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Einstein Aging Study (EAS)
The Einstein Aging study (EAS) focuses on the aging brain, examining both normal aging and the special challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementing disorders. The study has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Aging since 1980.Scientists of this study consist of an interdisciplinary team of neurologists, neuropsychologists, neuropathologists, neurochemists, social workers and other health care professionals. Currently, the EAS includes the following research projects: 1) The Risk Factor and Neuroimaging Project, 2) The Memory Project, 3) The Gait and Mobility Project, and 4) The Brain Bank Program.
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Richard B. Lipton
General Information
Country of Data Collection: USA
Years of Data Collection: 1993-present
Study Status: Ongoing
Total Number of Assessments Completed: 25
Approx. Retention Rate: Rolling enrollment with aging sample
Sample
Composition: Community sample (70+ year olds from the Bronx, NY)
Sex
SES
Race/Ethnicity
Personality Data
Construct
Big Five
Anxiety, Agitation
Depression
Scale
NEO International Personality Item Pool
Beck Anxiety Scale
Patient Health Questionnaire
Waves
T12-T25
T1-T25
T1-T25
Method
Self-Report
Self-Report
Self-Report
*Note* Because of the rolling enrollment with an aging sample, the sample size and number of measurement occasions for participants vary. As reported in Graham et al. (2020), some participants have as many as 16 waves of personality data, but most have between 3 and 5 waves. N = 342 completed at least one wave; N = 214 completed 3+ waves; N = 179 completed 4+ waves.