Anxiety as a risk factor of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia

E Becker, CLO Rios, C Lahmann… - The British Journal of …, 2018 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe aetiology of dementia is not yet fully understood. Stress can have a
damaging effect on brain health. The prognostic effect of anxiety is still unclear regarding …

Incidence of anxiety in latest life and risk factors. Results of the agecode/agequalide study

FD Welzel, M Luppa, A Pabst, M Pentzek… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Research on anxiety in oldest-old individuals is scarce. Specifically, incidence studies
based on large community samples are lacking. The objective of this study is to assess age …

Worry content reported by older adults with and without generalized anxiety disorder

GJ Diefenbach, MA Stanley, JG Beck - Aging & mental health, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated worry content in older adults with and without generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD). This is an important topic of research, where findings may promote …

Trajectories of depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults: a 6‐year prospective cohort study

SE Holmes, I Esterlis, CM Mazure… - … journal of geriatric …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Depressive and anxiety symptoms are common in older adults, significantly affect
quality of life, and are risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. We sought to identify the …

Co‐occurrence of anxiety and depressive disorders in a community sample of older people: results from the MRC CFAS (Medical Research Council Cognitive …

K Kvaal, FA McDougall, C Brayne… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background Few population‐based studies have examined the whole range of subthreshold
syndromes and disorders of anxiety and depression in older people. Aims To investigate the …

Anxiety disorders in old age: psychiatric comorbidities, quality of life, and prevalence according to age, gender, and country

A Canuto, K Weber, M Baertschi, S Andreas… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Previous estimates of the prevalence of anxiety disorders in late life vary greatly
due to the lack of reliable diagnostic tools. This MentDis_ICF65+ study assessed 12-month …

Predictors of cognitive complaints in older adults: A mixture regression approach

M Kliegel, D Zimprich - European Journal of Ageing, 2005 - Springer
The present paper examined four hypotheses regarding the nature of cognitive complaints
in older adults. Analyzing data from 607 participants (mean age= 62.9 years, SD= 0.92 …

Anxiety and problem solving in middle-aged and elderly adults

A Larue, LF D'elia - Experimental Aging Research, 1985 - Taylor & Francis
This study was designed to examine effects of differences in age, health, education, and sex
on state and trait anxiety, and to assess interrelations between anxiety and performance on …

Subjective cognitive impairment and affective symptoms: a systematic review

NL Hill, J Mogle, R Wion, E Munoz… - The …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Purpose of Study: Subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) has been argued to reflect
affective symptoms (ie, depression and anxiety) rather than actual cognitive issues. Although …

Depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in elderly people: longitudinal study

S Paterniti, MH Verdier-Taillefer, C Dufouil… - The British Journal of …, 2002 - cambridge.org
BackgroundDepressive symptoms are associated with cognitive decline in elderly people,
but the nature of their temporal relationship remains equivocal. AimsTo test whether …