Salime, Samira Clesse, Christophe Batt, Martine
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Aging & mental health
The objective of the present study was to identify the structure and content of the Social Representation (SR) of health professionals regarding elderly subjects with mental health disorders and compare the latter to the lay Social Representation identified in the literature. The structure and content of the SR of health professionals was examined ...
Aglozo, Eric Yao Akotia, Charity Sylvia Osei-Tutu, Annabella Annor, Francis
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Aging & mental health
This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between spirituality and subjective well-being (positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction), and whether this relationship is mediated by optimism and meaning in life. Participants were 235 older adults (≥60 years) conveniently sampled from Ghanaian communities. Structural equati...
Sommer, Jordana L Reynolds, Kristin El-Gabalawy, Renée Pietrzak, Robert H Mackenzie, Corey S Ceccarelli, Laura Mota, Natalie Sareen, Jitender
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Aging & mental health
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with various physical health conditions. However, it is unclear whether the relationship between PTSD and physical health conditions differs according to age. This study aims to examine the associations between PTSD and physical health conditions across four adult age categories. We analyzed data f...
Prost, Stephanie Grace Archuleta, Adrian J Golder, Seana
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Aging & mental health
This research sought to describe the physical and psychological health and quality of life among older adult men incarcerated in a state prison and to examine the role of age and historical time between age cohorts. Survey responses from male respondents incarcerated in a medium-security prison (N = 186) were described using frequencies and descrip...
Condon, Shelley E Parmelee, Patricia A Smith, Dylan M
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Aging & mental health
The current study explored whether the three-factor structure of an emotional intelligence measure (attention to emotions, clarity in understanding emotions, and emotion regulation) developed in a sample of college students would replicate in a sample of older adults with chronic pain. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were conducted to ...
Bamonti, Patricia M Fiske, Amy
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Aging & mental health
This study expands the body of research examining mediators of the association between physical disability and mental health outcomes. Based on the behavioral model of depression, frequency of pleasant events were examined as a mediator between physical disability and mental health outcomes including depressive symptoms, meaning in life, and positi...
Pereira, Natalie Kochhann, Renata Wagner, Gabriela Peretti Fonseca, Rochele Paz
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Aging & mental health
Worldwide life expectancy has increased dramatically in recent years. Also on the rise are incidents of pathologies related to aging, such as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's Disease (AD). An inaccurate diagnosis impairs the well-being and the quality of life of patients and their relatives, as well as being a financial burden on the ...
Pandya, Samta P
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Aging & mental health
To examine the impact of a meditation program in mitigating loneliness and promoting wellbeing, life satisfaction and contentment among retired South Asian older adults. Intervention group older adults (IN2 =166) underwent weekly classes of the customized meditation program for 2 years as compared to the control group (CN2 =157) who underwent no in...
Mackenzie, Corey S Abdulrazaq, Shahad
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Aging & mental health
Participation in social activities often has beneficial effects on mental health among older adults, although the reasons why this is true (i.e., mechanisms or mediators) have received less empirical attention. The objective of this study is to examine whether involvement in social activities is associated with less psychological distress because i...
Martins-Klein, Bruna Bamonti, Patricia M Owsiany, Montgomery Naik, Aanand Moye, Jennifer
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Aging & mental health
Cancer risk increases with age, cancer-related stress is common and devastating to mental health of patients, yet little work has explored age differences in cancer-related stress. This study investigated sources of stress related to cancer diagnosis and treatment and its association with age and emotional health. Though not an a priori aim of the ...
