The Course of Cognitive Decline in Older Persons: Results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 136-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannie C. Comijs ◽  
Miranda G. Dik ◽  
Dorly J.H. Deeg ◽  
Cees Jonker
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study

scholarly journals Do severity and duration of depressive symptoms predict cognitive decline in older persons? Results of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannie C. Comijs ◽  
Theo van Tilburg ◽  
Sandra W. Geerlings ◽  
Cees Jonker ◽  
Dorly J. H. Deeg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study

scholarly journals Cohort differences in having and retaining friends in personal networks in later life

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan L. Stevens ◽  
Theo G. Van Tilburg
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Personal Networks ◽  
Personal Choice ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study ◽  
Gender Specific

Friendship has increased in importance during the last few decades. The study examines whether friendship has become more prevalent in personal networks of older adults. Three cohorts of older persons have been followed since 1992 for 17 years in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. The younger cohort had friends more often and retained friends longer than two older cohorts. The differences are related to personal choice, relational competence and greater structural opportunities for making and keeping friends that were available to the younger cohort. Women retained same-sex friends longer than men. The oldest women lost cross-sex friends more often than did men. This is related to different gender-specific survival rates and to women’s tendency to retain friendships longer.

The longitudinal relation between chronic diseases and depression in older persons in the community: the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

2004 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.Isabella Bisschop ◽  
Didi M.W Kriegsman ◽  
Dorly J.H Deeg ◽  
Aartjan T.F Beekman ◽  
Willem van Tilburg
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study

scholarly journals Time Trend in Persistent Cognitive Decline: Results From the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S57-S64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tessa N van den Kommer ◽  
Dorly J H Deeg ◽  
Wiesje M van der Flier ◽  
Hannie C Comijs
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Time Trend ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study

Impact of depression on disablement in late middle aged and older persons: results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coen H. van Gool ◽  
Gertrudis I.J.M. Kempen ◽  
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx ◽  
Dorly J.H. Deeg ◽  
Aartjan T.F. Beekman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study

scholarly journals Associations between care network types and psychological well-being among Dutch older adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-233
Author(s):  
Marjolein Broese van Groenou
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Care Network ◽  
Formal Caregivers ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study ◽  
Functional Features

This study examines the mechanisms underlying the association between care network types and psychological well-being. Care recipients in the 2015/16 wave of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (N = 607) reported on the structural (size and composition) and functional features of care network types (satisfaction, feeling in control of care and care attitudes). Those in a mixed care network reported the highest depressive symptoms, while those in a spousal care network and a privately paid care network reported the lowest. The importance of being in control of care interacts with care network type on well-being. The results corroborate that both informal and formal caregivers need to help older persons to remain in control of care.

scholarly journals Thyroid function and the metabolic syndrome in older persons: a population-based study

2013 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie E Heima ◽  
E Marelise W Eekhoff ◽  
Mirjam M Oosterwerff ◽  
Paul T A Lips ◽  
Natasja M van Schoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study ◽  
Serum Tsh

BackgroundStudies suggest an association between a high TSH and (individual components of) the metabolic syndrome. Only a few studies have been performed in the general older population.ObjectiveThis study investigates the association between serum TSH and the metabolic syndrome in a representative sample of older persons in The Netherlands.Design and patientsData of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam were used, which is an ongoing cohort study in a representative sample of Dutch older persons. A total of 1187 subjects (590 men and 597 women) between the ages of 65 and 88 years participated in the study.MeasurementsMetabolic syndrome (US National Cholesterol Education Program definition) and its individual components were assessed, as well as serum TSH levels.ResultsAmong the participants, the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 34.2%. The mean serum TSH was 1.9 mU/l. Subjects in the upper quartile with a serum TSH level above 2.28 mU/l (odds ratio (OR)=1.68; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.19–2.37) had a significantly increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome compared with subjects in the lowest quartile with a serum TSH below 1.04 mU/l. After adjustment for confounders, age, sex, alcohol use, total physical activity, and smoking, the OR was 1.62 (95% CI 1.15–2.32).ConclusionsSubjects with a serum TSH in the upper quartile have a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome as compared with subjects with a serum TSH in the lowest quartile.

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