Estimating the effects of hypothetical loneliness interventions on memory function among middle-aged and older adults in the United States

By afschroeder • March 10, 2026

Ikesu R, Wu Y, Rojas-Saunero LP, Nianogo RA, Torres JM, Kotwal A, Ramirez CM, Tsugawa Y, Mayeda ER. Estimating the effects of hypothetical loneliness interventions on memory function among middle-aged and older adults in the United States. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 9:kwag044. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwag044. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41800788.

Tags: General Internal Medicine, health and retirement study, hypothetical intervention, loneliness, memory function, Post Doc, Publications, targeted maximum likelihood estimation, time-varying analysis

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