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Journal of Aging and Health (JAH) explores the complex and dynamic relationship between gerontology and health. Peer-reviewed and published 10 times per year, scholars present views and perspectives from a wide variety of disciplines, including Allied Health, Psychology, Public Health, Social Policy and Work, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Sociology, and Nursing. Average time from submission to first decision: 33 days View full journal description

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Interventions for Informal Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review and Future Research Agenda

  • Christian Wrede PhD
  • Nikita Sharma PhD
  • André Bieleman PhD
  • Angelica Tinga PhD
  • Jodi Sturge PhD
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Young Adult Substance Use as a Predictor of Poor Self-Rated Memory Decades Later in Midlife

  • Megan E. Patrick PhD
  • Yuk C. Pang PhD
  • Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath MSA
  • Joy Bohyun Jang PhD
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What are the Modifiable Risk Factors for Later Life Frailty Development Found Within Midlife Community-Dwelling Adults? A Systematic Review

  • Sophie Longworth MMedSci, MCSP
  • Barnabas Panayiotou BMedSci, BMBS, PgCertMedEduc, MD, FRCP
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Social Relations Across Race/Ethnic Groups and Links to Cognitive Health

  • Kristine J. Ajrouch PhD
  • Toni C. Antonucci PhD
  • Simon Brauer PhD
  • Wassim Tarraf PhD
  • Laura B. Zahodne PhD
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Social Isolation Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review

  • Sheila A. Boamah RN, PhD
  • Rachel Weldrick MA
  • Tin-Suet Joan Lee
  • Nicole Taylor BSc
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Evidence for the 4Ms: Interactions and Outcomes across the Care Continuum

  • Kedar Mate MD
  • Terry Fulmer PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Leslie Pelton MPA
  • Amy Berman RN
  • Alice Bonner PhD, RN
  • Wendy Huang BS
  • Jinghan Zhang BS
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Loneliness, Social Isolation, and All-Cause Mortality in a Large Sample of Older Adults

  • Timothy L. Barnes PhD, MPH, MHI
  • Manik Ahuja PhD, MA
  • Stephanie MacLeod MS
  • Rifky Tkatch PhD
  • Laurie Albright MSW, MA
  • James A. Schaeffer RPh
  • Charlotte S. Yeh MD
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Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity Among Older Adults in Residential Aged Care Facilities: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review Using the Social Ecological Model

  • Sumana Baidya MPT
  • Cath J. Connolly BPT
  • Jasmine M. Petersen PhD
  • Claire Baldwin PhD
  • Maayken E. L. van den Berg PhD
  • Isobel Harris BPsychSc(Hons)
  • Lucy K. Lewis PhD
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An Early and Unequal Decline: Life Course Trajectories of Cognitive Aging in the United States

  • Yang C. Yang PhD
  • Christine E. Walsh PhD
  • Kaitlin Shartle PhD
  • Rebecca C. Stebbins PhD
  • Allison E. Aiello PhD
  • Daniel W. Belsky PhD
  • Kathleen Mullan Harris PhD
  • Marianne Chanti-Ketterl PhD
  • Brenda L. Plassman PhD
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Neighborhood Built Environments and Health in Later Life: A Literature Review

  • Jessica Finlay PhD
  • Ashly C. Westrick PhD
  • Viveka Guzman MD
  • Gabriella Meltzer PhD
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Age as a Moderator of Health Outcomes and Trust in Physicians

  • Emma Katz PhD
  • Barry Edelstein PhD
  • Nicholas A. Turiano PhD
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A Scoping Review of Neighborhoods and Cognitive Health Disparities Among US Midlife and Older Adults

  • Allison Sullivan MPH
  • Marina Armendariz PhD
  • Amy D. Thierry PhD, MPH
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