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Overview

Vicki A. Freedman is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily covers the social sciences, health professions, and medicine, with a strong focus on subfields such as sociology and political science, general health professions, health, psychiatry and mental health, and demography.

Their work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Freedman has contributed to numerous publications and collaborates frequently with several researchers. Their most frequent co-authors include Jennifer L. Wolff, Sarah Patterson, Mengyao Hu, Jennifer A. Schrack, and Jennifer C. Cornman.

They have published extensively in several academic journals. Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • JAMA Network Open
  • The Gerontologist
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Selected recent papers by Vicki A. Freedman include:

  • Changes in Older Adults' Social Contact During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021, The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • The Changing Demography of Late-Life Family Caregiving: A Research Agenda to Understand Future Care Networks for an Aging U.S. Population, 2023, The Gerontologist
  • A day in the life of caregivers to older adults with and without dementia: Comparisons of care time and emotional health, 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia

Other relevant papers associated with co-authors include Family Caregivers' Experiences With Health Care Workers in the Care of Older Adults With Activity Limitations, 2020, JAMA Network Open, and Collecting Objective Measures of Visual and Auditory Function in a National in-Home Survey of Older Adults, 2021, Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology.

Best Publications

  • Recent trends in disability and functioning among older adults in the United States: a systematic review.

    Vicki A. Freedman;Linda G. Martin;Robert F. Schoeni

  • A National Profile of Family and Unpaid Caregivers Who Assist Older Adults With Health Care Activities

    Jennifer L. Wolff;Brenda C. Spillman;Vicki A. Freedman;Judith D. Kasper

  • Happy Marriage, Happy Life? Marital Quality and Subjective Well-Being in Later Life.

    Deborah Carr;Vicki A. Freedman;Jennifer C. Cornman;Norbert Schwarz

  • Resolving inconsistencies in trends in old-age disability: Report from a technical working group

    Vicki A. Freedman;Eileen M. Crimmins;Robert F. Schoeni;Brenda C. Spillman

  • Understanding trends in functional limitations among older Americans.

    Vicki A. Freedman;Linda G. Martin

  • The Disproportionate Impact Of Dementia On Family And Unpaid Caregiving To Older Adults

    Judith D. Kasper;Vicki A. Freedman;Brenda C. Spillman;Jennifer L. Wolff

  • Disability and care needs among older Americans.

    Vicki A. Freedman;Brenda C. Spillman

  • Persistent and Growing Socioeconomic Disparities in Disability Among the Elderly: 1982–2002

    Robert F. Schoeni;Linda G. Martin;Patricia M. Andreski;Vicki A. Freedman

  • Family Structure and the Risk of Nursing Home Admission

    Vicki A. Freedman

  • The role of education in explaining and forecasting trends in functional limitations among older Americans.

    Vicki A. Freedman;Linda G. Martin

  • The Division of Family Labor: Care for Elderly Parents

    Douglas A. Wolf;Vicki Freedman;Beth J. Soldo

  • Trends in Late-Life Activity Limitations in the United States: An Update From Five National Surveys

    Vicki A. Freedman;Brenda C. Spillman;Patricia M Andreski;Jennifer C. Cornman

  • Persistent, Consistent, Widespread, and Robust? Another Look at Recent Trends in Old-Age Disability

    Robert F. Schoeni;Vicki A. Freedman;Robert B. Wallace

  • The Panel Study of Income Dynamics: Overview, Recent Innovations, and Potential for Life Course Research.

    Katherine A McGonagle;Robert F Schoeni;Narayan Sastry;Vicki A Freedman

  • Why is late-life disability declining?

    Robert F. Schoeni;Vicki A. Freedman;Linda G. Martin

  • Cohort Profile: The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS).

    Vicki A Freedman;Judith D Kasper

  • Trends In Disability And Related Chronic Conditions Among People Ages Fifty To Sixty-Four

    Linda G. Martin;Vicki A. Freedman;Robert F. Schoeni;Patricia M. Andreski

  • Contribution of chronic conditions to aggregate changes in old-age functioning.

    Vicki A. Freedman;Linda G. Martin

  • Specificity and Sensitivity of Claims‐Based Algorithms for Identifying Members of Medicare+Choice Health Plans That Have Chronic Medical Conditions

    Thomas S Rector;Steven L Wickstrom;Mona Shah;N Thomas Greeenlee

  • Declines in late-life disability: the role of early- and mid-life factors

    Vicki A. Freedman;Linda G. Martin;Robert F. Schoeni;Jennifer C. Cornman

  • Reconsidering Substitution in Long-Term Care: When Does Assistive Technology Take the Place of Personal Care?

    Emily M. Agree;Vicki A. Freedman;Jennifer C. Cornman;Douglas A. Wolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda G. Martin
Linda G. Martin RAND Corporation
Robert F. Schoeni
Robert F. Schoeni University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
José J. Escarce
José J. Escarce University of California, Los Angeles
Douglas A. Wolf
Douglas A. Wolf Syracuse University
Deborah Carr
Deborah Carr Boston University
Norbert Schwarz
Norbert Schwarz University of Southern California
Frederick G. Conrad
Frederick G. Conrad University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Frank P. Stafford
Frank P. Stafford University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard E. Lucas
Richard E. Lucas Michigan State University
Joan M. Teno
Joan M. Teno Brown University

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