MIDUS follow-up on health, aging, and stress
Project 1 -- MIDUS Survey Project
This project collects follow-up surveys from adults, including African American participants and people with Alzheimer's-related dementia, to track health, stress, behaviors, and wellbeing over time.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Wisconsin-Madison NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Madison, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11174399 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would complete a phone interview (or a personal interview in Milwaukee) and fill out self-report questionnaires about your physical and mental health, personality, behaviors, and exposures to stress. The project is collecting a new wave of data for two long-term MIDUS samples to measure changes over the past decade or longer. Researchers focus on how socioeconomic factors, resilience, and vulnerability shape age-related changes in health. A new module also asks about the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are adults aged 21 and older who previously took part in the MIDUS Core or Refresher samples (including Milwaukee African American participants) or similar long-term survey cohorts.
Not a fit: People seeking immediate medical treatments or experimental therapies should not expect direct clinical benefit from participating in a survey-based project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could reveal factors that protect against or worsen age-related decline and inform better supports or policies for older adults and disadvantaged groups.
How similar studies have performed: Previous MIDUS waves and other long-term population surveys have successfully tracked health changes and produced widely used findings on aging and psychosocial factors.
Where this research is happening
Madison, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison — Madison, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ryff, Carol D. — University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Study coordinator: Ryff, Carol D.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.