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Using sweat to measure cytokines in older adults compared to younger adults: A pilot study by Hladek, Melissa D., Szanton, Sarah L., Cho, Young-Eun, Lai, Chen, Sacko, Caroline, Roberts, Laken, Gill, Jessica

“…Current measures of cytokines involve urine, blood or saliva which have drawbacks including circadian rhythm variations and complicated collection methods…”
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Leveraging community Wi-Fi and spaces for digital health use by Spaulding, Erin M, Miller, Hailey N, Metlock, Faith E, Chepkorir, Joyline, Benjasirisan, Chitchanok, Hladek, Melissa D, Han, Hae-Ra

“…Digital health disparities continue to affect marginalized populations, especially older adults, individuals with low-income, and racial/ethnic minorities,…”
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Preventing falls among older fallers: study protocol for a two-phase pilot study of the multicomponent LIVE LiFE program by Granbom, Marianne, Clemson, Lindy, Roberts, Laken, Hladek, Melissa D, Okoye, Safiyyah M, Liu, Minhui, Felix, Cynthia, Roth, David L, Gitlin, Laura N, Szanton, Sarah

“…Falls reflect sentinel events in older adults, with significant negative consequences. Although fall risk factors have been identified as intrinsic (e.g.,…”
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High coping self-efficacy associated with lower odds of pre-frailty/frailty in older adults with chronic disease by Hladek, Melissa D., Gill, Jessica, Bandeen-Roche, Karen, Walston, Jeremy, Allen, Jerilyn, Hinkle, Janice L., Lorig, Kate, Szanton, Sarah L.

“…Frailty affects an estimated 15% of community dwelling older adults. Few studies look at psychosocial variables like self-efficacy (confidence to perform well…”
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Higher patient activation is associated with lower odds of functional limitation in older adults with chronic diseases by Lee, Ji Won, Li, Junxin, Szanton, Sarah L., Li, Qiwei, Liu, Minhui, Hladek, Melissa D.

“…·Higher patient activation was associated with reduced odds of functional limitation.·Higher comorbidities were associated with increased odds of functional…”
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Age Disparities in Access to First and Repeat Kidney Transplantation by Chen, Yusi, Churilla, Bryce, Ahn, JiYoon B, Quint, Evelien E, Sandal, Shaifali, Musunuru, Amrusha, Pol, Robert A, Hladek, Melissa D, Crews, Deidra C, Segev, Dorry L, McAdams-DeMarco, Mara

“…Evidence suggests that older patients are less frequently placed on the waiting list for kidney transplantation (KT) than their younger counterparts. The…”
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Lessons from COVID‐19: Time for shared decision making in nursing practice by Taylor, Kathryn S., Hladek, Melissa D., Elias, Sabrina D., Jenkins, Emerald, Robinson, Kelley N., Smith, Owen W., Szanton, Sarah L.

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Self‐efficacy proxy predicts frailty incidence over time in non‐institutionalized older adults by Hladek, Melissa D., Zhu, Jiafeng, Buta, Brian J., Szanton, Sarah L., Bandeen‐Roche, Karen, Walston, Jeremy D., Xue, Qian‐Li

“…Background Physical frailty is defined as a syndrome of decreased physiologic reserve conferring vulnerability to functional decline, mortality, and other…”
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Life Space and Activity Space Measurement: Making "Room" for Structural Racism by Szanton, Sarah L, Alexander, Kamila A, Kim, Boeun, Li, Qiwei, Gee, Gilbert C, Bandeen-Roche, Karen J, Adkins-Jackson, Paris B, Hladek, Melissa D, Samuel, Laura J, Haozous, Emily A, Okoye, Safiyyah M, Crews, Deidra C, Thorpe, Jr, Roland J

“…As we age, the ability to move is foundational to health. Life space is one measure of a person's ability to move and engage in activity beyond the home. A…”
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COVID‐19: Implications for Nursing and Health Care in the United States by Reynolds, Nancy R., Baker, Deborah, D'Aoust, Rita, Docal, Maria, Goldstein, Nancy, Grubb, Lisa, Hladek, Melissa D., Koirala, Binu, Kverno, Karan, Ling, Catherine, Lukkahatai, Nada, McIltrot, Kimberly, Pandian, Vinciya, Regier, Natalie G., Sloand, Elizabeth, Tomori, Cecília, Wenzel, Jennifer

“…Purpose COVID‐19 and other recent infectious disease outbreaks have highlighted the urgency of robust, resilient health systems. We may now have the…”
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Loneliness is Associated With Lower Coping Self-Efficacy Among Older Adults by Lee, Ji W., Nersesian, Paula V., Suen, Jonathan J., Mensah Cudjoe, Thomas K., Gill, Jessica, Szanton, Sarah L., Hladek, Melissa D.

“…To address the gap of lacking research on the association between coping self-efficacy and loneliness, this study examined this relationship to inform future…”
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An mHealth-Facilitated Personalized Intervention for Physical Activity and Sleep in Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Li, Junxin, Szanton, Sarah L, McPhillips, Miranda V, Lukkahatai, Nada, Pien, Grace W, Chen, KerCheng, Hladek, Melissa D, Hodgson, Nancy, Gooneratne, Nalaka S

“…This randomized controlled pilot trial tested the preliminary effect of a 24-week mHealth-facilitated, personalized intervention on physical activity (PA) and…”
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Loneliness in middle age and biomarkers of systemic inflammation: Findings from Midlife in the United States by Nersesian, Paula V., Han, Hae-Ra, Yenokyan, Gayane, Blumenthal, Roger S., Nolan, Marie T., Hladek, Melissa D., Szanton, Sarah L.

“…Middle-aged adults who are lonely have an elevated likelihood of death. Systemic inflammation may contribute to these increased odds. Using population-level…”
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The Effect of Tailored Home Hazard Removal on Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Szanton, Sarah L, Hladek, Melissa D

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Physical Resilience Phenotype Trajectories in Incident Hemodialysis: Characterization and Mortality Risk Assessment by Hladek, Melissa D., Zhu, Jiafeng, Crews, Deidra C., McAdams-DeMarco, Mara A., Buta, Brian, Varadhan, Ravi, Shafi, Tariq, Walston, Jeremy D., Bandeen-Roche, Karen

“…Although life-saving, the physiologic stress of hemodialysis initiation contributes to physical impairment in some patients. Mortality risk assessment…”
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Context Matters: A Qualitative Synthesis of Adherence Literature for People on Hemodialysis by Taylor, Kathryn S, Umeukeje, Ebele M, Santos, Sydney R, McNabb, Katherine C, Crews, Deidra C, Hladek, Melissa D

“…Patients with ESKD treated with hemodialysis in the United States have persistently higher rates of nonadherence compared with patients in other developed…”
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Identifying when racial and ethnic disparities arise along the continuum of transplant care: a national registry study by Clark-Cutaia, Maya N., Menon, Gayathri, Li, Yiting, Metoyer, Garyn T., Bowring, Mary Grace, Kim, Byoungjun, Orandi, Babak J., Wall, Stephen P., Hladek, Melissa D., Purnell, Tanjala S., Segev, Dorry L., McAdams-DeMarco, Mara A.

“…Fewer minoritized patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receive kidney transplantation (KT); efforts to mitigate disparities have thus far failed…”
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Pilot Outcomes of a Multicomponent Fall Risk Program Integrated Into Daily Lives of Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Szanton, Sarah L., Clemson, Lindy, Liu, Minhui, Gitlin, Laura N., Hladek, Melissa D., LaFave, Sarah E., Roth, David L., Marx, Katherine A., Felix, Cynthia, Okoye, Safiyyah M., Zhang, Xuan, Bautista, Svetlana, Granbom, Marianne

“…Objectives: To evaluate whether a fall prevention intervention reduces fall risk in older adults who have previously fallen. Design: Randomized controlled…”
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Achieving self-management goals among low income older adults with functional limitations by Taylor, Janiece L., Roberts, Laken, Hladek, Melissa D., Liu, Minhui, Nkimbeng, Manka, Boyd, Cynthia M., Szanton, Sarah L.

“…Although self-management interventions can improve symptoms and disease among older adults, there is a dearth of literature on how self-management behaviors…”
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A “Best Fit” Framework Synthesis to Guide Adherence Interventions for Patients on Hemodialysis: SA-PO305 by Taylor, Kathryn, Umeukeje, Ebele M., Santos, Sydney, Mcnabb, Katherine C., Crews, Deidra C., Hladek, Melissa D.

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