Kristin R Krueger

Biographic Data

ID4467538
NAMEKristin R Krueger
GIVEN NAMESKristin R
FAMILY NAMEKrueger
SIGNATUREKRUEGER K R
AFFILIATIONSRush University Medical Center
ORCID0000-0001-6388-4083
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • The association between social engagement and cognition in older adults

    Open AccessJasmine S Dixon, Rebecca E Amariglio et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2025References: 8

    Objectives Recent research suggests that social engagement may be protective against cognitive decline and dementia. The current study examined the association between social engagement and cognition in a large, ethnoracially diverse cognitively unimpaired cohort of older adults selected for study inclusion based on multi-dimensional risk for cognitive decline. Methods We analyzed baseline data from a subset of older adults (N = 1,951; Mage = 68.…

  • Depressive symptoms and cognitive function in the U.S. Pointer study

    Open AccessKristin R Krueger, Katelyn R Garcia et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2025Cited by: 1References: 2

    Objective This study aimed to examine the extent to which the well-established association between depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning was present in the U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER) participants at baseline. Methods We examined the association of depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning in 2,103 participants (aged 60–79) at baseline for U.S. POINTER, a multisite, 2…

  • Perceived Stress, Blood Biomarkers, and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults

    Pankaja Desai, Ted K S Ng et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2024

    INTRODUCTION: There is a substantial gap in knowledge regarding how perceived stress may influence the relationship between serum-measured biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline. METHODS: This study consists of 1118 older adult participants from the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) (60% Black participants and 63% female participants). Linear mixed effects regression models were conducted to examine the role of perceived s…

  • Race and Apolipoprotein E-e4 Allele Status Differences in the Association Between Loneliness and Cognitive Decline

    Pankaja Desai, Kristin R Krueger et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2023

    OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine race and apolipoprotein E-e4 allele (APOE-e4) status differences in the longitudinal associations between loneliness and cognitive decline. METHODS: The study sample is composed of participants ( N = 7696, 64% Black participants and 36% White participants) from the Chicago Health and Aging Project, a population-based cohort study. Mixed-effects regression models were conducted to examine the longitudinal ass…

  • Social Engagement and Cognitive Function in Old Age

    Kristin R Krueger, R Scott Wilson et al.ARTICLEExperimental Aging Research2009

    We examined the association of diverse measures of social engagement with level of function in multiple cognitive domains in 838 persons without dementia who had a mean age of 80.2 (SD = 7.5). Social network size, frequency of social activity, and level of perceived social support were assessed in linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, education, and other covariates. Social activity and social support were related to better cognitive fu…

  • Loneliness and Risk of Alzheimer Disease

    R Scott Wilson, Robert S Wilson et al.ARTICLEArchives of General Psychiatry2007

    CONTEXT: Social isolation in old age has been associated with risk of developing dementia, but the risk associated with perceived isolation, or loneliness, is not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that loneliness is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer disease (AD). DESIGN: Longitudinal clinicopathologic cohort study with up to 4 years of annual in-home follow-up. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 823 older persons free of dementia…

  • Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Mortality in a Defined Population of Older Persons

    Robert S Wilson, R J Wilson et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2005

    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to test the association of the personality traits of neuroticism and extraversion with risk of death in old age. METHODS: A census was taken of a geographically defined urban community in Chicago, and those aged 65 years or older were invited to participate in an in-home interview; 6158 (79% of those eligible) did so. The interview included brief measures of neuroticism and extraversion, medical history,…

  • The Evaluation of a Latino Community Health Worker HIV Prevention Program

    Open AccessMolly Martins, Molly A Martin et al.ARTICLEHispanic Journal of Behavioral…2005Cited by: 1References: 17

    This study evaluated the effectiveness of a community health promotion project to increase HIV knowledge in an urban, immigrant Latino community in Chicago. Latino participants (N = 704) answered questions on HIV before and after an education intervention given by community health workers. Outcomes included changes in knowledge and self-perceived risk. Increases in knowledge scores were greatest for Central/South Americans (p = .038), women (p = …