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A Longitudinal Study of Health, Retirement, and Aging
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ADAMS: The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study

The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (ADAMS) is a supplement to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) funded by the National Institute on Aging with the specific aim of conducting a population-based study of dementia. HRS formed a partnership with a research team led by Brenda L. Plassman, Ph.D., director of the Epidemiology of Dementia Program at the Duke University Medical Center. The purpose of this collaboration was to conduct in-person clinical assessments for dementia on selected HRS respondents in order to gather information on their cognitive status. A diagnosis of dementia, cognitive impairment but not demented (CIND), or non-case was assigned on the basis of this assessment. Prior community-based studies of dementia have focused on a particular geographical area or have been based on nationally distributed samples that are not representative of the population. This study is the first of its kind to conduct in-home assessments of dementia in a national sample that is representative of the U. S. elderly population.

ADAMS was funded by The National Institute on Aging as a supplement to the Health and Retirement Study (U01 AG09740).

Overview

  1. Background
    1. Study Goals
    2. Study Design
    3. Fieldwork Timing and Response Rate
  2. ADAMS Clinical Assessment Protocol
    1. In-Person Evaluation
    2. Diagnostic Evaluation
  3. ADAMS Data Set
    1. Contents of Early Release Version
    2. Sample Weights
  4. ADAMS Project Investigators and Staff
  5. References

Details

Health and Retirement Study Institute for Social Research University of Michigan