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ORANJ BOWL

ORANJ BOWL℠ (Ongoing Research on Aging in New Jersey: Bettering Opportunities for Wellness in Life)

What is ORANJ BOWL℠?

The goal of the ORANJ BOWL℠ panel is to enable scientists to understand how characteristics of people and of the environment promote successful aging. The ORANJ BOWL℠ panel includes a representative sample of 5,688 adults aged 50-74 living in New Jersey.

 

Recruitment & Eligibility

Participants were recruited between November 2006 and April 2008 using telephone cold calling.  Eligibility included:

  • Age 50 – 74
  • Living in New Jersey
  • Able to participate in a one-hour English language interview

 

ORANJ BOWL℠ Sample

The ORANJ BOWL℠ sample included:

  • 2,067 men and 3,621 women
  • Mean age of 60.7 years
  • Education ranged from those who had not completed high school (5.4%) to those with a doctoral degree (4.2%).  Modal education was a high school diploma (28.3%), with 19.5% completing a four-year college degree
  • 83.8% White; 11.8% African American
  • 56.7% were married; 17.3% were divorced, 14.2% were widowed, 2.6% were separated, and 9.2% had never been married.
  • Mean household income was between $30,000 and $80,000 (29.8%), with 19.1% reporting income less than $30,000 and 41.1% reporting more than $80,000.

Questionnaires

Baseline Questionnaire

Each ORANJ BOWL℠ panelist participated in a 60-minute baseline telephone questionnaire that included information about:

  • demographic characteristics
  • physical and mental health
  • functional ability
  • sleep
  • pain
  • life events
  • household composition
  • social network
  • life satisfaction
  • subjective age
  • health behaviors (smoking, drinking, BMI, exercise, annual health checks)
  • hospitalizations
  • religion and spirituality
  • work history
  • volunteer behaviors
  • leisure activities
  • panelists reported on the foods they typically ate and the beverages they consumed

Click here for the complete baseline questionnaire.

Time 2 Questionnaire
One year after the baseline questionnaire was completed, a mail questionnaire was sent to ORANJ BOWL℠ participants.  This questionnaire included the NEO personality inventory and questions assessing successful aging.  The Time 2 Questionnaire may be found here (Male; Female)
Time 3 Questionnaire

In 2011, funding from the UMDNJ Foundation provided the resources to mail a brief questionnaire to ORANJ BOWL℠ participants. The questions were focused on successful aging. The Time 3 Questionnaire may be found here.

Time 4 Questionnaire

Funding from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR; HITEP130008-01-00) and the Rockefeller Foundation (2012_RLC 304; PI: George Bonanno) enabled us to administer a questionnaire assessing the effects that neighborhood characteristics have on adaptation to Hurricane Sandy. The Time 4 Questionnaire may be found here.

Time 5 Questionnaire

In summer of 2015, with funding from the National Institute on Aging, we began following up with participants to learn about the effects of Hurricane Sandy on their functional ability and their resilience over time after the Hurricane. Research assistants contacted each participant to interview and obtain valuable information. The Time 5 Questionnaire may be found here.

Time 6 Questionnaire

The Time 6 interview asked many of the same questions we’ve asked before as we seek to understand successful aging in the context of Hurricane Sandy. The Time 6 Questionnaire may be found here.

Time 7 Questionnaire

The Time 7 interview asked questions to better understand the short and long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults. In this survey, we asked ORANJ BOWL panelists how they had been managing:

  • their exposure to the COVID-19 virus
  • their experiences while social distancing, and
  • their physical and emotional health.

The Time 7 Questionnaire may be found here.

Additional Project Information

Geo-Coding

ORANJ BOWL utilizes Geo-stuff provided by Texas A&M University GeoServices. Stemming from research at the Texas A&M University Department of Geography, TAMU GeoServices offers a number of geographic information processing services. These services are provided to the greater geospatial community to assist in geospatial-related research and data processing, analysis, and visualization.

Texas A&M University Geoservices offers direct access to the latest cutting edge research on geocoding, address parsing, normalization and standardization, and open source geospatial mapping and visualization.

 

Project Staff List

Project Director: Francine Cartwright

Research Assistants:
Donna Argibay
Diane Barsuglia
Renie Crowder
Samira Davis
Sandra Esposito
Ellie Farma
Maryanne Gutknecht
Noreen Lecane
Brenda Leese
Grace McBride

Program Assistants:
Kathleen Amundsen
Jillian Mazurek

 

ORANJ BOWL℠ Collaborators

George Bonanno, Ph.D., Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, NY
Zachary Christman, Ph.D., Rowan University, Department of Geography & Environment, Glassboro, NJ
Ellen Cromley, Ph.D., University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, Farmington, CT
Karen Eshraghi, M.S.W., Independent Database Consultant, North Wales, PA
Allison Heid, Ph.D., Independent Consultant, Ardmore, PA
Miriam Rose, M.Ed., Independent Data Management Consultant, Cleveland, OH
Laura Sands, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Center for Gerontology, Blacksburg, VA
Seran Schug, Ph.D., Rowan University, Department of Anthropology, Glassboro, NJ
Maureen Wilson-Genderson, Ph.D., Independent Statistical Consultant, Short Hills, NJ
Alex Zautra, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Department of Psychology, Tempe, AZ

 

Dissertations and Theses using ORANJ BOWL℠ Data

Ogletree, A. (2018). The interplay of life stressors and coping resources: Implications for health (Publication 15710) [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/95028

Pasko, K. M. (2020). The roles of social support and personal mastery in the health behaviors of adults with cancer: A survey study (Theses and Dissertations, 2845) [Master’s thesis, Rowan University].
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/2845

Travers, L. E. (2021). Relations between PTSD symptoms and pain interference among older adults (Theses and Dissertations, 2925) [Master’s thesis, Rowan University]. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/2925

ORANJ BOWL℠ Articles

Wolters, B., Kok, A., Huisman, M., Cartwright, F., & Pruchno, R. (2022). Long-term impact of Hurricane Sandy exposure on positive and negative affect: The role of perceived social support. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac066 File

Ferri, C., Yang, K., & Girgus, J. S. (2022). Predicting the gender difference in depressive symptoms in older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2084712 File

Sands, L.P., Do, Q., Du, P., Xu, Y., & Pruchno, R. (2022). Long term impact of Hurricane Sandy on hospital admissions of older adults. Social Science & Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114659 File

Sands, L.P., Do, Q., Du, P., and Pruchno, R. (2021). Peritraumatic stress from a disaster increases risk for onset of chronic diseases among older adults. Innovation in Aging, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab052 File

Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A., Cartwright, F., & Pruchno, R. (2021) Adverse childhood experiences, adult trauma, and depressive symptom trajectories, Aging & Mental Health, doi: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1978926 File

Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A., Cartwright, F., Collins, A., Pruchno, R. (2021).  Change in loneliness experienced by older men and women living alone and with others at the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Research on Aging. August 2021. doi:10.1177/01640275211026649 File

August, K. J. (2021). Marital status, marital transitions, and sleep quality in mid to late life. Research on Aging, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F01640275211027281. File

Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A., Cartwright, F., & Pruchno, R. (2021). Subjective successful aging: Measurement invariance across 12 years. The Gerontologist,  https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab085 File

Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A., Cartwright, F., & Pruchno, R. (2021) Adverse childhood experiences, adult trauma, and depressive symptom trajectories, Aging & Mental Health, doi: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1978926 File

Pruchno, R., Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A., Cartwright, F.  (2021).   Effects of peri-traumatic stress experienced during Hurricane Sandy on functional limitation trajectories for older men and women.  Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114097  File

Heid, A., Wilson-Genderson, M., Pruchno, R., Cartwright, F. (2021) Impact of upper and lower body functional ability on affect in older couples.  Journal of Aging and Health.  File

Arigo, D., Ainsworth, M.Cole, Pasko, K., Brown, M., Travers, L. (2021) Predictors of change in BMI over 10 years among midlife and older adults: Associations with gender, CVD risk status, depressive symptoms, and social support.  Social Science and Medicine.  File

Heid, A., Cartwright, F., Wilson-Genderson, M., Pruchno, R. (2021).  Understanding attrition and bolstering retention in a longitudinal panel of older adults: ORANJ BOWL. Innovation in Aging. File

Heid, A., Pruchno, R., Wilson-Genderson, M., Cartwright, F. (2021).  The prospective association of personality traits and successful aging.  The International Journal of Aging and Human Development.  file

Pruchno, R., Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A., & Cartwright, F. (2020). Trajectories of depressive symptoms experienced by older people: Effects of time, Hurricane Sandy, and the Great Recession, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, baa198. Link

Heid, A.R., Cartwright, F., Wilson-Genderson, M., Pruchno, R. (2020)  Challenges Experienced by Older People During the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  The Gerontologist, gnaa138. Link

Pruchno, R.A., Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A.R., Cartwright, F. P. (2019).  Type of disaster exposure affects functional limitations of older people six years later.  The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. doi.org/10.1093/Gerona/glz258 icon

Christman, Z. J., Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A.R., and Pruchno, R. A. (2019). The effects of neighborhood built environment on walking for leisure and for purpose among older people. The Gerontologist, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz093file icon

Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A.R., Pruchno, R. (2018).  Long-term effects of disaster on depressive symptoms: Type of exposure matters. Social Science & Medicine, 217, 84-91. doi:  10/1016/j.soc.scimed.2018.09.062 

Heid, A. R., Gerber, A. R., Gillen, S., Kim, D. S., Schug, S., & Pruchno, R. (2018). Timing of onset and self-management of multiple chronic conditions: A qualitative examination taking a lifespan perspective. Chronic Illness.  Published online September 4, 2018.  doi:  10.1177/1742395318792066file icon

Heid, A. R., Pruchno, R., & Wilson-Genderson, M. (2018). Illness representations of multiple chronic conditions and self-management behaviors in older adults: A pilot study. Int J Aging Hum Dev, 87(1), 90-106. doi:10.1177/0091415018771327file icon

Pruchno, R., Heid, A.R., & Wilson-Genderson, M. (2018). Successful aging, social support, and ownership of a companion animal. Anthrozoos, 31(1), 23-39. doi:10.1080/08927936.2018.1406199 

Gerber, A., Heid, A. R., & Pruchno, R. (2018). Adult children living with aging parents: The association between income and parental affect. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. doi: 10.1177/0091415018758448 

Sands, L. P., Xie, Y., Pruchno, R., Heid, A., & Hong, Y. (2018). Older adults’ health care utilization a year after experiencing fear or distress from hurricane sandy. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. doi:10.1017/dmp.2017.134 icon

Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A. R., Pruchno, R., & Sands, L. P. (2017). Onset of multiple chronic conditions and depressive symptoms: A life events perspective. Innovation in Aging, 1(2),doi:10.1093/geroni/igx022 

Wilson-Genderson, M., Pruchno, R., & Heid, A. R. (2017). Modeling successful aging over time in the context of a disaster. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(2), 328-339. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw127. 

Heid, A. R., Schug, S., Cartwright, F. P., & Pruchno, R. (2017). Challenges faced and support received: Older adults’ perceptions of hurricane sandy. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 11(1), 39-47. doi:10.1017/dmp.2016.133. 

Pruchno, R., Heid, A. R., & Wilson-Genderson, M. (2016). The great recession, life events, and mental health of older adults. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 84(3), 294-312. doi:10.1177/0091415016671722 

Cromley, E.K., Wilson-Genderson, M., Heid, A.R., & Pruchno, R.A. (2016). Spatial associations of multiple chronic conditions among older adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology. Published online October 2, 2016 doi: 10.1177/0733464816672044 

Christman, Z., Pruchno, R., Cromley, E., Wilson-Genderson, M., & Mir, I. (2016). A spatial analysis of body mass index and neighborhood factors in community-dwelling older men and women. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 83(1), 3-25. 

Pruchno, R.A., Wilson-Genderson, M., & Heid, A.R. (2016). Multiple chronic condition combinations and depression in community-dwelling older adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 71(7), 910-915. Published online March 1, 2016 doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw025 

Heid, A.R., Pruchno, R., & Cartwright, F.P. (2016). Exposure to hurricane sandy, neighborhood collective efficacy, and post-traumatic stress symptoms in older adults. Aging & Mental Health. Published online February 25, 2016 doi: 10.1080/13607863.2016.1154016 

Wilson-Genderson, M. & Pruchno, R. (2015). Functional limitations and gender differences: Neighborhood effects. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 81(1-2), 83-100. 

Pruchno, R., Heid, A.R., & Wilson-Genderson, M. (2015). Resilience and successful aging: Aligning complementary constructs using a life course approach. Psychological Inquiry, 26(2), 200-207. 

Cromley, E.K., Wilson-Genderson, M., Christman, Z., & Pruchno, R.A. (2015). Colocation of older adults with successful aging based on objective and subjective measures. Applied Geography, 56, 13-20. 

Pruchno, R.A., & Wilson-Genderson, M. (2015). A Longitudinal examination of the effects of early influences and midlife characteristics on successful aging. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70(6), 850-859. 

Pruchno, R., Wilson-Genderson, M., & Gupta, A.K. (2014). Neighborhood food environment and obesity in community-dwelling older adults: Individual and neighborhood effects. American Journal of Public Health, 104(5), 924-929. 

Wilson-Genderson, M., & Pruchno, R. (2013). Effects of neighborhood violence and perceptions of neighborhood safety on depressive symptoms of older adults. Social Science & Medicine, 75(12), 2307-2316. 

Pruchno, R. & Wilson-Genderson, M. (2012).  Adherence to clusters of health behaviors and successful aging. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(8), 1279-1297. 

Cromley, E.K., Wilson-Genderson, M., & Pruchno, R.A. (2012). Neighborhood characteristics and depressive symptoms of older people: Local spatial analyses. Social Science & Medicine, 75(12), 2307-2316. 

Pruchno, R., Hahn, S., & Wilson-Genderson, M. (2012).  Cigarette smokers, never-smokers, and transitions: Implications for successful aging.  International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 74(3), 193-209. 

Pruchno, R.A., Wilson-Genderson, M. & Cartwright, F.P. (2012). The texture of neighborhoods and disability among older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 67B(1), 89-98. 

Pruchno, R.A. Wilson-Genderson, M. & Cartwright, F. (2010).  A two-factor model of successful aging. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 65B(6), 671-679. 

Pruchno, R.A., Wilson-Genderson, M., Rose, M., & Cartwright, F.  (2010). Successful aging: Early influences and contemporary characteristics. The Gerontologist, 50(6), 821-833.