Journal publications

1. Orsholits, D., Cullati, S., Cheval, B., Ghisletta, P., Oris, M., Maurer, J., Studer, M., Marques, A., Marconcin, P., Gouveia, E.R., Kliegel, M. & Ihle, A. (2022). Residential trajectories across the life course and their association with cognitive functioning in later life. Scientific Reports (forthcoming).

2. Borrat-Besson C., Vilpert S., Jox R.J., Borasio G.D., Maurer J. (2022). Dimensions of end-of-life preferences in the Swiss general population aged 55. Age Ageing. Aug 2;51(8):afac162. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac162.

3. Vilpert S., Borasio G.D. and Maurer J. (2022) Knowledge Gaps in End-of-Life Care and Planning Options Among Older Adults in Switzerland. International Journal of Public Health 67:1604676. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604676

4. Meier, C., Vilpert, S., Borasio, G. D., Maurer, J., & Jox, R. J. (2022). Perceptions and Knowledge Regarding Medical Situations at the End of Life among Older Adults in Switzerland. Journal of Palliative Medicine.

5. Borrat-Besson, C., Vilpert, S., Borasio, G. D., & Maurer, J. (2022). Views on a “Good Death”: End-of-life preferences and their association with socio-demographic characteristics in a representative sample of older adults in Switzerland. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 85(2), 409-428.

6. Islam, S., Upadhyay, A. K., Mohanty, S. K., Pedgaonkar, S. P., Maurer, J., & O'Donnell, O. (2022). Use of unclean cooking fuels and visual impairment of older adults in India: A nationally representative population-based study. Environment International, 107302.

7. Mohanty, S. K., Ambade, M., Upadhyay, A. K., Mishra, R. S., Pedgaonkar, S. P., Kämpfen, F., ... & Maurer, J. (2022). Prevalence of pain and its treatment among older adults in India: a nationally representative population-based study. PAIN, 10-1097.

8. Meier, C., Vilpert, S., Borrat-Besson, C., Jox, R. J., & Maurer, J. (2022). Health literacy among older adults in Switzerland: cross-sectional evidence from a nationally representative population-based observational study. Swiss Medical Weekly, (13).

9. Meier, C., & Maurer, J. (2022). Buddy or burden? Patterns, perceptions, and experiences of pet ownership among older adults in Switzerland. European Journal of Ageing, 1-12.

10. Orsholits, D., Cullati, S., Ghisletta, P., Aartsen, M. J., Oris, M., Studer, M., ... & Ihle, A. (2022). How welfare regimes moderate the associations between cognitive aging, education, and occupation. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.

11. Kohler, I. V., Ciancio, A., Kämpfen, F., Kohler, H. P., Mwapasa, V., Chilima, B., ... & Maurer, J. (2022). Pain Is Widespread and Predicts Poor Mental Health Among Older Adults in Rural Malawi. Innovation in Aging, 6(3), igac008.

12. Mohanty, S. K., Upadhyay, A. K., Shekhar, P., Kämpfen, F., O’Donnell, O., & Maurer, J. (2022). Missed opportunities for hypertension screening: a cross-sectional study, India. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 100(1), 30.

13. Mohanty, S. K., Pedgaonkar, S. P., Upadhyay, A. K., Kämpfen, F., Shekhar, P., Mishra, R. S., ... & O’Donnell, O. (2021). Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in adults aged 45 years and over and their spouses in India: a nationally representative cross-sectional study. PLoS Medicine, 18(8), e1003740.

14. Ihle, A., Oris, M., Baeriswyl, M., Zuber, S., Cullati, S., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2021). The longitudinal relation between social reserve and smaller subsequent decline in executive functioning in old age is mediated via cognitive reserve. International Psychogeriatrics, 33(5), 461-467.

15. Ihle, A., Gouveia, É. R., Gouveia, B. R., Zuber, S., Mella, N., Desrichard, O., ... & Kliegel, M. (2021). The relationship of obesity predicting decline in executive functioning is attenuated with greater leisure activities in old age. Aging & Mental Health, 25(4), 613-620.

16. Kieny, C., Flores, G., & Maurer, J. (2021). Assessing and decomposing gender differences in evaluative and emotional well-being among older adults in the developing world. Review of Economics of the Household, 19(1), 189-221.

17. Ihle, A., Ghisletta, P., Gouveia, É. R., Gouveia, B. R., Oris, M., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2021). Lower executive functioning predicts steeper subsequent decline in well-being only in young-old but not old-old age. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 45(2), 97-108.

18. Kämpfen, F., Kohler, I. V., Ciancio, A., Bruine de Bruin, W., Maurer, J., & Kohler, H. P. (2020). Predictors of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic in the US: Role of economic concerns, health worries and social distancing. PloS one, 15(11), e0241895

19. Kieny, C., Flores, G., Ingenhaag, M., & Maurer, J. (2020). Healthy, wealthy, wise, and happy? Assessing age differences in evaluative and emotional well-being among mature adults from five low-and middle-income countries. Social Indicators Research, 1-32.

20. Ciancio, A., Kämpfen, F., Kohler, I. V., Bennett, D., Bruine de Bruin, W., Darling, J., ... & Kohler, H. P. (2020). Know your epidemic, know your response: Early perceptions of COVID-19 and self-reported social distancing in the United States. PloS one, 15(9), e0238341.

21. Kämpfen, F., Kohler, I. V., Bountogo, M., Mwera, J., Kohler, H. P., & Maurer, J. (2020). Using grip strength to compute physical health-adjusted old age dependency ratios. SSM-Population Health, 11, 100579.

22. Flores, G., Kieny, C., & Maurer, J. (2020). Deconstructing gender differences in experienced well-being among older adults in the developing world: the roles of time use and activity-specific affective experiences. Social Indicators Research, 1-34.

23. Vilpert, S., Bolliger, E., Borrat-Besson, C., Borasio, G. D., & Maurer, J. (2020). Social, cultural and experiential patterning of attitudes and behaviour towards assisted suicide in Switzerland: evidence from a national population-based study. Swiss Medical Weekly, 150(2526).

24. Ihle, A., Bavelier, D., Maurer, J., Oris, M., & Kliegel, M. (2020). Internet use in old age predicts smaller cognitive decline only in men. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-10.

25. Vilpert, S., Borrat-Besson, C., Borasio, G. D., & Maurer, J. (2020). Associations of end-of-life preferences and trust in institutions with public support for assisted suicide evidence from nationally representative survey data of older adults in Switzerland. PloS one, 15(4), e0232109.

26. Ihle, A., Oris, M., Sauter, J., Spini, D., Rimmele, U., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2020). The relation of low cognitive abilities to low well-being in old age is attenuated in individuals with greater cognitive reserve and greater social capital accumulated over the life course. Aging & Mental Health, 24(3), 387-394.

27. Ihle, A., Rimmele, U., Oris, M., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2020). The Longitudinal Relationship of Perceived Stress Predicting Subsequent Decline in Executive Functioning in Old Age Is Attenuated in Individuals with Greater Cognitive Reserve. Gerontology, 66(1), 65-73.

28. Ihle, A., Oris, M., Baeriswyl, M., Zuber, S., Cullati, S., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2019). The longitudinal relation between social reserve and smaller subsequent decline in executive functioning in old age is mediated via cognitive reserve. International Psychogeriatrics, 1-7.

29. Ihle, A., Gouveia, É. R., Gouveia, B. R., Zuber, S., Mella, N., Desrichard, O., Cullati, S., Oris, M., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2019). The relationship of obesity predicting decline in executive functioning is attenuated with greater leisure activities in old age. Aging & Mental Health, 1-8.

30. Huang, Z., & Maurer, J. (2019). Validity of self-rated memory among middle-aged and older chinese adults: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Assessment, 26(8), 1582-1593.

31. Ihle, A., Fagot, D., Vallet, F., Ballhausen, N., Mella, N., Baeriswyl, M., Sauter, J., Oris, M., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2019). Cross-lagged relation of leisure activity participation to Trail Making Test performance 6 years later: Differential patterns in old age and very old age. Neuropsychology, 33(2), 234.

32. Ihle, A., Zuber, S., Gouveia, É. R., Gouveia, B. R., Mella, N., Desrichard, O., Cullati, S., Oris, M., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2019). Cognitive Reserve Mediates the Relation between Openness to Experience and Smaller Decline in Executive Functioning. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 48(1-2), 39-44.

33. Ihle, A., Ghisletta, P., Ballhausen, N., Fagot, D., Vallet, F., Baeriswyl, M., Sauter, J., Oris, M., Maurer, J., & Kliegel, M. (2018). The role of cognitive reserve accumulated in midlife for the relation between chronic diseases and cognitive decline in old age: A longitudinal follow-up across six years. Neuropsychologia, 121, 37-46.

34. Meyer, C., Evans, D., Soucat, A., Dkhimi, F., Akweongo, P., Kessy, F., Maurer, J., Ooms, G., & Stoermer, M. (2018). Leaving no one behind? Reaching the informal sector, poor people and marginalised groups with Social Health Protection. The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 26(3), 459-465.

35. Vilpert, S., Monod, S., Ruedin, H. J., Maurer, J., Trueb, L., Yersin, B., & Büla, C. (2018). Differences in triage category, priority level and hospitalization rate between young-old and old-old patients visiting the emergency department. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), 456.

36. Vilpert, S., Borrat-Besson, C., Maurer, J., & Borasio, G. D. (2018). Awareness, approval and completion of advance directives in older adults in Switzerland. Swiss Medical Weekly, 148(2930).

37. Kämpfen, F., & Maurer, J. (2018). Does education help “old dogs” learn “new tricks”? The lasting impact of early-life education on technology use among older adults. Research Policy, 47(6), 1125-1132.

38. Maurer, J., & Harris, K. M. (2016). Learning to Trust Flu Shots: Quasi‐experimental Evidence from the 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic. Health Economics, 25(9), 1148-1162.

39. Maurer, J. (2016). Inspecting the mechanism: a longitudinal analysis of socioeconomic status differences in perceived influenza risks, vaccination intentions, and vaccination behaviors during the 2009–2010 influenza pandemic. Medical Decision Making, 36(7), 887-899.

40. Kämpfen, F., & Maurer, J. (2016). Time to burn (calories)? The impact of retirement on physical activity among mature Americans. Journal of Health Economics, 45, 91-102.

41. Chi, Y. L., Krishnakumar, J., Maurer, J., Loncar, D., & Flahault, A. (2016). Who should finance WHO's work on emergencies?. Lancet, 387(10038), 2584-2585.

42. Yepes, M., Maurer, J., Stringhini, S., Viswanathan, B., Gedeon, J., & Bovet, P. (2016). Ideal Body Size as a Mediator for the Gender-Specific Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index: Evidence From an Upper-Middle–Income Country in the African Region. Health Education & Behavior, 43(1_suppl), 56S-63S.

43. Yepes, M., Maurer, J., Viswanathan, B., Gedeon, J., & Bovet, P. (2016). Potential reach of mHealth versus traditional mass media for prevention of chronic diseases: evidence from a nationally representative survey in a middle-income country in Africa. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(5), e114.

44. Yepes, M., Viswanathan, B., Bovet, P., & Maurer, J. (2015). Validity of silhouette showcards as a measure of body size and obesity in a population in the African region: A practical research tool for general-purpose surveys. Population Health Metrics, 13(1), 35.

45. Flores, G., Ingenhaag, M., & Maurer, J. (2015). An anatomy of old-age disability: Time use, affect and experienced utility. Journal of Health Economics, 44, 150-160.

46. Maurer, J., & Ramos, A. (2015). One-year routine opportunistic screening for hypertension in formal medical settings and potential improvements in hypertension awareness among older persons in developing countries: evidence from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE). American Journal of Epidemiology, 181(3), 180-184.

47. Uscher-Pines, L., Mulcahy, A., Maurer, J., & Harris, K. (2014). The relationship between influenza vaccination habits and location of vaccination. Plos one, 9(12), e114863.

48. Maurer, J., Harris, K. M., & Uscher-Pines, L. (2014). Can routine offering of influenza vaccination in office-based settings reduce racial and ethnic disparities in adult influenza vaccination?. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 29(12), 1624-1630.

49. Maurer, J., & Harris, K. M. (2014). Issuance of patient reminders for influenza vaccination by US-based primary care physicians during the first year of universal influenza vaccination recommendations. American Journal of Public Health, 104(6), e60-e62.

50. Coe, N. B., von Gaudecker, H. M., Lindeboom, M., & Maurer, J. (2012). The effect of retirement on cognitive functioning. Health Economics, 21(8), 913-927.

51. Maurer, J., Harris, K. M., & Parker, A. M. (2012). Who knew? Awareness of being recommended for influenza vaccination among US adults. Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 6(4), 284-290.

52. Maurer, J., Harris, K. M., Black, C. L., & Euler, G. L. (2012). Support for seasonal influenza vaccination requirements among US healthcare personnel. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 33(3), 213-221.

53. Listl, S., Moran, V., Maurer, J., & Faggion Jr, C. M. (2012). Dental service utilization by Europeans aged 50 plus. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 40(2), 164-174.

54. Maurer, J. (2011). Education and male-female differences in later-life cognition: International evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean. Demography, 48(3), 915-930.

55. Maurer, J., Klein, R., & Vella, F. (2011). Subjective health assessments and active labor market participation of older men: evidence from a semiparametric binary choice model with nonadditive correlated individual-specific effects. Review of Economics and Statistics, 93(3), 764-774.

56. Uscher-Pines, L., Maurer, J., & Harris, K. M. (2011). Racial and ethnic disparities in 2009-H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination and location of vaccination. American Journal of Public Health, 101(7), 1252.

57. Maurer, J., & Harris, K. M. (2011). Contact and communication with healthcare providers regarding influenza vaccination during the 2009–2010 H1N1 pandemic. Preventive Medicine, 52(6), 459-464.

58. Uscher-Pines, L., Maurer, J., & Harris, K. M. (2011). Racial and ethnic disparities in uptake and location of vaccination for 2009-H1N1 and seasonal influenza. American Journal of Public Health, 101(7), 1252-1255.

59. Harris, K., Maurer, J., Black, C., Euler, G., & Kadiyala, S. (2011). Workplace efforts to promote influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel and their association with uptake during the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1). Vaccine, 29(16), 2978-2985.

60. Bruine de Bruin, W., Parker, A. M., & Maurer, J. (2011). Assessing small non-zero perceptions of chance: The case of H1N1 (swine) flu risks. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 42(2), 145-159.

61. Harris, K. M., Maurer, J., & Kellermann, A. L. (2010). Influenza vaccine—safe, effective, and mistrusted. New England Journal of Medicine, 363(23), 2183-2185.

62. Uscher-Pines, L., Maurer, J., Kellerman, A., & Harris, K. M. (2010). Healthy young and middle age adults: what will it take to vaccinate them for influenza?. Vaccine, 28(46), 7420-7422.

63. Maurer, J., Uscher-Pines, L., & Harris, K. M. (2010). Awareness of government seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination recommendations among targeted US adults: The role of provider interactions. American Journal of Infection Control, 38(6), 489-490.

64. Maurer, J., Uscher-Pines, L., & Harris, K. M. (2010). Perceived seriousness of seasonal and A (H1N1) influenzas, attitudes toward vaccination, and vaccine uptake among US adults: does the source of information matter?. Preventive Medicine, 51(2), 185-187.

65. Maurer, J. (2010). Height, education and later-life cognition in Latin America and the Caribbean. Economics & Human Biology, 8(2), 168-176.

66. Harris, K. M., Maurer, J., Black, C. L., Euler, G. L., LeBaron, C. W., Singleton, J. A., ... & MacCannell, T. F. (2010). Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent and seasonal influenza vaccination coverage among health-care personnel-United States, August 2009-January 2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 59(12), 357-362.

67. Maurer, J., & Harris, K. M. (2010). The scope and targeting of influenza vaccination reminders among US adults: evidence from a nationally representative survey. Archives of Internal Medicine, 170(4), 390-392.

68. Harris, K. M., Maurer, J., & Lurie, N. (2009). Do people who intend to get a flu shot actually get one?. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 24(12), 1311-1313.

69. Maurer, J., Harris, K. M., & Lurie, N. (2009). Reducing missed opportunities to vaccinate adults against influenza: what is realistic?. Archives of Internal Medicine, 169(17), 1633-1638.

70. Maurer, J., Harris, K. M., Parker, A., & Lurie, N. (2009). Does receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine predict intention to receive novel H1N1 vaccine: evidence from a nationally representative survey of US adults. Vaccine, 27(42), 5732-5734.

71. Harris, K. M., Maurer, J., & Lurie, N. (2009). Is getting influenza vaccine coverage data out during mid-season feasible? Evidence from a national survey of US adults. Vaccine, 27(28), 3697-3699.

72. Maurer, J. (2009). Who has a clue to preventing the flu? Unravelling supply and demand effects on the take-up of influenza vaccinations. Journal of Health Economics, 28(3), 704-717.

73. Maurer, J. (2008). Assessing horizontal equity in medication treatment among elderly Mexicans: which socioeconomic determinants matter most?. Health Economics, 17(10), 1153-1169.

74. Maurer, J., & Meier, A. (2008). Smooth it like the ‘Joneses’? Estimating peer‐group effects in intertemporal consumption choice. The Economic Journal, 118(527), 454-476.