The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) will host two hands-on virtual workshops this summer. TThe NHATS workshop will be held June 26 -28, 2023 and the NSOC workshop will be held July 31- August 2, 2023. Applications are due May 15, 2023. More details are available here .
NHATS/NSOC will be at the PAA 2023 Annual Meeting.
• Stop by and see us at the NHATS/NSOC booth
• Come find NHATS/NSOC at the Welcome Reception
• Email nhatshelp@umich.edu if you are presenting research using
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Final versions of the NHATS Round 11 data files are now available. Data files are available in both SAS and Stata formats.
The final data release includes new features added in Round 11:
• Questions about COVID-19 illness and vaccination,
• A tablet activities file, which includes objective vision and hearing assessments and Cogstate cognitive activities, and
• Three accelerometry files (detailed, summary, and tracker)
Updated documentation (with SAS, Stata, and new R code), including revised User Guides, FAQ, crosswalks between the instruments and the codebook, crosswalks of changes from the beta to final versions, and new technical papers on weighting and income imputation also are available.
Save the date! The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) will host two virtual workshops in the summer of 2023. The NHATS workshop will occur online June 26 -28, 2023, and the NSOC workshop will occur online July 31- August 2, 2023. Applications will open in early April. The workshop is designed for those with experience using NHATS or NSOC data who are working towards a completed manuscript or proposal. All users are encouraged to complete the NHATS online course for beginners beforehand. The data training portion assumes familiarity with statistical programming (e.g. SAS, STATA, R). Graduate students interested in applying are encouraged to have successfully defended their proposal before the workshop begins.
Final versions of the NSOC IV (Rd 11) data files are now available. Data files are available in SAS and Stata formats. Users may now apply for access to these files under NHATS’ sensitive data procedures. To apply, please visit https://nhats.org/researcher/data-access/sensitive-data-files?id=nsoc_other_sensitive_files.
Updated documentation (with SAS, Stata, and new R code), including revised User Guides, FAQ, crosswalks between the instruments and the codebook, crosswalks of changes from the beta to final versions, and new technical papers on weighting and income imputation also are available.
The Dementia Classification with Programming Statements technical paper Addendum for Follow up Rounds has been updated to clarify that the code is applicable for all follow-up rounds. Programming statements for rounds 10 and 11, which incorporate changes in the mode/placement of the clock drawing test, are included.
Please join us for the NHATS/NSOC 2022-2023 Webinar Series. Webinars will be held monthly from 12-1 PM (ET) on Fridays via Zoom.
To receive reminders with login information, please register.
A beta version of the NSOC IV (Rd 11) data files is now available. Data files are available in SAS and Stata formats. Users may now apply for access to these files under NHATS’ sensitive data procedures.
Updated documentation includes:
• A new NSOC IV User Guide,
• Instruments, and
• Crosswalk between the instruments and the codebook.
Several updates have been made to technical papers. The “Accounting for Sample Design in NHATS and NSOC Analyses: Frequently Asked Questions” guide now includes sample R code.
The Dementia Classification with Programming Statements technical paper Addendum for Follow up Rounds has been updated to clarify that the code are applicable for Rounds 2-9. Programming statements for Rounds 10 and 11, which will incorporate changes in the mode/placement of the clock drawing test, are forthcoming.
Beta versions of the NHATS Round 11 data files are now available. Data files are available in both SAS and Stata formats.
In Round 11, several new features were introduced:
• Questions about COVID-19 illness and vaccination,
• A tablet activities file, which includes objective vision and hearing assessments and Cogstate cognitive activities, and
• Three accelerometry files (detailed, summary, and tracker)
Updated documentation includes:
• A revised NHATS User Guide,
• New user guides for the vision and hearing assessments, Cogstate cognitive activities, and accelerometry data,
• Instruments, and
• Crosswalk between the instruments and the codebook.
NHATS has created an online course for beginners, available through the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA).
This self-paced set of modules is designed for researchers who are learning to use the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). There is an optional module for learning to use the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC).
The workshop is organized into three sections that take approximately 4-5 hours altogether to complete: Getting to know NHATS; Learning to use NHATS; and Using NHATS.
To register, please visit https://nhats.org/researcher/nhats/videos.
New procedures for obtaining restricted NHATS-CMS linked files have been posted. NHATS-CMS linked data files will now be made available through the Health and Aging Data (HaAD) Enclave. A few key changes:
• The HaAD Enclave is accessible from the applicant's institution or other specified location; research teams may share directories across institutions
• DUAs will be required with JHU and NIA (rather than CMS); Federal funding is no longer required to apply
• Claims and assessment files are available through 2021 with more timely and frequent updates expected than in the past
• Output will be reviewed by NHATS for disclosure risk before removal from the enclave
For more information, please see "Obtaining CMS Data for the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS)".
Please join us online for the NHATS/NSOC Dementia Care Conference May 3, 2022. To receive a link to the conference, please register here.
The conference will feature scholarly presentations and discussion focused on four dementia care-related topics: Fundamental Caregiving Measurement Issues; Family Care, Paid Care and Unmet Needs; Family Care and the Health Care System; and Family Caregiver Outcomes & Experiences.
Speakers include: Vicki Freedman (University of Michigan), Mengyao Hu (University of Michigan), I-Fen Lin (Bowling Green State University), Yan Zhang (University of Wisconsin), Jennifer Reckrey (Mount Sinai), Judith Seltzer (UCLA), Claire Ankuda (Mount Sinai), Amanda Leggett (University of Michigan), Jennifer Wolff (Johns Hopkins University), Chanee Fabius (Johns Hopkins University), Emma Zang (Yale University), and Douglas Wolf (Syracuse University).
The NHATS/NSOC Dementia Care Conference is sponsored by the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging and the National Study of Caregiving, with funding from the National Institute on Aging.
The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) is now accepting applications for a virtual user workshop to be held June 27-June 29, 2022. The workshop is designed for researchers at any stage interested in a hands-on learning experience to develop a paper or project using NHATS. The course will incorporate the NHATS online course for beginners along with real-time guidance from NHATS faculty and staff. Activities will include modules on the Canvas website, real-time lectures, and breakout sessions. The workshop is free, but space is limited. Applications are due May 15th and participants will be notified by June 1st - apply here.
New NHATS COVID-19 Geographic files are available through the NHATS Restricted Data Repository. This file includes the city, state, county, zip code and census tract of family members or friends who helped the NHATS Sample Person most during the COVID-19 outbreak.
NHATS has joined Twitter! For the latest news on NHATS and NSOC research, please follow us at: https://twitter.com/NHATS_NSOC
NHATS is pleased to announce the availability of a new video tutorial describing its COVID-19 supplements. The video is available at https://www.nhats.org/researcher/nhats/videos. We also have released a technical paper describing the weighting process for the supplements.
The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC), with support from the National Institute on Aging, announce a call for conference papers and poster abstracts. The conference will focus on dementia caregiving and will be held May 2-3, 2022. Plans are being made for an in-person meeting in Ann Arbor with hybrid options for attending. Early career researchers are encouraged to apply. We expect to accept 10-12 papers and 10-12 posters. Applications are due October 15, 2021. For details, please visit the NHATS/NSOC Dementia Caregiving Conference webpage.
Final versions of the NHATS Round 10 data files are now available. Data files are available in both SAS and Stata formats.
Updated documentation, including a revised User Guide, a revised crosswalk between the instruments and the codebook, and a crosswalk of changes from the beta to final version also are available.
