Family close but friends closer: exploring social support and resilience in older spousal dementia carers.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper reports on the acceptability and effectiveness of the FITS (Focussed Intervention Training and Support) into Practice Programme. This intervention was scaled up from an earlier cluster randomised-controlled trial that had proven successful in significantly decreasing antipsychotic prescribing in c...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Brooker DJ,Latham I,Evans SC,Jacobson N,Perry W,Bray J,Ballard C,Fossey J,Pickett J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate a measure of social exclusion for older people based on one already in use for the general population. METHODS:A random sample of 2281 older adults (age ranged from 65 to 89; mean age = 74.9; 52.6% females) were successfully interviewed face-to-face at their homes. The structured questionnaire i...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Chou KL

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed at investigating the point prevalence of life weariness and suicidal thoughts and their relationship with socio-demographic characteristics in a population of older adults in Sweden. METHOD:Data from 7913 individuals aged 60 years and older were drawn from the Swedish National Study on Agin...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Tuvesson H,Hellström A,Sjöberg L,Sjölund BM,Nordell E,Fagerström C

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:In Hong Kong, older Chinese adults generally have a low level of education. This study examined the effect of education on very mild Alzheimer's disease (AD), as quantified by Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale (CDR 0.5 versus 0), in a Chinese community. The Cantonese version of the Mini-Mental State Exami...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Tse CS,Chang JF,Leung GT,Fung AW,Hau KT,Chiu HF,Lam LC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The broad aim of the research presented here was to define the constituents and indicators of quality of life (QoL) in older age, in order to offer a more multidimensional and useful model of quality of life, based on the perspectives of older people themselves. This paper focuses on the extent to which self-evaluatio...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Bowling A,Banister D,Sutton S,Evans O,Windsor J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many publications on dementia start by outlining the current estimated number of people with dementia and how that figure is going to double (in Western societies) or even quadruple (in developing countries) in the coming decades as a result of increasing life expectancy (in itself a good development). Dementia is the...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Steyaert J,Deckers K,Smits C,Fox C,Thyrian R,Jeon YH,Vernooij-Dassen M,Köhler S,Interdem taskforce on prevention of dementia.

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether fall risk in older adults is associated with the use of selective serotonin receptor inhibitor (SSRI) monotherapy among geriatric outpatients, and whether this association is moderated by the presence of depressive disorder and/or frailty. METHODS:Prospective cohort study with a 12-month...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Lin SM,Borges MK,de Siqueira ASS,Biella MM,Jacob-Filho W,Cesari M,Voshaar RCO,Aprahamian I

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of reminiscence on psychological well-being across different target groups and treatment modalities. Fifteen controlled outcome studies were included. An overall effect size of 0.54 was found, indicating a moderate influence of reminiscence...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Bohlmeijer E,Roemer M,Cuijpers P,Smit F

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The main objective is to examine the sense of coherence (SOC) of spouse caregivers. The aim was further investigate the association of SOC, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), depressive symptoms, distress and how severity of Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects SOC. METHOD:17O patient-spouse caregiver dyad...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Välimäki TH,Vehviläinen-Julkunen KM,Pietilä AM,Pirttilä TA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the impact of speed of processing training on the cognitive and everyday abilities of older adults with initial processing speed or processing difficulty. Participants were randomized to either a speed of processing intervention or a social- and computer-contact ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Edwards JD,Wadley VG,Vance DE,Wood K,Roenker DL,Ball KK

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The current study aims to add to the limited empirical research of possible benefits of personal social capital for the well-being of elderly. A validated personal social capital scale, measuring both bonding and bridging social capital in a general population, was adjusted to fit the characteristics of the ...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Simons M,Lataster J,Reijnders J,Peeters S,Janssens M,Jacobs N

更新日期：2020-12-01 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

abstract：:Cognitive aging research suggests that environmental support can minimize memory failures in older adults. Similarly, designers of dwellings for frail and dementing older populations try to provide prosthetic environments to support greater independence. We review some of these research issues and design practices fro...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Charness N,Holley P

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate changes of cognitive performances in female elderly patients with osteoporosis and to determine whether any impairments can be attributed to dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included 277 postmenopausal women, who were divided i...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Peng W,Li Z,Guan Y,Wang D,Huang S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In younger populations childhood sexual and physical abuse have been found to be associated with suicidal ideation. Such associations have not been examined among older adults. SETTING:Data from the National Comorbidity Study-Replication (NCS-R). PARTICIPANTS:Older adults (60+, N = 1610) from the NCS-R sam...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Sachs-Ericsson N,Corsentino E,Rushing NC,Sheffler J

更新日期：2013-01-01 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:Few studies have examined health anxiety in older adults, and it is unknown which factors account for age-related differences in health anxiety. Given similarities between health anxiety and the anxiety disorders, anxiety-related constructs, including anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty, emotion r...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Gerolimatos LA,Edelstein BA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although high volumes of literature have been written on interventions in dementia home care, only a poor efficiency has been proved. Nevertheless, caregivers often express strong feelings of satisfaction about the proposed support. In this meta-analytic review, a quantitative analysis of the effect of the d...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Schoenmakers B,Buntinx F,DeLepeleire J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to understand the relationship between mental health service use and comorbid any anxiety and commonly occurring physical conditions (i.e., arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and gastrointestinal disease) in a national sample of older Canadians. METHODS:The sample consisted o...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： El-Gabalawy R,Mackenzie CS,Sareen J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

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：:This study investigates general and social self-efficacy as possible mediators of the relationship between quantity and quality of social relations and depressive symptomatology. Mediation models were examined using a regionally representative sample of middle-aged (35-59) and older adults (60+). Hierarchical regressi...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Fiori KL,McIlvane JM,Brown EE,Antonucci TC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While it is clear that families remain involved in the lives of loved ones following placement in a nursing home, little research has examined whether visiting and the provision of care has effects on the emotional stress and psychological well-being of family members. Utilizing pre-placement and post-placement data f...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Gaugler JE,Anderson KA,Zarit SH,Pearlin LI

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Objective: This study set out to empirically identify joint health trajectories in individuals of advanced age. Predictors of subgroup allocation were investigated to identify the impact of psychological characteristics, stress, and socio-demographic variables on more favorable aging trajectories.Method: The sample co...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Thoma MV,Höltge J,McGee SL,Maercker A,Augsburger M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fear of falling leads to many adverse consequences and may compromise the quality of life of older adults. Psychological factors are potential mediators between the fear of falling and quality of life, but have yet to be explored in detail. This study presents results from examining the mediating effect of t...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Hsu Y,Alfermann D,Lu FJ,Lin LL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity is key to maintaining physical and mental health and well-being. However, as dementia affects the ability to engage in activity, care-givers can find it difficult to provide appropriate activities. The Pool Activity Level (PAL) Checklist guides the selection of appropriate, personally meaningful activities. T...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Wenborn J,Challis D,Pool J,Burgess J,Elliott N,Orrell M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Informal caregivers who recognize patients' depressive symptoms can better support self-care and encourage patients to seek treatment. We examined patient-caregiver agreement among patients with heart failure (HF). Our objectives were to (1) identify distinct groups of HF patients and their out-of-home inf...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Bouldin ED,Aikens JE,Piette JD,Trivedi RB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purposes: Responding to the growing needs of the largest aging population in the world, China has been experimenting interventions introduced from other countries to serve its older citizens. Using the life review approach, this study aimed to understand stress and coping experiences of a group of rural older adults l...

journal_title：Aging & mental health

authors： Luo Y,Sun F,Jiang L,Zhang A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00