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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/79432, first published .
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COVID-19 Impact on Health Behaviors and Survey Engagement in Older African Americans: Longitudinal Cohort Study

COVID-19 Impact on Health Behaviors and Survey Engagement in Older African Americans: Longitudinal Cohort Study

Selda Yildiz   1, 2 , PhD ;   Nora Mattek   1, 2, 3 , MPH ;   Joel Steele   1, 2, 4 , PhD ;   Sarah Gothard   1, 2, 3, 5 , MS ;   Bryan D James   6, 7 , PhD ;   Ana W Capuano   6, 8, 9 , PhD ;   Lisa L Barnes   6 , PhD ;   Jeffrey A Kaye   1, 2, 3 , MD ;   Zachary T Beattie   1, 2, 3 , PhD

1 Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States

2 Layton Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States

3 Oregon Center for Aging & Technology (ORCATECH), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States

4 Department of Indigenous Health, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States

5 Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

6 Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States

7 Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States

8 Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

9 Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Selda Yildiz, PhD
  • Department of Neurology
  • Oregon Health & Science University
  • 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
  • Portland, OR 97239
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 503 494-7219
  • Email: yildiz@ohsu.edu