Awareness in dementia: a review of clinical correlates.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors set out to systematically review the research literature in order to identify the anxiety measures most commonly used in the assessment of older adults. Once identified, the literature was reviewed to determine the extent to which these instruments had age-relevant norms and psychometric data sup...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Therrien Z,Hunsley J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Neuroticism predicts falls in older people. In addition, concern about falling and depressive symptoms are associated with fall risk. This study examined whether concern about falling and depressive symptoms mediate the association between neuroticism and falls. METHOD:Cross-sectional data on 314 community-...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Turunen KM,Kokko K,Kekäläinen T,Alén M,Hänninen T,Pynnönen K,Laukkanen P,Tirkkonen A,Törmäkangas T,Sipilä S

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Demonstrations of the effectiveness of interventions requires evidence that the model can be implemented with fidelity. Caregiving interventions that are tailored to the individual or family require flexibility, which adds some challenges to the assessment of fidelity. This paper outlines the components nece...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： O'Malley KA,Qualls SH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Maternal malnutrition during pregnancy may have long-lasting effects on offspring's mental health. We investigate the effect of prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine (mid November 1944 to late April 1945) on mental health in later mid-life. METHODS:Data are from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (n = 642)...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： van den Broek T,Fleischmann M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic (MoCA-B) is a modified version of the MoCA that is especially suitable for use in elderly subjects with low education. The Authors translated the tool into Arabic and they aimed at validation of this tool in a sample of elderly Egyptians. METHODS:The study ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Saleh AA,Alkholy RSAEHA,Khalaf OO,Sabry NA,Amer H,El-Jaafary S,Khalil MAEF

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the prospective effects of an evidence-based exercise intervention on depressive symptoms in older Hispanics/Latinos and the potential synergistic effects (if any) of an attribution-retraining component to counter negative ascriptions to the aging process. METHOD:We analyzed baseline, 1-, 12-, 2...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Hernandez R,Andrade FCD,Piedra LM,Tabb KM,Xu S,Sarkisian C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Research shows that formal and informal social support can facilitate resilience in carers. There is a paucity of research exploring social support and resilience amongst recently bereaved informal carers. Aim: To examine how the presence or absence of distinct dimensions of social support facilitate or hi...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Roper L,Donnellan W,Hanratty B,Bennett K

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although persons 50 years of age and older account for 10% of all US AIDS cases, the mental health needs of this growing group remain largely overlooked. The current study delineated patterns and predictors of psychological symptoms amongst late middle-aged and older adults living with HIV/AIDS in two large US cities....

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Heckman TG,Heckman BD,Kochman A,Sikkema KJ,Suhr J,Goodkin K

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research suggests that the use of creative, artistic activities in later life may positively impact the psychological well-being of older adults. Social robots have been utilized in research with older adults, however, few studies have integrated participatory arts (e.g. theatre) into social robotic platforms for the ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Fields N,Xu L,Greer J,Murphy E

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Frailty affects an estimated 15% of community dwelling older adults. Few studies look at psychosocial variables like self-efficacy (confidence to perform well at a particular task or life domain) in relation to frailty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate associations between pre-frailty/frailty and se...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Hladek MD,Gill J,Bandeen-Roche K,Walston J,Allen J,Hinkle JL,Lorig K,Szanton SL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The relationship between body satisfaction and self-esteem among older women is understudied, in particular the potential mechanisms underlying the relationship. The purpose of this study was to investigate social and temporal comparisons and self-objectification, their relationship to body satisfaction an...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Watt AD,Konnert CA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Acute versus Chronic Pain Questionnaire (ACPQ) was applied to older people. Two groups emerged from an analysis of which an item of each pair (an acute and a chronic affective item) was considered to cause the most suffering. One group of subjects comprised those who expected to suffer more from one or more acute ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Scherder EJ,Smit R,Vuijk PJ,Bouma A,Sergeant JA

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effect of chronic disease status on quality of life (QoL) has been well established. However, less is known about how chronic diseases affect QoL. This article examines impairment in three domains of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability (ICF) - body function, activit...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Sexton E,King-Kallimanis BL,Layte R,Hickey A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Depression in older adults is a growing public health concern. However, limited research has focused on the issues of physical environments and depression in the elderly in Asia. The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between the built environments and depressive symptoms in older adults u...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Huang NC,Kung SF,Hu SC

更新日期：2020-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the key components representative of measures of psychosocial functioning with a focus on identifying the constituents of psychological distress in an Irish sample of community-dwelling older adults and to examine the relationship between these components and health outcomes such as frailty. METH...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Schnittger RI,Walsh CD,Casey AM,Wherton JP,McHugh JE,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between younger and older patients with established rheumatic disorders and to assess the relative impact of a number of psychosocial parameters on HRQOL. METHODS:In a cross-sectional study of 320 patients (245 < 65 and 75 > or = 65 years old, response rate:...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Goulia P,Voulgari PV,Tsifetaki N,Drosos AA,Hyphantis T

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to explore the main and mediating influences of stressors, a caregiver's appraisal, coping, personal conditions and social resources on the burden of dementia caregivers. METHOD:The study sample consisted of 95 spousal caregivers of non-institutionalized persons with dementia. A pa...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Van Den Wijngaart MA,Vernooij-Dassen MJ,Felling AJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety for older adults living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) needs to accommodate the care needs of residents and the circumstances of RACFs. This systematic review examines the delivery and content characteristics of these interventions, i...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Chan P,Bhar S,Davison TE,Doyle C,Knight BG,Koder D,Laidlaw K,Pachana NA,Wells Y,Wuthrich VM

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Apathy is a prevalent neuropsychiatric manifestation in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) that is associated with decreased social functioning and increased caregiver burden. Olfactory deficits are also commonly observed in AD, and prior work has indicated a link between increased apathy and olfactor...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Seligman SC,Kamath V,Giovannetti T,Arnold SE,Moberg PJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formal cognitive testing is an integral part of the mental state examination, and we aimed to test whether clinicians were able to predict the score on the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) by watching a conversation between a person and the interviewer about their memory. A total of 41 professionals rated 30 patie...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Burns A,Karim S,Morris J,Byrne J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is becoming increasingly clear that, in order to better understand the implications of global aging, more cross-cultural research is needed. In the present study, the structure and validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) was examined in Korean and US samples of older adults. The participants ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Jang Y,Small BJ,Haley WE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: More positive attitudes to aging are associated with better health and wellbeing outcomes. This study examined whether chronological age moderated relationships between attitudes to aging and wellbeing outcomes, and whether these relationships differ according to the specific attitudinal construct measured...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Faudzi FNM,Armitage CJ,Bryant C,Brown LJE

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Poor social connections may be associated with poor cognition in older people who are not experiencing mental health problems, and the trajectory of this association may be moderated by cognitive reserve. However, it is unclear whether this relationship is the same for older people with symptoms of depress...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Evans IEM,Llewellyn DJ,Matthews FE,Woods RT,Brayne C,Clare L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little is known about composite patterns of productive engagement among older people. Related, the implication of these patterns for well-being remains unclear. The present study addresses these gaps. METHODS:The analytical sample comprised 2037 community-dwelling Singaporeans aged 60 years and above. We in...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Cheng GH,Chan A,Østbye T,Malhotra R

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study explored how war commemorations such as the Cenotaph Service in the UK enable older veterans to benefit from a feeling of integration and belonging gained from both comradeship and acknowledgement from wider society. METHOD:Focus groups preceded by a video clip of the Cenotaph Service with 45 vet...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Barron DS,Davies SP,Wiggins RD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to investigate gender-specific trajectories in well-being among older people with coronary heart disease (CHD) and to compare them with those of healthy people. METHOD:The study included a sample of 4496 participants from the first three waves of the English Longitudinal Study...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Zaninotto P,Sacker A,Breeze E,McMunn A,Steptoe A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to clarify causal relations between coping strategies and burnout in family caregivers of frail elders in Japan. METHODS:Baseline and 1-year follow-up interviews were conducted with 546 caregivers living in suburban Tokyo. Using newly refined measures, five coping strategies of ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Okabayashi H,Sugisawa H,Takanashi K,Nakatani Y,Sugihara Y,Hougham GW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Although numerous studies have documented that negative age stereotypes and perceived age discrimination are related to older adults' lower well-being, few studies have investigated the mechanisms underlying these relationships. In this study, we tested whether self-perceptions of aging and subjective age ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Marquet M,Chasteen AL,Plaks JE,Balasubramaniam L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reflects Alzheimer Europe's position on PPI (patient and public involvement) in the context of dementia research and highlights some of the challenges and potential risks and benefits associated with such meaningful involvement. The paper was drafted by Alzheimer Europe in collaboration with members of INTE...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Gove D,Diaz-Ponce A,Georges J,Moniz-Cook E,Mountain G,Chattat R,Øksnebjerg L,European Working Group of People with Dementia.

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Both caregivers and the older adults they care for can experience declines in quality of life (QOL) over the course of the dementia trajectory. Little research has examined QOL in African-American caregivers and even less in African-American persons with dementia (PWDs), making it difficult to identify asso...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Bonds K,Whitlatch CJ,Song M,Lyons KS

更新日期：2020-01-10 00:00:00