Aging & Mental Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Aging & Mental Health is 6. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Impact of COVID-19 related social support service closures on people with dementia and unpaid carers: a qualitative study173
A systematic review of longitudinal risk factors for loneliness in older adults160
Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic155
COVID-19 worries and mental health: the moderating effect of age84
Are older adults also at higher psychological risk from COVID-19?71
Social networks and mental health change in older adults after the Covid-19 outbreak56
Challenges to dementia care during COVID-19: Innovations in remote delivery of group Cognitive Stimulation Therapy51
Age-related differences in the perception of COVID-19 emergency during the Italian outbreak46
Online support for family caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs and quasi-experimental studies46
Technostress in a hostile world: older internet users before and during the COVID-19 pandemic41
Challenging behavior of nursing home residents during COVID-19 measures in the Netherlands41
Effects of mindfulness meditation interventions on depression in older adults: A meta-analysis40
Social isolation, social support and loneliness as independent concepts, and their relationship with health-related quality of life among older women38
Sense of coherence mediates the relationship between digital health literacy and anxiety about the future in aging population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a path analysis35
Dual task walking costs in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis34
Is the Black-White mental health paradox consistent across age, gender, and psychiatric disorders?34
Cumulative effect of loneliness and social isolation on health outcomes among older adults32
Barriers in access to dementia care in minority ethnic groups in Denmark: a qualitative study32
Perceptions, feelings, and the routine of older adults during the isolation period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in four countries31
Digital technology use and depressive symptoms among older adults in Korea: beneficial for those who have fewer social interactions?31
Resistance training improves cognitive function in older adults with different cognitive status: a systematic review and Meta-analysis30
The association between loneliness, social isolation and all-cause mortality in a nationally representative sample of older women and men28
Psychological well-being and coping strategies of elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary28
The experiences of care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review28
Grandparents caring for grandchildren in rural China: consequences for emotional and cognitive health in later life27
The price of mental well-being in later life: the role of financial hardship and debt26
COVID-19 worry, mental health indicators, and preparedness for future care needs across the adult lifespan25
Social networking site usage: A systematic review of its relationship with social isolation, loneliness, and depression among older adults25
Depression as a determinant of frailty in late life24
Effect of physical activity on cognitive domains in dementia and mild cognitive impairment: overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses22
Reducing loneliness and improving well-being among older adults with animatronic pets22
Oral health and depressive symptoms among older adults: longitudinal study22
With age comes well-being: older age associated with lower stress, negative affect, and depression throughout the COVID-19 pandemic22
Volunteering and loneliness in older adults: A parallel mediation model21
Family functioning and negative emotions in older adults: the mediating role of self-integrity and the moderating role of self-stereotyping20
Life during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: the influence of cognitive state on psychosocial, behavioral and lifestyle profiles of older adults19
Public knowledge of the influence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors on dementia: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis19
Barriers and opportunities for the mental health of LGBT older adults and older people living with HIV: a systematic literature review19
‘They simply do not understand’: a focus group study exploring the lived experiences of family caregivers of people with frontotemporal dementia19
Navigating the new normal: accessing community and institutionalised care for dementia during COVID-1919
The link between social anxiety and intimate loneliness is stronger for older adults than for younger adults18
Executive function deficits in mild cognitive impairment: evidence from saccade tasks18
Outcomes from a pilot online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy program for dementia family caregivers18
“I’ve been always strong to conquer any suffering:” challenges and resilience of Chinese American dementia caregivers in a life course perspective18
The relationship between older adults’ technology use, in-person engagement, and pandemic-related mental health18
A systematic review of self-neglect and its risk factors among community-dwelling older adults17
Validation of the Chinese version of Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination III for detecting mild cognitive impairment17
Role of resilience and social support in the relationship between loneliness and suicidal ideation among Chinese nursing home residents17
A systematic review and meta-analysis on cognitive frailty in community-dwelling older adults: risk and associated factors17
The effects of loneliness and social isolation on all-cause, injury, cancer, and CVD mortality in a cohort of middle-aged Finnish men. A prospective study17
In-home dementia caregiving is associated with greater psychological burden and poorer mental health than out-of-home caregiving: a cross-sectional study16
Impact of social isolation and coping strategies in older adults with mild cognitive impairment during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study16
Longitudinal impacts of grandparent caregiving on cognitive, mental, and physical health in China15
Aging sexual stereotypes and sexual expression in mid- and later life: examining the stereotype matching effect15
Putting primary prevention of dementia on everybody’s agenda15
A systematic review of the associations, mediators and moderators of life satisfaction, positive affect and happiness in near-centenarians and centenarians15
Study of loneliness and wisdom in 482 middle-aged and oldest-old adults: a comparison between people in Cilento, Italy and San Diego, USA15
Sex differences in mental health among older adults: investigating time trends and possible risk groups with regard to age, educational level and ethnicity15
Socioeconomic inequalities in the wellbeing of informal caregivers across Europe15
The involvement of people with dementia in advocacy: a systematic narrative review15
Are dementia services and support organisations meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers of LGBT people living with dementia? A scoping review of the literature14
Implementing post diagnostic dementia care in primary care: a mixed-methods systematic review14
Aging and emotion regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic14
Depressive symptoms in the context of Chinese grandparents caring for grandchildren14
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions among older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
A factorial randomized controlled trial to examine separate and combined effects of a simulation-based empathy enhancement program and a lecture-based education program on family caregivers of people 14
Bidirectional association between depression and multimorbidity in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a longitudinal cohort study13
Age and gender disparities in depression and subjective cognitive decline-related outcomes13
Examining the effects of light versus moderate to vigorous physical activity on cognitive function in African American adults13
Internet-delivered guided self-help acceptance and commitment therapy for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS): a feasibility study13
Longitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial13
Minority stress process among older Black Americans: the role of age, perceived discrimination, and anxiety13
The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
Field-testing an iCST touch-screen application with people with dementia and carers: a mixed method study13
Association between visual impairment and cognitive disorders in low-and-middle income countries: a systematic review12
Self-perceptions of aging and depressive symptoms: the mediating role of loneliness12
Religion and mental health among older adults: ethnic differences in Malaysia12
Correlates of emotional and social loneliness among community dwelling older adults in Rotterdam, the Netherlands12
The effect of virtual reality on executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
A mixed-methods feasibility study of a goal-focused manualised intervention to support people with dementia to stay living independently at home with support from family carers: NIDUS (New Interventio12
Arts-based interventions to improve cognition in older persons with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials12
Instruments to evaluate mental well-being in old age: a systematic review12
Pain in nursing home residents with dementia and its association to quality of life12
Neighborhood environment perceptions associate with depression levels and cardiovascular risk among middle-aged and older adults: Data from the Washington, DC cardiovascular health and needs assessmen12
“Jolly fat” or “sad fat”: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between obesity and depression among community-dwelling older adults12
Fear of memory loss predicts increased memory failures and lower quality of life in older adults: preliminary findings from a fear-avoidance of memory loss (FAM) scale12
Social isolation due to COVID-19: impact on loneliness, sedentary behavior, and falls in older adults12
A longitudinal study shows stress proliferation effects from early childhood adversity and recent stress on risk for depressive symptoms among older adults12
Validation of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) for family caregivers of people with dementia12
When the end feels near: sense of purpose predicts well-being as a function of future time perspective12
Loneliness and social disconnectedness in the time of pandemic period among Brazilians: evidence from the ELSI COVID-19 initiative12
Psychometric properties of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) in Spanish older adults12
Individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST) for people with intellectual disability and dementia: a feasibility randomised controlled trial11
Exercise for depression and depressive symptoms in older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and Meta-analyses11
Rural/urban differences in mental health and social well-being among older US adults in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic11
The relationships between self-compassion, rumination, and depressive symptoms among older adults: the moderating role of gender11
Neuropsychiatric profiles in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies11
The executive control correlate of loneliness in healthy older people11
Examining the relations between hopelessness, thwarted interpersonal needs, and passive suicide ideation among older adults: does meaning in life matter?11
Efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in cognitive function in the elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Active and passive social media use are differentially related to depressive symptoms in older adults11
Cognitive function and cognitive decline among older rural Chinese adults: the roles of social support, pension benefits, and medical insurance11
Assessing the combined effect of ageism and sexuality-related stigma on the mental health and well-being of older lesbian and gay adults11
Anxiety and somatization: prevalence and correlates of mental health in older people (60+ years) in Botswana11
Three-year effects of neighborhood social network intervention on mental and physical health of older adults11
Strategies for controlling sleep-related intrusive thoughts, and subjective and objective sleep quality: how self-reported poor and good sleepers differ11
Grit and successful aging in older adults11
Theory-of-mind abilities in older patients with common mental disorders – a cross-sectional study11
Anticholinergic drug use and risk of mortality for people with dementia in Northern Ireland10
What makes life enjoyable at an older age? Experiential wellbeing, daily activities, and satisfaction with life in general10
Acceptability and effects of tele-delivered behavioral activation for depression in low-income homebound older adults: in their own words10
Associations between water, sanitation, and depression among older people in Ghana: empirical evidence from WHO-SAGE Wave 2 survey10
Systematic review of pharmacological interventions for people with Lewy body dementia10
The association between vision impairment and cognitive outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
A comprehensive program of cognitive stimulation with digital inclusion, physical activity and social interaction can modify BDNF levels and improve cognition in adults over 50: a randomized controlle10
Psychological flexibility in older adulthood: a scoping review10
Associations between participation in community arts groups and aspects of wellbeing in older adults in the United States: a propensity score matching analysis10
Caregiving, volunteering, and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review10
Flexible goal adjustment moderates the link between self-rated health and subjective well-being. Findings from the general population10
UK clinicians’ views on the use of formulations for the management of BPSD: a multidisciplinary survey10
Self-reported sense of purpose in life and proxy-reported behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in the last year of life10
The impacts of sexual stigma on the mental health of older sexual minority men10
Continuous participation in social activities as a protective factor against depressive symptoms among older adults who started high-intensity spousal caregiving: findings from the China health and re10
Explaining caregiver burden in a large sample of UK dementia caregivers: The role of contextual factors, behavioural problems, psychological resilience, and anticipatory grief10
Assessment of anticipatory grief in informal caregivers of dependants with dementia: a systematic review10
Awareness of age-related change, future time perspective, and implications for goal adjustment in older adulthood10
Development of resilience scale for older adults9
The feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an mHealth mindfulness therapy for caregivers of adults with cognitive impairment9
Longitudinal analyses indicate bidirectional associations between loneliness and health9
Supporting behaviour change in younger-onset dementia: mapping the needs of family carers in the community9
Very frequent physical aggression and vocalizations in nursing home residents with dementia9
The relationship between perceived support and depression in spousal care partners: a dyadic approach9
Understanding the longitudinal dynamics of rural–urban mental health disparities in later life in China9
Simultaneous employment and depressive symptom trajectories around retirement age in Chile9
Prevalence and correlates of antisocial personality disorder in older adults9
The early impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid carers of people living with dementia: part II of a mixed-methods systematic review9
The early impacts of COVID-19 on people living with dementia: part I of a mixed-methods systematic review9
Vision impairment, vision correction, and cognitive decline among middle-aged and older Chinese: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study9
The role of goal and meaning in life for older adults facing interpersonal stress9
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 support9
Musical reward across the lifespan9
Cross-lagged relationships between sense of purpose in life, memory performance, and subjective memory beliefs in adulthood over a 9-year interval9
Psychometric properties of the PHQ-9 measure of depression among Brazilian older adults9
Improving the appropriateness of psychotropic prescribing for nursing home residents with dementia: an overview of reviews9
Effects of reversible cognitive frailty on disability, quality of life, depression, and hospitalization: a prospective cohort study9
Staying connected in old age: associations between bonding social capital, loneliness and well-being and the value of digital media8
Age-friendly environment, social support, sense of community, and loneliness among middle-aged and older adults in Korea8
Direct and indirect associations between childhood socioeconomic status and cognitive function in the middle-aged and older adults in China8
A longitudinal analysis of the relationships between depression, fatigue, and pain in patients with heart failure8
The association between relationship strain and emotional well-being among older adult couples: the moderating role of social connectedness8
Addressing the needs of older adults receiving alcohol treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study8
Relationship between interoceptive sensibility, age, and COVID-19 anxiety during the first national lockdown in the United Kingdom8
Cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in later life: The moderating role of gender8
The role of consumer and mortgage debt for financial stress8
Can social capital moderate the impact of widowhood on depressive symptoms? A fixed-effects longitudinal analysis8
Associations of neuroticism with falls in older adults: do psychological factors mediate the association?8
Family experience of young-onset dementia: the perspectives of spouses and children8
Development of best practice recommendations to enhance access to and use of formal community care services for people with dementia in Europe: a Delphi process conducted by the Actifcare project8
Associations of mental health and chronic physical illness during childhood with major depression in later life8
Emotion regulation across the lifespan: age differences in intrapersonal and interpersonal strategies for the adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic in four countries8
Disparities in depression among Chinese older adults with neurodegenerative diseases8
Association between food insecurity and perceived stress among older adults (50+) in six low- and middle-income countries8
Effect of horticultural therapy on apathy in nursing home residents with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial8
With a little help from familiar interlocutors: real-world language use in young and older adults8
Loneliness, social network size, and mortality in older adults and the role of cortisol8
The effectiveness of exergames on fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review8
Humanoid socially assistive robots in dementia care: a qualitative study about expectations of caregivers and dementia trainers8
Physical multimorbidity, depressive symptoms, and social participation in adults over 50 years of age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing8
Informal caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a representative, population-based study during the second wave of the pandemic in Germany8
Associations between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire in people with dementia: a longitudinal study8
Early-life stress, depressive symptoms, and inflammation: the role of social factors8
Efficacy of group reminiscence therapy based on Chinese traditional festival activities (CTFA-GRT) on loneliness and perceived stress of rural older adults living alone in China: a randomized controll8
Gambling motivation model for older women addicted and not addicted to gambling – a qualitative study7
Types of multidimensional vulnerability and well-being among the retired in the U.S7
Unmet healthcare needs among midlife adults with mental distress and multiple chronic conditions7
An evaluation of common risk factors for prolonged grief disorder using the international classification of diseases-11 criteria7
Estimate of the prevalence of depression among older people in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Cognitive reserve, modifiable-risk-factor profile and incidence of dementia: results from a longitudinal study of CFAS Wales7
Social isolation among older veterans: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study7
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
Negative marital interaction, purpose in life, and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older couples: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study7
Asymmetric effects of obesity on loneliness among older Germans. Longitudinal findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe7
Homicide-suicide across the lifespan: a mixed methods examination of factors contributing to older adult perpetration7
‘The time has come’: reflections on the ‘tipping point’ in deciding on a care home move7
The impact on employees of providing informal caregiving for someone with dementia7
Techno-fixes for an ageing society7
My Healthy Brain: a multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health7
Predictors of loneliness during the Covid-19 pandemic in people with dementia and their carers in England: findings from the DETERMIND-C19 study7
The effects of loneliness, social isolation, and associated gender differences on the risk of developing cognitive impairment for Chinese oldest old7
Vitamin D as a possible biomarker of mild cognitive impairment in parkinsonians7
Effects of probiotic supplementation on cognitive function in elderly: A systematic review and Meta-analysis7
A multilevel analysis of the impact of transitioning to grandparenthood on individuals’ depression in England, Europe and China7
Depressive rumination and life satisfaction among institution-dwelling Chinese older adults: the roles of perceived burdensomeness and social support from individuals within the institution7
Resource allocation in dementia care: comparing the views of people with dementia, carers and health and social care professionals under constrained and unconstrained budget scenarios7
Usability and acceptability of internet-based interventions for family carers of people living with dementia: systematic review7
Information on advance care planning on websites of dementia associations in Europe: A content analysis7
Dementia care needs for individuals and caregivers among Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Whites7
Prospective associations between subjective age and fear of falling in older adults7
Association of adverse childhood experiences with subjective cognitive decline in adulthood: Findings from a population-based study7
The moderating role of social factors in the relationship between an incident of fall and depressive symptoms: a study with a national sample of older adults in South Korea7
Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for depressive symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: systematic review with network meta-analysis7
Personal values profiles in dementia family caregivers: their association with ambivalent feelings and anxious and depressive symptoms7
Centrally-acting anticholinergic drugs– associations with mortality, hospitalisation and cognitive decline following dementia diagnosis in people receiving antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs6
Stress-related to COVID-19, anxiety, and protective factors among middle-aged and older adults in the largest outbreak areas in South Korea6
Daily associations among aging perceptions, perceived health, and perceived stress in older adults6
Community resilience and psychological distress in Chinese older adults amid COVID-19: the roles of perceived community prevention effectiveness and risk perception6
Adverse childhood experiences, adult trauma, and depressive symptom trajectories6
The effects of caregiver characteristics on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia of patients with dementia6
Resilience, depression and anxiety and hazardous alcohol use behaviour among community dwelling older adults6
Caregiver “objective attitude” toward patients with neurodegenerative disease: Consequences for caregiver strain and relationship closeness6
Validation of the cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) program for people with dementia in Portugal6
Mediation effect of coping strategies on general psychological health among middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic6
Evaluating the efficacy of TeleFAMILIES: a telehealth intervention for caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia6
Multi-sample assessment of stress reactivity as a mediator between childhood adversity and mid- to late-life outcomes6
Who displays dementia-related stigma and what does the general public know about dementia? Findings from a nationally representative survey6
The longitudinal interplay of depressive symptoms and loneliness: causal effects work in both directions and decay to zero before six years6
Intervention mechanisms of an experience sampling intervention for spousal carers of people with dementia: a secondary analysis using momentary data6
Impact of exergames on psychiatric symptoms in older adults with serious mental illness6
Coping strategies mediate the association between family functioning and posttraumatic growth in family caregivers of people with dementia6
Neuroticism predicts informant reported cognitive problems through health behaviors6
A prospective association between tooth status and cognitive performance among older adults in Europe6
The moderation of socio-demographics in physical and mental health disparities among Israeli gay and heterosexual middle-aged and older men6
Dementia-friendly intervention for hospitalized older adults with cognitive impairments: results of the Italian Dementia-Friendly Hospital Trial (IDENTITÀ)6
How does beginning or ceasing of informal caregiving of individuals in poor health influence sleep quality? Findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study6
Factors associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Brazilian study6
Sex differences in quality of life and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and elderly Europeans: results from the SHARE survey6
Childhood adversities, late-life stressors and the onset of depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults6
A race against time: couples’ lived diagnostic journeys to young-onset dementia6
Guided self-management targeting anxiety and activity participation in older Veterans6
Forward-focused coping predicts better mental health outcomes in mid- to late-life during the COVID-19 pandemic6
Alcohol use among older adults and health care utilization6
Differences in self-control, self-efficacy and depressive symptoms between active and inactive middle-aged and older adults after 1 year of COVID restrictions6
Does social isolation affect physical and mental health? A test of the social causation hypothesis using dynamic panel models with fixed effects6
Guilt for perceiving oneself as a burden in healthy older adults. Associated factors6
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