Abstract

Conduct epidemiologic investigations in a community to develop new knowledge concerning the medical and social factors in health and diseases of the aged. Studies are to be completed on problems of pain, vision, hearing, sleep, drug use, constipation, social support, and other pertinent areas. The project includes cross-sectional and prospective studies in a carefully defined and accessible population will be included. The population over age 65 has been steadily increasing both in relative and absolute numbers. With this increase has come an awareness of a variety of health and social problems which are creating problems for our social and physical environment; it is important to have studies representing the real condition in a community population. Within obvious logistical constraints, the population will be available for specific studies to the NIA scientific community. High priority short term studies will be encouraged.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01AG002106-018
Application #
2293920
Study Section
Project Start
1980-06-30
Project End
1994-02-28
Budget Start
1991-02-25
Budget End
1992-02-28
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Iowa
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
041294109
City
Iowa City
State
IA
Country
United States
Zip Code
52242

  Publications

Minasian, Lori M; Tangen, Catherine M; Wickerham, D Lawrence (2015) Ongoing Use of Data and Specimens From National Cancer Institute-Sponsored Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials in the Community Clinical Oncology Program. Semin Oncol 42:748-63
Klepin, Heidi D; Geiger, Ann M; Bandos, Hanna et al. (2014) Cognitive factors associated with adherence to oral antiestrogen therapy: results from the cognition in the study of tamoxifen and raloxifene (Co-STAR) study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 7:161-8
Alley, Dawn E; Koster, Annemarie; Mackey, Dawn et al. (2010) Hospitalization and change in body composition and strength in a population-based cohort of older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 58:2085-91
Manini, Todd M (2010) Energy expenditure and aging. Ageing Res Rev 9:1-11
Espeland, Mark A; Shumaker, Sally A; Limacher, Marian et al. (2010) Relative effects of tamoxifen, raloxifene, and conjugated equine estrogens on cognition. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:371-9
Legault, Claudine; Maki, Pauline M; Resnick, Susan M et al. (2009) Effects of tamoxifen and raloxifene on memory and other cognitive abilities: cognition in the study of tamoxifen and raloxifene. J Clin Oncol 27:5144-52
Deshpande, Nandini; Ferrucci, Luigi; Metter, Jeffrey et al. (2008) Association of lower limb cutaneous sensitivity with gait speed in the elderly: the health ABC study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 87:921-8
Yaffe, K; Barnes, D; Lindquist, K et al. (2007) Endogenous sex hormone levels and risk of cognitive decline in an older biracial cohort. Neurobiol Aging 28:171-8
Purser, Jama L; Fillenbaum, Gerda G; Wallace, Robert B (2006) Memory complaint is not necessary for diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and does not predict 10-year trajectories of functional disability, word recall, or short portable mental status questionnaire limitations. J Am Geriatr Soc 54:335-8
Schoeller, Dale A; Tylavsky, Frances A; Baer, David J et al. (2005) QDR 4500A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer underestimates fat mass in comparison with criterion methods in adults. Am J Clin Nutr 81:1018-25

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