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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2024

Deriving life-course residential histories in brain bank cohorts: A feasibility study.

Eleanna M Melcher, Leigha Vilen, Aly Pfaff, Sarah Lim, Amanda DeWitt, W Ryan Powell, Barbara B Bendlin, Amy J H Kind

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Neighborhoods Study: Examining the social exposome in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  4. Deriving life-course residential histories in brain bank cohorts: A feasibility study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Eleanna M MelcherDepartment of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Warf Office Bldg, Madison, USA.
Leigha VilenCenter for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
Aly PfaffCenter for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
Sarah LimCenter for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
Amanda DeWittCenter for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
W Ryan PowellCenter for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
Barbara B BendlinCenter for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
Amy J H KindCenter for Health Disparities Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.

Funding

The Neighborhoods Study: Contextual Disadvantage and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)R01AG070883 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI AMY J. KIND · 2021 to 2026
$42.1M
UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center P30P30AG062429 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DOUGLAS R GALASKO · 2019 to 2026
$34.9M
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG062715 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Sanjay Asthana · 2019 to 2026
$34.5M
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Contextual Disadvantage and Alzheimer's DiseaseRF1AG057784 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BENDLIN, BARBARA BRIGITTA, KIND, AMY J. · 2017 to 2017
$3.8M
Medical Scientist Training Program T32GM140935National Institute of Aging P30AG062429National Institute of Aging P30AG062715National Institute of Aging R01AG070833-02S1National Institute of Aging R01AG070833-03S1National Institute of Aging R01AG070883National Institute of Aging RF1AG057784
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe exposome is theorized to interact with biological mechanisms to influence risk for Alzheimer's disease but is not well-integrated into existing Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) brain bank data collection.

methodsWe apply public data tracing, an iterative, dual abstraction and validation process rooted in rigorous historic archival methods, to develop life-course residential histories for 1254 ADRC decedents.

resultsThe median percentage of the life course with an address is 78.1% (IQR 24.9); 56.5% of the sample has an address for at least 75% of their life course. Archivists had 89.7% agreement at the address level. This method matched current residential survey methodology 97.4% on average. DISCUSSION: This novel method demonstrates feasibility, reproducibility, and rigor for historic data collection. To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that public data tracing methods for brain bank decedent residential history development can be used to better integrate the social exposome with biobank specimens. HIGHLIGHTS: Public data tracing compares favorably to survey-based residential history. Public data tracing is feasible and reproducible between archivists. Archivists achieved 89.7% agreement at the address level. This method identifies residences for nearly 80% of life-years, on average. This novel method enables brain banks to add social characterizations.

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Alzheimer DiseaseFeasibility StudiesAgedAged, 80 and overBrainCohort StudiesData CollectionExposomeFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsTissue Banksabstracting methodsAlzheimer's diseasebrain bankbrain healthdata collectiondisparitiesexposomelife courserecord‐based abstractionresidential history

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PMCPMC11095419

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