What does ADAMS mean in MEDICAL

The ADAMS Study stands for the Ageing, Demographics, and Memory Study. It is a project that seeks to better understand how demographics impact age-related changes in memory performance. Specifically, it looks at the role of gender, age, education level, language proficiency, and other sociodemographic factors on cognitive aging and cognitive decline.

The ADAMS study is open to community-dwelling adults ages 65 and above who are willing to visit one of our research centers for an initial assessment and two follow-up visits. Participants must speak English or Spanish fluently and be able to provide written consent for participation in the study.

During the assessment visit participants will receive an extensive evaluation that includes an in-depth interview about their medical history; cognitive questions about orientation, attention, memory; physical exam with vital signs such as blood pressure; neuropsychological tests like picture naming; self-reported questionnaires about moods and emotions; as well as tests of physical functioning such as gait speed.

Your data will remain confidential. All information collected during the study will be stored securely and used only for research purposes. To protect your privacy, personal identifiers (such as name or date of birth) will not be included in any published material resulting from this study.

The potential risks of taking part in this research include fatigue from completing interviews or assessments over a long period of time, feelings either positive or negative after responding to some questions or tasks during testing sessions; however minimal risk is expected since all activities have been created to keep participants safe while taking part in this project.

No there is no cost associated with participating in this research project. However, participants will receive a $20 gift card after completing each assessment visit.

This study is conducted by researchers at Stanford University with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Each visit takes approximately 2-3 hours but may vary depending on individual performances on certain tasks or assessments. All three visits can be completed within a 6-8 week period.

Yes! Travel reimbursement options are available for those who need help getting to our lab for their assessment visits. We reimburse by current public transportation rates up to $15 if you take public transit to get here.

: Participation in studies like ours helps us learn more about age related decline so that we can continue developing new ways conventional methods used today to prevent cognitive decline or improve diagnosis accuracy.