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Religious assessment in Italian older adults: psychometric properties of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity and the Behavioral Religiosity Scale Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-04-13 Michela Fagnani, Maria Devita, Daiana Colledani, Pasquale Anselmi, Giuseppe Sergi, Daniela Mapelli, Alessandra Coin
ABSTRACT Objectives Studies have shown that religiosity (R) and spirituality (S) can positively impact older adults’ life. Nevertheless, no validated tools for measuring these constructs in the older Italian population are currently available. This study investigates the psychometric properties of two of the most common measures of R and S in the literature: the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity
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Workplace Age Discrimination and Affecting Factors in Turkey: A Validation Study Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Emine Özmete, Melike Pak, Serdarhan Duru
ABSTRACT Objective: This study was undertaken to adapt Workplace Age Discrimination Scale (WADS) to Turkish. Methods: The sample of the study was composed of 465 volunteered women and men (18+ years) who had an active working life. Corrected item total correlation and Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient were calculated for reliability of WADS. High order confirmatory factor analysis was
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Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior of Elderly Populations during Confinement: Results from the FRENCH COVID-19 ONAPS Survey Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-04-07 C Chambonniere, C Lambert, M Tardieu, A Fillon, P Genin, B Larras, P Melsens, Js Baker, B Pereira, a Tremblay, D Thivel, M Duclos
ABSTRACT Introduction: A national confinement was imposed in France in March 2020 during 55 days to prevent the spread of the virus and protect vulnerable people such as older individuals. This study aimed to describe the movement behaviors, and their determinants, of elderly people (≥ 65 years) during the confinement. Methods: An online survey was conducted from April 1st, 2020 to May 6th, 2020 by
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Guilty, Innocent, or Just Not Proven? Bayesian Verdicts in the Case of Inhibitory Deficits Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-02-20 Joel Myerson, Kyle G. Featherston, Cynthia Flores, Lindsey Lilienthal, Young Bui, Sandra Hale
ABSTRACT Background: This study addresses two issues: Whether age-related differences in working memory (WM) can be studied in online samples, and whether such differences reflect an inhibitory deficit. Currently, the evidence is mixed, but the playing field was not level because traditional statistics cannot provide evidence for the null hypothesis. Experiment 1: MTurk workers (ages 19–74) performed
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Rehearsal and Event Age Predict the Fading Affect Bias across Young Adults and Elderly in Self-Defining and Everyday Autobiographical Memories Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Jeffrey A. Gibbons, Leslie Rollins
ABSTRACT The faster fading of unpleasant affect than pleasant affect is known as the Fading Affect Bias (FAB). The FAB generalizes across cultures and event types, it is positively related to rehearsals and healthy outcomes, and it is negatively related to unhealthy outcomes. Experiment 1 Objective, Sample/Population, and Method: We examined the importance of different rehearsal types for the FAB across
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Impact of Public Seating Design on Mobility and Independence of Older Adults Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Robyn L Coman, Carlo D Caponecchia, Vinod Gopaldasani
ABSTRACT Background:Mobility and independence of older adults are influenced by age-related capabilities and limitations, as well as environmental factors such as non-optimum design of public seating (e.g., inappropriate seat height, angle, and compressibility as well as armrests). This study was the first part of a multi-stage investigation of the impact of public seating on older adults. Method:One
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Conscious Control of Gait Increases with Task Difficulty and Can Be Mitigated by External Focus Instruction Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-03-09 Toby C. T. Mak, William R. Young, Thomson W. L. Wong
ABSTRACT Objectives: We aimed to address whether increased task difficulty is sufficient to induce heightened conscious control and influence gait performance in older adults through the manipulations of either task difficulty or attentional focus. Method: Fifty older adults, split into high- (HR) and low-reinvestor (LR) groups, performed a walking task on a 7.4 m straight walkway in two conditions:
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Evaluation of Fatigue among Older Population in Jordan Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-04-01 Malakeh. Z. Malak, Mohammed Abu Adas, Rasmieh Al-Amer, Nancy. N. Yousef, Raed. M. Ali
ABSTRACT Objective: Fatigue among older adults has not received empirical attention in the Arabic region. Thus, this study aimed to assess the levels of fatigue and its related psychosocial factors and examine the predictors of fatigue in older Jordanians aged 60 years and more. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design and our sample was 250 older adults receiving health services at comprehensive
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Age-related Differences in Expression Recognition of Faces with Direct and Averted Gaze Using Dynamic Stimuli Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-03-27 Maryam Ziaei, Charlotte Arnold, Natalie C. Ebner
ABSTRACT Background: It is still an open to what extent the ecological validity of face stimuli modulates age-related differences in the recognition of facial expression; and to what extent eye gaze direction may play a role in this process. The present study tested whether age effects in facial expression recognition, also as a function of eye gaze direction, would be less pronounced in dynamic than
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Contributors and Moderators of Quality of Life in Caregivers of Alzheimer´s Disease Patients Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-03-16 M.Graça Pereira, Ana R Abreu, Daniela Rego, Gabriela Ferreira, Sara Lima
ABSTRACT Aim and objective: This study aimed to identify the variables that contributed to Quality of Life (QoL) of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) caregivers, taking into consideration the caregiving context, stressors, role strains, and resources. Methods: The sample included 102 caregivers of AD patients who answered the following instruments: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21; Satisfaction with
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Can the RAVLT predict deterioration from MCI to dementia? Data from long term follow up Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-03-11 Liraz Dawidowicz, Elissa L. Ash, Amos D. Korczyn, Fani Andelman, Sigal Levy, Odelia Elkana
ABSTRACT Objective To assess whether the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) could differentiate deterioration from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) to dementia. Methods Twenty-six participants who were diagnosed with MCI performed the RAVLT and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) at baseline and after nearly a decade (M = 8.8 years, SD = 3.16), in order to evaluate whether they progressed
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Bone Mineral Density Loss in Parkinson’s Disease: Impact of Clinical Subtypes Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-03-10 Hakan Özcan, Sevim Acaröz Candan, Tuba Gül
ABSTRACT Background: This study aimed to compare the BMD status among the clinical subtypes of PD and healthy controls. Methods: Sixty patients with PD and 30 healthy age- and sex-matched controls were included in this study. The patients were divided into postural instability gait difficulty-dominant type (PIGDDT) group and tremor-dominant type (TDT) group based on the Unified Parkinson’s Disease
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Feasibility and Psychometric Integrity of Mobile Phone-Based Intensive Measurement of Cognition in Older Adults Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Paul W. H. Brewster, Jonathan Rush, Lana Ozen, Rebecca Vendittelli, Scott M. Hofer
ABSTRACT Background:There is a pressing need for assessment approaches that can be deployed remotely to measure cognitive outcomes in clinical trials and longitudinal aging cohorts. We evaluated the utility of a mobile phone-based intensive measurement study for this purpose. Method:A small cohort of healthy older adults (N = 17, mean age = 73) completed five assessment “bursts” over 12 months, with
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Self-esteem effect on recall and recognition in episodic memory, in young and older adults Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Florent Pinard, Sandrine Vanneste, Laurence Taconnat
ABSTRACT The effect of age on episodic memory has recently been shown to be modulated by individual characteristics such as psycho-emotional status. We investigated the combined effects of age and a psycho-emotional variable, Self-Esteem, on episodic memory (Cued-recall and recognition). We also examined the contribution of anxiety level on the influence of Self-Esteem on episodic memory during aging
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Structuralist Mental Representation of Dual-action Demands: Mechanisms of Improved Dual-task Performance after Practice in Older Adults Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-01-14 Tilo Strobach, Lynn Huestegge
ABSTRACT Aim: The present study was designed to investigate how behavioral (dual-action) demands in dual tasks are mentally represented in older adults and how these representations might contribute to the practice-related improvement of dual-task performance. Three different theoretical representation accounts were empirically tested: a structuralist account, a holistic account, and a contextual change
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The Effect of Memory Training on Memory Control Beliefs in Older Adults with Subjective Memory Complaints Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-12-26 Kitikan Thana-Udom, Prabha Siddarth, Karen J. Miller, Jennifer J. Dunkin, Gary W. Small, Linda M. Ercoli
ABSTRACT Objective: To study whether memory control beliefs predict response to memory training, or change as a result of participating in memory training. Methods: Eighty community based participants with subjective memory complaints Community-based study at UCLA were randomized to one of three conditions: Memory Training, the program consisted of weekly 120-minute classes featuring instruction in
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Cognitive Event-Related Potential Responses Differentiate Older Adults with and without Probable Mild Cognitive Impairment Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-12-19 Karen L. Bell, Jennifer Jones Lister, Rachel Conter, Aryn L. Harrison Bush, Jennifer O’Brien
ABSTRACT Background: Older adults rarely seek cognitive assessment, but often visit other healthcare professionals (e.g., audiologists). Noninvasive clinical measures within the scopes of practice of those professions sensitive to cognitive impairment are needed. Purpose: This study examined the differences of probable mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on latency and mean amplitude of the P3b auditory
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Age Differences in Reappraisal of Negative Autobiographical Memories Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Lucas J. Hamilton, Eric S. Allard
ABSTRACT Background: Past studies have been equivocal regarding age differences in reappraisal efficacy. Moreover, the use of laboratory-generated stimuli (e.g., images, film clips) may overestimate age differences. Instead, the use of self-relevant stimuli (e.g., autobiographical memory) may better represent the day-to-day implementation of reappraisal. Method: Younger and older adults generated 50
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CSIS: Proposal for a New Combined Screening Interpretation Score for Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-12-13 María Josefina Gonzalez Aguilar, Lucía Alba Ferrara
ABSTRACT Introduction: It is essential to have sensitive, economical and quick cognitive screening tools for early detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The objective of the present study was to assess a new way of interpreting widely used screening tests, generating a new score: the CSIS (Combined Screening Interpretation Score). The CSIS considers the performance in various routine screening
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Can Age Influence Functional Tests Differently to Predict Falls in Nursing Home and Community-Dwelling Older Adults? Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Paula Born Lopes, André Luiz Felix Rodacki, Renata Wolf, Koren Fisher, Paulo Cesar Barauce Bento, Gleber Pereira
ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine which functional tests are able to predict falls in nursing home residents (NHR) and community-dwelling (CDW) older adults grouped by age. Methods: Two hundred and fifty-two older adults were assessed in the following tests, Mini-Mental State Examination, anthropometric characteristics, fall history and functional tests. The participants
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The Relationship between Oxidative Stress and Anxiety in a Healthy Older Population Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-02-20 Karen Savage, Davy Kingshott, Andrew Gubko, Alicia Wt Three, Tamer Burjawi, Kevin Croft, Jerome Sarris, Con Stough
ABSTRACT Background/study context: F2-Isoprostanes are putative markers of oxidative stress, one of the processes associated with biological senescence. Evidence exists for elevated F2-Isoprostanes in chronic conditions including psychiatric disorders. Few studies have examined the relationship between oxidative stress and mood in older healthy samples, to establish the influence on mental health.
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Improving Prospective Memory Performance in Community-dwelling Older Adults: Goal Management Training and Implementation Intentions Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 Lara Fine, Shayne Loft, Romola S. Bucks, Denise Parker, Manuela Laws, Michelle Olaithe, Maria Pushpanathan, Stephanie R. Rainey Smith, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Ralph N. Martins, Michael Weinborn
ABSTRACT Aim: The present study tested a compensatory executive intervention for prospective memory (goal management training) for the first time in older adults. Prospective memory (the ability to remember and execute a task in the future) declines with age, with significant implications for older adults’ activities of daily living and quality of life. Prospective memory interventions have focused
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Anti-Cognitive Decline by Yinxing-Mihuan-Oral-Liquid via Activating CREB/BDNF Signaling and Inhibiting Neuroinflammatory Process Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Zhenting Huang, Chengqun Wan, Yangyang Wang, Peifeng Qiao, Qian Zou, Jingxi Ma, Zhou Liu, Zhiyou Cai
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cognitive decline in the normal aging process is one of the most common and prominent problems. Delaying and alleviating cognitive impairment is an important strategy of anti-aging. This study is to aim at investigating the effects of Yinxing-Mihuan-Oral-Liquid(GMOL) on the CREB/BDNF signaling in the normal aging process. METHODS: SD rats were randomly divided into GMOL group and
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Comparative Evaluation of Predictive Ability of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Components Including Frailty on Long-Term Mortality Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-01-24 Hacer Dogan Varan, Muhammet Cemal Kizilarslanoglu, Rana Tuna Dogrul, Gunes Arik, Mert Esme, Ozgur Kara, Mustafa Kemal Kilic, Meltem Halil, Mustafa Cankurtaran, Burcu Balam Yavuz
ABSTRACT Background: This study aims to compare the predictive value of all comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) parameters with the predictive value of frailty assessment (with Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS) and Fried Frailty Index (FFI)) for long-term mortality, in older adults. Methods: A total of 967 patients were included, consecutively. At the first admission, age, gender, comorbidities, number
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Can Age Influence Functional Tests Differently to Predict Falls in Nursing Home and Community-Dwelling Older Adults? Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Paula Born Lopes, André Luiz Felix Rodacki, Renata Wolf, Koren Fisher, Paulo Cesar Barauce Bento, Gleber Pereira
ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine which functional tests are able to predict falls in nursing home residents (NHR) and community-dwelling (CDW) older adults grouped by age. Methods: Two hundred and fifty-two older adults were assessed in the following tests, Mini-Mental State Examination, anthropometric characteristics, fall history and functional tests. The participants
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Age Differences in Reappraisal of Negative Autobiographical Memories Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Lucas J. Hamilton, Eric S. Allard
ABSTRACT Background: Past studies have been equivocal regarding age differences in reappraisal efficacy. Moreover, the use of laboratory-generated stimuli (e.g., images, film clips) may overestimate age differences. Instead, the use of self-relevant stimuli (e.g., autobiographical memory) may better represent the day-to-day implementation of reappraisal. Method: Younger and older adults generated 50
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Does Cue Focality Modulate Age-related Performance in Prospective Memory? An fMRI Investigation Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-10-27 Francesco Scalici, Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo, Valerio Santangelo, Francesco Barban, Emiliano Macaluso, Carlo Caltagirone, Alberto Costa
ABSTRACT How prospective memory (PM) weakens with increasing age has been largely debated. We hypothesized that automatic and strategic PM processes, respectively mediated by focal and non-focal cues, are differently affected by aging, even starting from 50–60 years of age. We investigated this issue using a 2 × 2 design in which focal and non-focal experimental conditions were created by varying the
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The Influence of Discrete Negative and Positive Stimuli on Recognition Memory of Younger vs. Older Adults Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Merve Boğa, Burcu Günay, Aycan Kapucu
ABSTRACT Background: The effects of emotional stimuli on memory in older adults are often addressed in terms of socio-emotional selectivity theory and the valence dimension. Older adults usually remember positive stimuli better than negative stimuli. However, studies examining the effects of discrete emotions on the elderly are still limited. The present study examined the effects of negative and positive
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Age-related Differences and Individual Differences of the Positivity Effect in Korean Older Adults: Focused on Attentional Process for Emotional Faces Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-10-26 Hyo Shin Kang, Jung-Hye Kwon
ABSTRACT Objectives Most prior studies on the positivity effect have been conducted in Western cultures, and research in East Asian cultures has been limited, with inconsistent findings. Herein we investigate whether the positivity effect is present in Korean older adults. Moreover, we examined individual indifferences alongside age differences in the positivity effect because not all older adults
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“Then and Now”: Examining the Impact of Temporal Focus on Persuasive Messages across Seniors and Young Adults Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-10-30 Faizan Imtiaz, Li-Jun Ji
ABSTRACT Background As the number of seniors around the world continues to proliferate, research devoted to enhancing our understanding of the specific needs of these individuals is warranted. The present research documents how the concept of time influences the preferences and behavioral intentions of older and younger adults in a consumer behavior context. Methods Study 1 had 99 young adults (under
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Polypharmacy, Physical and Nutritional Status, and Depression in the Elderly: Do Polypharmacy Deserve Some Credits in These Problems? Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-11-12 Sibel Eyigor, Yeşim Gökçe Kutsal, Fusun Toraman, Bekir Durmus, Kutay Ordu Gokkaya, Ali Aydeniz, Nurdan Paker, Pinar Borman
ABSTRACT Background: To investigate the association of polypharmacy with physical function, nutritional status, and depression in the elderly. Method: The study included 675 people aged over 65 years from 8 centers in various geographical regions. The polypharmacy status was categorized as non-polypharmacy (0–4 drugs), polypharmacy (≥5 drugs). The subjects’ physical function was assessed based on their
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An Electrophysiological Study of Aging and Perceptual Letter-Matching Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 Peter R. Mallik, Philip A. Allen, Mei-Ching Lien, Elliott Jardin, Michelle L. Houston, James R. Houston, Brianna K. Jurosic
ABSTRACT Background: Previous studies on perceptual letter-matching have found that younger and older adults showed “fast-same” effects for response time and “false-different” effects for errors but the effects were more pronounced for older adults. According to the Noisy Operator Theory, internal noise in visual processing distorts “same” trials into appearing different whereas distortion for “different”
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An Electrophysiological Study of Aging and Perceptual Letter-Matching Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 Peter R. Mallik, Philip A. Allen, Mei-Ching Lien, Elliott Jardin, Michelle L. Houston, James R. Houston, Brianna K. Jurosic
ABSTRACT Background: Previous studies on perceptual letter-matching have found that younger and older adults showed “fast-same” effects for response time and “false-different” effects for errors but the effects were more pronounced for older adults. According to the Noisy Operator Theory, internal noise in visual processing distorts “same” trials into appearing different whereas distortion for “different”
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Monitoring Walking Activity with Wearable Technology in Rural-dwelling Older Adults in Tanzania: A Feasibility Study Nested within a Frailty Prevalence Study. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-07-08 Silvia Del Din,Emma Grace Lewis,William K Gray,Harry Collin,John Kissima,Lynn Rochester,Catherine Dotchin,Sarah Urasa,Richard Walker
Background Older adults with lower levels of activity can be at risk of poor health outcomes. Wearable technology has improved the acceptability and objectivity of measuring activity for older adults in high-income countries. Nevertheless, the technology is under-utilized in low-to-middle income countries. The aim was to explore feasibility, acceptability and utility of wearable technology to measure
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Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind in Healthy Aging. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-08-05 Marit F L Ruitenberg,Patrick Santens,Wim Notebaert
Background Previous studies on the effect of healthy aging on Theory of Mind (ToM) have produced mixed results. A possible explanation may be that different ToM components and types of inference have not systematically been considered. This study examined the effect of aging on ToM by assessing both first and second order cognitive and affective components within a single task. Methods We compared
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Age-Related Differences in Emoji Evaluation. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-07-14 Martin Weiß,Dariana Bille,Johannes Rodrigues,Johannes Hewig
Background For decades, the nature of emotions has been at the center of psychological research, particularly regarding the underlying mechanisms that enable people to perceive, recognize, and process emotional stimuli. Research has indicated that there are interindividual differences in the processing of emotions. This includes age, which underlies neurological changes that contribute to the specific
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Effect of Acupressure on Dynamic Balance in Elderly Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-08-06 Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi,Zeinab Zajkani,Fatemeh Mohammadi,Mohammad Habibi,Maryam Mafi,Fatemeh Ranjkesh
Background Balance disorders are common in the elderly and are a major cause of falls. This study aimed to determine the effect of acupressure on dynamic balance in elderly women. Methods This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 72 elderly women in Qazvin, Iran. The intervention group received rotary massage using the thumb at the pressure points for 4 weeks, 3 times a week for 20 minutes
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Flexibility as a Mediator between Personality and Well-Being in Older and Younger Adults: Findings from Questionnaire Data and a Behavioral Task. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-08-13 Priska Steenhaut,Gina Rossi,Ineke Demeyer,Rudi De Raedt
Background Personality is a predictor of subjective well-being in older and younger adults, but less is known about the underlying mechanisms. One possible mechanism is psychological flexibility, which is the ability to keep an open mind-set in order to make flexible choices adapted to the situation at hand. Methods We recruited 60 younger and 60 older adults and measured personality and well-being
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Do Temporal Regularities during Maintenance Benefit Short-term Memory in the Elderly? Inhibition Capacities Matter. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-06-15 Lison Fanuel,Sophie Portrat,Simone Dalla Bella,Barbara Tillmann,Gaën Plancher
Background/Study context Recent research has shown a benefit of temporally regular structure presented during the maintenance period in short-term memory for young adults. Because maintenance is impaired in aging, we investigated whether older adults can also benefit from the temporal regularities for maintenance and how their cognitive capacities might affect this potential benefit. Methods Healthy
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Investigating the Relationship between Menopause Specific Quality of Life and Perceived Social Support among Postmenopausal Women in Iran. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-06-04 Zeinab Jalambadani,Zohreh Rezapour,Somayeh Movahedi Zadeh
Background The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between Menopause Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL), Perceived Social Support (PSS) and factors associated with MENQOL among a group of Iranian Postmenopausal women in 2018. Methods In this cross-sectional study 410 of Postmenopausal Iranian women in Neyshabur are examined. QOL was assessed using MENQOL questionnaire, and social
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Body Mass Index, Physical Activity Habits and Physical Function Contribute to Fatigue in the Rest Home Residents. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-05-26 Sevim Acaröz Candan
Backgrounds Fatigue is a common complaint in older adults living in rest homes. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with fatigue among older adults living in a rest home. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out with a total of 92 older adults. Fatigue was evaluated by the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS). The sociodemographic characteristics, quadriceps and handgrip
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How an Age Simulation Suit affects Motor and Cognitive Performance and Self-perception in Younger Adults. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-05-23 Janine Vieweg,Sabine Schaefer
Background/Study Context We assessed the influence of wearing an Age Simulation Suit (GERT) on gross motor, fine motor and cognitive performance in healthy young adults. Methods In a within-subjects design, we tested 20 young adults (M age = 22.3 years) with and without the Age Simulation Suit. We assessed gross motor (Functional Fitness test) and fine motor (Purdue Pegboard test) functioning, cognitive
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The Combination Effects of Resveratrol and Swimming HIIT Exercise on Novel Object Recognition and Open-field Tasks in Aged Rats. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-04-23 Fatemeh Amirazodi,Amin Mehrabi,Maryam Amirazodi,Shahrnaz Parsania,Mohammad Amin Rajizadeh,Khadijeh Esmaeilpour
Introduction Resveratrol, a natural polyphenol abundant in grapes and red wine, has been reported to exert numerous beneficial health effects in the body. High-Intensity Interval Exercise (HIIT) is a form of interval training that provides improved athletic capacity and has a protective effect on health. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of swimming HIIT and Resveratrol
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Extensive Experience with Multiple Languages May Not Buffer Age-Related Declines in Executive Function. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-04-21 Kaitlyn M Weyman,Matthew Shake,Jenni L Redifer
Background Whether bilingualism can improve aspects of cognitive function in late adulthood is hotly debated. A few limited studies have reported that bilingualism may provide a limited buffer against age-related cognitive decline; however, others have not. The present study furthered this inquiry by analyzing the combined effects of age and language experience upon executive function in a geographically
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The Health Equity Through Aging Research And Discussion (HEARD) Study: A Proposed Two-Phase Sequential Mixed-Methods Research Design To Understand Barriers And Facilitators Of Brain Donation Among Diverse Older Adults. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-04-08 Crystal M Glover,Raj C Shah,David A Bennett,Robert S Wilson,Lisa L Barnes
Brain donation in studies on aging remains a critical pathway to discovering and improving preventive measures and treatments for Alzheimer’s dementia and related disorders. Brain donation for research is almost exclusively obtained from non-Latinx Whites of higher socioeconomic status in the United States. Despite persistent efforts, it has been difficult to obtain consent for brain donation among
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Older Adults Who Meditate Regularly Perform Better on Neuropsychological Functioning and Visual Working Memory Tests: A Three-month Waitlist Control Design Study with a Cohort of Seniors in Assisted Living Facilities Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-04-05 Samta P Pandya
Background: Neuropsychological functioning and visual working memory are vulnerable to age-related decline. This investigation examines the impact of meditation on the said outcomes for older adults in assisted living facilities. Older adults (N = 136) from four assisted living facilities in Mumbai and Pretoria were randomized into intervention and waitlist control groups. Method: The Repeatable Battery
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Neuroticism Predicts Reasoning Performance in Young but Not Older Adults Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-03-24 Ann Pearman
Objective: This study was designed to explore age differences in the relationship of neuroticism with reasoning performance in a representative adult sample. Method: A probability sample of 242 adults (range 25–75 years; M age = 47.57 years) from the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) Boston Study of Management Processes were measured on personality and cognition. Using Raven’s Progressive
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Contributions of Cognitive Aging Models to the Explanation of Source Memory Decline across the Adult Lifespan Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-03-24 Selene Cansino, Frine Torres-Trejo, Cinthya Estrada-Manilla, Miguel Pérez-Loyda, Cinthia Vargas-Martínez, Gabriela Tapia-Jaimes, Silvia Ruiz-Velasco
Background: A number of cognitive aging models have been proposed to explain the age-related decline in several cognitive functions, but these models have rarely been examined together. We analyzed the contributions of four main models – processing resources, speed of processing, cognitive reserve and knowledge – to source memory decay related to the aging process. Methods: A total of 1554 healthy
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A 20-sec Stepping Test and KINECTTM Sensor Provides Objective Quantification of Movement/Balance Dysfunction in Older Individuals Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-03-21 Nobuo Takeshima, Takeshi Kohama, Masanobu Kusunoki, Sochi Okada, Eiji Fujita, Yukiya Oba, William F. Brechue
Background: Tests such as the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) are widely used measures of infirmity and burden of care. However, these scales are largely qualitative and especially problematic when assessing movement-based tasks. Effective, reliable analysis of human movement is technically complicated and expensive, but an infrared depth sensor is potentially a low-cost, portable devise which
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Psychomotor Abilities of Elderly People and Their Motivation to Participate in Organized Physical Activity Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-03-20 Laura Narkauskaitė-Nedzinskienė, Laimutė Samsonienė, Diana Karanauskienė, Vilma Stankutė
Background: Functional training has an effect on the physical parameters of people, but the motivation of the elderly people practicing sports varies depending on the events taking place in their close environment and the specifics of their relationships. Methods: Participants were recruited in the City Leisure Center for Elderly People and Social Care Home for Elderly People and randomly assigned
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Editorial Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-03-16 Philip A. Allen
(2020). Editorial. Experimental Aging Research: Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 193-193.
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Physical Activity Decreases the Risk of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity in Older Adults with the Incidence of Clinical Factors: 24-Month Prospective Study. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-01-23 Vanessa Ribeiro Santos,Bianca Dias Correa,Caroline Galan De Souza Pereira,Luís Alberto Gobbo
Background/Study: The occurrence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) may be associated with modifiable behavioral factors such as insufficient physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the association of total physical activity (PA) and its different domains, as well as sedentary behavior with sarcopenia and SO in older adults with the incidence
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Age-Related Changes in Verbal Working Memory Strategies. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-01-23 Johann Chevalère,Patrick Lemaire,Valérie Camos
Background/Study context: Maintenance in verbal working memory is thought to rely on two main systems: a phonological and a semantic system. The three objectives of the present study were to clarify how these systems are organized and interact, to examine whether their involvement in maintenance changes with aging, and to identify which underlying mechanism accounts for both age-related changes in
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Age-related Differences in Sensorimotor Transformations for Visual and/or Somatosensory Targets: Planning or Execution? Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-01-21 Rachel Goodman,Gerome A Manson,Luc Tremblay
Background: Older and younger adults utilize sensory information differently to plan and control their reaching movements to visual targets. In addition, younger adults appear to utilize different sensorimotor transformations when reaching to somatosensory vs. visual targets. Critically, it is not yet known if older adults perform similar sensorimotor transformations when planning and executing movements
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Waist-to-Height Ratio Outperforms Classic Anthropometric Indices in Predicting Successful Aging in Older Adults; an Analysis of the ATTICA and MEDIS Epidemiological Studies. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-01-15 Efi Koloverou,Alexandra Foscolou,Konstantinos Gkouvas,Stefanos Tyrovolas,Antonia-Leda Matalas,Evangelos Polychronopoulos,Christina Chrysohoou,Christos Pitsavos,Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
Background/Study context: The aim of the present work was to investigate the association of Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) with Successful Aging (SA) status and compare it to classic anthropometric indices, among middle-aged and older individuals.Methods: Among various socio-demographic, clinical and lifestyle characteristics, height, weight, waist circumference (WC), Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) and WHtR
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Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is a Potential Self-Sourced Cognition Booster in Elderly Mice. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-01-15 Enver Ahmet Demir,Mehtap Karagoz
Background: A complex set of neurotrophic growth factors participates in neuroplasticity in the aging brain. Platelets are a copious source of growth factors, most of which display also the neurotropic activity. On this basis, we investigated behavioral and cognitive consequences of the administration of intravenous allogeneic platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in senescent mice.Methods: The animals (16-18
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Correlation between Health-Related Quality of Life and Hand Grip Strength among Older Adults. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2020-01-12 Hadeel Halaweh
Background: With advanced age, the progressive loss of muscle strength estimated by the handgrip strength (HGS) may result in a poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Studying this association becomes a vital area of research for promoting aging-well. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between HRQoL and HGS among community-dwelling older adults above 60 years old.Methods:
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Memory Age-based Stereotype Threat: Role of Locus of Control and Anxiety. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2019-11-21 B Bouazzaoui,S Fay,L Guerrero-Sastoque,M Semaine,M Isingrini,L Taconnat
Background: Age-related stereotype threat impacts episodic memory performance. This study compared the predictors of memory performance in older adults with and without exposure to age-related stereotype threat, hypothesizing that activating the stereotype threat modulates the relative weight of metamemory predictors of memory performance.Methods: Participants were 80 older adults (aged 60-84 years)
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Orienting Attention to Auditory and Visual Short-term Memory: The Roles of Age, Hearing Loss, and Cognitive Status. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2019-11-21 Linda Garami,Ricky Chow,Ayomide Fakuade,Swathi Swaminathan,Claude Alain
Background/Study Context: Attention can be reflectively oriented to a visual or auditory representation in short-term memory, but it is not clear how aging and hearing acuity affects reflective attention. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether performance in auditory and visual reflective attention tasks varies as a function of participants' age and hearing status.Methods: Young (19
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Automaticity of Postural Control while Dual-tasking Revealed in Young and Older Adults. Exp. Aging Res. (IF 1.177) Pub Date : 2019-11-19 Natalie Richer,Yves Lajoie
Background: Postural control improvements in external focus and cognitive task conditions are thought to occur because directing attention away from postural control allows greater automaticity. We aimed to support this theory by using three dynamic measures of postural control that may reveal changes in the structure or composition of sway: the discrete wavelet transform, sample entropy, and rambling
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