The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life

AA Kotwal, IS Cenzer, LJ Waite… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social isolation and loneliness are critical to the health of older adults, but they
have not been well‐described at the end of life. Objectives To determine the prevalence and …

Palliative care interventions effects on psychological distress: A systematic review & meta-analysis

MA Nowels, S Kalra, PR Duberstein, E Coakley… - Journal of Pain and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Managing psychological distress is an objective of palliative care. No meta-
analysis has evaluated whether palliative care reduces psychological distress. Objectives …

[HTML][HTML] The course of depressive symptoms in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease

B Römer, I Dalen, C Ballard, D Aarsland - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Depressive symptoms frequently affect patients with neurocognitive disorders.
In cross-sectional studies, patients with Lewy body dementia (DLB) showed higher levels of …

Depressive symptoms as mediator on the link between physical activity and cognitive function: Longitudinal evidence from older adults in China

J Liu, F Qiang, J Dang, Q Chen - Clinical Gerontologist, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study examines the extent to which depressive symptoms mediate the link
between physical activity and cognitive function among older adults in China. Methods This …

Demographic, health, physical activity, and workplace factors are associated with lower healthy working life expectancy and life expectancy at age 50

M Lynch, M Bucknall, C Jagger, A Kingston… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Although retirement ages are rising in the United Kingdom and other countries, the average
number of years people in England can expect to spend both healthy and work from age 50 …

Mental health integration and delivery in the hospice and palliative medicine setting: A national survey of clinicians

D Shalev, G Robbins-Welty, M Ekwebelem… - Journal of Pain and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Context Mental health comorbidities among individuals with serious illness are prevalent
and negatively impact outcomes. Mental healthcare is a core domain of palliative care, but …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions for behavioral health comorbidities in the hospice setting: a scoping review

L Brody, K Sadowska, M Ekwebelem… - Annals of Palliative …, 2024 - apm.amegroups.org
Background: Behavioral health (BH) comorbidities in hospice patients are widespread and
impact important outcomes, including symptom burden, quality of life, and caregiver …

[PDF][PDF] Financial loss and depressive symptoms in university students during the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic: Comparison between 23 countries

S Tancredi, C Burton-Jeangros, R Ruegg… - … journal of public …, 2022 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: To assess the association between students' financial loss and depressive
symptoms during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and …

[HTML][HTML] Depression and anxiety during the year before death from cancer

N Magill, J Walker, S Symeonides, C Gourley… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Previous studies of depression and anxiety during the year before death have
reported different findings. We therefore aimed to study depression and anxiety in patients …

Effects of depression and cognitive impairment on increased risks of incident dementia: a prospective study from three elderly cohorts

Y Yan, H Xiang, M Wang, J Wei, H Fan, Y Du… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Depression is usually accompanied with cognitive impairment and increases risk of incident
dementia. However, evidence has been limited on the effect size of depression with …