Aging & Mental Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Aging & Mental Health is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Music moves: Ettlingen dementia study – a pragmatic randomised controlled trial65
Effectiveness of a 14-week protocol for cognitive stimulation therapy for mild dementia: results from a pragmatic study using routinely collected clinical data50
Social interaction level modulates the impact of frailty on cognitive decline: a longitudinal study43
‘It was just – everything was normal’: outcomes for people living with dementia, their unpaid carers, and paid carers in a Shared Lives day support service38
Associations of objectively measured movement behavior and cardiorespiratory fitness with mental health and quality of life in older adults with hypertension: an exploratory analysis during the COVID-35
History of childhood mistreatment and the psychological health consequences of COVID-19 for older adults34
Network models of late life depression symptoms and cognitive impairments across time33
Combined experiences of loneliness and social isolation and their associations with sociodemographic, health, and psychosocial variables: ELSI-Brazil32
Understanding the relationship between perceived discrimination and mortality in United States adults30
Efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in cognitive function in the elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis29
Association between driving frequency and well-being among older adults27
The impact of unmet needs for assistance with activities of daily living on the self-rated health and life satisfaction of Chinese community-dwelling older adults27
The contribution of audiobook use on the mental health of older adults: the mediating effects of social adaptation24
Trajectories of social isolation and depressive symptoms in mid- and later life: a parallel process latent growth curve analysis24
Patterns and predictors of mental health service use among older veterans with alcohol use disorder who received a video-enabled tablet24
Validating the interpersonal theory of suicide among older adultspre- and peri-COVID-19 pandemic24
‘Why should I feel guilty? I always give my best’. Guilt in Spanish women caring for dependent relatives from a gender perspective22
Reminiscing and intergenerational advice giving during the COVID-19 pandemic22
Strategies of coping with existential concerns in educationally active older adults21
The understanding and experience of falls among community-dwelling adults aged 50 and over living with mental illness: A qualitative study21
Playfulness in middle- and older age: testing associations with life satisfaction, character strengths, and flourishing21
Prevalence and health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults with comorbid cancer and dementia: a longitudinal analysis21
The perspectives of older people living with dementia regarding a possible move to a nursing home21
The legalities of managing finances and paying for future care in dementia: a UK-based qualitative study20
Age-varying association between depression and cognitive function among a national sample of older U.S. immigrant adults: the potential moderating role of physical activity20
Tai chi or health education for older adults with hypertension: effects on mental health and psychological resilience to COVID-1919
Cumulative effect of loneliness and social isolation on health outcomes among older adults19
Specific cultural traits of the precarity of older Latinos living alone with cognitive impairment in the San Francisco Bay Area19
Emotion regulation across the lifespan: age differences in intrapersonal and interpersonal strategies for the adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic in four countries19
Age and gender disparities in joint associations of physical activity and sleep duration with depressive symptoms trajectories: a longitudinal analysis of Chinese middle-aged and older adults18
Deterioration of people with Parkinson’s symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown: results of a web-based survey in Northwestern Italy18
Informal caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a representative, population-based study during the second wave of the pandemic in Germany18
The 4Ms of an age-friendly health system in behavioral health: pilot test of an educational framework18
Optimal dose and type of non-pharmacological treatments to improve cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis17
Mental health and well-being for aging adults during the COVID-19 pandemic17
Cumulative exposure to poor housing conditions and psychological well-being: Does the relationship differ for young and middle-aged adults and older adults?17
Longer time horizons are associated with reduced risk of mortality and disability in older adults16
Internet use and loneliness among older Chinese adults16
Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for depressive symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: systematic review with network meta-analysis16
Development of the subjective cognitive function decline scale for middle-aged Koreans16
The paradox of wellbeing: what happens among women with fibromyalgia? The effect of cognitive fusion16
Characterizing different patterns of digital competence and their associations with loneliness and social isolation among older adults: findings from South Korea15
Sense of control and likelihood of prescription drug misuse 10-years later among middle-aged and older adults15
The influence of social support on self-care is mediated by self-efficacy and depression in chronic illness: key findings from the ‘SODALITY’ observational study15
Personality traits and measures of neuropsychiatric symptoms15
Hard to let it go: repetitive negative thinking and hoarding in later life in Japan15
Volunteering, religiosity, and quality of life in later life: evidence from Singapore15
Just as expected? Older adults’ aging expectations are associated with subjective cognition15
Influence of spousal caregiving and living arrangement on depression among husband caregivers in rural China14
Self-esteem as a mediator in the relationship between perceived age stigma and emotional well-being among Korean older adults: the moderation effect of marital status14
Inflammatory and blood gas markers of COVID-19 delirium compared to non-COVID-19 delirium: a cross-sectional study14
State containment measures, living arrangements, and mental health of U.S. older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic13
Informal caregivers’ negative affect: The interplay of caregivers’ resilience, aging anxiety and burden13
Mediation effect of coping strategies on general psychological health among middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic13
Educational mobility and older adults’ working memory updating ability: association and role of resilience13
Navigating the new normal: accessing community and institutionalised care for dementia during COVID-1913
Parental dementia and subjective memory impairment in the health and retirement study13
An application study-subjective cognitive decline Questionnaire9 in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI)13
Perceived neighborhood disorder, social cohesion, and depressive symptoms in spousal caregivers13
Moving forward with dementia: an explorative cross-country qualitative study into post-diagnostic experiences12
Environment profiles, social participation patterns, depressive symptoms and quality of life of disabled older adults: a longitudinal investigation12
Does social isolation affect physical and mental health? A test of the social causation hypothesis using dynamic panel models with fixed effects12
Diverse rural caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias: analysis of health factors at the individual, interpersonal, and community level12
‘I feel like this will never end’: mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults with chronic conditions12
With age comes well-being: older age associated with lower stress, negative affect, and depression throughout the COVID-19 pandemic12
Social participation and self-reported depression during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults12
Self- reported and informal caregiver proxy-reported met needs in persons living with dementia are associated with lower health-related quality of life: a dyadic, cross-sectional study12
Determinants of quality of life in family caregivers in MCI: a comparison with mild dementia12
Sensory impairment and depressive symptoms among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic12
Racial differences in links between perceived discrimination, depressive symptoms, and ambulatory working memory12
An integrated model of psychosocial correlates of insomnia severity in family caregivers of people with dementia12
Protective and stress factors for psychological distress: a comparative analysis of LGB and non-LGB older adults11
Structural equation modeling to explain the relationship between intergenerational relationships and depressive symptoms with the mediation of social isolation in the Iranian older adults11
Assessment of anticipatory grief in informal caregivers of dependants with dementia: a systematic review11
Family type and cognitive function in older Chinese Americans: acculturation as a moderator11
Addressing the needs of older adults receiving alcohol treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study11
Differences in self-control, self-efficacy and depressive symptoms between active and inactive middle-aged and older adults after 1 year of COVID restrictions11
Association between loneliness and mild cognitive impairment in older adults: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies11
Informal care and mental health in Germany: What are the differences between non-migrants and ethnic German immigrants? A longitudinal comparative analysis11
How strong is the will-to-live in frail older persons? A survey study in acute geriatric wards and nursing homes in Belgium11
HEPPI: a randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of a cognitive-emotional intervention for homebound older adults10
On taking up space: a qualitative inquiry of depression in older adults with cancer10
Quality of life, religion/spirituality, and dementia risk among Black people in the US10
Understanding the caregiving experiences of Asian Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese American family care partners of persons living with dementia10
Impact of dementia on 30-, 180-, and 365-day mortality during the first pandemic wave in older adults seen in spanish emergency departments diagnosed with or without COVID-1910
Volunteering, loneliness and perceived social isolation: evidence from a representative sample of middle-aged and older adults in Germany10
The association between relationship strain and emotional well-being among older adult couples: the moderating role of social connectedness10
Correction10
Age-related digital disparities, functional limitations, and social isolation: unraveling the grey digital divide between baby boomers and the silent generation in senior living facilities10
A multiple-group analysis of social Capital and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults in urban China during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic10
‘Does it matter how old I feel?’ The role of subjective age in a psychosocial intervention for improving depressive symptomatology among older adults in Brazil (PROACTIVE)10
Loneliness and pet ownership among dependent older adults in a Southern European urban context10
Effectiveness of Tai Chi on cognitive function among older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials10
A prospective association between social isolation and cognitive performance among older adults in Europe: the role of loneliness and poor oral health10
Perceived expectations for active aging: the role of motivational and personality factors9
Social isolation, social support and loneliness as independent concepts, and their relationship with health-related quality of life among older women9
In the presence of death and dying: death attitudes and compassion fatigue among certified nursing assistants in skilled care9
Prevalence and risk factors of depression among elderly people in nursing homes from 2012 to 2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
The effects of music-based interventions on behavioural and psychological symptoms of people living with dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol9
Exploring the relationship between perceived loneliness and subjective cognitive decline in older individuals9
Retirement psychology scale: development and standardization8
Developing a dementia friendly approach to consent in dementia research8
Evaluating a digital mental health intervention for people with Parkinson’s (PACT): acceptability and feasibility randomised controlled trial8
‘The flexible, the rigid and the ambivalent’: a latent profile analysis in dementia caregiving regarding ambivalence, guilt, experiential avoidance, and dysfunctional beliefs8
The experiences of carers in supporting a person living with dementia to participate in virtual cognitive stimulation therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic8
Disagreement about perceptions of patient disability between the stroke patient and caregiver: a cross sectional study exploring the association to patient and caregiver quality of life8
Living with young-onset dementia in the family – a mixed method study8
Leisure activities and cognitive impairment in old age: The role of life course socioeconomic status8
The impact of neglect, physical, and financial abuse on mental health among older adults: a systematic review8
Feasibility and acceptability of a telephone-based ACT intervention for caregivers (TACTICs) of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD): a randomized pilot during the COVID-19 pan8
A systematic literature review of group-based training interventions for informal carers: impact on the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)8
A national portrait of the well-being of remarried and previously married cohabiting older adults8
Association of mental health with walking capacity in patients with claudication: a cross-sectional study8
The effect of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) on apathy, loneliness, anxiety and activities of daily living in older people with Alzheimer’s disease: randomized control study8
Mindfulness and loneliness in retired older adults in China: mediation effects of positive and negative affect8
The dyadic relationship of family carers and people living with dementia – an umbrella review8
EmpRess: an eHealth implementation readiness checklist for dementia developed through an interview study of stakeholder needs8
Burden and quality of life of family caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients: the role of forgiveness as a coping strategy8
The association between vision impairment and cognitive outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Exercise for depression and depressive symptoms in older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and Meta-analyses8
‘Aside from my limitations, I’m aging very successfully’: a qualitative approach to successful ageing among older people with early onset motor disabilities8
Is the mental health of older adults receiving care from their children related to their children’s dual burden of caregiving and work stress? A linked lives perspective8
Telephone-based mindfulness intervention positively impacts family communication and stress within rural, African American dementia caregiving teams8
Caregiver burden among dementia caregivers in low-and middle-income countries in Asia: a systematic review8
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism before and during the COVID-19 pandemic7
Solitude in old age: a scoping review of conceptualisations, associated factors and impacts7
Co-occurrence of depressive and anxious symptoms and their influence on self-rated health: a national representative survey among Chinese older adults7
Social relationship patterns and their association with emotional and social loneliness in older adults with cognitive impairments7
Late-life drinking and smoking in primary care users in Brazil7
Assessing age invariance of the Male Depression Risk Scale-22 in younger and older adult males7
Social networks and their association with depression in community-dwelling older adults: a meta-analysis7
Feasibility, usability and clinical value of intensive longitudinal diary assessments in older persons with cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms7
Social participation and depressive symptoms in older African American cancer survivors: a comparison with non-cancer subjects7
myHealthHub for older adult inpatients to reduce loneliness, and improve patient engagement and mental health: protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial7
Instrumental support primarily provided by adult children and trajectories of depressive symptoms among older adults with disabilities in rural China7
Examining mental health and autonomic function as putative mediators of the relationship between sleep and trajectories of cognitive function: findings from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TIL7
Cognitive behavioural treatment for mild Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers (CBTAC): results of a randomised controlled trial7
Evaluating the cognitive effects of interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in older adults: a systematic review7
Prevalence and prognostic significance of depressive symptoms in a geriatric post-hip fracture assessment7
Healthcare visits for mental disorders and use of psychotropic medications before and after self-harm in a cohort aged 75+7
Does wisdom moderate the relationship between burden and depressive symptoms among family caregivers of disabled older adults in China? A multiple-group path analysis7
Data-driven subtypes of late-life depression—secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized RCT7
Living well with dementia: The role volunteer-based social recreational programs in promoting social connectedness of people with dementia and their caregivers7
‘The oxygen of shared experience’: exploring social support processes within peer support groups for carers of people with non-memory-led and inherited dementias7
Immunometabolic alterations in older adults with heightened depressive symptom trajectories: a network approach7
Alcohol consumption among older adults with symptoms of cognitive decline consulting specialist health care7
Trajectories of psychological adaptation to Chinese older internal migrants: a latent transition model7
Substance use treatment services for older adults in five states in the Southern United States: a state-by-state comparison of available treatment services7
Depression and loneliness symptoms in Brazilian older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a network approach7
Changes in perceived ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact on quality of life and mental well-being among Dutch adults aged 55 and older7
Divergence and integration of identification methods for geriatric mental health disorders in nonspecialized institutions—a qualitative study of service providers from different departments in Shangha7
Adaptive and harmful autobiographical remembering after the loss of a loved one7
Prediction of depressive symptoms onset and long-term trajectories in home-based older adults using machine learning techniques7
Physical multimorbidity, depressive symptoms, and social participation in adults over 50 years of age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing7
Trends, heterogeneity, and correlates of mental health and psychosocial well-being in later-life: study of 590 community-dwelling adults aged 40–104 years7
Profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital as longitudinal predictors of stress, positive experiences of caring, and depression among spousal carers of people with dementia7
Impact of caregiving stressors on elder abuse—examining the mediating role of caregiver coping strategies6
Attachment in older adults is stably associated with health and quality of life: findings from a 14-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study6
Alcohol use and cognitive performance: a comparison between Greece and the United States6
A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and dementia6
Specific aspects of religious involvement protect against depressive symptoms among immigrant versus U.S.-born, Hispanic older adults6
A person-centered framework for designing music-based therapeutic studies in dementia: current barriers and a path forward6
Mindsets over matter: priming theory of mind improves older adults’ mental state attributions about naturalistic social interactions6
A self-guided e-learning program improves metamemory outcomes in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled trial6
Reaching people and managing membership in community-based dementia support groups: the Get Real with Meeting Centres realist evaluation part 16
Evidence of validity and reliability of the Colombian version of Addenbroke’s Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-R)6
Autonomy and loneliness – longitudinal within- and between-person associations among Swedish older adults6
Effects of exercise on depressive symptoms among nursing home residents: a meta-analysis6
Operationalising the Recovery College model with people living with dementia: a realist review6
Assessing music-related memory in people with dementia: a scoping review6
‘There’s no straight line…’ a consumer-informed intervention for FTD family care partners: the STELLA-FTD pilot study6
Application and validation of an algorithmic classification of early impairment in cognitive performance6
Emotion regulation in people living with dementia and their spouses: the role of neuropsychiatric symptoms6
Evaluation of the SPAN intervention for people living with young-onset dementia in the community and their family caregivers: a randomized controlled trial6
Pathways of care: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to engaging dementia care among underserved and minority populations in the US and Germany6
Effect of stimuli type on affective memory of patients with different severities of cognitive impairment6
Economic hardships of Korean American family caregivers of persons with dementia: a mixed-methods study6
Using choice modelling to inform service sustainability for dementia Meeting Centres for people living with dementia in the UK6
Behavioral and psycho-social impairments among people living with dementia and their management by caregivers in South-Western Uganda: a qualitative study6
Social connectedness in older Urban African-American adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of education and partnership6
Falls as a mental health risk among Korean-American residents in subsidized senior housing: mediating effect of fall-related self-efficacy5
Perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge of US Latino adults pertaining to dementia and brain health: a systematic review5
The impact of resilience and coping strategies on depressive symptoms among Korean American older adults during COVID-195
Consumer Access, Appraisal, and Application of Services and Information for Dementia (CAAASI-Dem): a validation study5
Systematic review of pharmacological interventions for people with Lewy body dementia5
The impact of chronic diseases on psychological distress among the older adults: the mediating and moderating role of activities of daily living and perceived social support5
‘Mental health is a mystery’: patient perspectives on treatment engagement in the referral process to specialty geriatric mental health services5
Social isolation among older veterans: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study5
Loneliness and social disconnectedness in the time of pandemic period among Brazilians: evidence from the ELSI COVID-19 initiative5
Community-based support to improve mental health and wellbeing in older sexually and gender diverse people: a scoping review5
Reminiscence interventions for loneliness reduction in older adults: a systematic review5
Internalized ageism as a risk factor for suicidal ideation in later life5
‘Age should never be a barrier to pursuing our passions’: older adults’ conceptualization of subjective well-being in Ethiopia5
Social support, social strain and declines in verbal memory: sex-specific associations based on 16-year follow-up of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing cohort5
Comparing drawing under instructions with image copying for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia screening: a meta-analysis of 92 diagnostic studies5
Involuntary delayed retirement and mental health of older adults5
Resistance training reduces depressive and anxiety symptoms in older women: a pilot study5
‘If I don’t take care of me, then I can’t be there for others:’ a qualitative study of caregiving relationships among older women living with HIV5
“I think we just saw happier residents”: nursing home provider reported readiness assessment of the individualized positive psychosocial interaction (IPPI) program5
ADHD in older adults – a scoping review5
Interpersonal dysfunction predicts subsequent financial exploitation vulnerability in a sample of adults over 50: a prospective observational study5
Physical, cognitive, and social activities as mediators between personality and cognition: evidence from four prospective samples5
Associations of mental health and chronic physical illness during childhood with major depression in later life5
Factors relating to depressive symptoms of caregivers for older care recipients in Indonesia5
Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the fear and avoidance of memory loss scale in a Chinese context5
Paranoia and unusual sensory experiences in Parkinson’s disease5
Physical disability, low self-esteem, and suicidal ideation among Chinese nursing home residents: the moderating role of resilience5
Neuroimaging correlates of persistent fatigue in older adults: A secondary analysis from the Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial (MAPT) trial5
Aging together in the aftermath of war: marital adjustment and subjective age of veterans and their spouses5
Measurement of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the older adults with mild cognitive impairment based on speech and facial expressions: a cross-sectional observational study5
Psychometric properties of the Partner Ambivalence Scale in middle-aged and older adults4
Do communication interventions affect the quality-of-life of people with dementia and their families? A systematic review4
Prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder among a national sample of middle-aged and older adults in India4
Self-care experiences of male spouses of people with dementia: a descriptive phenomenological study4
Momentary loneliness and intrusive thoughts among older adults: the interactive roles of mild cognitive impairment and marital status4
Adaptation and virtual feasibility pilot of a mindfulness-based lifestyle program targeting modifiable dementia risk factors in older adults4
Navigating bereavement by suicide in later life: a qualitative analysis of health and social care professional perspectives4
Technology, aging, and mental health: opportunities and challenges4
Psychometric validation of the 8-Item Urdu Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI-8) in people with Parkinson’s disease4
The effects of loneliness, social isolation, and associated gender differences on the risk of developing cognitive impairment for Chinese oldest old4
Feasibility and acceptability of the community-based program: Plan Ahead4
The relationship between optimism, MCI, and dementia among postmenopausal women4
Pain burden and sleep quality in community-dwelling adults aged ≥50 years in Ghana: potential psychosomatic mechanisms4
Explaining caregiver burden in a large sample of UK dementia caregivers: The role of contextual factors, behavioural problems, psychological resilience, and anticipatory grief4
Engaging care partners of persons living with dementia in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) programs: a scoping review4
Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the resilience scale for older adults4
Procrastination, depressive symptomatology, and loneliness in later life4
Remotely-administered resilience and self-compassion intervention targeting loneliness and stress in older adults: a single-case experimental design4
Correction4
The role of gender in the association between sensory impairments and well-being, depression symptoms, and relationship satisfaction among older adults4
The association between gait speed and depressive disorders – A cross-sectional analysis of very old adults in the 21st century4
Perceived barriers and solutions by generalist physicians to work towards timely young-onset dementia diagnosis4
Relationship between health-related quality of life, depression, and anxiety in older primary care patients and their family members4
The effect of virtual reality on executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Chronic loneliness and chronic social isolation among older adults. A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression4
Financial difficulties and well-being among caregivers of persons with severe dementia4
Number of ideas in spontaneous speech predicts cognitive impairment and frailty in community-dwelling older adults nine years later4
Older people’s views on loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns4
Non-pharmacological interventions targeting sleep quality in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Association of adverse childhood experiences with subjective cognitive decline in adulthood: Findings from a population-based study4
Effects of probiotic supplementation on cognitive function in elderly: A systematic review and Meta-analysis4
Hospitalization’s association with depression in adults over 50 years old: does living arrangement matter? Findings from the Health and Retirement Study4
Caregiving, volunteering, and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review4
Caregiver experience of the Norwegian manual for individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST): a qualitative study4
Implementation and evaluation of a pain assessment app and novel community platform for long-term care health professionals4
Does music intervention relieve depression or anxiety in people living with dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis4
Unmet needs and depression among spousal caregivers: the mediating role of marital satisfaction4
Exclusion from social relations in later life: on the gendered associations of social networks with mental wellbeing4
Understanding the longitudinal dynamics of rural–urban mental health disparities in later life in China4
Longitudinal relationships in the psychopathology of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults in China4
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