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JoAnn T. Tschanz is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the study of dementia and cognitive impairment, with additional work in psychiatry and mental health, physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, geriatrics and gerontology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research

JoAnn T. Tschanz has published extensively in the field of medicine, with a total of 22 publications. Key subfields represented in this work are psychiatry and mental health, physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, geriatrics and gerontology, and epidemiology.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • International Psychogeriatrics
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Significant recent papers include:

  • "Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and subsequent risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias," 2023, Alzheimer's & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
  • "Malnutrition and neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: the Cache County Dementia Progression Study," 2023, International Psychogeriatrics
  • "How good are medical and death records for identifying dementia?" 2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Comorbidity and Cancer Disease Rates among Those at High-Risk for Alzheimer's Disease: A Population Database Analysis," 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Modelling mobile-based technology adoption among people with dementia," 2021, Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

JoAnn T. Tschanz frequently collaborates with several co-authors, notably:

  • Ken R. Smith (6 publications)
  • Mikaela Drewel (6 publications)
  • Gail B. Rattinger (6 publications)
  • Hector González (5 publications)
  • Alexandra Hammond (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Mental and Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia: Findings from the Cache County Study on Memory in Aging

    Constantine G. Lyketsos;Martin Steinberg;Jo Ann T. Tschanz;Maria C. Norton

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Reduced risk of Alzheimer disease in users of antioxidant vitamin supplements: The cache county study

    Peter P. Zandi;James C. Anthony;Ara S. Khachaturian;Stephanie V. Stone

  • Point and 5-year period prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: The Cache county study

    Martin Steinberg;Huibo Shao;Peter Zandi;Constantine G. Lyketsos

  • Prevalence of depression and its treatment in an elderly population: the Cache County study.

    David C. Steffens;Ingmar Skoog;Ingmar Skoog;Maria C. Norton;Andrea D. Hart

  • Rare coding variants in the phospholipase D3 gene confer risk for Alzheimer’s disease

    C Cruchaga;CM Karch;SC Jin;BA Benitez

  • APOE-ε4 count predicts age when prevalence of AD increases, then declines: The Cache County Study

    J. C. S. Breitner;B. W. Wyse;J. C. Anthony;K. A. Welsh-Bohmer

  • Do statins reduce risk of incident dementia and Alzheimer disease? The Cache county study

    Peter P. Zandi;D. Larry Sparks;Ara S. Khachaturian;JoAnn T. Tschanz

  • Antihypertensive medication use and incident Alzheimer disease: the Cache County Study.

    Ara S. Khachaturian;Peter P. Zandi;Constantine G. Lyketsos;Kathleen M. Hayden

  • APOE genotype predicts when — not whether — one is predisposed to develop Alzheimer disease

    Marion R Meyer;JoAnn T Tschanz;Maria C Norton;Kathleen A Welsh-Bohmer

  • Relationship of hearing loss and dementia: a prospective, population-based study.

    Richard Klaus Gurgel;Preston Daniel Ward;Sarah Schwartz;Maria C. Norton

  • Neuropsychiatric Symptoms as Predictors of Progression to Severe Alzheimer’s Dementia and Death: The Cache County Dementia Progression Study

    Matthew E. Peters;Sarah Schwartz;Dingfen Han;Peter V. Rabins

  • Vascular factors predict rate of progression in Alzheimer disease

    M. M. Mielke;P. B. Rosenberg;Joann Tschanz;L. Cook

  • Neuropsychiatric disturbance in Alzheimer's disease clusters into three groups: the Cache County study.

    Constantine G. Lyketsos;Jeannie Marie E. Sheppard;Martin Steinberg;Jo Ann T. Tschanz

  • Vascular risk factors for incident Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia: the Cache County study.

    Kathleen M. Hayden;Peter P. Zandi;Constantine G. Lyketsos;Ara S. Khachaturian

  • Progression of Cognitive, Functional, and Neuropsychiatric Symptom Domains in a Population Cohort With Alzheimer Dementia: The Cache County Dementia Progression Study

    Joann T. Tschanz;Chris D. Corcoran;Sarah Schwartz;Katherine Treiber

  • Caregivers’ relationship closeness with the person with dementia predicts both positive and negative outcomes for caregivers’ physical health and psychological well-being

    Elizabeth Fauth;Kyle Hess;Kathy Piercy;Maria Norton

  • Conversion to dementia from mild cognitive disorder: The Cache County Study

    Joann Tschanz;K. A. Welsh-Bohmer;C. G. Lyketsos;C. Corcoran

  • Dementia: The leading predictor of death in a defined elderly population: The Cache County Study

    Joann Tschanz;Christopher Corcoran;I. Skoog;A. S. Khachaturian

  • Greater Risk of Dementia When Spouse Has Dementia? The Cache County Study

    Maria C. Norton;Ken R. Smith;Truls Østbye;Truls Østbye;JoAnn T. Tschanz

  • Epidemiology of apathy in older adults: the Cache County Study.

    Chiadi U. Onyike;Jeannie Marie E. Sheppard;Joann T. Tschanz;Maria C. Norton

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa A. Cannon-Albright
Lisa A. Cannon-Albright University of Utah
Erin D. Bigler
Erin D. Bigler University of Utah
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rita Guerreiro
Rita Guerreiro Van Andel Institute
Jose Bras
Jose Bras Van Andel Institute
Peter St George-Hyslop
Peter St George-Hyslop Columbia University
Andrew B. Singleton
Andrew B. Singleton National Institutes of Health
Ekaterina Rogaeva
Ekaterina Rogaeva University of Toronto
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami
Kristel Sleegers
Kristel Sleegers University of Antwerp

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