Selected Publications
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- End-of-Life Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Symptom Burden: A Nationally-Representative Study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2026
- Bridging the Digital Divide with Digital Navigation in the California Safety Net: A Mixed-Methods Study.. Journal of general internal medicine. 2026
- Estimating the effects of hypothetical loneliness interventions on memory function among middle-aged and older adults in the United States.. American journal of epidemiology. 2026
- Social Participation Before and After Long-Term Care Entry-Reply.. JAMA internal medicine. 186:383-384. 2026
- The Palliative Care Paradox: Investigating Unexpected Outcomes in Dementia Care.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2026
- Social isolation and functional impairment trajectories in a diverse cohort of middle-aged and older adults in Northern California.. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 81. 2026
- When Missing Out Matters: Associations Between Social Activity Restriction and Caregiver Burden.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 74:56-63. 2025
- Social Participation Among Older Adults Before and After Long-Term Care Facility Entry.. JAMA internal medicine. 185:1257-1265. 2025
- The Role of Daily Calls to Telephone Companionship Lines for Older Adults Experiencing Chronic Loneliness.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1553:133-139. 2025
- Implementing a telephone-based support program to address loneliness in older adults.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1552:174-185. 2025
- Development and Evaluation of a Brief Social Isolation Measure in the Nationally-Representative Health and Retirement Study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 73:3807-3813. 2025
- How Race, Gender, and Cohort Shape Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Americans.. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. -. 2025
- Recent Innovations in Peer Programs for Socially Isolated Older Adults: Implications for Public Health Emergency Preparedness.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 73:2798-2807. 2025
- The Association of Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Risk with Social Connectedness in Middle- And Older-Ages.. American journal of epidemiology. 2025
- Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Care of the Older Adult.. Clinics in geriatric medicine. 41:xv-xvi. 2025
- Social Isolation and Mortality in COPD-Reply.. JAMA internal medicine. 185:744-745. 2025
- Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Care of the Seriously Ill Older Adult.. Clinics in geriatric medicine. 41:405-418. 2025
- The need for scientific leadership and collaboration to enhance social connection: A call to action.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1548:12-19. 2025
- Subjective Cognitive Decline in COPD - A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.. Journal of general internal medicine. 40:3058-3067. 2025
- Healthcare providers' perceived importance and barriers to addressing social connection in medical settings.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1545:132-144. 2025
- Social Isolation and Mortality in Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.. JAMA internal medicine. 185:113-116. 2025
- Can Machine Learning Help Us Understand Social Connection and Its Impact on Health?. JAMA network open. 7:-. 2024
- A Technology-Based Intervention Impacts Quality of Life for Low-Income Older Adults by Reducing Loneliness and Improving Healthcare Self-Efficacy and Self-Rated Health.. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 44:825-837. 2024
- The prevalence of lifetime trauma and association with physical and psychosocial health among adults at the end of life.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 73:123-135. 2024
- A proactive phone intervention for older adults to address loneliness identified by a health plan.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1540:191-199. 2024
- Identifying priority challenges of older adults with COPD: A multiphase intervention refinement study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72:3346-3359. 2024
- Differences in Health Care and Palliative Care Use at the End of Life: A Comparison Study Among Lung Cancer, COPD, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.. Chest. 166:1487-1496. 2024
- Psychosocial distress among spouses of persons with dementia before and after their partner's death.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72:2336-2346. 2024
- "Hate has chipped away at my sense of security": A survey study of the impacts of anti-Asian hate on the health of older Asians.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72:2174-2183. 2024
- The National Prevalence of Supplemental Oxygen Use in Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Comparison of Claims-based and Self-reported Supplemental Oxygen Use.. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 21:838-840. 2024
- "Relationships, Very Quickly, Turn to Nothing": Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Adaptation to Changing Social Lives Among Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners.. The Gerontologist. 64. 2024
- Supporting technology access for older adults through in-home, intergenerational involvement: The case for ethnographic methods and student service-learning courses.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72:1318-1321. 2024
- A Tale of 2 Palliative Care Trials: Developing Sustainable and Transferable Models.. JAMA. 331:196-198. 2024
- Comparison of health and retirement study participants with and without linkage to Medicare claims.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72:1539-1542. 2024
- Spouses of individuals living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in the United States: A descriptive, population-based study.. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 20:1562-1572. 2023
- National Prevalence of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 20:1709-1717. 2023
- Social Isolation and Worsening Health Behaviors Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 78:1903-1916. 2023
- Social Strain is associated with Functional Decline in Older Adults after Surgery.. Journal of general internal medicine. 39:351-353. 2023
- What Are "Social Prescriptions" and How Should They Be Integrated Into Care Plans?. AMA journal of ethics. 25:E795-801. 2023
- Strategies to Make Telemedicine a Friend, Not a Foe, in the Provision of Accessible and Equitable Cancer Care.. Cancers. 15. 2023
- Association of Social Isolation With Hospitalization and Nursing Home Entry Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.. JAMA internal medicine. 183:955-962. 2023
- Social strain and conflict among older community-dwelling adults serving as caregivers: Findings from a national sample.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71:3644-3647. 2023
- In sickness and in health: Loneliness, depression, and the role of marital quality among spouses of persons with dementia.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71:3538-3545. 2023
- The Role of Digital Technologies in Facilitating Psychosocial Resilience to Sudden Social Isolation Among Older Adults: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 42:-. 2023
- Loneliness and Social Isolation in Palliative Care: A Call to Action.. Journal of palliative medicine. 26:1032-1034. 2023
- Perceptions of the Role of Living Alone in Providing Services to Patients With Cognitive Impairment.. JAMA network open. 6:-. 2023
- Disparities in advance care planning among older US immigrants.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71:3244-3253. 2023
- The association of gait speed and self-reported difficulty walking with social isolation: A nationally-representative study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71:2549-2556. 2023
- Elder Mistreatment Experienced by Older Caregiving Adults: Results from a National Community-Based Sample.. Journal of general internal medicine. 38:1709-1716. 2023
- Understanding Pandemic Experiences Among America's Elders.. Health affairs (Project Hope). 41:1827-1831. 2022
- End-of-life health care use among socially isolated and cognitively impaired older adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71:880-887. 2022
- Loneliness Among Older Adults.. Health affairs (Project Hope). 41:-. 2022
- Key Elements and Mechanisms of a Peer-Support Intervention to Reduce Loneliness and Isolation among Low-Income Older Adults: A Qualitative Implementation Science Study.. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 41:2574-2582. 2022
- Persistent loneliness due to COVID-19 over 18 months of the pandemic: A prospective cohort study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 70:3469-3479. 2022
- A paradigm shift-Loneliness as a root cause of symptom distress among older adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 70:2201-2204. 2022
- Takes Two to Tango: Cognitive Impairment and Sexual Activity in Older Individuals and Dyads.. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 77:992-1003. 2022
- The Experience of Homebound Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.. Journal of general internal medicine. 37:1177-1182. 2022
- The Experience of Homebound Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.. Journal of general internal medicine. 37:1177-1182. 2022
- A single question assessment of loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally-representative study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 70:1342-1345. 2022
- A single question assessment of loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally-representative study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 70:1342-1345. 2022
- Analyzing Birth Cohorts With the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project.. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 76:S226-S237. 2021
- Social Health in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project.. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 76:S251-S265. 2021
- Use of High-risk Medications Among Lonely Older Adults: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample.. JAMA internal medicine. 181:1528-1530. 2021
- Use of High-risk Medications Among Lonely Older Adults: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample.. JAMA internal medicine. 181:1528-1530. 2021
- A peer intervention reduces loneliness and improves social well-being in low-income older adults: A mixed-methods study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:3365-3376. 2021
- A peer intervention reduces loneliness and improves social well-being in low-income older adults: A mixed-methods study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:3365-3376. 2021
- Can remote social contact replace in-person contact to protect mental health among older adults?. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:3063-3065. 2021
- The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:3081-3091. 2021
- The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:3081-3091. 2021
- Formal and informal social participation and elder mistreatment in a national sample of older adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:2579-2590. 2021
- Pre-estimating subsets: A new approach for unavailable predictors in prognostic modeling.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:2675-2678. 2021
- Engaging Diverse Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment and Caregivers in Advance Care Planning: A Pilot Study of the Interactive PREPARE Website.. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders. 35:342-349. 2021
- Engaging Diverse Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment and Caregivers in Advance Care Planning: A Pilot Study of the Interactive PREPARE Website.. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders. 35:342-349. 2021
- Palliative Care for Patients With Noncancer Illnesses.. JAMA. 324:1404-1405. 2020
- Social Isolation and Loneliness Among San Francisco Bay Area Older Adults During the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:20-29. 2020
- Social Isolation and Loneliness Among San Francisco Bay Area Older Adults During the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:20-29. 2020
- Cancer Screening in Older Adults: Individualized Decision-Making and Communication Strategies.. The Medical clinics of North America. 104:989-1006. 2020
- A Toolkit for Community-Based, Medicaid-Funded Case Managers to Introduce Advance Care Planning to Frail, Older Adults: A Pilot Study.. Journal of palliative medicine. 24:428-432. 2020
- Cancer Screening Among Older Adults: a Geriatrician's Perspective on Breast, Cervical, Colon, Prostate, and Lung Cancer Screening.. Current oncology reports. 22:-. 2020
- "Social Distancing" Amid a Crisis in Social Isolation and Loneliness.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 68:E27-E29. 2020
- "Social Distancing" Amid a Crisis in Social Isolation and Loneliness.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 68:E27-E29. 2020
- The New Normal: Key Considerations for Effective Serious Illness Communication Over Video or Telephone During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.. Annals of internal medicine. 173:486-488. 2020
- Integration of an Objective Cognitive Assessment Into a Prognostic Index for 5-Year Mortality Prediction.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 68:1796-1802. 2020
- Seeking a Sense of Belonging.. Generations (San Francisco, Calif.). 44:1-8. 2020
- Geriatric oncology research at the 2019 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annual meeting: Joint perspectives from the Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) and AGS Cancer and Aging Special Interest Group.. Journal of geriatric oncology. 10:994-997. 2019
- Are We Choosing Wisely? Older Adults' Cancer Screening Intentions and Recalled Discussions with Physicians About Stopping.. Journal of general internal medicine. 34:1538-1545. 2019
- 'Til Death Do Us Part: End-of-Life Experiences of Married Couples in a Nationally Representative Survey.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 66:2360-2366. 2018
- 'Til Death Do Us Part: End-of-Life Experiences of Married Couples in a Nationally Representative Survey.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 66:2360-2366. 2018
- Cognitive Function and its Risk Factors Among Older US Adults Living at Home.. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders. 32:207-213. 2018
- A unique microRNA profile in end-stage heart failure indicates alterations in specific cardiovascular signaling networks.. PloS one. 12:-. 2017
- Cancer Screening in the Elderly: A Review of Breast, Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate Cancer Screening.. Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.). 23:246-253. 2017
- A unique microRNA profile in end-stage heart failure indicates alterations in specific cardiovascular signaling networks.. The Journal of biological chemistry. 291:-. 2016
- Social Function and Cognitive Status: Results from a US Nationally Representative Survey of Older Adults.. Journal of general internal medicine. 31:854-62. 2016
- Differences between husbands and wives in colonoscopy use: Results from a national sample of married couples.. Preventive medicine. 46-52. 2016
- Novel physical activity interventions for older patients with prostate cancer on hormone therapy: A pilot randomized study.. Journal of geriatric oncology. 7:71-80. 2016
- Evaluation of a Brief Survey Instrument for Assessing Subtle Differences in Cognitive Function Among Older Adults.. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders. 29:317-24. 2015
- Comorbidity and chronic conditions in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), Wave 2.. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 69 Suppl 2:S154-65. 2014
- Measuring cognition: the Chicago Cognitive Function Measure in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project, Wave 2.. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 69 Suppl 2:S166-76. 2014
- Relationship between persistent pain and 5-year mortality: a population-based prospective cohort study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 61:2135-2141. 2013
- The influence of stress, depression, and anxiety on PSA screening rates in a nationally representative sample.. Medical care. 50:1037-44. 2012
- Interventions to improve decision making and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the management of prostate cancer: a systematic review.. Journal of general internal medicine. 27:1068-78. 2012
- Remaining Life Expectancy Measurement and PSA Screening of Older Men.. Journal of geriatric oncology. 3:196-204. 2012
- Physical and psychological health of first and second generation Turkish immigrants in Germany.. American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 22:538-45. 2010
- Unique microRNA profile in end-stage heart failure indicates alterations in specific cardiovascular signaling networks.. The Journal of biological chemistry. 284:27487-99. 2009
- Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging in early breast cancer: implications for partial breast irradiation.. Cancer. 115:1621-30. 2009