解剖学和形态学
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听力与言语-语言病理学
行为科学
心脏和心血管系统
细胞和组织工程学
临床神经病学
危重症监护医学
牙科,口腔外科和医学
皮肤病学
急诊医学
内分泌学和新陈代谢
肠胃学和肝脏学
老人病学和老年医学
卫生保健科学和服务
血液学
免疫学
传染病
综合和补充性医学
医学伦理学
医学信息学
医学实验室技术
医学,全科和内科
医学,法律
医学,研究和试验
神经系统科学
护理
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产科医学和妇科医学
肿瘤学
眼科学
整形外科学
耳鼻喉科学
病理学
儿科学
周围血管疾病
药理学和药剂学
生理学
基本医疗保健
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公共、环境和职业卫生
放射学,核医学和医学成像
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生殖生物学
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风湿病学
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病毒学
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健康政策和服务
心理学,临床
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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.758236
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Social intelligence is the ability to understand others and the social context effectively and thus to interact with people successfully. Research has suggested that the theory of mind (ToM) and executive function may play important roles in explaining social intelligence. The specific aim of the present stu...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.758235
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the analysis is to assess the impact of privately employed migrant care workers (MCWs) on the burden of Italian family members who care for a disabled older person. METHODS:EUROFAMCARE is a one-year prospective survey carried out to provide evidence on the availability and use of support services ...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2013.765830
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aim of this population-based study was to investigate the usefulness of the Geriatric Depression Scale 15-item version (GDS-15) to assess depressive symptoms among very old people with differing levels of cognitive function. METHODS:The 834 participants were aged 85 and over. Feasibility of GDS-15 was e...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.758231
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Only a few studies have specifically considered the role of caregiver characteristics in the presence of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). The aim of this study was to determine whether there were differences in the presence of individual BPSD between community-dwelling dementia care ...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2013.790927
更新日期:2013-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.743962
更新日期:2013-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2013.805398
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::To examine the psychometric properties of the 20-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression scale (CES-D). Data were collected from 400 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and above, residing in Chennai, India. The instruments including the CES-D scale were translated into Tamil language. The sampl...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.751580
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::International policy initiatives have highlighted the need to include older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in the provision of appropriate health and social care. However, empirical studies in the area remain sparse. The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences and needs of LGBT peopl...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.751583
更新日期:2013-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2013.768208
更新日期:2013-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.604024
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:While several studies have found a link between impaired cognition and social isolation, few have examined the relationship between cognition and loneliness. Loneliness has been thought to increase the risk of development of Alzheimer's dementia. AIM:The aims of this study were to explore the relationship...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.628977
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Caregivers and clinicians may be confronted with the dilemma whether to allow people in early stages of dementia to go outside independently with the risk of getting lost, or to limit their autonomy and mobility. Newly available technology may offer a solution. This pilot study is focused on the feasibility,...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.596810
更新日期:2012-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.688192
更新日期:2012-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.657156
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Self-perceptions of aging have been shown to predict mental and physical health and even longevity. This study examined the aging perceptions of patients with rheumatic disease and compared them with the general Dutch population. METHODS:Consecutive patients visiting a rheumatology clinic completed the Pers...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.651438
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:There is very often a lengthy delay between first noticing symptoms of dementia and making first contact with Health Care Professionals (HCPs). This article identifies influences on the decision to contact HCPs for the first time. METHOD:Qualitative thematic analysis of 20 case studies of carer experience. ...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.651794
更新日期:2012-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.602960
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:In the UK and elsewhere, specialist community mental health teams (CMHTs) are central to the provision of comprehensive services for older people with mental ill health. Recent guidance documents suggest a core set of attributes that such teams should encompass. This article reports on a systematic literatur...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.651431
更新日期:2012-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.596805
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To explore caregivers' challenges and quality-of-life issues managing diabetes in patients with dementia. METHOD:We conducted six focus groups with 21 caregivers of patients with dementia and type 2 diabetes. Focus groups were digitally recorded, transcribed, and translated using a software coding system. Em...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.569485
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aims to identify the relationship among social functioning, polypharmacy and depression among older patients in Hong Kong. METHOD:Three out of 18 elderly health centres were selected using the cluster sampling method. 457 elders were randomly selected from all the patients aged 65 and over attendi...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.562174
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this research was to test the clinical use of the gerotranscendence (GT) theory and its influence on GT perspective, depression, and life satisfaction among a group of institutionalized elders. METHODS:An experimental study utilizing pre-post group design and random assignment of elders into i...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1080/13607863.2010.543663
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Psychological well-being as one of the most important indicators of successful aging has received substantial attention in the gerontological literature. Prior studies show that sociodemographic factors influencing elderly's psychological well-being are multiple and differ across cultures. The ...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2010.536141
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with the bereavement service utilization of bereaved dementia caregivers. Grounded in Andersen's behavioral model of health service use, this study examined predisposing, enabling, and need factors as potential predictors of bereavement service use....
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2010.543661
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study examines: (1) the effect of widowed persons' frequency of contact with friends and relatives on their depressive and grief symptoms six months following spousal loss and (2) the extent to which the effects of social contact are contingent upon the degree of emotional support received from these re...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2010.519325
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine differences in mental health and satisfaction with life in retired men and women depending on experienced unemployment during working life. METHOD:Based on a representative survey, 1396 retirees in the age range of 60-92 years were interviewed face-to-face, assessing two...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2010.508775
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Increased focus on the quality of health care requires tools and information to address and improve quality. One tool to evaluate and report the quality of clinical health services is quality indicators based on a clinical database. METHOD:The Capital Region of Denmark runs a quality database for dementia ev...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2010.508769
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a videoconference intervention program in improving nursing home residents' social support, loneliness, and depressive status. METHODS:Fourteen nursing homes were selected from various areas of Taiwan by purposive sampling. El...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607863.2010.501057
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Limited health literacy has been shown to be associated with poor health status. However, research to date has not elucidated the factors that mediate the relationship between low literacy and poor health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relation...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607861003801011
更新日期:2010-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607861003781809
更新日期:2010-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607860902845566
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric condition with many adverse outcomes in elderly populations including death. Despite this, it is often misdiagnosed and mistreated. A number of scales can be used to detect delirium. We review scales that have been used in delirium studies and report their psychometric p...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/13607860903421011
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The experience of feeling unforgiven for past transgressions may contribute to depressive symptoms in later life. This article tests a model in which feeling unforgiven by God and by other people have direct effects on depressive symptoms while self-unforgiveness and rumination mediate this relationship. The sample co...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607860903483136
更新日期:2010-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607860903228770
更新日期:2010-04-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607860903167820
更新日期:2010-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1080/13607860902845533
更新日期:2010-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607860903046487
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess the concurrent and the construct validity of the Euro-D in older Thai persons. METHOD:Eight local psychiatrists used the major depressive episode section of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview to interview 150 consecutive psychiatric clinic attendees. A trained interviewer administer...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607860903046479
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study compares black and white caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) on two general measures of negative and positive emotion (depressive symptoms, positive mood) and two caregiving specific measures of negative and positive emotion (caregiver burden, caregiver satisfaction). We hypothesiz...
journal_title:Aging & mental health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/13607860902845582
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00