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5. CERAD (Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease) Neuropsychology Assessment Battery: 35 Years and Counting.

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Fillenbaum, Gerda G. and Mohs, Richard

Subjects
*ALZHEIMER'S disease, *NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests, *NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, *MILD cognitive impairment, *AIR pollution
Abstract

Background: In 1986, the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) was mandated to develop a brief neuropsychological assessment battery (CERAD-NAB) for AD, for uniform neuropsychological assessment, and information aggregation. Initially used across the National Institutes of Aging-funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers, it has become widely adopted wherever information is desired on cognitive status and change therein, particularly in older populations. Objective: Our purpose is to provide information on the multiple uses of the CERAD-NAB since its inception, and possible further developments. Methods: Since searching on "CERAD neuropsychological assessment battery" or similar terms missed important information, "CERAD" alone was entered into PubMed and SCOPUS, and CERAD-NAB use identified from the resulting studies. Use was sorted into major categories, e.g., psychometric information, norms, dementia/differential dementia diagnosis, epidemiology, intervention evaluation, genetics, etc., also translations, country of use, and alternative data gathering approaches. Results: CERAD-NAB is available in ∼20 languages. In addition to its initial purpose assessing AD severity, CERAD-NAB can identify mild cognitive impairment, facilitate differential dementia diagnosis, determine cognitive effects of naturally occurring and experimental interventions (e.g., air pollution, selenium in soil, exercise), has helped to clarify cognition/brain physiology-neuroanatomy, and assess cognitive status in dementia-risk conditions. Surveys of primary and tertiary care patients, and of population-based samples in multiple countries have provided information on prevalent and incident dementia, and cross-sectional and longitudinal norms for ages 35–100 years. Conclusion: CERAD-NAB has fulfilled its original mandate, while its uses have expanded, keeping up with advances in the area of dementia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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12. Accuracy of self-reported height and weight in a community-based sample of older African Americans and Whites

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Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Kuchibhatla, Maragatha N., Whitson, Heather E., Batch, Bryan C., Svetkey, Laura P., Pieper, Carl F., Kraus, William E., Cohen, Harvey J., and Blazer, Dan G.

Subjects
African Americans -- Physiological aspects, Aged -- Physiological aspects, White women -- Physiological aspects, Body size -- Evaluation, Health, Seniors
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Background. To ascertain accuracy of self-reported height, weight (and hence body mass index) in African American and white women and men older than 70 years of age. Method. The sample consisted of cognitively intact participants at the third in-person wave (1992-1993) of the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (age 71 and older, N = 1761; residents of five adjacent counties, one urban, four rural). During in-person, in-home interviews using trained interviewers, height and weight were self-reported (and measured later in the same visit using a standardized protocol), and information were obtained on race, sex, and age. Results. Accuracy of self-reported height and weight was high (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.85 and 0.97, respectively) but differed as a function of race and age. On average, all groups overestimated their height; whereas (non-Hispanic) white men and women underestimated their weight, African Americans overestimated their weight. Overestimation of height and weight was more marked in persons 85 years and older. Specificity for overweight (body mass index [kg/ [m.sup.2]] [greater than or equal to] 25) and obesity (body mass index [greater than or equal to] 30) ranged from 0.90 to 0.99 for African Americans and whites, but sensitivity was better for African Americans (overweight: 0.81, obesity: 0.89), than for whites (0.66 and 0.57, respectively). Conclusions. Height and weight self-reported by African Americans and whites over the age of 70 can be used in epidemiological studies, with greater caution needed for self-reports of whites, and of persons 85 years of age or older. Key Words: Height--Weight--Body mass index--Elderly--African American. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glq096

Published
2010

26. Medication use patterns among demented, cognitively impaired and cognitively intact community-dwelling elderly people

Author

Schmader, Keneth E., Hanlon, Joseph T., Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Huber, Marc, Pieper, Carl, and Horner, Ronald

Subjects
Aged -- Drug use -- Research -- Usage, Cognition disorders in old age -- Research, Health, Psychology and mental health, Seniors, Social sciences, Usage, Drug use, Research
Abstract

Introduction Investigation of medication use patterns in a population (or pharmaco-epidemiology) is useful for describing variations in medication use and potentially detecting overuse or underuse of medications [1]. Pharmaco-epidemiological studies [...]

Published
1998

34. Metabolic syndrome predicts mobility decline in community-based sample of older adults

Author

Blazer, Dan G., Hybels, Celia F., and Fillenbaum, Gerda G.

Subjects
Aged -- Health aspects, Aged -- Research, Metabolic diseases -- Complications and side effects, Metabolic diseases -- Research, Health, Seniors
Abstract

A study examining the relationship of metabolic syndrome with declining mobility and functions in elderly persons is presented. Metabolic syndrome covers a wide range of symptoms like abdominal adiposity, high blood pressure, high fasting blood glucose, etc.

Published
2006

35. Is medication use by community-dwelling elderly people influenced by cognitive function?

Author

Hanlon, Joseph T., Landerman, Lawrence R., Wall, Jr., William E., Horner, Ronnie D., Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Dawson, Deborah V., Schmader, Kenneth E., Cohen, Harvey Jay, and Blazer, Dan G.

Subjects
Aging -- Social aspects -- Research, Gerontology -- Research -- Social aspects, Drug utilization -- Research -- Social aspects, Health, Psychology and mental health, Seniors, Social sciences, Social aspects, Research
Abstract

Introduction Elderly people are substantial consumers of medications [1-7]. Community-based surveys reveal that they take an average of 2.7 to 3.9 prescription and nonprescription medications [3, 5-7]. While medications can [...]

Published
1996

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