{"title":"Associations Between Chronic Conditions and Physical-Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.","authors":"Nilay Şahan, Tuğba Arslan","doi":"10.1177/00914150251401565","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150251401565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The global rise in chronic noncommunicable diseases poses a growing challenge to healthcare systems, particularly in developing countries. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the associations between chronic diseases and mobility, balance, and visual memory in middle-aged adults. Ninety-seven participants aged 40-64 were categorized based on the Age-Adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index. Assessments included the Timed Up and Go Test for mobility, the One-Leg Standing Balance Test for static balance, the Y Balance Test for dynamic balance, and the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test for visual memory. Individuals with chronic diseases had significantly lower scores in all outcome measures compared to those without (<i>P</i> < .05). However, after adjusting for confounders such as age, body mass index, education, and employment status, group differences were no longer statistically significant. Age, education level, static balance, and right foot dynamic balance were significantly associated with mobility. The results highlight the need for early assessment and preventive strategies targeting mobility, balance, and cognitive functioning in middle-aged individuals with chronic diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"208-226"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145649851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Association Between Homebound Status and Social Isolation in the United States: A Longitudinal Study with 9 Years of Follow-Up.","authors":"Joonyoung Cho","doi":"10.1177/00914150261447294","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150261447294","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Guided by the Convoy Model of Social Relations, this study examines the longitudinal association between homebound status and social isolation in the United States. Data were drawn from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (Rounds 1-9, <i>N</i> = 6,464). Participants were categorized as non-homebound, semi-homebound, or homebound. The level of social isolation was measured across four domains: marital status, religious participation, club participation, and family and friends. Mixed-effects regression models were used to examine the longitudinal associations between homebound status and social isolation over 9 years. In Round 1, both semi-homebound and homebound older adults reported higher levels of social isolation compared to non-homebound older adults. However, compared to non-homebound older adults, neither semi-homebound older adults nor homebound older adults differed significantly in their trajectories of social isolation. Findings are discussed through the lens of the Convoy Model of Social Relations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"161-181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147844414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subgrouping Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Intrinsic Capacity Decline-A Cluster Analysis Based on the WHO ICOPE Framework in Rural Taiwan.","authors":"Heng-Shun Chen, Kai-Lin Liang, Meng-Shuo Shen, Ying-Cen Lin, Yi-Chun Hung","doi":"10.1177/00914150251401568","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150251401568","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study applied the WHO ICOPE framework to identify patterns of intrinsic capacity (IC) decline among community-dwelling older adults in rural Taiwan. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,367 adults aged 65 and above using the ICOPE Step 1 screening tool, assessing six IC domains. Cluster analysis (<i>k</i>-means and hierarchical) identified distinct IC profiles. Eight IC subgroups were identified, ranging from robust (17.0%) to severely frail (6.9%). Sensory impairments (vision 49.1%, hearing 46.0%) were most common and often co-occurred with cognitive and mood impairments. Older age and multimorbidity were significantly associated with greater IC decline (<i>p</i> < .01).Findings highlight the heterogeneity of aging and suggest that tailored, cluster-based care strategies can enhance community health planning. The results support the implementation of ICOPE-based risk stratification models in local aging policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"247-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145745169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katie E Cherry, Matthew L Willis, Dominique D Bernard, Mary E Barnes, Kiarah A Allen, Celinda Reese-Melancon, Sangkyu Kim, S Michal Jazwinski
{"title":"Practical Memory Concerns in Oldest-Old Adults.","authors":"Katie E Cherry, Matthew L Willis, Dominique D Bernard, Mary E Barnes, Kiarah A Allen, Celinda Reese-Melancon, Sangkyu Kim, S Michal Jazwinski","doi":"10.1177/00914150261445627","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150261445627","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Numerous studies document age-related declines in memory using laboratory-based measures, yet little research exists on what older people might have to say about their memory in daily life. The present research examined how age-related memory changes are perceived, managed, remediated, and feared among 50 very old adults. Participants answered nine open-ended questions that tapped four complementary dimensions: memory self-efficacy, memory management, memory remediation, and fears about memory aging. Their oral responses were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Qualitative analyses were carried out on their narrative responses. Results yielded 4 core themes: (1) <i>memory self-efficacy perceptions favored prospective remembering,</i> (2) <i>memory management strategies included frequent use of external memory aids</i>, (3) <i>affective consequences of forgetting concerned violated social conventions with improvement desired for remembering people's names</i>, and (4) <i>neurocognitive decline and loss of independence were salient memory-related fears.</i> Implications of these data for promoting cognitive vitality in later life are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"135-160"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147869976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nabaraj Adhikari, Kasper Kotisaari, Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen, Visa Rantanen
{"title":"What Is Old Age? Differences in Views of Old Age Between Employees and the Self-Employed.","authors":"Nabaraj Adhikari, Kasper Kotisaari, Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen, Visa Rantanen","doi":"10.1177/00914150251401564","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150251401564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Self-employment is a way for older adults to become active, achieve financial security and contribute to the economy. We explore the meaning of old age from the perspectives of employed and self-employed people. To examine the meaning of old age, 16 employed and self-employed Finns aged 50 and older were interviewed. The sample was stratified according to gender, employment relationship and company size. We employ the life course perspective to examine how choice of work over the life course influences how people think about old age. Employees and self-employed individuals have different perspectives and ways of defining the onset of old age, particularly in terms of the link between retirement and old age. This paper demonstrates that employees and the self-employed view the beginning of old age differently and have different life courses, showing the complex interplay between work and perception of old age.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"182-207"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13447798/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145967373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle C Odden, Lesley S Park, Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, Lisa Goldman Rosas, David H Rehkopf
{"title":"Enhancing Participation in an Undergraduate Aging Research Training Program.","authors":"Michelle C Odden, Lesley S Park, Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, Lisa Goldman Rosas, David H Rehkopf","doi":"10.1177/00914150261480666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261480666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research teams addressing inequalities in aging benefit from diverse perspectives that can strengthen the scientific rigor of the research. We developed a mentored research program to encourage diversity in population health aging research. Our program, Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEaD), focused on reducing barriers to application and enrollment. We received robust interest in the program, including nearly 4,500 applications over 5 years (2021-2025), and welcomed 45 participants. Participants positively evaluated the application process. We received outcomes data on 40/45 participants as of September 2025, and 35/40 participants (87.5%) had engaged in research/employment, or were in the process of applying or had matriculated in graduate school. In summary, strategies designed to enhance participation and lower barriers to application yielded a high interest in our AHEaD program, and this interest was linked to high engagement in further research, employment, and education in population aging research.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261480666"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148841703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julie Hicks Patrick, Kristina M Hash, C Cassie Heilman, Elease Cook
{"title":"A Current Snapshot of Well-being Among Transgender Adults.","authors":"Julie Hicks Patrick, Kristina M Hash, C Cassie Heilman, Elease Cook","doi":"10.1177/00914150261481776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261481776","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health challenges, including the onset, severity, and treatment of chronic health conditions, are differentially experienced by sexual and gender minority adults, resulting in health disparities. Using data from the 2023 CDC's BRFSS, we examine heterogeneity across age and transgender groups. American adults (N = 1282; M age = 32.38, SD = 14.5; 71.3% white non-Hispanic) provided data. We examine the number of poor mental health days (M = 13.7/30) and poor physical health days (M = 6.8/30) in the past month experienced by trans women (n = 404), trans men (n = 263), and trans diverse (n = 615) adults. Factorial analysis of variances examining poor mental health days revealed main effects for age and transgender groups, but no interaction between age and transgender identities. Similarly, main effects but no interaction emerged for poor physical health days. Results are discussed in terms of the differential effects of environmental challenges on the health of transgender adults across the adult years.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261481776"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148841721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ambria Crusan, Shavonnye Rath, Paula C Furey, Joshua D Guggenheimer, Marcella J Myers, Katherine A Campbell
{"title":"Building Student Skills and Belonging as Geroscience and Gerojustice Researchers Through a Longevity and Aging Research Education Program: A Qualitative Analysis.","authors":"Ambria Crusan, Shavonnye Rath, Paula C Furey, Joshua D Guggenheimer, Marcella J Myers, Katherine A Campbell","doi":"10.1177/00914150261480668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261480668","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Addressing cumulative health disparities across the lifespan requires a scientific workforce trained at the intersection of geroscience and gerojustice. By integrating holistic academic and social support, an interdisciplinary Longevity and Aging minor, and scaffolded intramural and extramural research mentorship, the Katies for Aging Research and Equity (KARE) Program at St. Catherine University positions students to succeed as future aging researchers. To evaluate student growth, focus group transcripts, written reflections, Individual Development Plans, and student advocacy testimonials were examined. The qualitative analysis revealed three interconnected themes defining the scholar experience: (1) scholarly skill development, (2) belonging to a scholarly community, and (3) reframing longevity and aging. Beyond individual scholar growth, the KARE program has catalyzed broader institutional shifts, driving student-led research advocacy, interdisciplinary curriculum integration, and university-wide age-friendly initiatives. We offer a model for training future researchers to address complex health disparities in the intersecting fields of geroscience and gerojustice.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261480668"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148833641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interrelationships Between Social and Emotional Loneliness and Multiple Domains of Cognition in Later Life: A Longitudinal Approach.","authors":"Bert Hayslip, Robert J Maiden, Arthur L Greil","doi":"10.1177/00914150261474087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261474087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While the literature suggests that loneliness may undermine cognitive functioning in later life, no work has simultaneously examined the associations between these constructs, taking a multidimensional approach to the assessment of each, where 360 older adults comprised the initial sample and 220 such persons comprised the 1-year longitudinal sample. Based upon correlational and regression-based data analyses, we found that social loneliness at Time 1 predicted everyday cognitive failures at Time 2, and that Time 1 poorer health, less education, less positive lifestyle attitudes, greater cognitive failures, and lower fluid ability performance were associated with greater Time 2 social loneliness<b>.</b> Neither social nor emotional loneliness predicted crystallized or fluid ability over time. These findings suggest that loneliness-cognition associations may be temporal in nature and support a view of loneliness-cognition associations in later life that is multidimensional in nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261474087"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148701962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanyul Lee, Seung-Sup Kim, Hongsoo Kim, Woojoo Lee
{"title":"Wealth, Epigenetic Age Acceleration, and Intrinsic Capacity: A Multidomain Mediation Analysis.","authors":"Hanyul Lee, Seung-Sup Kim, Hongsoo Kim, Woojoo Lee","doi":"10.1177/00914150261474061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261474061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ObjectivesSocioeconomic disadvantage is associated with poorer health outcomes, yet the mechanisms remain incompletely understood. This study examined whether GrimAge epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) mediates the association between wealth and intrinsic capacity (IC).MethodsWe analyzed 1,143 Health and Retirement Study participants with temporally ordered measures of wealth, GrimAge EAA, and IC. Linear regression models assessed associations between GrimAge EAA and age-adjusted IC. Mediation of the wealth-IC association by GrimAge EAA was evaluated using natural effect models. Uncertainty was estimated via bootstrap.ResultsHigher GrimAge EAA was consistently associated with lower IC across domains. Natural effect models indicated partial mediation of the wealth-IC association by GrimAge EAA for psychology (12.5%), locomotion (11.1%), vitality (33.3%), and the composite score (10.8%).ConclusionOur findings support biological aging as one pathway through which wealth influences functional outcomes in later life, while suggesting that no single biomarker fully captures wealth-related functional decline.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150261474061"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148701972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}