. Regarding clinician barriers, training in the principles and practices of providing culturally respectful care is inconsistent. We sought to better understand ways that professional geropsychologists and trainees address diverse and intersectional identities during clinical practice and research with older adults. An online survey was distributed to the American Psychological Association Society of Clinical Geropsychology listserv. Questions included open-ended prompts asking about the ways in which respondents consider and engage in culturally responsive care to older adults with intersectional identities and those who have been historically marginalized by society, which were coded using qualitative thematic analysis. Respondents (n=28) were majority (81%) professional geropsychologists and primarily worked in the Department of Veterans Affairs, private practice, and/or academic settings. A common theme emerged of implementing a client-centered approach when working with this population, including adjusting existing measures and interventions to the needs of the individual and engaging in anti-discriminatory practices. Common limitations included desire for concrete strategies to increase access to care, working with LBTQIA+ older adults, and reducing stigma for seeking services. These results provide qualitative insight into how such issues are conceptualized in clinical practice across the U.S. and point to opportunities for training and professional development.
BUILDING BRIDGES TOWARD WORKFORCE DIVERSITY: STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT RESILIENT LEARNERS
Authors: Allen Rebecca , Ly Timothy , Ma Flora , Carpenter Brian , Moye Jennifer 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The Building Bridges national virtual conference, held in March 2021, aimed to provide opportunities for psychologists to discuss the dramatic geropsychological workforce shortage, identify means to address this shortage, and discover opportunities and challenges in ongoing efforts to diversify this workforce moving forward. Fifty-six individuals at all stages of training completed a pre-conference survey about workforce diversification and identified advertising and outreach (12.6%), student and faculty recruitment (11.5%), and culturally aware mentorship (10.3%) as strategies for recruiting diverse individuals into geropsychology. Four active workgroups identified enhancing diversity awareness and cultural humility as the most important target areas for change. Qualitative memos from these workgroups were analyzed by a two-member coding team working with an expert in qualitative analyses. Across workgroups, eight emergent themes included: 1) need for financial support, 2) recruitment efforts for diverse students and faculty, 3) intentional awareness emphasizing strength in diversity, 4) creation of inclusive environments, 5) creation of safe spaces for honest and proactive dialog, 6) creation of intersectional and intergenerational learning opportunities, 7) outreach and networking opportunities, and 8) didactic and experiential training. The prioritization of these themes varied by workgroup, with the academia workgroup prioritizing intentional awareness and creation of safe learning environments and the post-licensure clinical workgroup prioritizing recruitment of diverse learners and faculty as well as networking. Strategies for implementing changes to practice that support resilient and diverse learners at all stages of training will be discussed.
XPRIZE HEALTHSPAN: A PATH TO ACCELERATE TRANSLATIONAL GEROSCIENCE
Authors: Justice Jamie 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
By targeting biological aging pathways with a single or combination of therapeutic treatments, it may be possible to restore function lost to age-related degradation of multiple organ systems. Interventions targeting aging pathways are being translated to humans, yet public perception, poor alignment and testing guidelines, and unclear regulatory and commercial pathways are barriers to clinical translation. XPRIZE Healthspan is a 7-yr $101M global competition to incentivize scientific teams to develop and test gerotherapeutics, accelerating progress from research & development to clinical trials. The winning team will demonstrate that their therapeutic treatment restores muscle, cognitive, and immune function in adults aged 50-80 years. The XPRIZE Healthspan concept was created through a deliberate process of scientific engagement and collaboration by 22 scientific advisors and technical experts across commercial and non-profit scientific sectors coupled with an open public comment period, and registration opened officially in July 2024. To date &gt;420 investigative teams and companies from 53 countries have submitted an intent to compete. Teams span academic investigators, research networks or collaboratives, commercial start-ups, established biotech and pharmaceutical companies. A wide variety of potential therapeutics are proposed by teams for testing, including but not limited to AI-driven small molecule discovery, novel and repurposed pharmacologics, nutraceuticals, lifestyle interventions, devices, immunomodulatory agents, stem cell therapies, other biologics, and partial reprogramming – administered alone or in combination. In this talk we will review design of the global competition, describe frameworks for early-stage clinical trials, and provide an overview of the rapidly emerging field of translational geroscience.
UNHEALTHY COPING: SMOKING AND DRINKING BEHAVIORS AND RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS
Authors: Liang Jiaming , Aranda Maria 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Dementia caregivers may adopt unhealthy lifestyle behaviors as a form of stress relief. While some interventions promoting healthier behaviors have been developed for dementia caregivers, their smoking and drinking behaviors have received limited attention. This study aimed to explore (1) the disparities in smoking and drinking behaviors between dementia caregivers and non-caregivers, and (2) potential risk factors associated with these behaviors among dementia caregivers. Utilizing data from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we conducted cross-sectional analyses on 280 dementia caregivers and 9,878 non-caregivers. Multinomial regression revealed that dementia caregivers are more likely to be daily e-cigarette users compared to never-users (RRR = 0.33, p = 0.04). Additionally, zero-inflated negative binomial regression indicated that dementia caregivers tend to consume 0.22 more alcoholic drinks per occasion than non-caregivers (p = 0.03). Interaction analyses demonstrated that younger age and lower income are associated with daily tobacco use. In contrast, factors such as older age, being unmarried, home ownership, higher income, employment, fewer chronic conditions, and absence of depression are related to increased alcohol consumption among dementia caregivers (i.e., drinking on more days in the past 30 days, and consuming more drinks per occasion). This study underscores the increased risk of unhealthy smoking and drinking behaviors among dementia caregivers and highlights the need for targeted interventions to address these risk factors and promote healthier lifestyle choices among this population.
CAREGIVER NETWORK BURDENS FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA RISK: FINDINGS FROM NHATS AND NSOC DATA
Authors: Svec Joseph , Nemmers Natasha , Lee JeongEun 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
A growing body of research indicates that caregiver networks constitute an important resource for older adult well-being as well as the adult caregivers themselves. Among dementia patients, caregiver networks often face heightened strain and burdens which correspond with poor overall health of all caregivers. However, the condition of a caregiver network is also shown in the literature to have a direct impact on the quality of care that is provided. This study examines the bi-directional nature of caregiver and care-recipient outcomes by examining the extent to which lagged measures of caregiver network burden corresponds with current dementia risk for older adults. We utilize data from the National Health and Aging Studies (NHATS) and the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) to test associations of lagged caregiver burden within networks (e.g., financial, emotional, or physical difficulties) with care recipient dementia classifications (e.g. no dementia, possible dementia, probable dementia). Results from multinomial logistic regressions of four NSOC-NHATS data waves (N = 1,343) indicate that the odds of older adult possible dementia increase by 1% (OR = 1.01, p &lt; 0.01) with each additional percentage increase in emotional difficulty shares within networks from the previous wave. Moreover, the odds of probable dementia increase by 2% (OR = 1.02, p &lt; 0.01) with regards to both emotional and physical difficulty shares within caregiver networks. These findings suggest the importance of developing interventions that address diverse burdens by strengthening care coordination, communication, and support across network members to improve the cognitive health outcomes of older adults.
THE SCIENCE OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE: MECHANISTIC RESEARCH IN PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS
Authors: Cornelius Talea 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Background
Interventions to support health and well-being people with dementia (PWD) and their care partners (CPs) lack efficacy and potency. Understanding why these interventions do—or do not—produce desired change has potential to improve outcomes in PWD and CPs. The NIH-funded Science Of Behavior Change (SOBC) promotes a mechanism-focused approach to developing rigorous, transparent, scalable, and effective interventions.

Methods
In the SOBC experimental medicine approach, researchers identify a mechanism hypothesized to underlie behavior change, measure the mechanism, influence the mechanism, and test whether change in the mechanism explains subsequent change in the outcome of interest.

Results
The SOBC website hosts instructional materials, a measures repository, a checklist for designing, conducting, reporting, and evaluating mechanistic research across a range of study designs, specific aims templates, and more. International efforts are underway to rigorously link measures to potential mechanisms of action and encourage deep thinking about how to operationalize (measure) theoretical constructs. The challenges of moving from theory to study implementation are compounded in dyadic research (use of self v. partner report, analyzing individual reports v. dyad means, etc.).

Conclusions
Study methodology must correspond to conceptual models, and valid measurement of mechanisms is essential. Casting a spotlight on the intricacies of dyadic research, particularly in PWD and CPs where one dyad member experiences progressive cognitive decline and the dyad must cope with these changes together, promotes more careful thinking around these important issues, and the SOBC method and resources can facilitate a more rigorous, transparent, and cumulative science.
DIVERSITY OF DAILY EXPERIENCES: SOCIOECONOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTHY AGING
Authors: Lee Soomi , Koffer Rachel , Almeida David 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
As intensive longitudinal data collection becomes more widespread, innovative methods to quantify daily and momentary experiences are needed to advance theoretical understanding of daily life and its implications for successful aging. A particularly promising area of advancement is in quantitative summaries of rich categorical data regarding daily experiences (e.g., types of activities including physical activity, chores, volunteering, etc.; types of stressors including work stressors, arguments, social network stressors, etc.; types of social engagements, including with church groups, neighbors, family, etc.). This symposium will discuss a framework for understanding antecedents and outcomes of diversity of daily experiences and provide exemplary studies within this framework. First, Koffer will present a new X-versity theoretical perspective, an innovative approach to understanding the richness and balance inherent in diverse daily experiences and its significance in the context of healthy aging. Three domains of daily experiences (activities, stressors, and social interactions) will then be represented in empirical presentations to discuss socioeconomic and psychological correlates of diversity of daily experiences. Santos finds higher income relates to higher activity diversity between 2011-2022, with differences by race/ethnicity. Surachman finds more financial hardship relates to higher stressor concentration (narrow and unbalanced stressor experiences in daily life), particularly for older adults. Jeon finds COVID-19 pandemic-driven decreases in social activity diversity related to increased loneliness. The Discussant, Almeida will provide an overview of the advancements in daily diary and intensive longitudinal study of everyday life and discuss implications of diversity of daily experiences for health and well-being across the adult life span. Health Behavior Change Interest Group Sponsored Symposium
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHANGE IN FACE-TO-FACE SOCIAL ACTIVITY AND LONELINESS DURING COVID PANDEMIC IN US ADULTS
Authors: Jeon Sangha , Charles Susan 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Objectives
Participation in diverse face-to-face social activities is linked to low levels of loneliness, but social restrictions during the pandemic were restricted in-person interactions. As a result, many people turned to technology to stay connected to others. The current study examined whether shifts in face-to-face social activity variety correlate with pandemic-related loneliness, adjusting for baseline loneliness and sociodemographic factors. We also examined whether this relationship varies depending on online social activity variety. Method: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we included 1,412 adults aged 50 and older who completed questions about social activity participation in 2016 (Wave1; W1) and 2020 (Wave2; W2).

Results
Regression analyses revealed that those who experienced a greater decrease in face-to-face social activity variety during the pandemic compared to four years prior had higher levels of loneliness compared to those who experienced less change in in their pre-pandemic level of face-to-face social activity variety, after adjusting for demographic, health-related factors and loneliness at W1. In addition, online social activity variety does not moderate the relationship between change in face-to-face social activity variety and later loneliness. Conclusions: Findings suggest that engagement in diverse face-to-face social activities is associated with low level of loneliness, but online social activity variety cannot compensate the loss of opportunities for face-to-face social activities in middle-aged and older adults even in the situation with the restricted availability of face-to-face social interactions.
EFFECTS OF REMINISCENT MUSIC THERAPY WITH ROBOT-ASSISTED REHABILITATION FOR POSTSTROKE RECOVERY OLDER CHINESE
Authors: Liu Qian , Liu Li , Wu Huiping , Liu Yujin 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the impacts of reminiscent music therapy combined with robot-assisted rehabilitation on older stroke patients’ rehabilitation self-efficacy, activities of daily living, self-esteem, positive emotion, and upper limb function. A single-blind, three-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted in a Chinese tertiary hospital from November 2022 to January 2024. Experimental group A received reminiscent music therapy combined with robot-assisted rehabilitation and usual care, experimental group B received robot-assisted rehabilitation and usual care, and the control group only received usual care. Songs released from 1935 to 1980 were obtained via three music apps (QQ Music, KuGou and NetEase) commonly used in China. Robot-assisted rehabilitation with five game modes was carried out by occupational therapists. Outcomes included rehabilitation self-efficacy, activities of daily living, self-esteem, positive emotion, and upper limb function, which were evaluated at baseline and post intervention. A total of 126 older stroke patients completed the study. Baseline balance was established across the three groups. After the intervention, participants in the experimental group A reported greater rehabilitation self-efficacy, activities of daily living, self-esteem, positive emotion, and upper limb function than did those in experimental group B and the control group (p &lt; 0.05). All outcome measurements were significantly greater than those at baseline (p &lt; 0.05). Reminiscent music therapy combined with robot-assisted rehabilitation is a promising method for improving mental health and rehabilitation outcomes in older stroke patients. It may be incorporated in routine rehabilitation training.