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Jun 26, 2024

Racial Differences in Treatment Intensity at the End of Life Among Older Adults with Heart Failure: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

We compared treatment intensity between Black and White older adults with heart failure (HF) near the end of life, finding that Black HF patients were more likely to spend time on life support and die in a hospital than White HF patients.
Jun 5, 2024

Research on Aging and Longevity

RAND researchers study the social, economic, physical, and mental health and well-being impacts of aging and longevity.
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May 22, 2024

RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2020 (V2) Documentation: Includes 1992-2020 (Final Release)

This tool is a cleaned, easy-to-use, and streamlined data product containing information from the Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal household survey that facilitates research into different aspects of population aging in the United States.
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May 8, 2024

Which Medicare Advantage Enrollees Are at Highest One-Year Mortality Risk?

Medicare Advantage enrollees over age 85, in fair or poor health or with recent urgent care needs, are far more likely to be in a high mortality risk group.
Tool

Apr 30, 2024

RAND HRS Data Products

The RAND Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a longitudinal household survey that consists of seven data products to help researchers investigate many different aspects of aging in the United States.
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Apr 22, 2024

Insights on Developing Research Capacity for Healthy Aging with Villages

Drawing on focus group findings, the authors explore Village Movement participants' views about healthy aging, their views on how Villages support healthy aging, and barriers, facilitators, and research capacity among Villages in the United States.
Research

Apr 17, 2024

Evaluation of Dynamic Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

In this paper, we assess how changes in depressive symptoms influence physical function over time among those with radiographic knee osteoarthritis.
Research

Mar 27, 2024

Late-Life Depression among Rural Women in China: Exploring the Role of Education and Other Risk Factors

Investigates the factors influencing late-life depression among older rural women in China.
Mar 6, 2024

Social and Behavioral Policy

The Social and Behavioral Policy program, part of RAND Social and Economic Well-Being, conducts research into actions and systems that promote health, and social and economic well-being.
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Feb 28, 2024

Media Habits and Misinformation Susceptibility of Adults Aged 55 Years and Older: Findings from a RAND American Life Panel Survey

Research suggests that older adults may be particularly vulnerable to false and misleading information online. This report presents survey findings related to the media use, concerns, and preferences of nearly 1,000 Americans aged 55 years and older.
Research

Feb 21, 2024

The Age Profile of Life Satisfaction After Age 65 in the U.S.

Older people express higher life satisfaction despite worse health, which is called the "Paradox of well-being." The paper shows the resolution of the paradox: individuals with higher life satisfaction live longer.
Research

Feb 21, 2024

Trends in Health in Midlife and Late Life

This paper examines trends in health inequalities between 1992 and 2016, observed at various ages between 55 and 89, which may serve as an early indicator for the future evolution of mortality inequalities.

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Identifying Early Predictors of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

Media Habits and Misinformation Susceptibility of Older Adults

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Racial Differences in Treatment Intensity at the End of Life Among Older Adults with Heart Failure: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

Research on Aging and Longevity

RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2020 (V2) Documentation: Includes 1992-2020 (Final Release)

Which Medicare Advantage Enrollees Are at Highest One-Year Mortality Risk?

RAND HRS Data Products

Insights on Developing Research Capacity for Healthy Aging with Villages

Evaluation of Dynamic Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Late-Life Depression among Rural Women in China: Exploring the Role of Education and Other Risk Factors

Social and Behavioral Policy

Media Habits and Misinformation Susceptibility of Adults Aged 55 Years and Older: Findings from a RAND American Life Panel Survey

The Age Profile of Life Satisfaction After Age 65 in the U.S.

Trends in Health in Midlife and Late Life

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Older Adults

Older Adults

Identifying Early Predictors of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

Media Habits and Misinformation Susceptibility of Older Adults

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Racial Differences in Treatment Intensity at the End of Life Among Older Adults with Heart Failure: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

Research on Aging and Longevity

RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2020 (V2) Documentation: Includes 1992-2020 (Final Release)

Which Medicare Advantage Enrollees Are at Highest One-Year Mortality Risk?

RAND HRS Data Products

Insights on Developing Research Capacity for Healthy Aging with Villages

Evaluation of Dynamic Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Late-Life Depression among Rural Women in China: Exploring the Role of Education and Other Risk Factors

Social and Behavioral Policy

Media Habits and Misinformation Susceptibility of Adults Aged 55 Years and Older: Findings from a RAND American Life Panel Survey

The Age Profile of Life Satisfaction After Age 65 in the U.S.

Trends in Health in Midlife and Late Life

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