Aging & Mental Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Aging & Mental Health is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Prevalence and health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults with comorbid cancer and dementia: a longitudinal analysis52
An implementation demonstration of Engage, a behavioral intervention for depression, in a geriatric mental health care setting50
Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for depressive symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: systematic review with network meta-analysis45
Longer time horizons are associated with reduced risk of mortality and disability in older adults40
The impact of unpaid caring on cognitive function: a rapid review40
Changes in narratives about aging among older adults in an internalized ageism intervention40
Understanding the caregiving experiences of Asian Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese American family care partners of persons living with dementia35
Perceived neighborhood disorder, social cohesion, and depressive symptoms in spousal caregivers35
Association of perceived stress with risks of subsequent illness and death among elderly according to Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES)30
Six-year trajectories of core depressive symptoms and insomnia symptoms in depressed older adults: a NESDO study30
On taking up space: a qualitative inquiry of depression in older adults with cancer29
Internet use and loneliness among older Chinese adults28
Learning from lived experience: rural older Australians’ perspectives of mental health, wellbeing, and support27
Playfulness in middle- and older age: testing associations with life satisfaction, character strengths, and flourishing26
With age comes well-being: older age associated with lower stress, negative affect, and depression throughout the COVID-19 pandemic25
Adaptation and psychometric validation of treatment burden questionnaire for caregivers of older adults with diabetes and dementia25
Depression and loneliness symptoms in Brazilian older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a network approach24
Assessing music-related memory in people with dementia: a scoping review24
A pilot randomized mobile health mindfulness intervention for older adult caregivers of family members with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias24
Momentary loneliness and intrusive thoughts among older adults: the interactive roles of mild cognitive impairment and marital status23
Divergence and integration of identification methods for geriatric mental health disorders in nonspecialized institutions—a qualitative study of service providers from different departments in Shangha23
Solitude in old age: a scoping review of conceptualisations, associated factors and impacts22
Community-based support to improve mental health and wellbeing in older sexually and gender diverse people: a scoping review21
Psychometric properties of the Partner Ambivalence Scale in middle-aged and older adults21
A self-guided e-learning program improves metamemory outcomes in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled trial21
Feasibility, usability and clinical value of intensive longitudinal diary assessments in older persons with cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms21
The association between gait speed and depressive disorders – A cross-sectional analysis of very old adults in the 21st century20
Technology, aging, and mental health: opportunities and challenges20
Leisure activities and cognitive impairment in old age: The role of life course socioeconomic status19
The dyadic relationship of family carers and people living with dementia – an umbrella review19
Cognitive behavioural treatment for mild Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers (CBTAC): results of a randomised controlled trial19
The role of gender in the association between sensory impairments and well-being, depression symptoms, and relationship satisfaction among older adults19
Using choice modelling to inform service sustainability for dementia Meeting Centres for people living with dementia in the UK19
Data-driven subtypes of late-life depression—secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized RCT19
Economic hardships of Korean American family caregivers of persons with dementia: a mixed-methods study19
Social context and frequent pain among older adults: findings from a nationally representative Brazilian sample18
Unmasking negative affect in older incarcerated individuals with varying criminal histories18
The experiences of carers in supporting a person living with dementia to participate in virtual cognitive stimulation therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic17
Falls as a mental health risk among Korean-American residents in subsidized senior housing: mediating effect of fall-related self-efficacy17
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism before and during the COVID-19 pandemic17
Reminiscence interventions for loneliness reduction in older adults: a systematic review16
The effect of virtual reality on executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis16
‘There’s no straight line…’ a consumer-informed intervention for FTD family care partners: the STELLA-FTD pilot study16
Implementation and evaluation of a pain assessment app and novel community platform for long-term care health professionals16
Application and validation of an algorithmic classification of early impairment in cognitive performance16
Interpersonal dysfunction predicts subsequent financial exploitation vulnerability in a sample of adults over 50: a prospective observational study15
Cross-sectional examination of unmet health-related social needs and depression among low-income White and racially and ethnically minoritized older adults15
Attitudes toward mental health and mental health care among custodial grandparents15
Sibling support exchange in late adulthood moderates the long-term impact of childhood neglect on psychological outcomes14
Barriers to treatment seeking for depression among elderly service users at Butabika National Referral and Teaching hospital, Kampala- Uganda14
Exploring educational interventions to support the management of delirium in older adult care settings; a mixed methods systematic review14
Community- and individual-level social capital and cognitive function among older adults in China: a multilevel analysis14
Quantity and quality of social relationships and their associations with loneliness in older adults14
Ratings of the reasons for and against the disclosure of an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis: has anything changed in the past 20 years?14
The moderating effect of intergenerational relationships on the association between Internet engagement and mental well-being14
The risk of dementia or cognitive impairment in patients with cataracts: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Racial disparities in visitation and health among older adults incarcerated in prison14
Rapid review to inform the selection of a set of brief set of universal indicators for use in large-scale cross-national ageism research13
The use of constant observation with people with dementia in hospitals: a mixed-methods systematic review13
Socioeconomic status, perceived family support and psychological distress in older Kenyans: a cross-sectional study13
Dyadic loneliness, age, and cognitive functioning among midlife and older Black couples13
Drinking and mental health in middle adulthood: exploring the impact of wellbeing, mental health literacy, and drinking motives on risk of alcohol dependence13
Positive aspects of caregiving in incident and long-term caregivers: Role of social engagement and distress12
Predicting late-life depression trajectories through early-life experiences: evidence from CHARLS12
The effectiveness of structured physical activity on agitation in people with dementia: a rapid review12
Effects of reversible cognitive frailty on disability, quality of life, depression, and hospitalization: a prospective cohort study12
Lifetime vicarious experiences of major discrimination and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older black adults12
Age-friendly environment, social support, sense of community, and loneliness among middle-aged and older adults in Korea11
Well-being in middle-aged and older adults who volunteer: a qualitative network analysis11
Relationship between physical activity and incidence of dementia in people aged 50 and over in Europe11
Burden of depression and its associated factors among older people living in Gondar town, Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study11
The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on anxiety, depression, and process measures in informal caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Positive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children11
At-risk drinking, loneliness and self-reported diagnosed depression among older people, 70–84 years of age11
Exploring the pathways linking visual green space to depression in older adults in Shanghai, China: using street view data11
Objectification and body esteem: age group patterns in women’s psychological functioning11
Reciprocal associations between depressive symptoms and satisfaction with sexual life in older adults: the roles of gender and importance attached to sexuality11
Sensory impairments and cognitive impairment among Mexican American older adults: nativity differences11
Family conflict over illness beliefs and care strategies: implications for burden in family caregivers10
Sensory impairments and depressive symptoms in Europe: a cross-national cohort study10
Cognitive fusion and distress in family caregivers: the role of satisfaction with personal values10
Efficacy of memory training interventions targeting metacognition for older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
The relationship between older adults’ technology use, in-person engagement, and pandemic-related mental health10
Separated kin: location of multiple children and mental health trajectories of older parents in rural China10
The early impacts of COVID-19 on people living with dementia: part I of a mixed-methods systematic review10
Functional training and Mat Pilates have a positive effect on non-motor symptoms improving cognition, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and happiness in people with Parkinson’s disease: a randomized contr10
What are the unmet needs in people affected by dementia? A scoping review of reviews10
Living with Parkinson’s in England during and beyond COVID-19 restrictions: a longitudinal qualitative study10
Life review intervention in the promotion of quality of relationships and quality of life of rural older widows in Northeastern Iran: a clinical trial study10
Longitudinal changes in alcohol use across 20 years of adulthood: a U.S. National daily diary study10
Understanding factors influencing residential respite service use by carers of people living with dementia using Andersen’s behavioural model of health services use: A qualitative study10
Positive psychology and attitudes to ageing in people aged 50 and over in the United Kingdom10
Examining sociocultural factors in widowhood and cognitive function among older Chinese immigrants: findings from the PINE study10
Cultural motivations, instrumental support, and depressive mood among dementia family caregivers in rural Appalachia9
A participatory approach to understand what might be most meaningful to people living with dementia in a positive psychology intervention9
Daily stressor forecasting and anticipatory coping: Within-Person processes in age differences in positive emotional reactivity9
More than a third of middle-aged adults (50–65) have understated executive dysfunction9
Parkinson’s and the couple relationship: a qualitative meta-synthesis9
Perceived age stigma and emotional isolation in later life: a sequential mediation through self-esteem and aging anxiety9
Financial exploitation vulnerability and social connectedness in middle-aged and older adults without dementia9
Daily sleep, well-being, and adult day services use among dementia care dyads9
Understanding the social and leisure needs of lonely and socially isolated older adults living in residential care: a qualitative study9
Use and uptake of technology by people with dementia and their supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic9
Cognitive decline complaints scale (CDCS): validation and normative studies for the adults and older adults Portuguese population9
Impact of self-reported cognitive dysfunction on the alternative model of personality disorders among older adults9
Emotion-centered problem solving therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: a single-arm pilot study with middle-aged and older adults9
‘That feels alien to me, to be honest’: using Applied Thematic Analysis to co-produce a culturally adapted psychosocial intervention with Sikh carers of people living with dementia9
The mediating role of self-compassion between quality of life and positive mental health in older adults9
Assessing older adult behavioral health diagnoses in Oregon by geographical area, physical disability status, and age9
Life satisfaction and its associated factors among young and older adults in the United Kingdom (UK)9
Grief and loss in people living with dementia: a review and metasynthesis of qualitative studies9
Uncertainty about aging: an investigation of the relation of intolerance of uncertainty and dementia experience to dementia worry9
Preliminary evaluation and implications of the SPECAL method as an intervention for informal dementia care partners9
Association between chronic illnesses in older adults and caregiver burden: a cross sectional study in the United States9
Sleep hygiene education in older adults: effectiveness and association with comprehensive geriatric assessment9
Potential for reducing dementia risk: association of the CAIDE score with additional lifestyle components from the LIBRA score in a population at high risk of dementia8
Rumination moderates the longitudinal associations of awareness of age-related change with depressive and anxiety symptoms8
Sex differences in quality of life and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and elderly Europeans: results from the SHARE survey8
Childhood maltreatment and association with trajectories of depressive symptoms among older adults: a longitudinal study in China8
Brief Behavioral Activation Therapy is effective on apathy symptoms of the older adults with mild Alzheimer’s disease but not with moderate Alzheimer’s disease8
The effects of residential segregation on cognition among U.S. older adults: a systematic review based on the social determinants of health model8
Gender-specific impacts of employment on mental and cognitive health in older adults8
Racial/ethnic and nativity differences in adversity profiles among middle-aged and older adults8
Measuring music engagement in older adults: the UNE music in aging wellness scale (MAWS)8
Social and spatial inequalities in healthcare use among people living with dementia in England (2002–2016)8
The effectiveness of mindfulness-based meditation treatments for late life anxiety: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials8
Sociocultural factors, guilt and depression in family caregivers of people with dementia. Kinship differences8
Mechanisms of change in subjective wellbeing of people with dementia: a systematic review8
Cost-effectiveness of the FindMyApps eHealth intervention vs. digital care as usual: results from a randomised controlled trial8
A meta-structure for DSM-5 and ICD-11 pathological traits and the differentiation of personality functioning at different trait levels in older adults8
Older immigrant adults experiences with social isolation: a qualitative interpretive meta synthesis8
Objective and perceived service accessibility and mental health in older adults8
Change in visual acuity over a 12-year period predicts cognitive decline in older adults: identifying social engagement as a potential mediator8
The effect of laughter yoga and music intervention on depression, anxiety, and stress in the Rafsanjan-Iran aged: a randomized clinical trial study8
Development and validation of the Perceived Care Stigma Scale (PerCSS): measuring cognitive, emotional and behavioral reactions to (unpaid) caregivers of older family members and friends8
Mental health and self-rated health of older carers during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from England8
Do sexual minority strengths buffer the association between sexual minority stressors and loneliness among midlife and older sexual minority cisgender men?8
Prevalence of motoric cognitive risk syndrome among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Trajectories of geriatric depression after spousal loss: Effects of sudden loss and social engagement8
Impact of caregiving stressors on elder abuse—examining the mediating role of caregiver coping strategies7
Navigating bereavement by suicide in later life: a qualitative analysis of health and social care professional perspectives7
How strong is the will-to-live in frail older persons? A survey study in acute geriatric wards and nursing homes in Belgium7
Characterizing different patterns of digital competence and their associations with loneliness and social isolation among older adults: findings from South Korea7
Sensory impairment and depressive symptoms among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic7
Experience of carers for older people with delirium: a qualitative study7
Co-occurrence of depressive and anxious symptoms and their influence on self-rated health: a national representative survey among Chinese older adults7
Operationalising the Recovery College model with people living with dementia: a realist review7
Healthcare visits for mental disorders and use of psychotropic medications before and after self-harm in a cohort aged 75+7
A scoping review of influencing factors associated with loneliness in nursing home settings7
Optimal dose and type of non-pharmacological treatments to improve cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis7
Older adults living with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia or mild cognitive impairment with no informal caregiver or care partner: IDEA Café, the first pilot randomized trial intervention for this unders7
Burden and quality of life of family caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients: the role of forgiveness as a coping strategy7
Moderated mediation of physical activity through depression on the relationship between loneliness and cognitive function in older adults7
‘I feel like this will never end’: mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults with chronic conditions7
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-197
Age-related digital disparities, functional limitations, and social isolation: unraveling the grey digital divide between baby boomers and the silent generation in senior living facilities7
The relationship between optimism, MCI, and dementia among postmenopausal women7
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 study7
Mental health and contributing factors to mental wellbeing in older people at high risk of hospitalization in Sweden7
Effect of stimuli type on affective memory of patients with different severities of cognitive impairment7
Perceived social support and relationship quality predict loneliness in older adults: a social network approach7
Effectiveness of a 14-week protocol for cognitive stimulation therapy for mild dementia: results from a pragmatic study using routinely collected clinical data7
Deterioration of people with Parkinson’s symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown: results of a web-based survey in Northwestern Italy7
Reminiscing and intergenerational advice giving during the COVID-19 pandemic7
‘Nowhere to go:’ older African immigrants’ experience of loneliness while living with adult children in the United States7
Hard to let it go: repetitive negative thinking and hoarding in later life in Japan7
Substance use treatment services for older adults in five states in the Southern United States: a state-by-state comparison of available treatment services7
Masculinity and memory loss: a qualitative study of the social stigma of dementia among Nigerian men6
Contributors to age inequalities in loneliness among older adults: a decomposition analysis of 29 countries6
The relative effectiveness of different combination modes for exercise and cognitive training on cognitive function in people with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease: a network meta-anal6
Systematic review of pharmacological interventions for people with Lewy body dementia6
The longitudinal association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with transient and chronic loneliness among older adults6
Rural-urban disparities in cognitive performance in Brazil and Mexico6
Mental health effects of adult children’s outmigration on older parents in Central and Eastern Europe6
Older and feeling unsafe? Differences in underlying vulnerability, anxiety and life satisfaction among older adults6
Neuropsychiatric symptoms and awareness in young-and-late-onset dementia6
‘With or without you’: associations between noteworthy events and cognitive complaints across 100 days6
Longitudinal associations of relationship support and strain and internalized homophobia with mental health among middle-aged and older gay and bisexual men6
Risky drinking and cognitive impairment in community residents aged 50 and over6
Participation in diverse social activities predicts fewer depressive symptoms6
Health practitioner beliefs regarding the impact of age-based stereotype threat on performance in the cognitive assessment of older adults6
Resilience as a moderator of depression and anxiety: a bidimensional approach to predictors of subjective cognition in older adults6
The struggle of apathy in dementia6
Staying connected in old age: associations between bonding social capital, loneliness and well-being and the value of digital media6
Being alone after late-life divorce: freedom and loneliness from an intergenerational familial/dyadic perspective6
Association between mental health and sleep condition with social frailty: evidence from ardakan cohort study on aging (ACSA)6
Ethnic enclaves, social capital, and psychological well-being of immigrants: the case of Chinese older immigrants in Chicago6
Connected but lonely? The role of social networking sites among older adults experiencing isolation and loneliness6
Identifying predictors of transition to a care home for people with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme6
Life-course socioeconomic conditions and cognitive performance in older adults: a cross-cohort comparison6
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and adverse patient outcomes post-hospitalization6
Brief mentalizing imagery therapy reduces stress and enhances positive psychological traits in family dementia caregivers: mediation by mindfulness6
Dyadic perspectives on loneliness and social isolation among people with dementia and spousal carers: findings from the IDEAL programme6
Online peer support: views and experiences of people with young onset dementia (YOD)6
How do care-related beliefs contribute to depression and anxiety in family caregivers of people with dementia? Testing a cognitive vulnerability-stress model6
Mindset matters: contributions from grit and growth mindsets to successful aging6
Adaptation and virtual feasibility pilot of a mindfulness-based lifestyle program targeting modifiable dementia risk factors in older adults6
Experiences of family caregivers of people with dementia from a Muslim migrant background in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-synthesis6
Two-year follow-up of dementia caregivers after a digital health intervention WECARE: a mixed-method study6
Loneliness and associated factors among middle-aged and older adults: cross-sectional and longitudinal survey results from the HAALSI cohort in South Africa6
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: an effective treatment for resistant depressive episodes in the elderly6
Living between two cultures: stress in Korean American family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias6
PTSD moderates the association between subjective cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in older veterans6
An evaluation of common risk factors for prolonged grief disorder using the international classification of diseases-11 criteria6
The impact of life stress, psychological resources, and proactive behaviors on quality of life among people living with HIV6
The future of dementia care in an increasingly digital world6
Association of hearing impairment with social participation restriction and depression: comparison between midlife and older adults6
Understanding allostatic load and the physiological impact of chronic stress in family caregivers: a scoping review5
History of childhood mistreatment and the psychological health consequences of COVID-19 for older adults5
Disagreement between self- and informant-reported memory complaints and progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia5
Combined experiences of loneliness and social isolation and their associations with sociodemographic, health, and psychosocial variables: ELSI-Brazil5
‘The flexible, the rigid and the ambivalent’: a latent profile analysis in dementia caregiving regarding ambivalence, guilt, experiential avoidance, and dysfunctional beliefs5
Receipt of help by people with cognitive impairment: results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing5
Telehealth uptake among middle-aged and older Americans during COVID-19: chronic conditions, social media communication, and race/ethnicity5
Caregivers’ perceptions of lying to people with dementia in Denmark: a qualitative study5
Music moves: Ettlingen dementia study – a pragmatic randomised controlled trial5
Empowering patients with dementia to make legally effective decisions: a randomized controlled trial on enhancing capacity to consent to treatment5
The early impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid carers of people living with dementia: part II of a mixed-methods systematic review5
Network models of late life depression symptoms and cognitive impairments across time5
Cognitive correlates of caregiver fear of falling5
Loneliness and functional limitations shaping one another: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study5
Insights from the eyes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the intersection between eye-tracking and artificial intelligence in dementia5
Protective and stress factors for psychological distress: a comparative analysis of LGB and non-LGB older adults5
Understanding the relationship between perceived discrimination and mortality in United States adults5
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on symptoms of depression and anxiety among older adults: the MYHAT study5
Hearing loss as a risk factor for dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis from a global perspective5
A low-intensity behavioral intervention for depression in older adults delivered by lay coaches: proof-of-concept trial5
Prolonged social isolation and cognitive function in older adults: lack of informal social contact versus formal social activity as the source of social isolation5
Correlates of self-perceptions of aging in dementia caregivers: findings from the German Aging Survey5
Long-term psychological consequences of parental bereavement prior to midlife: volunteering helps5
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 study5
Does the coexistence of pain and depressive symptoms accelerate cognitive decline?5
A mixed methods feasibility study of a virtual group-based social support program for older adults in residential care5
The differential effect of emotional loneliness and social loneliness on late-life depression5
CATCH-ON Connect: a tablet intervention to address social isolation and loneliness5
Validation of the Japanese version of the quality of life-Alzheimer’s disease for nursing homes5
Validating the interpersonal theory of suicide among older adultspre- and peri-COVID-19 pandemic5
Informal caregivers’ negative affect: The interplay of caregivers’ resilience, aging anxiety and burden5
EmpRess: an eHealth implementation readiness checklist for dementia developed through an interview study of stakeholder needs5
Just as expected? Older adults’ aging expectations are associated with subjective cognition5
Low life satisfaction predicts mortality in a cohort study of very old men–the Manitoba follow up study5
Regular consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grain foods is associated with fewer depressive symptoms in older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of EpiFloripa Aging cohort study, Brazil5
Predicting the gender difference in depressive symptoms in older adults5
Examining transitions of care among nursing home residents with and without antipsychotic medication use5
Intervention program needs for older adults living with HIV who are childhood sexual abuse survivors5
The association between sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages and risk of Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies5
Age-varying association between depression and cognitive function among a national sample of older U.S. immigrant adults: the potential moderating role of physical activity5
Trajectories of depressive symptoms among older African Americans: the influence of neighborhood characteristics and gender5
Longitudinal associations between mental health and social environment in older adults: a multilevel growth modeling5
Socio-ecological barriers to behavior change-oriented dementia prevention: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives5
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