Pet ownership patterns and successful aging outcomes in community dwelling older adults

E Friedmann, NR Gee, EM Simonsick… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Diminishing cognitive and physical functions, worsening psychological
symptoms, and increased mortality risk and morbidity typically accompany aging. The aging …

Anxiety severity and cognitive function in primary care patients with anxiety disorder: a cross-sectional study

J Nyberg, M Henriksson, A Wall, T Vestberg… - BMC psychiatry, 2021 - Springer
Background Deficits in cognitive performance are reported in patients with anxiety disorders,
but research is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to investigate cross-sectional …

Within-person increase in pathological worry predicts future depletion of unique executive functioning domains

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Psychological Medicine, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAffective neuroscience and scar theories propose that increased excessive
worry, the hallmark symptom of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), predicts future declines …

Depression-, anxiety-, and anger and cognitive functions: findings from a longitudinal prospective study

J Lindert, KC Paul, ME Lachman, B Ritz… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Determinants of changes in cognitive function during aging are not well-
understood. We aimed to estimate the effects of depression-, anxiety-and anger symptoms …

Dietary patterns and their association with anxiety symptoms among older adults: The ATTICA study

M F. Masana, S Tyrovolas, N Kollia, C Chrysohoou… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
By 2050, the global population aged 60 years and over is expected to reach nearly 2.1
billion and affective disorders might be also expected to increase. Although nutrition has …

Larger increase in trait negative affect is associated with greater future cognitive decline and vice versa across 23 years

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Depression and Anxiety, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Trait negative affect (NA) is a central feature of anxiety and depression
disorders. Neurocognitive and scar models propose that within‐person increase in NA …

Mediating the relationship between loneliness and cognitive function: the role of depressive and anxiety symptoms

J McHugh Power, J Tang, RA Kenny… - Aging & mental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between loneliness and cognitive functioning, and
whether depressive and anxiety symptoms have intermediate roles therein. Methods …

Improving the psychosocial environment for older trainees: Technological training as an illustration

MA Taylor, J Bisson - Human Resource Management Review, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, there is a higher proportion of older workers in the labor force and the applicant
pool than there have been in previous generations as a result of the Baby Boomer …

Psychological distress, self-beliefs, and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia

AR Sutin, Y Stephan… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Depressive symptoms and a history of mental disorders are associated with increased risk
for dementia. Less is known about whether other aspects of psychological distress and …

Lower general executive function is primarily associated with trait worry: A latent variable analysis of negative thought/affect measures.

DE Gustavson, JH Lurquin, LE Michaelson, JE Barker… - Emotion, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
This exploratory latent-variable study sought to identify common sources of variance
between two multifaceted sets of constructs: executive functions (EFs) and negative …