Measurement of executive function: considerations for detecting adult age differences
This review considers the validity and suitability of neuropsychological and other tests of
executive function for the detection of adult age differences in executive function. Executive …
executive function for the detection of adult age differences in executive function. Executive …
The health and relationship dynamics of late-life couples: A systematic review of the literature
Late-life husband and wife relationships are increasingly recognised as an important factor
in promoting wellbeing, particularly in terms of the health, social, emotional, financial and …
in promoting wellbeing, particularly in terms of the health, social, emotional, financial and …
Toward understanding age-related memory loss in late adulthood
Background: While laboratory tests indicate that older adults typically perform more poorly
than do younger adults on many types of memory tasks, the question arises as to whether, or …
than do younger adults on many types of memory tasks, the question arises as to whether, or …
Effect of social networks on 10 year survival in very old Australians: the Australian longitudinal study of aging
Study objectives: To examine if social networks with children, relatives, friends, and
confidants predict survival in older Australians over 10 years after controlling for a range of …
confidants predict survival in older Australians over 10 years after controlling for a range of …
The relationship between change in self-perceptions of aging and physical functioning in older adults.
Negative self-perceptions of aging (SPA) have been linked to poor physical health and
functioning outcomes in late life, yet the direction of this relationship remain unclear. Using …
functioning outcomes in late life, yet the direction of this relationship remain unclear. Using …
Predicting driving cessation over 5 years in older adults: Psychological well‐being and cognitive competence are stronger predictors than physical health
Objectives: To examine psychological, medical, and sensorimotor risk factors that predict
driving cessation in older adults. Design: Prospective cohort study including five waves of …
driving cessation in older adults. Design: Prospective cohort study including five waves of …
The executive decline hypothesis of cognitive aging: Do executive deficits qualify as differential deficits and do they mediate age-related memory decline?
This paper reports the results of two studies which investigated whether aging is associated
with a differential deficit in executive function, compared with deficits in general cognitive …
with a differential deficit in executive function, compared with deficits in general cognitive …
Comorbid chronic diseases, discordant impact on mortality in older people: a 14-year longitudinal population study
GE Caughey, EN Ramsay, AI Vitry… - … of Epidemiology & …, 2010 - jech.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the impact of comorbid chronic diseases on mortality in older
people. Design Prospective cohort study (1992–2006). Associations between numbers of …
people. Design Prospective cohort study (1992–2006). Associations between numbers of …
Prevalence and risk factors for depression in a longitudinal, population-based study including individuals in the community and residential care
KJ Anstey, C von Sanden, K Sargent-Cox… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Objective The authors report the population prevalence of depression in older adults living
in the community and in residential care. Demographic, medical, health behavior, functional …
in the community and in residential care. Demographic, medical, health behavior, functional …
An 8‐year prospective study of the relationship between cognitive performance and falling in very old adults
KJ Anstey, C Von Sanden… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether cognitive performance, as distinct from cognitive
impairment, predicts falling during an 8‐year follow‐up in a community‐based sample of …
impairment, predicts falling during an 8‐year follow‐up in a community‐based sample of …