The influence of domestic living arrangement and neighborhood identity on mental health among urban Chinese elders.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increased evidence of an association between inflammatory mediators, particularly serum IL-6, depression and cognitive impairment in the elderly. This study aims at exploring the relation of peripheral IL-6 to cognitive functions in elderly patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Ali NS,Hashem AHH,Hassan AM,Saleh AA,El-Baz HN

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the effectiveness of a peer counselling program in Hong Kong for the elderly with depression living in the community, and its impact on the peer counsellors. Thirty depressed elderly subjects participated in the program, which was found to have improved their perceived health status and level of de...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Ho AP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study aimed to assess how childhood socioeconomic conditions are associated with sleeping problems in older adults and how this association may be mediated by socioeconomic conditions across the lives of individuals using a life course perspective. Since the life course opportunities differ systematic...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： van de Straat V,Cheval B,Schmidt RE,Sieber S,Courvoisier D,Kliegel M,Burton-Jeangros C,Cullati S,Bracke P

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of this study is to identify and appraise existing instruments to evaluate mental well-being in old age.Method: Systematic literature searches in PubMed, PsycINFO, ProQuest Research Library, AgeLine and CINAHL databases were performed. The COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measur...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Martín-María N,Lara E,Cresswell-Smith J,Forsman AK,Kalseth J,Donisi V,Amaddeo F,Wahlbeck K,Miret M

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to begin a preliminary examination of constructs theorized to be related to suicidal behavior by testing a model of the influence of both temperament and emotion regulation on suicidal ideation and hopelessness in a sample of depressed older adults. The model was evaluated using structura...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Lynch TR,Cheavens JS,Morse JQ,Rosenthal MZ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the prevalence of dementia and its associated risk factors in developing countries. Some studies suggest that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing countries than it is in high-income nations. We sought to determine risk factors for dementia in elderly persons in central Nigeria. Usin...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Ochayi B,Thacher TD

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The current research explores how family caregivers (1) make sense of caregiving and (2) cope with their circumstance. METHOD:We analysed semistructured interviews of 13 caregivers of people with either stroke (n = 5) or dementia (n = 8) and used photographs that caregivers took exemplifying their caregivin...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Williams KL,Morrison V,Robinson CA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current emphasis on early detection and disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia highlights the need to examine couples' shared constructions of, and responses to, the diagnosis, and to explore the appraisals that couples make about the illness at an early stage. While the experiences of carers and of people with dem...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Robinson L,Clare L,Evans K

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite evidence of low representativeness of clinical trial results for depression in adults, the generalizability of clinical trial results for late-life depression is unknown. This study sought to quantify the representativeness of pharmacologic and psychotherapy clinical trial results for late-life unipo...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Hoertel N,Rotenberg L,Schuster JP,Blanco C,Lavaud P,Hanon C,Hozer F,Teruel E,Manetti A,Costemale-Lacoste JF,Seigneurie AS,Limosin F

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study reports on the psychometric properties and the factorial structure of the Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS), a 43-item self-report instrument used to assess the frequencies of reminiscence for distinct functions. METHOD:The factorial validity (exploratory factor analysis, n = 453; confirmatory f...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Robitaille A,Cappeliez P,Coulombe D,Webster JD

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of the study were to report on the development and evaluation of a staff training intervention in dementia care designed for use in the general hospital setting: the 'Getting to Know Me' training programme. The study also aimed to undertake initial psychometric analysis on two new outcome scales desi...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Elvish R,Burrow S,Cawley R,Harney K,Graham P,Pilling M,Gregory J,Roach P,Fossey J,Keady J

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed (1) to determine whether octogenarian and centenarian care recipients' self-report on physical, social, and emotional status are different from caregivers' reports, (2) to assess associations between octogenarian and centenarian care recipients' poor physical, social, and emotional status an...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Lee K,Martin P,Poon LW

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dementia is one of the leading causes of dependence in the elderly. This study was conducted to estimate diagnostic performance of dementia screening tests including Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Mini-Cog, Clock Drawing Test (CDT) and Ascertain Dementia 8 questionnaire (AD8) by Bayesian models. METHO...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Yang L,Yan J,Jin X,Jin Y,Yu W,Xu S,Wu H,Xu Y,Liu C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide rates are higher among older adults than any other age group and suicidal ideation is one of the best predictors of completed suicide in older adults. Despite this, few studies have evaluated predictors of suicidal ideation and other correlates of death by suicide (e.g. hopelessness) among older adults. Even f...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Cukrowicz KC,Ekblad AG,Cheavens JS,Rosenthal MZ,Lynch TR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Dementia is a major and growing health problem. Diagnosis is an important step in the access to care, but many dementia patients remain undiagnosed. This study investigated the magnitude and variation in the difference between 'observed' and 'estimated' prevalence of dementia in general practices. We also ex...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Connolly A,Gaehl E,Martin H,Morris J,Purandare N

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Explorations of relationships between loneliness and depression have focused on loneliness as a uni-dimensional construct. We hypothesised that reciprocal relationships may exist between depressive symptomatology and social and emotional subtypes of loneliness.Methods: Using data from 373 adults aged over ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： McHugh Power J,Hannigan C,Hyland P,Brennan S,Kee F,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of risk factors for the loss of meaning in life among older adults is needed. In this article, we test hypotheses derived from the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide concerning the role of perceptions that one is a burden on others as a risk factor for lower meaning in life. METHODS:A prospectiv...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Van Orden KA,Bamonti PM,King DA,Duberstein PR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is a paucity of research on antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in the geriatric population and the majority of knowledge on the disorder is drawn from young adult samples. Researchers posit that the prevalence of ASPD as well as other personality disorders (PDs) is underestimated among older adults...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Holzer KJ,Vaughn MG,Loux TM,Mancini MA,Fearn NE,Wallace CL

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the associations between loneliness and subjective appraisals of marital relationship as well as reciprocal associations of loneliness in married men and women. The Health and Retirement Study is a national survey of older adults over the age of 50, residing in the US. This study is based on a paper and p...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Ayalon L,Shiovitz-Ezra S,Palgi Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in brain structure are viewed as neurobiological indicators which are closely tied to cognitive changes in healthy human aging. The current study used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography to investigate the relationship between age, brain variation in white matter (WM) integrity, and cognitive funct...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Fan YT,Fang YW,Chen YP,Leshikar ED,Lin CP,Tzeng OJL,Huang HW,Huang CM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Similarities exist in behavioral expression of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The purpose of this study was to assess presence of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and ASD-like behaviors in adults with ADRD. METHODS:Using a cross-sec...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Rhodus EK,Barber J,Abner EL,Bardach SH,Gibson A,Jicha GA

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Survivors of the Holocaust have reached an age during which it is common for them to look back on their lives. Previous research has shown that reminiscence can take on either adaptive ('self-positive') or detrimental ('self-negative') forms, which in turn are differently linked to psychological well-being...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Zimmermann S,Forstmeier S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was carried out in an effort to determine the effect of music therapy on depression and physiological parameters in elderly people who were living in a nursing home. METHOD:The study was a randomized controlled trial. The study sample consisted of 64 elderly people who complied with the criteria o...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Gök Ugur H,Yaman Aktaş Y,Orak OS,Saglambilen O,Aydin Avci İ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify latent subgroups of women in late life who are alike in terms of their mental health trajectories. METHOD:Longitudinal data are for 9683 participants in the 1921-1926 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, who completed at least two surveys between 1999 (aged 73-78 years)...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Leigh L,Byles JE,Chojenta C,Pachana NA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:With the process of population aging and urbanization, a vast amount of studies have confirmed the increasing urban-rural cognition gaps, while less is known about the extent to which cognition gaps can be explained by urban-rural difference and urbanization status. This study aimed to examine the role of ur...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Ye X,Zhu D,He P

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most research on learning in the field of dementia has studied teaching approaches, while little is known about learning as experienced and enacted by the people with dementia. The aim was to explore the lived experience of learning and maintaining knowledge related to technology among people with mild to mo...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Rosenberg L,Nygård L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In old age, the will-to-live (WTL) is one of the most important indicators of subjective well-being (SWB). However, few studies to date have focused on WTL. In these studies, WTL has mainly been evaluated via indirect questions concerning factors that may influence peoples' WTL, or by measures directed to pa...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Carmel S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older people with dementia living in care homes often lack appropriate activities. Although homes are expected to offer a range of activities to meet residents' needs, little is known about what makes activities meaningful for people with dementia. This study explores concepts of meaningful activity, as defi...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Harmer BJ,Orrell M

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:Complicated grief reactions are relatively common following spousal bereavement. Old-age spousal loss qualifies as a possible traumatic stressor; however, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a possible complication of the loss has rarely been explored in this population. This study aimed to investigate the frequen...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： O'Connor M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00