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Aging
Yale School of Public Health faculty are engaged in interdisciplinary approaches to promote healthier aging. Our research includes:
- Influence of social psychological factors, including age stereotypes and ageism, on health outcomes
- Improving emotional health of older adults and reducing stress for the caregivers
- Identifying how home environments and finances affect the health of older adults
- Prevention of chronic diseases such as stroke and cardiovascular diseases
- Cognitive health (Alzheimer's disease and dementia)
- Improving HIV/AIDS outcomes for aging populations
- Improving health care access for older people
- Techniques for reducing the risk of falls and minimizing physical disability among older persons
- Access to care, insurance markets and public policy
- Quality of preventive, acute, long-term and end-of-life health care
- Novel integrative analysis using imaging and genetics to determine risk for Alzheimer's disease and its progression
Methodologies include:
- Etiology and treatment of disease
- Disease surveillance
- Genetics, pathology, epidemiology and neuroimaging
- Methods and qualitative and quantitative analyses for clinical trials
- Interventions, longitudinal studies and community-based field studies
Learn more about this work in the Departments of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Recent Publications
2024
- Challenges in management of older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.Stempel JM, Shallis RM, Wong R, Podoltsev NA. Leuk Lymphoma. 2024 Apr 23; 2024 Apr 23. PMID: 38652861.
- Cohort study of patients with advanced cancer: outcomes associated with duration of antibiotic therapy for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia.Lee S, Benson J, Cohen A, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Datta R. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024; 2024 Apr 18. PMID: 38655023.
- Host-microbe multiomic profiling reveals age-dependent immune dysregulation associated with COVID-19 immunopathology.Phan HV, Tsitsiklis A, Maguire CP, Haddad EK, Becker PM, Kim-Schulze S, Lee B, Chen J, Hoch A, Pickering H, van Zalm P, Altman MC, Augustine AD, Calfee CS, Bosinger S, Cairns CB, Eckalbar W, Guan L, Jayavelu ND, Kleinstein SH, Krammer F, Maecker HT, Ozonoff A, Peters B, Rouphael N, Montgomery RR, Reed E, Schaenman J, Steen H, Levy O, Diray-Arce J, Langelier CR. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Apr 17; 2024 Apr 17. PMID: 38630846.
- DNA methylation-based telomere length is associated with HIV infection, physical frailty, cancer, and all-cause mortality.Liang X, Aouizerat BE, So-Armah K, Cohen MH, Marconi VC, Xu K, Justice AC. Aging Cell. 2024 Apr 17; 2024 Apr 17. PMID: 38629454.
- Acute Cardiac Events in Hospitalized Older Adults With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.Woodruff RC, Melgar M, Pham H, Sperling LS, Loustalot F, Kirley PD, Austin E, Yousey-Hindes K, Openo KP, Ryan P, Brown C, Lynfield R, Davis SS, Barney G, Tesini B, Sutton M, Talbot HK, Zahid H, Kim L, Havers FP. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Apr 15; 2024 Apr 15. PMID: 38619857.
- Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Pre-pandemic Among Adults Hospitalized With Congestive Heart Failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Older Adults.Tippett A, Ess G, Hussaini L, Reese O, Salazar L, Kelly M, Taylor M, Ciric C, Keane A, Cheng A, Gibson T, Li W, Hsiao HM, Bristow L, Hellmeister K, Al-Husein Z, Hubler R, Begier E, Liu Q, Gessner B, Swerdlow DL, Kamidani S, Kao C, Yildirim I, Rouphael N, Rostad CA, Anderson EJ. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 10. PMID: 37946601.
- Corrigendum to "Effectiveness of influenza vaccination on in-hospital death and recurrent hospitalization in older adults with cardiovascular diseases" [International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 122 (2022). Pages 162-168].Pang Y, Liu X, Liu G, Lv M, Lu M, Wu J, Huang Y. Int J Infect Dis. 2024 Apr; 2024 Feb 26. PMID: 38412654.
- Applying Machine Learning Approach to Explore Childhood Circumstances and Self-Rated Health in Old Age - China and the US, 2020-2021.Huo S, Feng D, Gill TM, Chen X. China CDC Wkly. 2024 Mar 15. PMID: 38532746.
- A Systematic Analysis of Early Life Exposure to the Chinese Famine (1959-1961) and the Health of Older Adults - China, 2008-2023.Shen C, Chen X. China CDC Wkly. 2024 Mar 15. PMID: 38532745.
- Impact and cost-effectiveness analyses of vaccination for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease among older adults in Ontario: A Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) study.Shoukat A, Bawden CE, Röst G, LeBlanc JJ, Galvani AP, Langley JM, Moghadas SM. Vaccine. 2024 Mar 7; 2024 Feb 16. PMID: 38368226.
- Spatial pattern of isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis and its associated factors among a population with migrants in China: a retrospective population-based study.Zhang H, Sun R, Wu Z, Liu Y, Chen M, Huang J, Lv Y, Zhao F, Zhang Y, Li M, Jiang H, Zhan Y, Xu J, Xu Y, Yuan J, Zhao Y, Shen X, Yang C. Front Public Health. 2024; 2024 Mar 6. PMID: 38510351.
- Burden of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Across the US From 1990 to 2019.Renedo D, Acosta JN, Leasure AC, Sharma R, Krumholz HM, de Havenon A, Alahdab F, Aravkin AY, Aryan Z, Bärnighausen TW, Basu S, Burkart K, Coberly K, Criqui MH, Dai X, Desai R, Dharmaratne SD, Doshi R, Elgendy IY, Feigin VL, Filip I, Gad MM, Ghozy S, Hafezi-Nejad N, Kalani R, Karaye IM, Kisa A, Krishnamoorthy V, Lo W, Mestrovic T, Miller TR, Misganaw A, Mokdad AH, Murray CJL, Natto ZS, Radfar A, Ram P, Roth GA, Seylani A, Shah NS, Sharma P, Sheikh A, Singh JA, Song S, Sotoudeh H, Vervoort D, Wang C, Xiao H, Xu S, Zand R, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. JAMA Neurol. 2024 Mar 4; 2024 Mar 4. PMID: 38436973.
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Pregnant Women Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Milucky J, Patel K, Patton ME, Kirley PD, Austin E, Meek J, Anderson EJ, Brooks A, Brown C, Mumm E, Salazar-Sanchez Y, Barney G, Popham K, Sutton M, Talbot HK, Crossland MT, Havers FP. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Mar; 2024 Jan 31. PMID: 38524226.
- Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk scores of inflammatory biomarkers in relation to GrimAge.Tamman AJF, Koller D, Nagamatsu S, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Abdallah C, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Polimanti R, Pietrzak RH. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Mar; 2023 Oct 17. PMID: 37848731.
- Personal Health Planning in Adult-Child Former Caregivers of Parents Living With Dementia.Mroz EL, Ali T, Piechota A, Matta-Singh TD, Abboud A, Sharma S, Monin JK, Fried TR. Am J Health Promot. 2024 Mar; 2023 Sep 28. PMID: 37770019.
- The role of viral interference in shaping RSV epidemics following the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.Li K, Thindwa D, Weinberger DM, Pitzer VE. medRxiv. 2024 Feb 27; 2024 Feb 27. PMID: 38464193.
- Impact of population aging on future temperature-related mortality at different global warming levels.Chen K, de Schrijver E, Sivaraj S, Sera F, Scovronick N, Jiang L, Roye D, Lavigne E, Kyselý J, Urban A, Schneider A, Huber V, Madureira J, Mistry MN, Cvijanovic I, Gasparrini A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 27; 2024 Feb 27. PMID: 38413648.
- "Call 911 - That's my [Advance Care] Plan": Factors that Inform Advance Care Planning Conversation Readiness Among Aging Persons Living With HIV.Pinto Taylor E, Halpin SN, Marconi VC, Justice AC, Johnson TM 2nd, McInnes DK, Perkins MM. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 Feb 20; 2024 Feb 20. PMID: 38375619.
- Host-Microbe Multiomic Profiling Reveals Age-Dependent COVID-19 Immunopathology.Van Phan H, Tsitsiklis A, Maguire CP, Haddad EK, Becker PM, Kim-Schulze S, Lee B, Chen J, Hoch A, Pickering H, Van Zalm P, Altman MC, Augustine AD, Calfee CS, Bosinger S, Cairns C, Eckalbar W, Guan L, Jayavelu ND, Kleinstein SH, Krammer F, Maecker HT, Ozonoff A, Peters B, Rouphael N, Montgomery RR, Reed E, Schaenman J, Steen H, Levy O, Diray-Arce J, Langelier CR. medRxiv. 2024 Feb 13; 2024 Feb 13. PMID: 38405760.
- Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer.Baum LVM, Kc M, Soulos PR, Jeffery MM, Ruddy KJ, Lerro CC, Lee H, Graham DJ, Rivera DR, Leapman MS, Jairam V, Dinan MA, Gross CP, Park HS. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Feb 8. PMID: 37802882.
- National Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults.Wang Y, Leo-Summers L, Vander Wyk B, Davis-Plourde K, Gill TM, Becher RD. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 5; 2024 Feb 5. PMID: 38416499.
- Assessing heterogeneity of patient and health system delay among TB in a population with internal migrants in China.Sun R, Wu Z, Zhang H, Huang J, Liu Y, Chen M, Lv Y, Zhao F, Zhang Y, Li M, Yan J, Jiang H, Zhan Y, Xu J, Xu Y, Yuan J, Zhao Y, Shen X, Yang C. Front Public Health. 2024; 2024 Feb 2. PMID: 38371243.
- Rewriting the Story of Mid- and Late-Life Family Caregiving: Applying a Narrative Identity Framework.Mroz EL, Monin JK, Gaugler JE, Matta-Singh TD, Fried TR. Gerontologist. 2024 Feb 1. PMID: 37018754.
- Negative aging stereotypes in U.S. military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.Georgescu MF, Fischer IC, Beydoun MA, Pietrzak RH. Int Psychogeriatr. 2024 Jan 17; 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38230487.
- Patient Priorities-Aligned Care for Older Adults With Multiple Conditions: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.Tinetti ME, Hashmi A, Ng H, Doyle M, Goto T, Esterson J, Naik AD, Dindo L, Li F. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2; 2024 Jan 2. PMID: 38261319.
for Faculty working in this area.
Centers and other resources
- Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS)CMIPS develops and disseminates innovative methodologic approaches to address implementation gaps and improve public health worldwide.
- Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research (CNE2)CNE2 is comprised of researchers across Yale schools who have common and complementary research and methodological interests in clinical neurological research.
- Social Gerontology and Health LabThe lab is researching how partner disability and suffering affect older adult caregivers' health and seeks ways to minimize the negative consequences of caregiving.
- Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (PRC)The PRC works with community partners to develop and implement community-based approaches to prevent and control chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
- Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH)YIGH serves as the focal point for research, education, and engagement with global partners to improve the health of individuals and populations worldwide.