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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"late-life"”.
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Social correlates of reminiscence in late life
… oral and silent reminiscence frequency; early life experience with reminiscing was significantly associated with total (oral plus silent) reminiscence frequency (p<.05, one-tailed). Perceived enjoyment, appropriateness, and usefulness of reminiscing were also measured. Silent reminiscence …
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Screening for energy restriction in middle and late life
… measure of restricted energy intake for health-related reasons, i.e., the Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory (ONI). Of 145 participants, 60 completed demographic and health history surveys, EAT-26, EDE-Q, and ONI, and dietary recalls to examine energy intake. Receiver operating characteristics analyses …
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Analyzing Well-being in Late Life: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
… Use, Well-being, and Defensive Style in Late Life,” utilized data from 114 men. Linguistic word-count software (Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count) was applied to participants‘ interview responses, and quantitative analyses were employed to examine connections between language use and …
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The determinants of late life exercise in women over age 70
… Multiple regression analysis was used to explain late life exercise in three stages: 1) regression on the ten personal and situational attributes; 2) regression on the six cognitive beliefs; and 3) combined regression on all the significant predictors. From the life situational variables, health, …
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Adaptation to late-life spousal loss: An examination of longitudinal trajectories
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Grey matter morphological changes in late life using magnetic resonance imaging technique
… of hemispheric predominance in these GM correlates, and the extensively positive correlation between GM volume and cognitive performance, perhaps reflects the characteristics of the ageing brain. The basal forebrain area (BFA) is closely connected to the hippocampus by virtue of cholinergic …
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Attention bias for negative semantic stimuli in late life depression and clinical research portfolio
… the mechanisms underlying attention biases in Late Life Depression (LLD). It was predicted that depressed older adults, like their younger counterparts, would demonstrate an impaired ability to disengage attention from negative stimuli relative to neutral and positive stimuli, as compared to …
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Structured reminiscence and gestalt life review : group treatment of older adults for late life adjustment
… the effects of 2 theoretically divergent Life Review group psychotherapies on aspects of late life adjustment and development. Thirty-six adult non-patients, ages 65 years and older, from the Muncie - Delaware County vicinity, were randomly selected from an available subject pool of …
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Towards Precision Medicine: Characterizing and Predicting Antidepressant Remission Heterogeneity in Late-life Depression Using Genetic Data
Late-life depression (LLD), diagnosed as major depressive disorder in older adults (≥ 60 years), is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by a unique constellation of clinical symptoms and risk factors associated with ageing, including comorbidities such as cerebrovascular disease, which impact …
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An Examination of the General Mobility of Older Adults Based on Late-Life Depression and Its Treatment
… Depression Scale (CES-D) (Radloff, 1977), Life Space Questionnaire (LSQ) (Stalvey, Owlsley, Sloane, and Ball, 1999) and a health questionnaire, including medication usage. Mobility measures used from the LSQ were life space (i.e., have you been to places outside your neighborhood?) and …
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Modelling resting-state neural oscillations to uncover circuit mechanisms of aging and rTMS response in late-life depression
… to define the changes in spatial and age-related neural mechanisms. We found that corticothalamic activity was most prominent in occipital regions, where aging was associated with increased corticothalamic delays and a slowing of alpha rhythms. In contrast, frontal regions exhibited greater …
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A Widow’s Hope in Late-Life Spousal Loss: A Biblical Response to Meaning-Making and Continuing Spiritual Bonds
… is considered one of the most stressful and life-altering experiences that can cause a loss of meaning and purpose in life. Bereavement brings mortality to the forefront, raising questions related to life’s existential meanings. In recent years, there has been a broadening interest in the …
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Use of Family Life Review with Older Adults and Families Adjusting to the Late Life Transition of Relocation
Late life relocation for the purpose of receiving care may be one of the more challenging transitions for older adults because of being uprooted from their long-time home and the perceived loss of independence. Of available supportive housing options for older adults, assisted living facilities are …
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A Comparative, cross-cultural study of the prevalence and correlates of late life depression in low and middle income countries
… to attend the needs of this growing population. Late-life depression is one of the most important causes of disability in this age group. Evidence on the epidemiology of late-life depression comes essentially from studies carried out in Europe, North America and Asia. There is a need to …
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How Do Immigrant Older Adults in the United States Fare in Later Life? Examining Differences in Immigrant Status and Life-course Timing of Migration on Late-life Disablement and Mortality
… in the United States and their experiences with late-life disablement. Specifically, this dissertation examines immigrant status differences in late-life disability among immigrants compared to non-immigrants and investigates how life-course timing of immigration shapes late-life disability among …
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DEMENTIA IN ELDERLY: PREDICTING AND PREVENTING RISK
… of the study are: (1) To develop and validate a late-life dementia risk index using EMR database to predict the risk of developing dementia in elderly population. (2) To examine comparative effectiveness of antidepressants classes on risk of dementia in elderly with depression. Methods: The …
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